Zac Robinson

Dr. Robinson’s research and teaching focus on the cultural and social histories of the Rocky and Columbia Mountains in Canada, with a particular emphasis on mountaineering, travel writing, postcolonialism, and tourism. His essays have been published in various collections and journals, including Sport History Review, International Journal for the History of Sport, the Canadian Alpine Journal, and Alpinist. He is the editor of Conrad Kain: Letters from a Wandering Mountain Guide, 1906-1933 (UofA Press, 2014), and is currently collaborating with Dr. Stephen Slemon (English and Film Studies, UAlberta) on a SSHRC-funded book project exploring early climbing history in the Rockies.