Journal of Newfoundland and Labrador Studies

In a new #NLStudies research note, Heather Dicks investigates how the COVID-19 pandemic period complicated the transnational lives of im/migrants living in Newfoundland and Labrador. Read the #OpenAccess article it in full at: journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/NFLD…

Season's Greetings! The Newfoundland and Labrador Studies office is closed for the holiday break, and will re-open on Monday, January 6th.

Ryan Chafe examines the memory of the “forgotten” pandemic - the Spanish Flu - in NL using both global and local perspectives, its influence on public health policy changes, and impact as a precedent-setting event. Read the #OpenAccess article at: journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/NFLD…

Lisa M. Daly examines the impact and tragedy of the Second World War for the Newfoundland Airport, later the Gander Airport, an area of both conflict and logistics. Read the #OpenAccess article in @NLStudies at journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/NFLD…

Amie F. Richards gives a sociological examination of COVID-19's impact on wedding plans in Newfoundland and Labrador. Read the #OpenAccess article in @NLStudies at journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/NFLD…

📢Call for Papers📢 @NLStudies is interested in producing a thematic issue tentatively titled “Practice and Philosophy of Public Engagement at Memorial University”. Deadline for expressions of interest is Friday, November 22, 2024. More information at mun.ca/nls/news/

Lisa Sattenspiel, Jessica Dimka, and Taylor Van Doren look at the impact of the 1918 influenza pandemic on the demography of the island of Newfoundland in a new #OpenAccess article for @NLStudies. Find it at journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/NFLD…

Our special issue on Disasters, Pandemics and Crises in Newfoundland and Labrador: Past, Present and Future has dropped! @nlstudies publishes iteratively, so check back for new articles in the coming weeks! Find the first two open-access articles at mun.ca/nls/content/cu…

In a new book review from #NLStudies, Alexandra Trnka writes Hard Ticket (@breakwaterbooks) "offers a refreshingly broad definition of Newfoundland fiction." Read the full review in Volume 37 Number 2 at journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/NFLD…

In a new #NLStudies research note, Hans J. Rollmann traces the beginnings and delayed establishment of the Newfoundland Bible Society, an evangelical Protestant organization in the early nineteenth century. Read it in full at journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/NFLD…

Anthony Dickinson and Chesley Sanger look at pre-twentieth-century whaling in Newfoundland and Labrador, with a special focus on the 1800s. Find the full article #OpenAccess in #NLStudies Volume 37 Number 2, available now at mun.ca/nls/content/cu…

Peter Neary was a passionate historian and a long-time supporter of @NLStudies. Starting with our inaugural 1985 issue, he authored more than 30 articles and documents for the journal. We will miss his cheerful conversations & valuable contributions. shorturl.at/gG236

Call for Papers! NLS is interested in producing a thematic issue on #foodways. We welcome papers from across disciplines and methodologies that inform and challenge our understandings of NL foodways. Expressions of interest due April 15th. More at mun.ca/nls/news/

Marina Carbonell & Rosemary Ricciardelli address the practical application of youth diversion in #NLStudies! Drawing on survey data from RNC officers, they assess the perceived and actual lack of awareness and resources for matters involving youth. shorturl.at/gmM26

Happy Holidays! The NLS offices are closed for the season and will re-open on January 3rd.

In a new #NLStudies research note from Jeff A. Webb, find out more about the Newfoundland fishery in the 18th century and the competition brought by Bermudians against the backdrop of the American Revolution. Read it at: journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/NFLD…

Melvin Baker & Peter Neary’s 'Joseph Roberts Smallwood: Masthead Newfoundlander, 1900–1949' (@McGillQueensUP) focuses on Smallwood’s role as a writer and a thinker, rather than a public figure, says Corey Slumoski in a new @NLStudies #BookReview. Find it @ journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/NFLD…

In this NLStudies #BookReview, Johnathan Pope looks at Olivia Robinson’s debut novel from @BreakwaterBooks, The Blue Moth Motel, offering high praise of its contemplation of family, memory, and identity. Find the full review at journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/NFLD…

Look back on King George VI and his consort, Queen Elizabeth, during the 1939 Royal Visit to NL in this new #NLStudies document! Melvin Baker and Peter Neary present Sir Humphrey Walwyn’s account of the preparation, the pomp, and the fanfare as locals greeted the Royals.

Our anthology, Land of Many Shores, Ainsley Hawthorn ed., received a great review in the Journal of Newfoundland Studies: journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/NFLD…