Barber School of Arts and Sciences at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan. He received his BA from Concordia University, his MA from McMaster University, and his Ph. D. from York University. His primary research focus has been investigating building cleaners� campaigns to 'criticize' neoliberalism. In addition, he has written on transnationalism and southern European migration, as well as whiteness and racism. He is currently studying the restructuring of hinterlands, including the role of wine, tourism and the globalization of taste using the Okanagan Valley and the Central Valley of Santiago Chile as case studies.