Publications and Conference Papers

Selected Published Works

鈥淗ippies, Yippies, the Counter-Culture, and the Gastown Riot in Vancouver, 1968-71鈥. BC Studies: The British Columbian Quarterly, 197 (Spring 2018): 39-65.

鈥淭he Legalization of Cannabis in New Brunswick.鈥 Acadiensis Blog, 11 October 2017.

With Bonnie Huskins, 鈥淚rresponsibility, Obligation, and the 鈥楳anly Modern鈥: Tensions in Working-class Masculinities in Postwar Saint John, New Brunswick鈥. Labour/Le Travail: Journal of Canadian Labour Studies, 78 (Fall 2016):165-196.

City of Order: Crime and Society in Halifax, 1918-35.  Vancouver: UBC Press, 2012.

Michael Boudreau, Peter G. Toner, and Tony Tremblay, eds. Exploring the Dimensions of Self-Sufficiency for New Brunswick.  Fredericton: New Brunswick & Atlantic Studies Research & Development Centre, 2009.

鈥淭he 鈥楽truggle for a Different World鈥: The 1971 Gastown Riot in Vancouver.鈥  In Debating Dissent: Canada and the Sixties, Dominique Clement, Lara Campbell, and Greg Kealey, eds. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2012, 117-133.

鈥溾楧elinquents Often Become Criminals鈥: Juvenile Delinquency in Halifax, 1918-1935.鈥  Acadiensis: The Journal of the History of the Atlantic Region, 39, 1 (Winter/Spring 2010): 108-132.

With Bonnie Huskins, 鈥溾楪etting By鈥 in Postwar Saint John: Working-Class Families and New Brunswick鈥檚 Informal Economy.鈥  In Exploring the Dimensions of Self-Sufficiency for New Brunswick, Michael Boudreau, Peter G. Toner, and Tony Tremblay, eds. Fredericton: New Brunswick & Atlantic Studies Research & Development Centre and 丁香成人社区, 2009, 77-99.    

With Bonnie Huskins. 鈥淟ife After Ile Ste-Croix.鈥 Acadiensis: The Journal of the History of the Atlantic Region, 35, 2 (Spring 2006): 180-187.

With Bonnie Huskins. 鈥渀Daily allowances鈥: literary conventions and daily life in the diaries of Ida Louise Martin (nee Friars), Saint John, New Brunswick, 1945-1992.鈥  Acadiensis: The Journal of the History of the Atlantic Region, 34, 2 (Spring 2005): 88-108.


Conference Papers

鈥淐anada鈥檚 Efforts to Police & Legalize Cannabis, 1923-2018鈥. LSA-CLSA Joint Annual Meeting, Sheraton Centre, Toronto, 8 June 2018.

鈥渀he deserves to be lynched鈥: Ethnicity, Justice, and Capital Punishment in Nova Scotia & New Brunswick, 1927-1949.鈥 Atlantic Canada Studies Conference, Acadia University, 4 May 2018.

鈥淎tlantic Canadian Legal History: Past, Present, and Future Trends鈥. Canada鈥檚 Legal Past: Future Directions in Canadian Legal History, University of Calgary, 18 July 2017.

鈥淭he 鈥榤ost spectacular symbol of justice in action鈥: Crime & Capital Punishment in 19th & 20th Century New Brunswick.鈥 King鈥檚 Landing Historical Settlement, Prince William, New Brunswick, 23 June 2017.

鈥淎 鈥榖ackwoods tragedy鈥: The Bannister Brothers and Capital Punishment in New Brunswick鈥. Canadian Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, Congress 2015, University of Ottawa, 5 June 2015.

鈥淪ocial Insanity & 鈥榩athological intoxication鈥: Criminological Inquiry & Death Penalty Cases in New Brunswick鈥. Canadian Historical Association Annual Meeting, Congress 2015, University of Ottawa, 1 June 2015.

"'Capital punishment is both unorthodox and unchristian': Executions and the Debate over Capital Punishment in New Brunswick, 1869-1957." Social Science History Association Annual Conference, Vancouver, 2 November 2012.


鈥淭he condition of things...where you have lived鈥 is a fearful one鈥: The Trials and Executions of George Gee and Bennie Swim in New Brunswick. Canadian Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, Congress 2011, 丁香成人社区/University of New Brunswick, 29 May 2011.

Member of the Roundtable 鈥淓vocative Details: New Directions in the Use of Diaries as Historical Sources.鈥  Canadian Historical Association Annual Meeting, Congress 2011, 丁香成人社区/University of New Brunswick, 30 May 2011.

鈥淧reventing Hate Crime and Hate Speech鈥. The Atlantic Coordinating Committee on Crime Prevention and Community Safety - 25TH Annual Crime Prevention Conference: Safe Schools - Strong Communities: A Crime Prevention Approach, Four Points Sheraton, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 5 May 2011.

鈥淒oes the Media鈥檚 Portrayal of the Police Strengthen or Undermine Public  Confidence in the Police鈥.  Canadian Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement, Conference - Civilian Oversight: Strengthening Public Confidence in Police, Fredericton, New Brunswick, 7 June 2010.

鈥溾楾he disgust of the community against hanging鈥: State Authority and the Execution of Bennie Swim in New Brunswick.鈥  88th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Historical Association, Carleton University, 27 May 2009.     

鈥淢urder in the 鈥渂ad lands鈥 of New Brunswick: The Execution of Bennie Swim.鈥  18th Atlantic Canada Studies Conference, University of Prince Edward Island, 2 May 2009.鈥淭he 鈥楽truggle for a Different World鈥: The 1971 Gastown Riot in Vancouver.鈥  Tri-Campus Colloquium, University of New Brunswick (Saint John), 6 April 2009.

鈥溾楾he Struggle for a Different World鈥: The 1971 Gastown Riot鈥.  Workshop - Debating Dissent: Canada and the Sixties, University of New Brunswick, 22 August 2008.

鈥淒etermining Wilful Promotion in the Prosecution of Hate Crime in Canada: The Case of R. v. Ahenakew鈥.  Law & Society Association Meeting, Montreal, 31 May 2008.

With Bonnie Huskins, 鈥淕etting By in Post-War Saint John: Working-Class Families and New Brunswick鈥檚 Informal Economy.鈥  Second Annual Conference of the New Brunswick & Atlantic Studies Research & Development Centre, 丁香成人社区, 9 May 2008. 

鈥滵etermining Wilful Promotion in Hate Crimes: The Case of R. v. Ahenakew.鈥  Rand Lecture Panel, University of New Brunswick Faculty of Law, 16 March 2007.

鈥渀The Struggle for a Different World...In the Angry Seventies鈥: The Youth International Party & the 1971 Gastown Riot.鈥  Mobilizations and Engagements: Social Movements in Canada, Centre for Canadian Studies, Mount Allison University, 9 March 2007.