Lorry Felske

Assistant Professor, Program Coordinator

Canadian Studies (CNST)

(403) 220-5781

felske@ucalgary.ca

SS 212

BA, University of Calgary
MA, University of Calgary
PhD,University of Toronto

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Research Interests:	The history of the coal mining industry and its associated communities in Alberta and southeastern British Columbia.
Current Research:	Dr. Felske has also undertaken numerous historic resource impact assessments and historical research projects for government, private companies and local history groups associated with coal mining history. He was the historical consultant for Parks Canada’s recent research on the history of coal mining in Alberta. This work led to the creation of three National Historic Sites in and around Coleman, at the Atlas Coal Mine and Nordegg mine surface buildings. Dr. Felske’s research also focuses on western urban culture and he is currently researching cultural history of the Calgary Stampede Parade. In 2004 he co-edited, with Dr. Beverly Rasporich, a collection of essays on the Canadian West entitled Challenging Frontiers: the Canadian West.
Teaching Interests:	Dr. Felske has taught courses in several different fields including Canadian history, Urban Studies and Canadian Studies as well as the First Year Inquiry Seminars in the Faculty of Communication and Culture.
About Me:	Dr. Felske also heads a Mobility in Higher Education Grant funded by Human Resources Skills Development that funds students for a term abroad in the United States and/or Mexico. He has also been responsible for bringing the annual International Summer Seminar, funded by the International Council for Canadian Studies, to Western Canada. In 2006 the annual meeting of the International Council for Canadian Studies will be held at the University of Calgary. Delegates from over 70 countries having Canadian Studies programs at their universities will be attending the event.

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