Debates over the fascism label/analogy have tended to gravitate towards discussions of Donald Trump and Trumpism.
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Piecing Together Fragments: Historians and True Crime
In recent years, true crime stories have become a ubiquitous part of the public conscience.
In recent years, true crime stories have become a ubiquitous part of the public conscience.
Poilievre’s Comments on Folklore Aren’t Quaint—They’re Dangerous
About three-quarters of the way through his speech, Poilievre waxed about the ties that continue to bind the former dominion with its imperial metropole.
About three-quarters of the way through his speech, Poilievre waxed about the ties that continue to bind the former dominion with its imperial metropole.
Care Under Raid: Policing, Privacy, and Queer Resistance
For many patrons, the violation was immediate and visceral. But to understand why the raid felt so profound, we have to understand what the police were interrupting.
For many patrons, the violation was immediate and visceral. But to understand why the raid felt so profound, we have to understand what the police were interrupting.
Listening to Youth: Historicising & Challenging Parental Rights Discourse
This type of parental rights discourse, which poses particular risks for queer and trans youth, is not limited to Alberta.
This type of parental rights discourse, which poses particular risks for queer and trans youth, is not limited to Alberta.
Interregnums, Morbid Symptoms, and Climate Denial
What will future historians – say in 2150 – call this historical moment?
What will future historians – say in 2150 – call this historical moment?
Building a Radical Space: Inclusion, Fracture, and the Limits of Utopia
The Pussy Palace was built by naming things that were not supposed to be said out loud.
The Pussy Palace was built by naming things that were not supposed to be said out loud.
Food Insecurity in the Russo-Ukrainian War and World War II: Reading the Present Through History
As of February 2025, the World Food Programme reported that 5 million Ukrainians are experiencing food insecurity, with severity increasing as the distance to the frontlines decreases.
As of February 2025, the World Food Programme reported that 5 million Ukrainians are experiencing food insecurity, with severity increasing as the distance to the frontlines decreases.
“The Time of Monsters”: History in Challenging Times
We live in difficult times, characterized by extreme economic inequality, overlapping global health pandemics, a climate crisis, and the breakdown of liberal-democratic politics, however incomplete they have been in practice.
We live in difficult times, characterized by extreme economic inequality, overlapping global health pandemics, a climate crisis, and the breakdown of liberal-democratic politics, however incomplete they have been in practice.
Inventing the Thrifty Gene: The Science of Settler Colonialism (Book Review)
This is the history that Travis Hay compellingly develops in Inventing the Thrifty Gene: The Science of Settler Colonialism.
This is the history that Travis Hay compellingly develops in Inventing the Thrifty Gene: The Science of Settler Colonialism.
Respecting Data Sovereignty Starts With the Stories We Tell About the Past
Indigenous Histories and Records Access Conference organized by Dr. Mary Jane McCallum at the University of Winnipeg to talk about my experiences working with residential school survivors and their loved ones to access archives.
Indigenous Histories and Records Access Conference organized by Dr. Mary Jane McCallum at the University of Winnipeg to talk about my experiences working with residential school survivors and their loved ones to access archives.
Who Decides Our Place Names? Power, Policy, and Memory in Edmonton
As a geographer, I’ve long been fascinated by how people understand their environments.
As a geographer, I’ve long been fascinated by how people understand their environments.
Duty in Drag: The Life of First World War Drag Star Ross Hamilton
Before the war, drag was a popular form of theatrical entertainment, including the popular form of vaudeville starting in the mid-nineteenth century, which heavily featured female impersonation.
Before the war, drag was a popular form of theatrical entertainment, including the popular form of vaudeville starting in the mid-nineteenth century, which heavily featured female impersonation.
Jell-O Comes to Canada: “America’s Most Famous Dessert” and the Politics of Place
American astronauts shared it with their Russian counterparts on the Mir space station.
American astronauts shared it with their Russian counterparts on the Mir space station.
History Will Be Livestreamed
While wars and atrocities have always been depicted in the media, the immediacy, intimacy, and sheer volume of testimony coming out of Gaza mark a turning point in the politics of witnessing.
While wars and atrocities have always been depicted in the media, the immediacy, intimacy, and sheer volume of testimony coming out of Gaza mark a turning point in the politics of witnessing.
How the History of the Anti-Mask and Anti-Vaccination Movements Hang Together
At the Libertarian National Convention in Washington, DC in May 2024, Kennedy Jr. recalled being asked during the pandemic whether he was scared of dying of COVID-19 since he wasn’t wearing a mask.
At the Libertarian National Convention in Washington, DC in May 2024, Kennedy Jr. recalled being asked during the pandemic whether he was scared of dying of COVID-19 since he wasn’t wearing a mask.