This is part of an ongoing series of reflections from the Manitoulin Island Summer Historical Institute (MISHI)
Culture
Race and the White Elephant War of 1884
Feuding impresarios, a white-but-not-white-enough elephant, and racist ads for soap — Ross Bullen on how a bizarre episode in circus history became an unlikely forum for discussing 19th-century theories of race, and inadvertently laid bare the ideological constructions at their heart.
Feuding impresarios, a white-but-not-white-enough elephant, and racist ads for soap — Ross Bullen on how a bizarre episode in circus history became an unlikely forum for discussing 19th-century theories of race, and inadvertently laid bare the ideological constructions at their heart.
History Slam Episode Seventy-Nine: Open Access
There are certain universal experiences that go along with being involved in academics, one of which is explaining the publishing model of academic journals.
There are certain universal experiences that go along with being involved in academics, one of which is explaining the publishing model of academic journals.
Anthropological Approaches to Medical Humanitarianism
This does not prevent a diverse array of actors from invoking humanitarian rhetoric – in other words, moral concern for human suffering – to justify actions that have motives quite distinct from saving life and reducing suffering.
This does not prevent a diverse array of actors from invoking humanitarian rhetoric – in other words, moral concern for human suffering – to justify actions that have motives quite distinct from saving life and reducing suffering.
Indonesia’s Second Presidential Debate: Experts Respond
The second debate flowed better than the first. But many of the candidates’ answers are not substantive.
The second debate flowed better than the first. But many of the candidates’ answers are not substantive.
History Slam Episode Seventy-Eight: Disaster Drawn
As anyone who has ever done archival research knows, there are moments where things can get incredibly dull.
As anyone who has ever done archival research knows, there are moments where things can get incredibly dull.
Crossed Wires and Community in 19th-Century Dreams
Alicia Puglionesi explores a curious case of supposed dream telepathy at the end of the US Civil War, in which old ideas about the prophetic nature of dreaming collided with loss, longing, and new possibilities of communication at a distance.
Alicia Puglionesi explores a curious case of supposed dream telepathy at the end of the US Civil War, in which old ideas about the prophetic nature of dreaming collided with loss, longing, and new possibilities of communication at a distance.
Podcast and Reflection – Black Power with a Northern Touch: Black Radicalism in Toronto, 1950s-1970s
As a young woman attending university in Canada, I knew very little about African Canadian history outside of the mainstream discourses about the Underground Railroad and Harriet Tubman’s perilous journey to Canada, better known as ‘Canaan Land’.
As a young woman attending university in Canada, I knew very little about African Canadian history outside of the mainstream discourses about the Underground Railroad and Harriet Tubman’s perilous journey to Canada, better known as ‘Canaan Land’.
In Search of Trust and Efficacy
Tibetan medicine in multiethnic Rebgong, Qinghai, China
Tibetan medicine in multiethnic Rebgong, Qinghai, China
Chess Is Taking Over the Online Video Game World – and Both Are Changing From This Unlikely Pairing
The current renaissance in chess is happening at the confluence of livestreaming technology, video game culture and one grandmaster’s exceptional skills as both a chess player and entertainer.
The current renaissance in chess is happening at the confluence of livestreaming technology, video game culture and one grandmaster’s exceptional skills as both a chess player and entertainer.
History Slam Episode Fifty-Eight: African Canadians in the U.S. Civil War
Since slavery was abolished in the British Empire in the 1830s, it doesn’t directly address the way in which Canada and Canadians were involved in the war.
Since slavery was abolished in the British Empire in the 1830s, it doesn’t directly address the way in which Canada and Canadians were involved in the war.
Woodcuts and Witches
Jon Crabb on the witch craze of early modern Europe, and how the concurrent rise of the mass-produced woodcut helped forge the archetype of the broom-riding crone — complete with cauldron and cats — so familiar today.
Jon Crabb on the witch craze of early modern Europe, and how the concurrent rise of the mass-produced woodcut helped forge the archetype of the broom-riding crone — complete with cauldron and cats — so familiar today.
History Slam Episode Forty-One: Race, Identity, and Newfoundland Culture in Robert Chafe’s Oil and Water
On February 18, 1942 off the coast of St. Lawrence, Newfoundland, the USS Truxton and the USS Pollux ran aground in the midst of a harsh winter storm.
On February 18, 1942 off the coast of St. Lawrence, Newfoundland, the USS Truxton and the USS Pollux ran aground in the midst of a harsh winter storm.
History Slam Episode Seventy-Seven: Prime Minister’s Row
When I first got to Ottawa in 2009, I lived inside that radius and rarely left – mostly because every time I ventured further afield, I was reminded that the radius was a pretty accurate description.
When I first got to Ottawa in 2009, I lived inside that radius and rarely left – mostly because every time I ventured further afield, I was reminded that the radius was a pretty accurate description.
The Program Is Perfect
Narcotics Anonymous and the managing of the American addict
Narcotics Anonymous and the managing of the American addict
Pandemic Priorities: Supporting Alternatives Now Is Promoting a Sustainable Economy
The pervasiveness of capitalism has overshadowed other types of economies so that we don’t think any other way is possible.
The pervasiveness of capitalism has overshadowed other types of economies so that we don’t think any other way is possible.