Shannon Stunden Bower, PhD
Pronouns: she/her
Contact
Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts - History, Classics, & Religion Dept
- stundenb@ualberta.ca
- Address
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2-76 Tory (H.M.) Building
11211 Saskatchewan Drive NWEdmonton ABT6G 2H4
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Environmental History Agricultural History Water Management Prairie West Northern Great Plains Canadian History
About
I am an environmental historian of northern North America, with particular attention to what is now commonly known as Canada. My research focuses on the Prairies/northern Great Plains, 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
Currently, I'm researching post-1945 irrigation in Saskatchewan and Alberta.
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 500A - Methodology and Historiography for Honors Students
HIST 500B - Methodology and Historiography for Honors Students
HIST 501A - Special Subject, Fourth Year Honors History
Preparation of the Honors essay, required in the fourth year of the Honors program.
HIST 501B - Special Subject, Fourth Year Honors History
Preparation of the Honors essay, required in the fourth year of the Honors program.
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 ChangeFeatured Publications
Shannon Stunden Bower
Vancouver: UBC Press. 2024 September;
Shannon Stunden Bower
Agricultural History. 2019 January; 93 (2):311-340
Shannon Stunden Bower
Scientia Canadensis. 2018 January; 40 (1):44-75
Shannon Stunden Bower
Urban History Review. 2016 January; XLIV
Shannon Stunden Bower
Vancouver: UBC Press. 2011 January;