My latest post, "Ten Resources to Learn About Queer and Trans History in Canada" can be found over at ActiveHistory.ca. This post looks at 10 resources - books, articles, colouring books, and archives - that can be used to teach about queer and trans history in Canada.
Learning About Residential Schools At The Shingwauk Site
My latest post, "Learning About Residential Schools At The Shingwauk Site" can be found over at Activehistory.ca. This post looks at the ways interpretation and public programming has changed at the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre and Shingwauk historic site since 2010.
Anti-Racism and Archival Description Work
My latest post, "Anti-Racism and Archival Description Work" can be seen over at Activehistory.ca. The post looks at ongoing work in the archival field to approach description from an anti-racist lens and work to re-describe archival records. Photo credit: Archival stacks, Kennesaw State University Archives.
Stronger Together: The Potential Collaborative Agency of Historians and Archivists
My latest post written with Andrea Eidinger, "Stronger Together: The Potential Collaborative Agency of Historians and Archivists" can be read over on Activehistory.ca. The piece looks at the recent dust up around the BC archives closure and the subsequent open letter written by history departments. It argues for historians and archivists working together and listening … Continue reading Stronger Together: The Potential Collaborative Agency of Historians and Archivists
Material Culture Theme Week
This week over on Activehistory.ca we are sharing the Material Culture Theme week I had the joy of editing. This week brings together folks who work with material culture both inside and outside academia. The week is filled with posts on textiles, learning with material culture, family connections to making, and cultural meaning attached to … Continue reading Material Culture Theme Week
Material Culture Theme Week
Active History is organizing a 2020 theme week around material culture. Modeled after the 2019 Museum Theme Week (http://activehistory.ca/museum-theme-week/) this series aims to expand the conversation about material culture and highlight the work of those studying the materiality of the past. We welcome contributions from academics, public historians, museum professionals, makers, community practitioners, and anyone … Continue reading Material Culture Theme Week
Stitching History: Using Embroidery to Examine the Past
New year, new post about embroidery. My latest piece, "Stitching History: Using Embroidery to Examine the Past" can be found over at ActiveHistory.ca. This post looks at embroidery samplers as a way to explore personal and social historical narratives. Photo by Esther Ní Dhonnacha on Unsplash
Open Access Week and Publishing in the Open
My latest post, "Open Access Week and Publishing in the Open" can be read over at ActiveHistory.ca. This book looks at open scholarly publishing in Canada, my personal publishing ethics, and how to make your research more accessible.
Archivists In The Movies – Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones
My latest post "Archivists In The Movies - Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones" is over on Activehistory.ca. This fun piece is part of the Active History summer series looking at historians in film. The post looks at the representation (or lack of representation) of archivists in film.
Appropriation vs. Incorporation: Indigenous Content in the Canadian History Classroom
My latest post, written with Skylee-Storm Hogan and Andrea Eidinger for the Activehistory.ca Beyond the Lecture series is up now. "Appropriation vs. Incorporation: Indigenous Content in the Canadian History Classroom" looks how historians can include Indigenous content in post-secondary classrooms, with an emphasis on providing practical steps and resources.