My latest post on "Archives As Activism" can be seen over on Active History. The post explores the connection of archives, activism, and community. It discusses the idea that archives can disrupt social norms by collecting and archiving the work of those outside of mainstream society. The piece also dives into examples of Canadian archives … Continue reading Archives As Activism
Who Was Brian Vallée?
Last year I wrote a few posts for Canada's History education section on their website. However because of website revamps some of that content was delayed in getting posted. My second piece "Who was Brian Vallée?" is now available on their site. This piece talks about Brian Vallée as an award winning author, journalist, film … Continue reading Who Was Brian Vallée?
Rapport Active History Interviews
My Active History colleague Daniel Ross and I were recently e-interviewed by Risa Gluskin for Rapport the Ontario History & Social Sciences Teachers' Association blog. Our interviews are part of Rapport's Doing History series which profiles "people working in the area of history but not necessarily as history teachers." The interview with Daniel looks at … Continue reading Rapport Active History Interviews
Teaching the Legacy of the Sixties Scoop and Addressing Ongoing Child Welfare Inequality in the Classroom
My latest post "Teaching the Legacy of the Sixties Scoop and Addressing Ongoing Child Welfare Inequality in the Classroom" can be found on Active History. This post look at the connection between colonialism, the residential school era and the sixties scoop. It also discusses ways in which historians and educators can incorporate sixties scoop history … Continue reading Teaching the Legacy of the Sixties Scoop and Addressing Ongoing Child Welfare Inequality in the Classroom
Writing, Editing, and Imposter Syndrome
Last fall I was struggling to submit an article I had been working on for over a year. The paper had already undergone significant revision based on feedback including a complete overhaul of its central argument and structure. The article was at the point where I had been tweaking it for months. I kept reading … Continue reading Writing, Editing, and Imposter Syndrome
Reflection: 2016 Accomplishments
For the past few years I've reflected on my professional practice and accomplishments at the end of the year. I'm going to continue that tradition with this blog post albeit in a slightly more list based format than the reflective posts I've done in the past. In 2016 I did a lot of things including: … Continue reading Reflection: 2016 Accomplishments
Doing The Work: The Historian’s Place in Indigenization and Decolonization
My most recent piece is a collaborative post with Skylee-Storm Hogan over at Active History. The post, "Doing The Work: The Historian's Place in Indigenization and Decolonization", looks at the prevalence of the terms Indigenization and decolonization in recent post-secondary conversations. It also examines meaningful ways in which historians can decolonize and Indigenize their practices. … Continue reading Doing The Work: The Historian’s Place in Indigenization and Decolonization
Ten Books to Contextualize Reconciliation in Archives, Museums, and Public History
My latest post "Ten Books to Contextualize Reconciliation in Archives, Museums, and Public History" can be seen over at Active History. The post looks at ten books and articles as a starting point for learning about reconciliation, residential schools and indigenous rights in the context of heritage organizations.
Eight Years of Blogging
I started blogging back in September 2008 as part of a course requirement for a digital history class I took as part of my MA in Public History. Looking back I have a hard time believing I've kept up with the practice for eight years. There have been the occasional lulls in my writing but … Continue reading Eight Years of Blogging
Facing the Past
The August/September issue of Canada's History magazine contains a short piece I wrote about the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre's Remember the Children Photo Identification Project. This project aims to help connect survivors, families, and communities with residential school photographs. It also strives to identify the unnamed students pictured in so many residential school photographs. This … Continue reading Facing the Past
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