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
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.
In 2017, archaeologist Steph Halmhofer issued a call for submission for the first "Celebration of Women and Non-Binary Archaeologists." The call was a response to the lack of women and non-binary representation in year-end archaeology roundups, as well as problems with representation in the media and public discourse. We have noticed many of the same … Continue reading Celebrating the Accomplishments of Women and Non-Binary Historians in 2018
It’s December! That means it is annual year end reflection time. As in previous years I’m going to use this post remind myself of all the things I did over the past year. A year is a long time and accomplishments tend to be immediately celebrated and then forgotten in the hustle of the day-to-day chaos. I … Continue reading Year In Review: 2018
I've started and deleted this post multiple times, not because the topic isn't important but because talking about it makes me feel tremendously vulnerable. I've thought a lot about professional expectations and social niceties. I've also thought a lot about fear and the ways in which fear can stifle meaningful discussion. I've also had a … Continue reading Speaking Up: The Clothing Edition
I've been fortunate to be part of a number of projects that have recently received funding news. I am very excited about all of this work, much of which involves community, engagement, and cross-cultural learning methods. The TRC-TF was recently awarded at SSHRC Insight Grant for "Establishing a framework for reconciliation action and awareness within … Continue reading Project Funding News
When I attend conferences I typically try to engage in a couple of activities outside of the conference programming. This usually means scoping out local museums, heritage sites, and art galleries. While in Regina I was able to squeeze in a few local sights and engage in some more general Congress programming in addition to … Continue reading CHA and Regina Extras
During one of my recent writing projects I started thinking about the implications of disciplinary silos and the value to reading across disciplines. A lot of my work is grounded in archival theory and public history practice, however it often intersects with the Canadian academic history profession. From an outsider differentiating these three disciplines may … Continue reading Building Bridges and Reading Across Disciplines
Photo: Kings students standing in front of Shingwauk Hall, Algoma University. Earlier this month I had the privilege of hosting over 40 students from King's University College (Western University) during their visit to Algoma University. The students spent a really long time on a bus traveled to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario to spend a couple … Continue reading Intensive Learning Opportunities
Taking about failure is hard. The ways in which we talk about and process failure can be deeply personal. We often see failure of a representation of ourselves and take it personally. Folks in academia talk about success, however we are less apt to discuss those times we've failed to hit the mark. Failure is … Continue reading Talking About Failure in Academia