Welcome to the May edition of The Newsletter!
New Releases
Alberta’s Lower Athabasca Basin: Archaeology and Palaeoenvironments was published this month. More than just a record of archaeological assessments in Alberta’s oil sands, this volume seeks to inspire a more rigorous approach to the conservation of resources in this area. Read the blog post on this book here!
We also released our fall catalogue which means that there are exciting new titles for you to look forward to! You can scroll through the entire catalogue here.
Media
Without Apology was reviewed in the latest issue of Herizons. Courtney Dickson writes: “Finally, there’s a resource that comprehensively and thoroughly explores the history and evolution of reproductive rights in Canada. […] a great resource for anyone looking for information about the evolution of abortion rights, regulations, and laws in Canada, but also a great read for anyone interested in the role of abortion rights in the history of the feminist movement.”
We Are Coming Home was reviewed by Laurie Milne in the Canadian Journal of Native Studies.
Spark of Light appeared in World Literature Today’s Nota Benes.
Events
As we publish this newsletter, we are in the midst of the biggest event of our year: Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities. This year, Congress is in Toronto at Ryerson University. The academic energy never ceases to amaze us and we are inspired by each panel, event, and conversation. Stay tuned for a recap and if you’re in Toronto, stop by our booth at the Mattamy Athletic Centre (Maple Leaf Gardens!) to see what we think scholarship in the future might look like.
Our senior editor, Pamela Holway, attended the Indigenous Thought Conference held at University nuhelot’įne thaiyots’į nistameyimâkanak Blue Quills during the first week of May. The theme of the conference was “Indigenous Thought and Being” and celebrated Indigenous knowledge, health and well-being, education, and literacy as well as ceremony, culture, and ways of being.
A few weeks later, our associate editor, Connor Houlihan, headed down to the Canadian Network for Innovation in Education conference in Banff. You can find almost everything that happened by searching the hashtag #CNIE2017 on Twitter.
Our acting director, Megan Hall, attended the Alberta OER Summit on May 11. Speaking on a panel with several others, including Athabasca University colleague Margaret Kierylo, Megan described some of the discoveries she made while working on the recent AU Press publication, Health and Safety in Canadian Workplaces, a project funded by AB OER. This one-day event, which featured many AU faculty and staff projects, encouraged open educational resource creators, adopters, and champions to connect and share best practices.
Our books attended the Capital City Press Festival on May 20. This event, put on by the Edmonton Public Library, celebrated local authors and publishers. Thanks to the Book Publishers Association of Alberta for representing our books!
The Craig Heron Retirement Conference took place from May 26–27 and AU Press authors, Erik Strikwerda and Jason Russell, both spoke on the “Politics of Identity” panel.
Upcoming Events
Athabasca University’s convocation is from June 8–9. We are looking forward to meeting this year’s graduates and hearing #yourAUstory. Stay tuned to social media to hear stories from our graduates.
Next month, our senior editor is headed to the Commonwealth Museum Association conference in Calgary. If you’re there, stop by our booth and say hi!
Throwback
This month we are throwing it back to our first catalogue which was printed in 2008! Check out some of the titles we released almost ten years ago here.
