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.
The Continuing Relevance of Museums in Canada
To be effective stewards of the cultural heritage that they care for, museums need adequate financial support.
To be effective stewards of the cultural heritage that they care for, museums need adequate financial support.
Triceps, Traps, and… Tiaras?: Gender Performance and Subversion in Women’s Bodybuilding Through Pumping Iron II: The Women (1985)
Gender subversion was embodied in Bev Francis. Francis was far more muscular than the other competitors, and the film used her subversive body to drive the plot forward.
Gender subversion was embodied in Bev Francis. Francis was far more muscular than the other competitors, and the film used her subversive body to drive the plot forward.
Kainai News: Social Media Before Social Media
While social media certainly provide these opportunities, so too do more traditional media, including newspapers.
While social media certainly provide these opportunities, so too do more traditional media, including newspapers.
Reading Old Newspapers
I like reading old newspapers and I know that is not out of place for an historian.
I like reading old newspapers and I know that is not out of place for an historian.
Queering Histories of Divorce and the Family in Nova Scotia
According to the wife’s account in Countway v. Countway, the couple continued to live together after her husband’s declaration, but their relationship became increasingly strained.
According to the wife’s account in Countway v. Countway, the couple continued to live together after her husband’s declaration, but their relationship became increasingly strained.
2SLGBTQ+ Youth, Parental Rights, and Alberta Standards for School Libraries
The ministerial order also ignores the expertise of teachers and librarians who do have standards for approving books in school libraries and who work to ensure that students have access to inclusive resources.
The ministerial order also ignores the expertise of teachers and librarians who do have standards for approving books in school libraries and who work to ensure that students have access to inclusive resources.
Relevance and Resistance: Steering a Critical Course on AI
So how can we simultaneously reject AI while also claiming to prepare students to live, work, and think critically in such a world?
So how can we simultaneously reject AI while also claiming to prepare students to live, work, and think critically in such a world?
Professors or Propagandists? McGill’s Socialist Professors and Their Students in the 1930s
In this context, it’s easy to imagine that individual professors had the ability to influence or shape their students’ political philosophies.
In this context, it’s easy to imagine that individual professors had the ability to influence or shape their students’ political philosophies.
The Warmth of the Sun – Brian Wilson – An Appreciation
As both a journalist and fan this was like getting an interview with Paul McCartney or Joni Mitchell. I wasn’t about to negotiate the terms.
As both a journalist and fan this was like getting an interview with Paul McCartney or Joni Mitchell. I wasn’t about to negotiate the terms.
Steering a Middle Course on AI in the History Classroom
Dunsworth argues for resistance, reaffirming the intrinsic value of deliberative human thought and mindful writing by embracing the traditional, tactile, and analog.
Dunsworth argues for resistance, reaffirming the intrinsic value of deliberative human thought and mindful writing by embracing the traditional, tactile, and analog.
On Generative AI in the Classroom: Give Up, Give In, or Stand Up
I reject both approaches.[1] Not because I don’t appreciate the revolutionary challenge that generative AI poses to humanities and social sciences education, and to our society at large, but precisely because of it.
I reject both approaches.[1] Not because I don’t appreciate the revolutionary challenge that generative AI poses to humanities and social sciences education, and to our society at large, but precisely because of it.
Gender Dysphoria Across Borders: The Archival Pasts and Potentials of Erica Rutherford
This term has a long history in medical and psychological communities rather than trans communities, so it is generally not the preferred term.
This term has a long history in medical and psychological communities rather than trans communities, so it is generally not the preferred term.
Lessons From the Past: How Mark Carney and the Liberals Can Tackle Housing Challenges in First Nations With a Renewed Focus on Building Homes and Reconciliation
With the new Liberal platform prioritizing the rapid development of affordable and sustainable homes, Prime Minister Mark Carney has a chance to begin remedying some of the historical and ongoing injustices that First Nations peoples encounter regarding housing on reserves.
With the new Liberal platform prioritizing the rapid development of affordable and sustainable homes, Prime Minister Mark Carney has a chance to begin remedying some of the historical and ongoing injustices that First Nations peoples encounter regarding housing on reserves.
Blogging From the Ground Up: Active History and Working Against ‘Post-Truth’ Discourses
In the months that followed this workshop, I spent a long time reflecting on that thought. It made me disheartened.
In the months that followed this workshop, I spent a long time reflecting on that thought. It made me disheartened.