About John J. Bukowczyk John J. Bukowczyk is professor of history and director of the Canadian Studies Program at Wayne State University in Detroit. Books by John J. Bukowczyk Permeable Border The Great Lakes Basin as Transnational Region, 1650-1990 by (author) John J. Bukowczyk, Nora Faires, David R. Smith & Randy W. Widdis