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    • Island Lecture Series: Dr. Irené Novaczek 
    • Harry Baglole Memorial Public Symposia in Island Studies
      • Public Symposium: Island Land Use Policy at an Impasse? (2014)
      • Public Symposium: Island Mobility, Migration, and Population Issues (2016)
      • Public Symposium: Island Water Futures: Assessing the Science (2014)
      • Public Symposium: Making the Case for Prince Edward Island to be Canada’s First Carbon-Neutral Province (2017)
      • Public Symposium: Measuring Quality of Life on PEI (2018)
      • Public Symposium: Sustainable Agriculture and the Island’s Food System (2016)
      • Public Symposium: The Geography of Local Governance (2016)
      • Public Symposium: Tourism, Place and Identity: Rural Tourism in Iceland and PEI (2017)
    • International Conferences
    • Island Lecture Series
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    • Island Lecture Series – April 2021: “Celebrating Poetry Month” with Laurie Brinklow, Bren Simmers, and Richard Lemm
    • Island Lecture Series – January 2021: “Music-making and the experience of community life on an Irish island” with Dr. Rory McCabe
    • Island Lecture Series – March 2021: “Learning from Financial Crisis: Towards Sustainable Island Futures for Iceland and Newfoundland and Labrador” with Prof. Mark Stoddart and Dr. Ásthildur Elva Bernharðsdóttir
    • Island Lecture Series – October 2020 Lecture: “Writing the Island” with JoDee Samuelson
    • ISLAND LECTURE SERIES | JANUARY 2023
    • Island Lecture Series | Time Flies: An Aerial History of Coastal and Ribbon Development on Prince Edward Island with Dr. Josh MacFadyen
    • Island Lecture Series and Book Launch | The Bridge Effect with Laurie Brinklow, Andrew Jennings, and Janice Pettit
    • Island Lecture Series: “Camping in the Backyard: Provincial Park Campgrounds and Island Tourism, 1945—2000” with Dr. Edward MacDonald
    • Master of Arts in Island Studies Thesis Defence: Fiona Steele  
    • Past Events
      • IIS Events Archive (1998–2016)
        • BOOK LAUNCH – Bird Calls: The Island Responds (December 2016)
        • Island Lecture Series – January 2017: “Focus on Ireland” with Erin Rowan and Eoin O Beaglaoich
        • Presentation: “Electoral Boundaries Process on Bermuda” with Justice David Jenkins (April 2017)
        • Presentation: Bridging Two Solitudes: The Contribution of Island Studies to Rural Studies (2010)
        • Public Forum: Climate Change Adaptations and Islands (September 2016)
      • Island Lecture Series – Archive
        • Island Lecture Series – October 2016: “The Romance of Prince Edward Island: A Tour Through the 1941 Visitors’ Guide” with Dr. Ed MacDonald
        • Island Lecture Series – April 2017: “Saint Helena: An island in flux” with Owen Jennings
        • Island Lecture Series – April 2018: “The Making of a Canadian Military Nursing Heroine” with Katherine Dewar
        • Island Lecture Series – December 2016: “The Murderous Mother and the Meanings of Minnie McGee” with Sharon Myers
        • Island Lecture Series – December 2018: “Space and Place in Musical Identity on PEI: A Sonic Habitus” with Dr. Kate Bevan-Baker
        • Island Lecture Series – December 2019: “‘Don’t Discard the Utilitarian Aims’: Revisiting the UK Prison Offer” with Dr. Dacia Leslie
        • Island Lecture Series – February 2017: “PEI and the Maggies: Long-standing Connections” with Georges Arsenault
        • Island Lecture Series – February 2018 – “Unearthing the mysteries of Prehistoric PEI” with Will Beckett
        • Island Lecture Series – February 2019: “More than sun and pineapples: A look into the culture of astronomical sciences in Hawai’i” with Emerald Naylor
        • Island Lecture Series – February 2020: “The Goose and the Golden Egg: The Environmental Turn in Island Tourism, 1970-1990” with Ed MacDonald
        • Island Lecture Series – January 2019: “‘To be free is very sweet’: The story of Mary Prince, a West Indian slave” Margôt Madisson-MacFadyen
        • Island Lecture Series – March 2017: “Scale and Governance on Small Islands” with Dr. Peter Buker
        • Island Lecture Series – March 2018 – “Overcoming ‘Small Size’ in the Caribbean: The Role of CARICOM” with Dr. Nand C. Bardouille
        • Island Lecture Series – March 2019: “From policy to action: Lessons from Samsø” with Jocelyn Plourde
        • Island Lecture Series – May 2017: “The Economic Success of Mauritius” with Ouma Cuniah
        • Island Lecture Series – May 2018: “Alderney: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats!” with David Earl
        • Island Lecture Series – May 2018: “Anne of Charlottetown and Summerside: L.M. Montgomery’s Urban PEI” with Kate Scarth
        • Island Lecture Series – November 2018: “The Life and Times of Dr. Leo Frank: A Jewish Fox Rancher” with Dr. Joseph B. Glass
        • Island Lecture Series – November 2019: “Shifting Sands: Capturing Climatic and Cultural Change Through Art” with Brenda Whiteway
        • Island Lecture Series – October 2018: “Is the ‘Island way of life’ lost when the ferry becomes a bridge?” with Janice Pettit
        • Island Lecture Series – October 2019: Faroe Islands Energy Challenge
        • Island Lecture Series November 2016 – “Stories of Weathering Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu” with Dr. Jean Mitchell
        • Island Lecture Series: January 2020 –  “Beyond the Asylum: The Evolution of Mental Health Care in Prince Edward Island, 1846-2017” with Dr. Tina Pranger
    • Past International Conferences
      • Island States/Island Territories Conference (March 2019)
      • North Atlantic Forum 2015
    • Recordings
    • Upcoming Events
    • Virtual Hub: Islands and COVID-19 Recovery Plans: Promoting Resilience and Sustainability (September 2020)
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  • Island Lecture Series April 2016 – “New London: The Island’s Lost Dream” with John Cousins
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    • IIS News Archive (1998–2020)
      • A Tribute to George McRobie (July 2016)
      • News: Two pre-eminent Island folklorists receive prestigious Marius Barbeau Medal (May 2018)
      • Presentation: Dr. Jim Randall shares his thoughts on Quality of Life with PEI Standing Committee on Health and Wellness (March 2016)
      • Survey & Book Giveaway
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  • Publications
    • ‘New Literatures Review’: Islands Special (2011)
    • A World of Islands: An Island Studies Reader (2007)
    • Bridging Islands: The Impact of “Fixed Links”
      • Bridging Islands – Chapter 1
      • Bridging Islands – Chapter 10
      • Bridging Islands – Chapter 11
      • Bridging Islands – Chapter 12
      • Bridging Islands – Chapter 13
      • Bridging Islands – Chapter 14
      • Bridging Islands – Chapter 2
      • Bridging Islands – Chapter 3
      • Bridging Islands – Chapter 4
      • Bridging Islands – Chapter 5
      • Bridging Islands – Chapter 6
      • Bridging Islands – Chapter 7
      • Bridging Islands – Chapter 8
      • Bridging Islands – Chapter 9
      • Bridging Islands – Introduction
    • Extreme Tourism in ‘Cold Water’ Islands
      • Extreme Tourism in ‘Cold Water’ Islands – Section I
      • Extreme Tourism in ‘Cold Water’ Islands – Section II
    • Institute of Island Studies Publications Library
  • Research & Publications
    • (Archive) Island Studies Resources
    • Annual Report on Global Islands
      • Annual Report on Global Islands 2022
    • Annual Report on Global Islands 2017
    • Annual Report on Global Islands 2018
    • Annual Report on Global Islands 2019
    • Annual Report on Global Islands 2020
    • Annual Report on Global Islands 2021
    • Base de donées sur les Îles du Canada (2005)
      • Événements historiques reliés aux îles du Canada
      • Les faits militaires reliés aux îles du Canada
      • Les îles du Canada: Aspects géographiques et environnementaux
      • Les lieux historiques nationaux situés sur des îles du Canada
      • Les parcs nationaux et réserves de parc national du Canada situés sur des îles
      • Les personnages reliés aux îles du Canada
      • Phares historiques situés sur les îles du Canada
    • Canada’s Islands Database (2005)
      • Canada’s Islands Database: Notable Persons
      • Canada’s Islands Database: Canada’s Islands and their Historic Lighthouses
      • Canada’s Islands Database: Geography and Environment
      • Canada’s Islands Database: National Historic Events
      • Canada’s Islands Database: National Parks
      • Canada’s Islands Database: The Military
      • Canada’s Islands Database: National Historic Sites
    • Jurisdiction Project (2004–2007)
      • Island Jurisdiction Database
    • PEI Well-being Project
    • Recent Settlers to Prince Edward Island (2005–2010)
    • Recruiting Talent to Prince Edward Island (2018)
    • Report: One year timeline of COVID-19 pandemic impacting islands worldwide
    • Research Associates
      • About the IIS Research Associate Program
      • IIS Research Associates: Dr. Adam Grydehøj
      • IIS Research Associates: Dr. Andrew Jennings
      • IIS Research Associates: Dr. C. Tyler DesRoches
      • IIS Research Associates: Dr. Claire Campbell
      • IIS Research Associates: Dr. Dacia Latoya Leslie
      • IIS Research Associates: Dr. Deborah Paci
      • IIS Research Associates: Dr. Doug Sobey
      • IIS Research Associates: Dr. Gerard Prinsen
      • IIS Research Associates: Dr. Irené Novaczek
      • IIS Research Associates: Dr. John N. Telesford
      • IIS Research Associates: Dr. Lynda Harling Stalker
      • IIS Research Associates: Dr. Mark Lapping
      • IIS Research Associates: Dr. Matthew Hatvany
      • IIS Research Associates: Dr. Nand C. Bardouille
      • IIS Research Associates: Dr. Natalie Dietrich Jones
      • IIS Research Associates: Dr. Pete Hay
      • IIS Research Associates: Dr. Tiber F. M. Falzett
      • IIS Research Associates: Graeme Robertson
      • IIS Research Associates: John Cousins
    • Small Business from Small Islands (2003–2006)
      • Small Business from Small Islands: Acknowledgements
      • Small Business from Small Islands: Discussion (High-tech)
      • Small Business from Small Islands: Discussion (raw materials)
      • Small Business from Small Islands: General Conclusions … and More Questions
      • Small Business from Small Islands: Introduction
      • Small Business from Small Islands: Research Methodology
      • Small Business from Small Islands: Showcasing Successful Manufacturing Firms
      • Small Business from Small Islands: The NISSOS Project and its Partners
    • Values Mapping Research Project (2011)
    • Vital Signs Report / Rapport Signes vitaux (2019)
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Press Releases


  • May 4, 2023: PEI-Tasmania collaboration world premiere: Atlantic String Machine, with guest Hannah O’Donnell, performs song cycle by Tasmania’s Don Kay and PEI’s Laurie Brinklow
  • April 25, 2022: Dr. Laurie Brinklow takes over as Island Studies Chair/MAIS Coordinator
  • January 20, 2022: Jean Mitchell named UNESCO Chair in Island Studies and Sustainability
  • November 30, 2021: COVID-19 Island Insights Final Report
  • November 2, 2021: IIS goes to COP26
  • September 22, 2021: PEI Well-being Survey
  • August 9, 2021: Academic tenure track position (Associate or Assistant Professor)
  • July 6, 2021: Island Studies leader Dr. Jim Randall retires
  • May 4, 2021: Future Prosperity Scholarships awarded to UPEI Island Studies students
  • April 26, 2021: New island-specific policy recommendations for ‘building back better’
  • April 6, 2021: COVID-19 Island Insights for Prince Edward Island now available
  • March 15, 2021: What Newfoundland and Labrador can learn from Iceland’s financial crisis
  • January 18, 2021: Getting the word out: How knowledge gets shared on islands
  • January 6, 2021: Island Lecture Series January Lecture: “Music-making and the experience of community life on an Irish island” with Rory McCabe

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