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"History, Mystery, and Virtual Victoria: Transforming Teaching and Research"
John Lutz, University of Victoria

2006 Pauley Symposium: History in the Digital Age
Friday, September 22, 2006, 2:30pm

About the Presenter

John Lutz, of the University of Victoria, has published extensively on the history of British Columbia and is co-originator and project co-director of a non-profit internet-based teaching project based at the University of Victoria, "Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History." Other digital projects under Lutz's direction or co-direction include the award-winning "Who Killed William Robinson?," "We Do Not Know His Name: Klatsassin and The Chilcotin War," and "Victoria's Victoria." Dr. Lutz's book, Makuk: Work and Welfare in Aboriginal Non-Aboriginal Relations, reflects his ongoing interest in the lives of Native people in the Pacific Northwest.

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Lutz speaking at the Pauley Symposium

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This presentation included material from:

  • Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History
  • Who Killed William Robinson?
  • Victoria's Victoria

    Essay

    An essay based upon ideas presented in this lecture and separately edited for print publication, is available.

    Interview

    This presenter participated in our ongoing series of Digital History interviews.