Scholarly Achievements
After working as a research officer for the B.C. Ministry of Advanced Education, Isitt worked as a postdoctoral fellow and assistant professor of history at the University of Victoria and University of British Columbia, teaching courses in Canadian and World history including introductory courses on Canada since Confederation and the Canadian West and advanced courses on labour, international relations and the peace movement.
Isitt is the author of two books, From Victoria to Vladivostok: Canada's Siberian Expedition, 1917-19 (University of British Columbia Press, 2010) and Militant Minority: British Columbia Workers and the Rise of a New Left, 1948-72 (University of Toronto Press, 2011), based on his doctoral dissertation. His research has been published in journals including the Canadian Historical Review, Canadian Journal of Political Science, Labour/Le Travail, International Labor and Working Class History, and BC Studies.
Isitt travelled across Russia along the Trans-Siberian Railroad in 2008 completing research for From Victoria to Vladivostok (University of British Columbia Press, 2010). This forgotten chapter in the social and military history of Canada and Russia saw 4200 Canadians serve in the Allied Intervention during the Russian Civil War. In 2009, Isitt returned to Russia, via China and Mongolia, presenting research at universities throughout Siberia and the Russian Far East. A Russian-language edition of From Victoria to Vladivostok is being published by the Korpus company in Vladivostok.
In 2010, Isitt completed a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of London External Programme. He currently holds a fellowship with the Faculty of Law at the University of Victoria for doctoral research on the legal history of labour relations.
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