The Institute of Island Studies @ UPEI
IIS Roots & Routes
How Dr. Ed and the Institute first met...
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How Dr. Ed and the Institute first met...

Dr. Edward MacDonald in conversation with Dr. Laurie Brinklow

Hear about how we started on shoestrings (still really are running on them!). And why we began to do what we do. And how people who care about Prince Edward Island and Islands across the world have made it possible for Island Studies to become a discipline with its own values and in its own right.

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The Institute of Island Studies @ UPEI
IIS Roots & Routes
As the Institute of Island Studies gets closer to turning 40 (in 2025!), this new podcast celebrates our origins, journey, and legacy. Each podcast episode brings you stories about the Institute, through the voices of those who have steered our course at some point in the past four decades.