Many Canadians are finally coming to terms with the truth that the Canadian government, in co-operation with Christian churches, ran a genocidal school system targeting Indigenous Peoples for more than a century.
Comprehensive Exams: Subject Mastery or a Kind of Academic Hazing
What is the purpose of comprehensive exams? Subject mastery? Subject knowledge? Command of the field? Broad expertise? Situating the dissertation? Preparation to teach?
What is the purpose of comprehensive exams? Subject mastery? Subject knowledge? Command of the field? Broad expertise? Situating the dissertation? Preparation to teach?
Scaling Down History: A Hobby
When I was a kid, my family would sometimes visit the model train exhibit at our local tourist office in North Bay, Ontario.
When I was a kid, my family would sometimes visit the model train exhibit at our local tourist office in North Bay, Ontario.
Cod, Culture, and Loss: Thirty Years of the Cod Moratorium in Newfoundland
Newfoundland is known for cod. The fish is often one of the first things that come to mind when thinking of the island.
Newfoundland is known for cod. The fish is often one of the first things that come to mind when thinking of the island.
History and the Atrocity of Silence
The silence of indifference, hostility, and denial that has accompanied acts of atrocity across decades to become a foundational component of intergenerational trauma.
The silence of indifference, hostility, and denial that has accompanied acts of atrocity across decades to become a foundational component of intergenerational trauma.
Epidemic at 30,000 Feet: Historical Detachment During a Pandemic
For the past 2 years, I have been living through a pandemic, while researching a historical epidemic.
For the past 2 years, I have been living through a pandemic, while researching a historical epidemic.
Ten Resources to Learn About Queer and Trans History in Canada
It’s nearing the end of Pride Month. As a non-binary, queer scholar who offers workshops on gender and queer identities, June is a busy month.
It’s nearing the end of Pride Month. As a non-binary, queer scholar who offers workshops on gender and queer identities, June is a busy month.
Harvard and Slavery: The Moral Responsibility of History
On April 26, 2022, Harvard University announced “that it will spend $100 million” as part of a plan to address what it’s president called “profoundly immoral” practices in the university’s past.
On April 26, 2022, Harvard University announced “that it will spend $100 million” as part of a plan to address what it’s president called “profoundly immoral” practices in the university’s past.
Rescuing Historical Data for Climate Science
Captains of nautical vessels have been keeping logbooks for centuries, for a variety of purposes.
Captains of nautical vessels have been keeping logbooks for centuries, for a variety of purposes.
Making Private Property in Rural Britain and Canada
Recently the government of Saskatchewan strengthened existing trespassing law to the benefit of farmers and to the detriment of Indigenous people.
Recently the government of Saskatchewan strengthened existing trespassing law to the benefit of farmers and to the detriment of Indigenous people.
History Slam 204: Cultivating Community
Discussion of economic challenges and benefits of participating in the fairs, the recognition of women’s contributions, and the materiality of these events.
Discussion of economic challenges and benefits of participating in the fairs, the recognition of women’s contributions, and the materiality of these events.
History Slam 203: Flying to Extremes
There is something that I find completely riveting about flying – that we can get into a metal tube and a few hours later be on the other side of the world is remarkable.
There is something that I find completely riveting about flying – that we can get into a metal tube and a few hours later be on the other side of the world is remarkable.
History Slam 202: The Racial Mosaic
The land that is now Canada has been home to diverse cultural groups from time immemorial, but the recognition of the nation’s diversity was a marked change in how the state officially viewed the population.
The land that is now Canada has been home to diverse cultural groups from time immemorial, but the recognition of the nation’s diversity was a marked change in how the state officially viewed the population.
The Lessons of Netflix’s Munich
The movie, based on a popular novel by Robert Harris introduces a network of influential Germans conspiring to overthrow Hitler and their failed efforts to win British government support.
The movie, based on a popular novel by Robert Harris introduces a network of influential Germans conspiring to overthrow Hitler and their failed efforts to win British government support.
The Shifting Boundaries of Colonial Land Taking: The Continuity of Settler Land Theft and Indigenous Resistance in Kahnawà:ke
The western boundary of the territory of Kahnawà:ke originally extended to the Wolf River (now called the Chateauguay River), an estimated 9-square mile zone that has been wrongfully occupied by Chateauguay.
The western boundary of the territory of Kahnawà:ke originally extended to the Wolf River (now called the Chateauguay River), an estimated 9-square mile zone that has been wrongfully occupied by Chateauguay.
History Slam 201: A Canadian Canine War Hero
People around the world were so willing to make animals an active part of a conflict in which they had no culpability raises many questions about the ethics and morality surrounding human-animal relationships.
People around the world were so willing to make animals an active part of a conflict in which they had no culpability raises many questions about the ethics and morality surrounding human-animal relationships.