Shannon Stunden Bower, PhD
Contact
Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts - History, Classics, & Religion Dept
- stundenb@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-0608
- Address
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2-76 Tory (H.M.) Building
11211 Saskatchewan Drive NWEdmonton ABT6G 2H4
Overview
About
I am an environmental historian of Canada. My research focuses on the Canadian Prairies, and addresses questions related to water management (with particular concern for the extremes of flood or drought) and government institutions (whether at national, provincial, or local scales).
Research
I'm at work on a major project on the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration, an agency of the Canadian federal government that was created in the context of the prairie climate emergency of the 1930s and that remained operational through 2012.
Teaching
I'm pleased to work with students interested in Canadian and environmental history, especially on topics pertaining to the prairie west.
Courses
HIST 260 - Pre-Confederation Canada
HIST 261 - Post-Confederation Canada
HIST 377 - Canada Since 1945
Economic, political, social and cultural developments in the postwar era.
HIST 465 - History of Edmonton
Themes in the history of Edmonton from the 19th century fur trade to the present day. Prerequisite: *3 in HIST at the 300-level or consent of Department.
HIST 665 - History of Edmonton
Themes in the history of Edmonton from the 19th century fur trade to the present day.
Scholarly Activities
Research - Climate and Change website
Climate and Change is a website I curated with historians George Colpitts (University of Calgary) and Bill Waiser (University of Saskatchewan). The goal was to connect textbook-like interpretation of 1930s drought (a key topic in Canadian environmental history) with the affordances of the world wide web, creating a more engaging experience for students and other interested parties. Check out the primary sources -- both oral and film -- that working digitally allowed us to include!
Climate and Change