For many, board games conjure up memories of time spent with family and friends around the dinner table.
History Slam Episode 173: How We Helped
In 1935, a group of Ottawa social workers came together to form the Eastern Ontario Branch of the Canadian Association of Social Workers.
In 1935, a group of Ottawa social workers came together to form the Eastern Ontario Branch of the Canadian Association of Social Workers.
History Slam Episode 170: Being Fat
We talk about the origins of fat activism, the strategies used by activists, and the tensions with second wave feminism. We also talk about fitness and healthy eating campaigns, the role of fashion, and the entrepreneurship of some activists.
We talk about the origins of fat activism, the strategies used by activists, and the tensions with second wave feminism. We also talk about fitness and healthy eating campaigns, the role of fashion, and the entrepreneurship of some activists.
“We Are Protectors”: Comics Combating Colonialism
We live and breathe in a world that often pretends it got rid of us. In the face of that, MOONSHOT volume two, which is bursting with stories, is an act of love and also of resistance.
We live and breathe in a world that often pretends it got rid of us. In the face of that, MOONSHOT volume two, which is bursting with stories, is an act of love and also of resistance.
‘Grad School Is a Hot Mess Right Now’
Continuing the conversation with grad students.
Continuing the conversation with grad students.
Conspiracy Theories and the Canadians Who Love Them
Blackmore and Carr are part of Canada’s conspiratorial heritage, a very real heritage that was/is constantly interacting with transnational currents attempting to explain the modern world.
Blackmore and Carr are part of Canada’s conspiratorial heritage, a very real heritage that was/is constantly interacting with transnational currents attempting to explain the modern world.
Remember/Resist/Redraw #22: We are Inuit – Not Arctic Flag Poles
We hope that Remember | Resist | Redraw encourages people to critically examine history in ways that can fuel our radical imaginations and support struggles for social change.
We hope that Remember | Resist | Redraw encourages people to critically examine history in ways that can fuel our radical imaginations and support struggles for social change.
Blacked Out History: An Open Letter To Premier Ford
The letter below was sent to Premier Doug Ford’s office earlier this week by Natasha Henry, President of the Ontario Black History Society, on behalf of the OBHS board.
The letter below was sent to Premier Doug Ford’s office earlier this week by Natasha Henry, President of the Ontario Black History Society, on behalf of the OBHS board.
Teaching Canada–U.S. Relations in 2020
Didn’t you guys burn down the White House? – Donald J. Trump
Didn’t you guys burn down the White House? – Donald J. Trump
135 Years Since the Last Spike: Colonialism and Resistance on Canada’s Railways
The decision to block railway tracks is deeply rooted in the history of colonialism in Canada.
The decision to block railway tracks is deeply rooted in the history of colonialism in Canada.
What’s in a Name? Thomas Scott and the Curious Case of the Forgotten Memorial
The City of Winnipeg recently tore down the Thomas Scott Memorial Orange Hall, located in the city’s historic Exchange District.
The City of Winnipeg recently tore down the Thomas Scott Memorial Orange Hall, located in the city’s historic Exchange District.
“When is a Bear a Frog?”: Objects Have Meaning, Why Museum Acquisition Matters
Alongside their original meanings and histories of acquisition, it is also important to show the ways that material culture acted within the cultures that collected it.
Alongside their original meanings and histories of acquisition, it is also important to show the ways that material culture acted within the cultures that collected it.
The American Election Results and the History of the International Press: A Discussion With Prof. Michael Palmer
What was going on behind the scenes at the international news agencies during the 2000 US election?
What was going on behind the scenes at the international news agencies during the 2000 US election?
Art, Taxidermy and Notebooks: The University Art Gallery As Site Of Cross-Disciplinary Exploration
The first set of objects came from the permanent collection of art and formed the central focus of the exhibition in the art gallery.
The first set of objects came from the permanent collection of art and formed the central focus of the exhibition in the art gallery.
The Toronto Church Memorials to Soldiers of the Great War Project
As a way to explore the history of other memorials to the fallen, in 2014 I launched the Toronto Church Memorials to Soldiers of the Great War project as an experiential learning initiative.
As a way to explore the history of other memorials to the fallen, in 2014 I launched the Toronto Church Memorials to Soldiers of the Great War project as an experiential learning initiative.
Humorous History: Bram Stoker’s Wilde Side
Stoker is known, predominantly, for writing Dracula, and being the manager of actor Henry Irving, but the material about his life gives a real sense of the man’s character, mischief, and humour.
Stoker is known, predominantly, for writing Dracula, and being the manager of actor Henry Irving, but the material about his life gives a real sense of the man’s character, mischief, and humour.