Dr. Michael Ripmeester
CCOVI Fellow
Chair and Professor of Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences,
Brock University, St. Catharines, Ont.
Brock University, St. Catharines, Ont.
Email: michael.ripmeester@brocku.ca
Phone: 905-688-5550 x4416
Fax: 905-688-6369
Office: C 321
Education
B.A., University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
M.A., University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Ph.D, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
Teaching
GEOG 2P06 - Cultural and Historical Geography
GEOG 2P10 – Qualitative Research Design and Methodology
GEOG 2P10 – Qualitative Research Design and Methodology
Research
Heritage, identity and the grape and wine industry in Niagara.
Selected Publications and Presentations
- Ripmeester, M. and R. Johnston. 2010. New wine into old narratives: constructing wine as intangible heritage in the Niagara Region, Canada, Constructing Intangible Heritage. S. Lira, R. Amoeda, C. Pinheiro, and F. Olivera. Greenlines Institute, Barcelos, Portugal.
- Ripmeester, M. and R. Johnston. 2010. Sustaining identity: Heritage development and identity construction in the Niagara region, Canada. Heritage 2010. S. Lira, R. Amoeda, C. Pinheiro, and F. Olivera. Greenlines Institute, Barcelos, Portugal.
- Ripmeester, M. and R. Johnston. 2009. Wine as intangible heritage: preliminary thoughts on meaning and landscape in the Niagara Region, Canada. Sharing Cultures 2009, S. Lira, R. Amoeda, C. Pinheiro, and F. Olivera. Greenlines Institute, Barcelos, Portugal. 585-593.



