Acadiensis

12/02/2025

On the blog ... It's been 10 years since the passing of Ernie Forbes. Corey Slumkoski reflects Ernie's impact on Atlantic Canadian history (and other things).

Blogging the history of Atlantic Canada

11/28/2025

The CFP for the 24th UNB-UMaine History Graduate Student Conference has been released. Click below for more details.

Please see the attached PDF for more information about the CFP for the UNB-UMaine History Graduate Student Conference. UMaine UNB CFP 2026Download

11/24/2025

On the blog, Prince Edward Island historian Ed MacDonald shares some thoughts on the Atlantic Canada Studies Conference:

By Edward MacDonald The bi-annual Atlantic Canada Studies Conference will soon be rolling around again, and I have fallen into anecdotage. Actually, it is someone else’s anecdotage. A friend of min…

11/12/2025

CFP: Acadiensis is seeking contributions for our Present and Past series. Take a look ...

Français à suivre… Acadiensis is seeking submissions for its “Present and Past” series in the journal, initiated in 2012. After a brief hiatus, the current editorial team is see…

11/03/2025

CFP: Rebellion, Resistance, and Refuge: Slavery and Border-Crossing during the American Revolution, July 9-July 12, 2026, UMass-Amherst

Deadline for Abstracts: Friday, December 19, 2025

Rebellion, Resistance, and Refuge: Slavery and Border-Crossing during the American Revolution Call for Abstracts: Academic Conference Dates: Thursday, July 9 to Sunday, July 12, 2026 Location: University of Massachusetts, Amherst,...

10/27/2025

The CFP for the 2026 Atlantic Canada Studies Conference, hosted by UPEI, has been issued. For more information:

The 2026 Atlantic Canada Studies ConferenceCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island, 3-5 June, 2026 From Harbour to Horizon: Recharting Atlantic Canada Studies The Faculty of Arts at the University of P…

10/27/2025

Everyone at Acadiensis was saddened to hear about the passing of Tim Cook. Our condolences to Tim's family, friends and colleagues on their loss.

10/24/2025

The Annual Meeting of the Canadian Historical Association will be in our neck of the woods this year, hosted by UPEI. Please note that the deadline for paper proposals is November 15.

For more info:

Fourwaves - CHA Annual Meeting 2026

10/24/2025

A new issue of the Journal of New Brunswick Studies/R***e d’études sur le Nouveau-Brunswick has launched:

The Editorial Board of the Journal of New Brunswick Studies/R***e d’études sur le Nouveau-Brunswick (JNBS/RÉNB) is pleased to announce the release of its latest issue: Vol. 17, No. 1, 2025. Th…

10/06/2025

The latest issue of Acadiensis is now available.

We are pleased to announce the release of Acadiensis, Vol. 54, No. 1! This issue features collaborative research articles, as well as critical reviews examining award-winning texts on the Atlantic …

09/19/2025

Acadiensis is proud to announce a special forum on The Marshall Decision @ 25: Honouring the Future of Peace and Friendship Treaties.

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In 1999, the Marshall decision raised questions about Mi’kmaw treaty rights, Indigenous fisheries, and settler colonialism that remain persistent today. Our featured forum, drawn from a L…

09/15/2025

We're Baaa-aack!!

On the blog ... Michael Boudreau welcomes us to the 2025-2026 academic year with "'one of the wickedest crimes ever committed in this part of the country': The Ex*****on of John Oliver, Saint John, New Brunswick, 1942":

By Michael Boudreau[1] John Arthur Oliver, age sixty-three, was charged with the murder of Sgt. Herbert Lobb, a member of the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps. on the afternoon of Saturday, December 2…