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Book SynopsisIn Observing the Outports, Jeff A. Webb illustrates how interdisciplinary collaborations created the field of Newfoundland studies.
Trade Review‘Observing the Outports is one of the most fascinating regional histories I have read in a long time… The book will be read by anyone interested in the study of regional culture and those interested in how interdisciplinarity can be developed within insular confines of the academy.’ -- Richard MacKinnon * Canadian Historical Review vol 98:02:2017 *
Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter One: Viewing the Universe Through Newfoundland Eyes: The Dictionary of Newfoundland English Chapter Two: Writing History Chapter Three: Herbert Halpert and Christmas Mumming in Newfoundland: Collecting Folklore Chapter Four: Cat Harbour: Anthropologists in Outports Chapter Five: Peopling of Newfoundland: Mapping Cultural Transfer and Settlement Chapter Six: Communities in Decline: The Study of Resettlement Conclusion