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.
A Lost Chapter In the History Of Black Baseball In New Brunswick
The presence of an all-Black baseball team in Saint John existed as early as 1886.
The presence of an all-Black baseball team in Saint John existed as early as 1886.
History Slam Episode 175: The Burden Of Gravity
We talk about Shannon’s background in writing, researching the story, and why poetry is an effective storytelling technique for historians.
We talk about Shannon’s background in writing, researching the story, and why poetry is an effective storytelling technique for historians.
Towards a History of Canadian Climate Diplomacy
Canada today remains near the top of the list of per capita emitters, along with the United States.
Canada today remains near the top of the list of per capita emitters, along with the United States.
History Slam Episode 174: Captain Cook Rediscovered
We talk about Cook’s career, the significance of sea ice science, and Cook’s contacts with Indigenous peoples and his place within European colonialism.
We talk about Cook’s career, the significance of sea ice science, and Cook’s contacts with Indigenous peoples and his place within European colonialism.
Psycho Killer, QU’EST-Ce Que C’EST?
Could Mathew Lamb’s murders have been prevented if he had received treatment earlier?
Could Mathew Lamb’s murders have been prevented if he had received treatment earlier?
The People of Social Work
History Slam Episode 178
History Slam Episode 178
Public Health, Rights, and Protest in the Age of COVID-19
COVID-19 and the steps taken to inhibit its spread have inspired significant opposition across Canada over the past ten months.
COVID-19 and the steps taken to inhibit its spread have inspired significant opposition across Canada over the past ten months.