Welcome
I am a writer and historian at the University of Regina. Currently I am researching the history of Canadian sugar, global and local. Forthcoming works include a book, co-authored with Rizwaan Abbas, about Canadian sugarcane plantations in Fiji. I am also editing a critical edition of a diary written by a sugar executive’s wife, and am preparing publications on sugar in Canadian cuisine.
Prior to specializing in sugar I wrote two award winning books in retail and consumer history, and several award winning articles in gender and labour history. I contribute to the media and the profession, serving on grant panels, prize committees, and editorial boards.
Since 2005, Canada’s federal granting agency for the Humanities and Social Sciences, SSHRC, has supported my research. I have 20 years of experience in securing institutional, provincial, and federal funding.
Name Pronounciation:
Deh-Nee-Kah Bell-Aisle (English) où Bélisle (français)