Virtual Event – Mountain Voices: Memory, Story, and Permanence

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Mountain Voices: Memory, Story, and Permanence

Friday, 20 March 2026 – 2:00pm EDT/12:00pm MDT – Zoom

In celebration of World Day for Glaciers, join the editors of Mountain Voices for a roundtable reflection on the art, science, and history of capturing images and stories of these ever-changing landscapes.

Co-Sponsored by the Network in Canadian History and Environment and University of Calgary Press
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Participants:

  • Eric Higgs (Professor, School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria)
  • Zac Robinson (Associate Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta)
  • Mary Sanseverino (Vice-president, Mountain Protection Commission, International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation)
  • Kristen Walsh
  • Moderated by Peter Stevens, Book Review Co-Editor, Network in Canadian History and Environment (Professor of  Liberal Studies, Humber Polytechnic) 

Mountain Voices: The Mountain Legacy Project and a Century of Change in Western Canada features fifty diverse voices, including alpinists, artists, Indigenous knowledge holders, park and land managers, interdisciplinary scientists, archivists, and historians. Each contributor shares a unique and fascinating perspective through a short essay accompanied by a pair of photographs from the remarkable before-and-after archive of the Mountain Legacy Project. Mountain Voices​ brings Canadian mountain landscapes to life through the passion and devotion of those who love the mountains deeply. Part of the Canadian History and Environment Series, Mountain Voices is published by the University of Calgary Press (November 2025).

Mountain Voices Event - Memory, Story, and Permanence

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