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Experts Confront Postwar Poverty, or How Good People Do Bad Things
We tried hard but we don’t have the answers.
We tried hard but we don’t have the answers.
The Climate Crisis and the Canadian Classroom
We’re in a climate emergency. This isn’t just rhetorical hyperbole, but a statement backed by more than 13,000 scientists.
We’re in a climate emergency. This isn’t just rhetorical hyperbole, but a statement backed by more than 13,000 scientists.
Climate History, the History of Science, and the Climate Crisis
Historians of science initially concentrated on how global warming was discovered and understood by scientists with increasing certainty.
Historians of science initially concentrated on how global warming was discovered and understood by scientists with increasing certainty.
Historians Confront the Climate Emergency
In late June, a “heat dome” stalked the Pacific regions of Canada and the United States, pushing thermometers close to the 50-degree mark and causing the sudden death of 570 people in British Columbia alone.
In late June, a “heat dome” stalked the Pacific regions of Canada and the United States, pushing thermometers close to the 50-degree mark and causing the sudden death of 570 people in British Columbia alone.
History Slam Podcast 191: #BlackInSchool
A discussion of system racism in education and the impact on racialized students.
A discussion of system racism in education and the impact on racialized students.
We’re Bringing Picnic Baskets, Not Water Beds’: The 40th Anniversary of the Gay Picnic in Moncton, New Brunswick
Moncton in the 1980s for the LGBT population was much like it was for other cities in the Maritimes: violence was rampant and “fag beatings” were frequent.
Moncton in the 1980s for the LGBT population was much like it was for other cities in the Maritimes: violence was rampant and “fag beatings” were frequent.
Climate Resilience, Past and Present: Rural Communities and Food Systems
Challenges to climate resilience seem to be around every corner. But next year’s harvest is not yet determined.
Challenges to climate resilience seem to be around every corner. But next year’s harvest is not yet determined.
Indigenous and Colonial Trackways: A New Historia Nostra Series
Roads, hiking trails, rivers, train tracks, or any manner of routes we use to travel often feel like historically benign spaces.
Roads, hiking trails, rivers, train tracks, or any manner of routes we use to travel often feel like historically benign spaces.
Postscript: (In)Security in the Time of COVID-19
By now, it should be widely recognized that the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been highly uneven.
By now, it should be widely recognized that the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been highly uneven.
As Long as the Rivers Flow 30 Years on: An Epic Collaboration in Documentary Filmmaking
This autumn marks a significant milestone in the history of filmmaking about Indigenous – settler relations in Canada.
This autumn marks a significant milestone in the history of filmmaking about Indigenous – settler relations in Canada.
Who Counts? The Data We Use To Prove the Points We Make
The Politics of Population: State Formation, Statistics, and the Census of Canada, 1840-1875.
The Politics of Population: State Formation, Statistics, and the Census of Canada, 1840-1875.
The Real Estate State and Housing Insecurity: An Interview With Samuel Stein
Max Mishler’s interview with with Samuel Stein, author of the book Capital City.
Max Mishler’s interview with with Samuel Stein, author of the book Capital City
Teaching the Climate Emergency in World History
World history and the climate emergency are highly compatible subjects for two core reasons.
World history and the climate emergency are highly compatible subjects for two core reasons.
Organizing for Abolition in Toronto: A Conversation With Dr. Beverly Bain
Khaleel Grant’s interview with Dr. Beverly Bain was conducted in March 2021. Bain is a professor of women and gender studies in the Department of Historical Studies at the University of Toronto Mississauga campus.
Khaleel Grant’s interview with Dr. Beverly Bain was conducted in March 2021. Bain is a professor of women and gender studies in the Department of Historical Studies at the University of Toronto Mississauga campus.
Insecurity via Exclusion: Migrant Farm Workers in the Age of COVID-19
Like so many marginalized people the world over, migrant farm workers in Canada have suffered disproportionately from COVID-19.
Like so many marginalized people the world over, migrant farm workers in Canada have suffered disproportionately from COVID-19.