King Charles III and Queen Camilla will visit Canada May 26 and 27 with Charles expected to deliver the throne speech to open parliament. The royal visit has been framed as a public show of support for Canada’s sovereignty amidst annexation comments from the President of the United States. Western University has the following experts available to media on the historical, cultural and political implications of the royal visit.
Michael Dove
Assistant Professor, History
Areas of expertise: Public history, Canadian history and social history.
Cody Groat
Assistant Professor, Indigenous Studies, History
Areas of expertise: Indigenous relations with the crown, sixties scoop and the residential school system, commemoration and preservation of Indigenous cultural heritage.
Keith Fleming
Professor, History
Areas of expertise: Canadian political history, Canadian history, history of political protest.
Howard Ramos
Professor and Chair, Sociology
Areas of expertise: Rise of Canadian patriotism, ideas of Canadian identity, social change.
Laura Stephenson
Professor and Chair, Political Science
Areas of expertise: Canadian politics, voter attitudes and public opinion, electoral engagement with politics.
Tiara Sukhan
Lecturer, Faculty of Information & Media Studies
Areas of expertise: Popular culture and the Royal Family, structures of power, media representation, politics of loss.
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Justin Zadorsky, Media Relations Officer, Western University, 226.377.1673 (mobile), jzadorsk@uwo.ca.
