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.
From a History Degree To Working at Shopify
Putting in the effort to find my own experience had been the secret sauce to getting my foot in the door.
Putting in the effort to find my own experience had been the secret sauce to getting my foot in the door.
Two Dead White Men…
Explores the careers and legacies of Duncan Campbell Scott and Jacques Soustelle.
Explores the careers and legacies of Duncan Campbell Scott and Jacques Soustelle.
With Intent To Destroy a Group: Genocides Past and Present in Canada
Chris Chang-Yen Phillips and Dylan Hall are MA Students in the Department of History, Classics, & Religion at the University of Alberta.
Chris Chang-Yen Phillips and Dylan Hall are MA Students in the Department of History, Classics, & Religion at the University of Alberta.
Science as Vocation and Life
Gerhard herzberg was a man of science. His life revolved around his office, where he spent countless hours, often working six days a week.
Gerhard herzberg was a man of science. His life revolved around his office, where he spent countless hours, often working six days a week.
Physics in Exile: Nazism, Anti-Semitism, and the 1933 Scientific Exodus
In September, 1935, physicists Gerhard and Luise Herzberg arrived in Saskatoon, Canada.
In September, 1935, physicists Gerhard and Luise Herzberg arrived in Saskatoon, Canada.