He is a cultural historian who spec, University of Calgary. He is a cultural historian who specializes in Canadian film and literature. The author and editializes in Canadian film and literature. The author and editor of almost twenty books, he is best known for his two-voluor of almost twenty books, he is best known for his two-volume "Literary History of Alberta" (1998--99) and "One Hundredme "Literary History of Alberta" (1998--99) and "One Hundred Years of Canadian Cinema" (2004). Years of Canadian Cinema" (2004). See less