Book Launch for contributing author, John deWolf
Speaking Up: New Voices on War and Peace in Nova Scotia is out in bookstores this week
This compelling anthology explores war and peace in Nova Scotia through the eyes of diverse and historically marginalized voices, such as El Jones, Sylvia Parris, Catherine Martin, and Juanita Peters. Published by Nimbus Publishing Limited, the book is edited by Maya Eichler, Reina Green, and Tracy Moniz.
The story of Nova Scotia’s history is usually presented through the lens of military history. Lost in that narrative are the less visible stories of war and peace: contemporary stories told from outside the military community; anti-militarist stories; and stories of soldiers who don’t fit the white, cisgender male, heterosexual norm.
Speaking Up: New Voices on War and Peace in Nova Scotia brings many previously neglected voices to the fore—voices of current members of the Canadian Armed Forces and military veterans, members of the African Nova Scotian and Mi’kmaw communities, refugees and immigrants displaced by war, historians and other academics who study war and militarization, artists who reflect on war’s impact, and peace activists who vigorously protest against the militarization of the region.
Designer John deWolf contributed to Chapter 6—The Halifax Explosion. Barbara Lounder introduces the chapter to provide a platform for contributors Robert Bean, John deWolf, Paige Farah, Angela Henderson, Catherine Martin, and Juanita Peters to offer perspectives on the influence of the Halifax Explosion. Mr. deWolf's essay examines the challenges in providing green space for surrounding neighbourhoods while increasing the park's commemorative function.
These fresh perspectives on war and peace in Nova Scotia light the way to a more comprehensive understanding of the impact of war on our province. Through more than thirty unique stories carefully curated by an expert editorial team from Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Speaking Up: New Voices on War and Peace in Nova Scotia challenges the dominant military narrative on war and peace in Nova Scotia.
The book launch will take place on Nov 30 at 6:30 at the Halifax Central Library’s Sean O’Regan Hall.
Read the article here.
Nimbus Publishing is the largest English-language publisher east of Toronto. Nimbus produces more than fifty new titles a year on a range of subjects relevant to the Atlantic Provinces—children’s picture books and fiction, literary non-fiction, social and cultural history, nature photography, current events, biography, sports, and cultural issues. Nimbus publishes the best books on Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland.
