As is likely evident by a lot of my recent posts, I've been doing a lot of collaborative writing and research recently. A huge chunk of this collaborative writing has been with my co-conspirator colleague Andrea Eidinger of Unwritten Histories. Andrea and I have a lot of project ideas and discussions about things we should work … Continue reading Spreadsheet Beauty: Organizing The Things
My latest post, "How and When to Invite Indigenous Speakers to the Classroom" written with Skylee-Storm Hogan and Andrea Eidinger can be seen over at Activehistory.ca This post is part of a new Beyond the Lecture mini-series, specifically dedicated to the issue of teaching Indigenous history and the inclusion of Indigenous content in the classroom. … Continue reading How and When to Invite Indigenous Speakers to the Classroom
Check out my latest post over on Unwritten Histories. This post, written in collaboration with Andrea Eidinger, looks at Celebrating Women and Non-Binary Historians. We share the submissions from our December 2018 call to celebrate folks and talk about why promoting and acknowledging the accomplishments of women and non-binary folks matters.
My latest post, "Unexpected Archival Finds: Shingwauk Student Register" can be found over at Activehistory.ca. This piece explores the recent discoveru a "Clerk's Fee Book" that had been re-purposed as a Shingwauk Residential School student register from 1930-1941. This find by the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre staff provides new information about the students who attended … Continue reading Unexpected Archival Finds: Shingwauk Student Register
Carly Cuifo and I are organizing an Active History theme week about museums! I am super excited about this upcoming series of blog posts and thrilled with the responses we have received so far. Details about the theme week are below: Active History is organizing a 2019 theme week around museums and museums practice. Modeled … Continue reading Active History Museums Theme Week
My latest post on "Historical Practice and Media Engagement" can be seen over on the Activehistory.ca website. This post was inspired by the numerous media interviews I've done since August in promotion of the Reclaiming Shingwauk Hall exhibition. It provides a look at some of my strategies for preparing for media interviews and discusses the … Continue reading Historical Practice and Media Engagement
My most recent piece "Colonialism, Maple Syrup, and Ways of Knowing" can be seen over on Activehistory.ca. The post looks at the intersection of maple syrup, national identity, appropriation, and Indigenous knowledge. The post is definitely just a first look at maple syrup and colonialism, and I would really suggest folks check out the further … Continue reading Colonialism, Maple Syrup, and Ways of Knowing
In 2017, I had the opportunity to work with Michael Dove, of Western's Public History Program, to author a technical leaflet for the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH). Titled, "Get to Work: Crafting Cover Letters and Résumés for Emerging Professionals," our leaflet is part of the AASLH's Winter 2018 History News publication … Continue reading AASLH Technical Leaflet – Get to Work: Crafting Cover Letters and Résumés for Emerging Professionals
Today Active History announced "Beyond the Lecture" a new monthly series dedicated to renewed dialogue about best practices for teaching Canadian history at the post-secondary level. This series is edited by Andrea Eidinger and I and is open to submissions. How do you approach Canadian history in the classroom? Do you use digital history, public … Continue reading Beyond the Lecture: Innovations in Teaching Canadian History
My latest post can be read over at Activehistory.ca. The post, "Interpretation, Interaction, and Critique at House Museums," discusses using Anarchist Tags in the public history classroom as a way to teach critical thinking skills about heritage spaces and allow students to interact with heritage sites in a new way. Using the tags was a … Continue reading Interpretation, Interaction, and Critique at House Museums