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Ryan E. O'Connor <roconno3@uwo.ca> University of Western Ontario |
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List Affiliations: | Former List Editor for H-Rural |
Interests: | Canadian History / Studies |
Bio: Ph.D. (ABD) in History, in progress The University of Western Ontario, London, ON M.A. in History, 2004 Queen’s University, Kingston, ON Thesis: “‘Shutting the Island Down’: Prince Edward Island Conservatism and the 1971 National Farmers Union Highway Demonstration.” B.A. [Honours] in History, 2002 University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI Thesis: “Angus MacLean and the ‘Rural Renaissance’: Shadow or Substance?” Publications Refereed: “‘…you can beat us in the House of Assembly, but you can’t beat us in the street’: The Symbolic Value of Charlottetown’s Orange Lodge Riot, 1877,” Historical Studies, (Volume 72, 2006), pp. 71-94. “Premier Angus MacLean and the ‘Rural Renaissance’: Shadow or Substance?” Oral History Forum-Forum d’histoire orale, (Volume 23, 2003), pp. 41-87. “The Brothers and Sisters of Cornelius Howatt: Protest, ‘Progress,’ and the Island Way of Life.” Available online at . Posted December 2002. “‘The Smiling Father’ versus ‘The Pie-Faced Kid’: The Brothers and Sisters of Cornelius Howatt and the 1970s on Prince Edward Island,” The Mirror (Volume 22, 2002), pp. 35-57. Conference Presentations “‘The Origins and Impact of the 1971 National Farmers Union Highway Demonstration on Prince Edward Island,” 84th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Historical Association. 30 May-1 June 2005. London, Ontario. “Resisting Modernity: Angus MacLean and the ‘Rural Renaissance,’ 1979-1981.” McGill- Queen’s Graduate History Conference. 11-13 March 2004. Montreal, Quebec. “In Defence of Island ‘Slackers’: Demographics, Economy, and Prince Edward Island’s Response to the First World War.” 14th Military History Colloquium. 9-10 May 2003. London, Ontario. “The Brothers and Sisters of Cornelius Howatt: Protest, ‘Progress,’ and the Island Way of Life.” Islands of the World VII: New Horizons In Island Studies. 26-30 June 2002. Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Lectures and Presentations “Agrarian Protest in Post-Progressive Ontario: The Story of the Ontario Farmers’ Union.” Bruce McCaffrey Memorial Graduate Seminar Series. 5 October 2006. London, Ontario. “‘The Famous Tractor Demonstration’ of 1971: How the National Farmers Union took on the Government of Prince Edward Island and Won.” Bruce McCaffrey Memorial Graduate Seminar Series. 19 January 2006. London, Ontario. |