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Dr. John Belshaw
Associate & Adjunct Professor
Open Learning
History
Summary
I am continuing to research aspects of Vancouver's history, exploring the ways in which the urban fabric and the city's cultures can be illuminated by cycling -- by the cyclists, the bicycle industry/business, civic regulations and support, gendered experiences, and so on. My research agenda currently focuses on the following threads: 1) The development and effective use of open textbooks and other Open Educational Resources (OERs). 2) History of British Columbia: I have initiated a 'textbook sprint' that will produce the first 21st century history of BC -- as an open textbook. 3) Vancouver's oldest street: I'm working on a history of Gore Avenue, showing how patterns of population and economic activities created an urban environment that defined early 20th century Vancouver.
Publications
Books
Histories of Indigenous Peoples and Canada (Kamloops: Thompson Rivers University, 2018)
Articles, etc.:
Guest editor, Urban History Review special edition on Vancouver, forthcoming in 2025
'Pedalling Acceptable Losses: Narratives of Cyclist Accidents in Vancouver,' in An Accidental History of Canada, edited by Megan J. Davies and Geoffrey L. Hudson (Montréal & Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, forthcoming in 2024
'Introduction' and 'Conclusion' with Megan J. Davies, Geoffrey L. Hudson, and Sasha Mullaly, in An Accidental History of Canada, edited by Megan J. Davies and Geoffrey L. Hudson (Montréal & Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, forthcoming in 2024
Expertise, interests and research
Canadian History Demographics History Sports/Exercise Urban Planning/Community Planning
Languages
English
