UNBC Professor recipient of prestigious prize

Jun 11, 2020 | 11:27 AM

PRINCE GEORGE—A University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) Professor is being recognized for his writing.

UNBC Anthropology Professor Dr. Michel Bouchard won the 2020 Prix du Canada en sciences humaines et sociales for his book Les Bois–Brûlés de l’Outaouais. This is the first time the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences selected a book co-authored by a UNBC scholar.

“It was quite a shock when I first received the letter notifying us that we had won the award.”—Dr. Michel Bouchard, UNBC Anthropology Professor

Dr. Bouchard is the first UNBC faculty member to win the prestigious prize, and shares it with co-authors Dr.Sébastien Malette, of Carleton University, and Guillaume Marcotte an independent researcher. The prize is given to the best French-language book in the humanities and social sciences published in Canada each year.

The trio will be award comes $10,000 for their win.

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“We are grateful to the jury as we know this book does challenge what was assumed to be true.”—Dr. Michel Bouchard, UNBC Anthropology Professor

“As we wrote, rather than reducing reality to a Manichean world view that opposes identities such as white versus Indian, or white versus Métis, or lastly Québécois versus Métis, we carefully analyzed a cultural and historical landscape in which identities are ever shifting and evolving as living entities, in which individuals and communities can call upon elements of their ethnic and symbolic heritage to define and redefine themselves,” said Dr. Bouchard.

In order to be eligible for the award, the books must first receive funding through the Awards to Scholarly Publications Program, which supports the publication of up to 180 books a year.

by Veronica Beltran

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UNBC Professor recipient of prestigious prize

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