Multiculturalism as a concept emerged during the debates about national identity that marked the 1960s.
“Where Are All the (Non-White, Non-Elite) Women?” Examining Issues of Diversity and Intersectionality in the Creation of Women’s History Lesson Plans for Ontario Educators
Despite decades of efforts by women’s organizations and some history teachers to integrate women’s histories, these have been continuously sidelined in Ontario schools.
Despite decades of efforts by women’s organizations and some history teachers to integrate women’s histories, these have been continuously sidelined in Ontario schools.
The Anthropocene, Atmospheric Chemists, Geologists and Historians
Paul Crutzen, who proposed the Anthropocene epoch in 2002, wasn’t a geologist. He was an atmospheric chemist. This fact might explain the decision to reject his proposed new epoch.
Paul Crutzen, who proposed the Anthropocene epoch in 2002, wasn’t a geologist. He was an atmospheric chemist. This fact might explain the decision to reject his proposed new epoch.
When Class Content Gives the Professor Nightmares, It Might Be Time for a Warning
Looking back, I probably began using content warnings for students after giving myself night terrors from reading the memoir of a Holocaust survivor as class prep.
Looking back, I probably began using content warnings for students after giving myself night terrors from reading the memoir of a Holocaust survivor as class prep.
Trauma-Informed Teaching: Creating Classrooms That Support Learning
In recent years, teachers and heritage professionals have wrestled with the question of when and how to provide alerts about materials that students or users might find difficult to navigate.
In recent years, teachers and heritage professionals have wrestled with the question of when and how to provide alerts about materials that students or users might find difficult to navigate.
What Is Good Citizenship? Perspectives from Former Air Cadets of Diverse Identities
The foundation of this study is historical. The Government of Canada launched the Air Cadet program in 1941, which was to be integrated within school systems across educational jurisdictions.
The foundation of this study is historical. The Government of Canada launched the Air Cadet program in 1941, which was to be integrated within school systems across educational jurisdictions.
Thinking Historically About Sexuality, Gender, and the Implications of “Safety”
What is clear to me in debates around such policies is a desire for control. Indeed, the phrase “Leave our kids alone” became a rallying cry for a growing number of people who, to different degrees, want to regulate what information is taught in the classroom and, in turn, what relationships and bodies are deemed appropriate and safe.
What is clear to me in debates around such policies is a desire for control. Indeed, the phrase “Leave our kids alone” became a rallying cry for a growing number of people who, to different degrees, want to regulate what information is taught in the classroom and, in turn, what relationships and bodies are deemed appropriate and safe.
Voices From the Rental Crisis
We bring our world with us into the archives. I’ve been reminded of this over the last week, as I commute across Vancouver to spend my days reading letters from tenants like Victor.
We bring our world with us into the archives. I’ve been reminded of this over the last week, as I commute across Vancouver to spend my days reading letters from tenants like Victor.
Entering the Jagged Landscape of History: Can We Teach Our Students to Apply Historical Thinking Skills?
Researchers continue to write about the value and importance of teaching Historical Thinking Concepts (HTC).
Researchers continue to write about the value and importance of teaching Historical Thinking Concepts (HTC).
Who Cares About Thinking Historically?
Developing the ability to think historically fosters a questioning disposition that enables young people to navigate today’s political, social, and cultural complexities.
Developing the ability to think historically fosters a questioning disposition that enables young people to navigate today’s political, social, and cultural complexities.
Did ChatGPT-4 Attend My Lecture?
In the lead-up to my take-home exam last April, I was trying to think of questions ChatGPT could not answer.
In the lead-up to my take-home exam last April, I was trying to think of questions ChatGPT could not answer.
ChatGPT and the History of Government Refugee Policies
I wasn’t quite sure what to make of Chat GPT when it first started making news headlines earlier this year.
I wasn’t quite sure what to make of Chat GPT when it first started making news headlines earlier this year.
Bored Stiff: A Cranky Historian on ChatGPT
These possibilities, all of which have been extensively gushed or fretted over, depending on one’s standpoint, are frankly preposterous.
These possibilities, all of which have been extensively gushed or fretted over, depending on one’s standpoint, are frankly preposterous.
“Out of the Frying Pan”: The Economist on Peasants and Climate Change”
The July 1st, 2023 edition had a briefing entitled “Out of the Frying Pan” filed from Cairo, Chattogram (Bangladesh), and Niamey (Niger).
The July 1st, 2023 edition had a briefing entitled “Out of the Frying Pan” filed from Cairo, Chattogram (Bangladesh), and Niamey (Niger).
Okay, ChatGPT: You’re Right. Now What?
“Do museum workers do human rights work?” I ask ChatGPT.
“Do museum workers do human rights work?” I ask ChatGPT.
What’s the Point in Talking About It: Community Responses to Enslavement in Shelburne, Ns
The thoughts and sentiments shared in this essay are my own and do not represent the Nova Scotia Museum or Shelburne Historical Society.
The thoughts and sentiments shared in this essay are my own and do not represent the Nova Scotia Museum or Shelburne Historical Society.