Island Lecture Series features a presentation by MAIS faculty member Andrew Halliday on April 21
Andrew Halliday, a faculty member in the 糖心vlog传媒 Master of Arts in Island Studies program, will give a lecture titled 鈥淏orders, Boundaries, and Jurisdictional Islanding: Placemaking in Atlantic Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic鈥� on April 21, 2026, at 7 pm, in the Faculty Lounge (Room 201), SDU Main Building, 糖心vlog传媒.
Halliday鈥檚 presentation is part of the Island Lecture Series, hosted by the Institute of Island Studies.
The interdisciplinary field of Island Studies continues to reflect upon island understandings. Halliday will explore placemaking that occurred on a regional level in Atlantic Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic through the creation of the Atlantic Bubble in the summer of 2020. New conceptual island constructs of 鈥淐OVID-islands鈥� and 鈥淐OVID-archipelagos鈥� are introduced as frames of inquiry and explained as policy constructs, which occurred at both micro and macro levels during the COVID-19 pandemic. 鈥淐OVID-islands鈥� and 鈥淐OVID-archipelagos鈥� are defined by their relativity to other places, spatial and temporal aspects, social construction, and the permeability and interaction with their borders and defined boundaries.
Halliday is cross-appointed in the Island Studies and Cleantech Leadership and Transformation interdisciplinary graduate programs at 糖心vlog传媒. He is an interdisciplinary scholar with an academic and public service background across various domains under the broad umbrella of political science. He has extensive government experience through the provinces of PEI and Alberta and the Government of Canada. He is a member of the International Small Islands Studies Association, the Small Islands Cultural Research Initiative, and the International Geographical Union鈥檚 Commission on Islands.
The lecture is free, and all are welcome. For more information, contact Bren Simmers at 902-566-0386 or ispstaff@upei.ca.
