Authors - Maple league reader volume ii
Nadia Champion, The Aftermath of Rwandan Genocide Sexual Violence
Mercedes Peters, Not Worth the Risk: Why Political Will Failed in the Days of the Rwandan Genocide
Mercedes Peters is a Mi’kmaw student (Glooscap First Nation) who graduated from Acadia University’s History Honours Program in 2016. She is currently doing her PhD in history at the University of British Columbia and focuses on Indigenous women’s grassroots activism in the 1970s and 1980s.
Alex Hibberd, International Justice, Is it Real?
"Since graduating from Acadia in 2015 (B.A. Political Science), I spent 2 years in Alberta before moving back to my hometown of Ottawa to attend Law School at the University of Ottawa. I graduated from Law School in June 2020 and was called to the Bar in Ontario in 2021."
Chloe Betuik, Nazi Propaganda: Perpetrators, Passivity and Partisans
"I graduated with a B.A. in History from Acadia in 2015 and went on to complete my B.Ed. at Acadia as well. I spent some time teaching in Shanghai and London, England before returning to the Annapolis Valley where I currently reside and teach."
Jessica Chu, The Sexual Nature of the Rwandan Genocide and the Life Long Struggle
Born and raised in Calgary, AB, Jessica Chu graduated from Acadia in 2014 with a double major in Psychology & History. She moved home to Calgary for the following 4 years working in marketing and project management, eventually moving to work for the Canadian Tire Corporation. In 2018, she picked up and moved to Sweden to complete a Master's in Sustainable Tourism. June 2020, she graduated with a Masters of Science. Currently still living in Sweden, the pandemic has made it difficult to find work and she is teaching English online, and working as a marketing manager for a start up which hopes to 'Build a curated platform of historical and cultural sites to encourage a new era of accessible and sustainable tourism'.
Charlotte Snair, Sexual Violence and Rape in Genocide
Charlotte Snair is a 2018 graduate of Acadia University with a major in History and minor in Political Science. Since leaving Acadia, she has completed two years of continued studies at both Saint Mary’s University and the University of Guelph with a focus on Criminology and Sociology. Passionate about helping others, Charlotte currently works at a Structured Settlement firm which aims to help those awarded Personal Injury Settlements. She will be working towards completing her Charted Insurance Professional designation with the aim of bringing her academic focus on justice to this work.
David Whittaker, What is Genocide?: Khmer Rouge Regime, Cambodia
David Whittaker is a journalist and content writer in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They graduated with a B.A. in History from Acadia University and later went on to complete a B.A. in Journalism from the University of King's College.
Claire McCloskey, Women in Genocide
Claire McCloskey is a Human Resources Professional currently residing in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. She has a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Political Studies and a Minor in History from Acadia University, as well as a Certificate in Human Resources Management obtained at Saint Mary's University.
Mercedes Peters, Not Worth the Risk: Why Political Will Failed in the Days of the Rwandan Genocide
Mercedes Peters is a Mi’kmaw student (Glooscap First Nation) who graduated from Acadia University’s History Honours Program in 2016. She is currently doing her PhD in history at the University of British Columbia and focuses on Indigenous women’s grassroots activism in the 1970s and 1980s.
Alex Hibberd, International Justice, Is it Real?
"Since graduating from Acadia in 2015 (B.A. Political Science), I spent 2 years in Alberta before moving back to my hometown of Ottawa to attend Law School at the University of Ottawa. I graduated from Law School in June 2020 and was called to the Bar in Ontario in 2021."
Chloe Betuik, Nazi Propaganda: Perpetrators, Passivity and Partisans
"I graduated with a B.A. in History from Acadia in 2015 and went on to complete my B.Ed. at Acadia as well. I spent some time teaching in Shanghai and London, England before returning to the Annapolis Valley where I currently reside and teach."
Jessica Chu, The Sexual Nature of the Rwandan Genocide and the Life Long Struggle
Born and raised in Calgary, AB, Jessica Chu graduated from Acadia in 2014 with a double major in Psychology & History. She moved home to Calgary for the following 4 years working in marketing and project management, eventually moving to work for the Canadian Tire Corporation. In 2018, she picked up and moved to Sweden to complete a Master's in Sustainable Tourism. June 2020, she graduated with a Masters of Science. Currently still living in Sweden, the pandemic has made it difficult to find work and she is teaching English online, and working as a marketing manager for a start up which hopes to 'Build a curated platform of historical and cultural sites to encourage a new era of accessible and sustainable tourism'.
Charlotte Snair, Sexual Violence and Rape in Genocide
Charlotte Snair is a 2018 graduate of Acadia University with a major in History and minor in Political Science. Since leaving Acadia, she has completed two years of continued studies at both Saint Mary’s University and the University of Guelph with a focus on Criminology and Sociology. Passionate about helping others, Charlotte currently works at a Structured Settlement firm which aims to help those awarded Personal Injury Settlements. She will be working towards completing her Charted Insurance Professional designation with the aim of bringing her academic focus on justice to this work.
David Whittaker, What is Genocide?: Khmer Rouge Regime, Cambodia
David Whittaker is a journalist and content writer in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They graduated with a B.A. in History from Acadia University and later went on to complete a B.A. in Journalism from the University of King's College.
Claire McCloskey, Women in Genocide
Claire McCloskey is a Human Resources Professional currently residing in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. She has a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Political Studies and a Minor in History from Acadia University, as well as a Certificate in Human Resources Management obtained at Saint Mary's University.