Unsettled Pasts

Aritha van Herk is an award-winning Canadian writer whose work has been acclaimed throughout North America and Europe. Her books include Judith, The Tent Peg, No Fixed Address, Places Far From Ellesmere, Restlessness, In Visible Ink, A Frozen Tongue and Mavericks: An Incorrigible History of Alberta. She first worked with George Webber on the photography book In This Place, published by Frontenac House. She is a member of the Royal Society of Canada, and a professor who teaches Canadian literature and creative writing in the Department of English at the University of Calgary. Aritha lives in Calgary, Alberta. Sarah Carter teaches history at the Univerisity of Alberta. Lesley Erickson holds a doctorate in history from the University of Calgary. Her research interests include womenâs and gender history, western Canadian history, and the history of crime and punishment. Patricia Roome is a member of the Humanities Department at Mount Royal University, where she teaches history and women's studies. Sarah Carter teaches history at the Univerisity of Alberta. Cheryl Foggo is a journalist, screenwriter, poet, and playwright. She has a particular interest in the history of Black pioneers on the prairies and has written extensively on that subject in books, magazines, and anthologies. She lives in Calgary.

• Introduction. Complicating Categories: Women as Cultural Mediators. Colonial Projects & their Legacies. Family, Region, Nation. From the Inside Looking Out -- Femininity & the 'Frontier'. Negotiating Constraints -- On Leaders & Leadership. Conclusion.