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Mike Ripmeester is a Professor in the Department of Geography Tourism Studies at Brock University. He holds a PhD from Queen's University, as well as both an MA and BA from the University of British Columbia. His research interests encompass Historical Geography, Cultural Geography, and the Geographies of popular memory. He has a strong focus on the relationships between Native and Euro-Canadian identities in 19th century Canada, landscape identity, and the economic implications of wine identity and culture. His teaching includes courses such as Introduction to Human Geography, Cultural Historical Geography, and Critical Analysis of Urban Economic Geographies. Ripmeester's work often engages with themes of landscape contestation and memory, as evidenced in his co-edited volume addressing the dynamics of global iconoclasm, featuring case studies on significant historical landscapes and their ongoing social implications.
This entry applies to the general Graduate Studies standard for departments such as English Language and Literature, History, Philosophy, and Sociology.