But intergenerational communities of resistance have always grown, and intermingled with each other, to challenge these threats.
Being a Professor Is Just a Job
Why not work somewhere else?
Why not work somewhere else?
How a Belfast Immigrant to Canada Came To Testify Before the Undercover Policing Inquiry in the UK
In the summer of 1955, Ernest (Ernie) Tate, a young immigrant from Belfast, wandered into the “Toronto Labour Bookstore” on Yonge Street north of Wellesley.
In the summer of 1955, Ernest (Ernie) Tate, a young immigrant from Belfast, wandered into the “Toronto Labour Bookstore” on Yonge Street north of Wellesley.
The Local Spaces of National Museums
Community is a tricky concept.
Community is a tricky concept.
“I Am Totally Shocked That Something of This Sort Could Happen in Canada”: Vancouver’s Gastown Riot Fifty Years Later
On Saturday, 7 August 1971, Vancouver’s Gastown district erupted into chaos as police, some on horse-back and many wielding batons, waded into a throng of “hippies” who had gathered for the Gastown smoke-in & street jamboree.
On Saturday, 7 August 1971, Vancouver’s Gastown district erupted into chaos as police, some on horse-back and many wielding batons, waded into a throng of “hippies” who had gathered for the Gastown smoke-in & street jamboree.
‘This Half Century of Struggle’: A Look Back at Child Care Advocacy
Affordability, accessibility, quality, inclusivity: these are all standards that have been lifted from the child care movement.
Affordability, accessibility, quality, inclusivity: these are all standards that have been lifted from the child care movement.
There Is No Solidarity in a Meritocracy: Precarity in the History Profession in Canada
The Canadian Historical Association must recognize precarity within our discipline for what it is: a form of structural violence.
The Canadian Historical Association must recognize precarity within our discipline for what it is: a form of structural violence.
Nostalgia and the Politics of Selective Remembering
Timing is everything, and context and connections matter.
Timing is everything, and context and connections matter.
Civilians at the Sharp End
History Slam 179
History Slam 179
To Test or Not To Test
Assessment and learning in historical education.
Assessment and learning in historical education.
“Racial Incidents” are Clothespins Hanging on a Clothesline of Institutional Whiteness
We view as false the premise that academic freedom and antiracism are in opposition.
We view as false the premise that academic freedom and antiracism are in opposition.
Early Black Baseball Teams in Fredericton
A sign of community identity, 1889-1906
A sign of community identity, 1889-1906
Guns and Conspiracy Theories in Canada
Gun groups, for example, repeat the catchphrase ‘registration leads to confiscation’, thereby suggesting that any government effort to track guns is really a step towards banning weapons.
Gun groups, for example, repeat the catchphrase ‘registration leads to confiscation’, thereby suggesting that any government effort to track guns is really a step towards banning weapons.
Indigenous Women, Prison Activism, and the 1983 Kent Hunger Strike
Remember/Resist/Redraw #28
Remember/Resist/Redraw #28
History Slam Episode 177: Imagining a New We
We discuss who constitutes the ‘we’ in Canadian history, the power of the nation state in historical narratives, and ensuring all people are reflected when telling stories of the past.
We discuss who constitutes the ‘we’ in Canadian history, the power of the nation state in historical narratives, and ensuring all people are reflected when telling stories of the past.
I Think It’s Time for Us To Give up Hope
We need to love what we do less.
We need to love what we do less.