Recent Publications in the Faculty of Arts

Performing Turtle Island: Indigenous Theatre on the World Stage (University of Regina Press, 2019)
Co-edited by Jesse Archibald-Barber
This book investigates theatre as a tool for community engagement, education, and resistance. Comprised of multidisciplinary and diverse perspectives, Performing Turtle Island considers performance as both a means to self-empowerment and self-determination, and a way of placing Indigenous performance in dialogue with other nations, both on the lands of Turtle Island and on the world stage.  

kisiskâciwan: Indigenous Voices from Where the River Flows Swiftly (University of Regina Press, 2018)
Edited by Jesse Archilbald-Barber
This groundbreaking anthology from territory that is now Saskatchewan, kisiskâciwan, includes rich oral narratives from Cree, Saulteaux, Nakoda, Dakota, Dene, and Metis cultures; early writings from Cree missionaries; speeches and letters by Treaty Chiefs; stories from elders; archival discoveries; and contemporary literary works in all genres.

William Blake’s Gothic Imagination: Bodies of Horror (Manchester University Press, 2018)
Co-edited by Chris Bundock
The Gothic movement disrupted politically and socially acceptable boundaries, bringing the dark side of human desires to light. William Blake's prominent writing within this movement was largely concerned with taboos and the consequences of their violation. This volume combines critiques of his work with Gothic studies in an effort to advance thinking in both fields.

Arthur Conan Doyle’s Art of Fiction: A Revaluation (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018)
By Nils Clausson
In this book, professor emeritus Clausson explores what the work of Doyle reveals about Victorian England's attitudes toward crime, class, empire, and gender, and aims to bring readers back to Doyle's works with a deeper understanding and enjoyment.

Honouring the Strength of Indian Women: Plays, Stories, Poetry
(University of Manitoba Press, 2019)
Co-edited by Michelle Coupal
This critical edition delivers a unique and comprehensive collection of the works of Ktunaxa-Secwepemc writer and educator Vera Manuel, daughter of prominent Indigenous leaders Marceline Paul and George Manuel. A vibrant force in the burgeoning Indigenous theatre scene, Vera was at the forefront of residential school writing and did groundbreaking work as a dramatherapist and healer and was a grassroots leader in bringing to light the stories of survivors and the therapeutic value of writing and performing arts.

The American Politics of French Theory: Derrida, Deleuze, Guattari, and Foucault in Translation (University of Toronto Press, 2018)
By Jason Demers 
In this book Demers argues that ideas are not developed within the vacuum of a discipline or a nation-state, but rather through various borders. Demers explains the cross-pollination of French philosophy, international activist movements, and American countercultures to demonstrate why, in an era of mass communication and global revolt, translation is best thought of as a web of associations.

Exploring Criminal Justice in Canada, 2nd edition (Oxford University Press, 2020)
By Rick Ruddell
This accessible examination of the Canadian criminal justice system his text introduces students to the realities of criminal justice in today's world. Drawing on case studies, media issues, and controversies, this book critically examines the organization and function of the criminal justice system and the individuals, social values, and legal systems that shape Canadian criminal justice institutions.

Making Sense of Criminal Justice, 3rd edition (Oxford University Press, 2018)
Co-written by Rick Ruddell
Rather than providing students with easy answers, this introductory text challenges them to think critically about how the criminal justice system deals with challenging situations - like the use of force by the police - and offers a framework for lively classroom discussions and debates.

Dealing with Peace: The Guatemalan Campesino Movement and the Post-Conflict Neoliberal State (University of Toronto Press, 2019)
By Simon Granovsky-Larsen
This book presents the struggles of the Guatemalan campesino (peasant) social movement during the country’s post-conflict transition from 1996 to the present, focusing on efforts to obtain land and improve livelihoods within a shifting, yet consistently hostile, political-economic environment, and with special focus on the relationship between the movement and the neoliberal state.

Organized Violence: Capitalist Warfare in Latin American
(University of Regina Press, 2019)
Co-edited by Simon Granovsky-Larsen
While official stories say that violence in Latin America is a product of criminal activity and the drug trade, this volume exposes how that narrative serves corporate and state interests and de-politicizes events that have more to do with logistics infrastructure, social control, and the extractive industries than with cocaine.

Intimate Integration: A History of the Sixties Scoop and the Colonization of Indigenous Kinship (University of Toronto Press, 2020)
By Allyson Stevenson
In this book Stevenson documents the rise and fall of North American transracial adoption projects, including the Adopt Indian and Métis program and the Indian Adoption project. She illustrates how removing Indigenous children from Indigenous families and communities contributed to the 'Sixties Scoop', and sheds light on the complex reasons behind social inequalities that persist in child welfare today.

The Art of Global Power: Artwork and Popular Cultures as World-Making Practices (Routledge 2020,)
Edited by Emily Merson
Artwork and popular cultures are crucial sites of contesting and transforming power relationships in world politics. The contributors to this edited collection draw on their experiences across arts, activist, and academic communities to analyze how the global politics of colonialism, capitalism, and patriarchy are expressed and may be transformed through popular cultures and artistic labour.

Federalism and National Diversity in the 21st Century (Palgrave, 2020)
Co-edited by Arjun Tremblay
This edited volume explores the obstacles to and opportunities for the development and entrenchment of a sustainable and representative multinational federalism, concluding that the way forward likely depends on the emergence of a specific set of norms and a receptiveness to the complex institutional design.

Diversity in Decline? The Rise of the Political Right and the Fate of Multiculturalism (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019)
By Arjun Tremblay
Tremblay's book examines multiculticulturalism within the context of an increasing turn to right-wing politics. It aims to bring to light the conditions under which multiculturalism is most likely to survive under right-wing governments and provides insight into the possible fate of other traditionally left-leaning political projects.

Back to Blakeney: Revitalizing the Democratic State (University of Regina Press, 2019)
Co-edited by John Whyte
In this edited volume, a diverse set of scholars reflect on former Saskatchewan premier Allan Blakeney’s achievements, his constitutional legacy, and the challenges facing democracy today. Co-editor and Politics and International Studies professor emeritus John Whyte contributes a chapter on Blakeney’s contribution to constitutional reform.

The Financialization of Agri-Food Systems: Contested Transformation Financialization
(Routledge, 2018)
Co-edited by André Magnan
This book contends that the actions of financial actors, and their financial logics, are transforming agri-food systems in profound ways. The book illustrates that although financialization is a powerful dynamic, some recent developments suggest that the rollout of financialization is contradictory and uneven in different spaces and markets. The authors address not only the limits to financialization, but also the mechanisms through which financial entities are able to penetrate and re-shape agri-food industries.