Precisely. Be weary of anyone who renders an academic field in such simplistic terms. This binary has plagued #History’s public perception since the 1990s, and has been particularly destructive in an era when reading long form is in such decline. #cdnhist

Larry Glickman@larryglickman.bsky.social · last mo.

As an American history professor, I regularly read new books, articles, and dissertations, and also evaluate unpublished manuscripts for journals and book publishers. I would not categorize the recent and emerging historiography in the binary way that Ezra Klein does.

the photo artist and documentarian michael de courcy has posted a series of videos on youtube, comprised of hundreds of street photography portraits he made of visitors to expo 86 in vancouver. here is one of them: www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9yb... #bchist #cdnhist #worldclasscity

ONE in a MILLION: An anonymous documentary of visitors to Expo 86, Vancouver BC – Part 3 of 3

YouTube video by Michael de Courcy

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The Wilson Institute for Canadian History is pleased to announce its Visiting Scholars Program. #cdnhist #history

Wilson Institute Visiting Scholars Program | Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada

The Wilson Institute for Canadian History is pleased to announce its Visiting Scholars Program. Need a place to write while finishing those final book chapters? Looking for an academic home while cond...

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I'm teaching a seminar on 2SLGBTQIA+ histories of North America this summer (a pedagogical #Pride season project) and I thought I'd share a bit about the course here, focusing on the readings as we move through them each week. #queerhist #cdnhist #ushist

Our 14-part Succession IV: Queering the Environment – “Queer Joy” series, edited by @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social, @tinaadcock.bsky.social, & Sarah York-Bertram begins on Friday! Happy #PrideMonth all! Here's the CFP for a hint of what's to come: niche-canada.org/2026/02/28/c... #envhist #queer

Call for Submissions - Succession IV: Queering the Environment – “Queer Joy”

We wish to build off of scholarship and lived knowledge that envisions queer joy as an affective or emotional way of knowing, specifically a way of knowing and being in relation with the environment a...

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I have been working on this travelling exhibit for the last couple years - but it has its origins in my graduate studies. The exhibit begins with a 3 minute introductory video which you can watch below. It launches next week in Nanaimo, and coming to a Vancouver Island community near you #cdnhist

Vancouver Island Local History Society@vilocalhistory.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Great Vancouver Island Land Grab explores the history and legacy of the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway land grant of the 1880s. This travelling exhibit looks at what happened, who was affected, and why the story still matters today #BCHistory #VancouverIsland youtu.be/xJ7P0rP95d8?...

Disappointed with how little attention has been given today to the 300th anniversary of the Mi’kmaw-British Peace & Friendship Treaties, the first treaties with the English in what became #Canada. The silence says it all in terms of the work needed for #TreatyEducation. #Cdnhist #cdnpoli #cdnmedia

Your periodic reminder that the @ucalgarypress.bsky.social / @nichecanada.bsky.social Canadian History & Environment series exists, that it's print/open-access, & that I'm always on the lookout for the next potential volume. Talk to me. press.ucalgary.ca/series/canad... #envhist #envhum #cdnhist

Haha thanks so much, very belatedly, Tina - I have not been on here at all for (checks notes) almost a year, and forgot to share about this article!

Tina Adcock@tinaadcock.bsky.social · last yr.

Very excited to read @maddieknicker.bsky.social's new article in *Settler Colonial Studies,* entitled "Unsettling our family history: critical interventions in settler Canadian pasts"! #cdnhist www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

One book to change the narrative. Championed by Shayla Stonechild, A TWO-SPIRIT JOURNEY by Ma-Nee Chacaby with Mary Louisa Plummer is the WINNER of Canada Reads 2025! Watch the thrilling final episode here: www.youtube.com/watc... #CanadaReads #CanadaReads2025 📷: Joanna Roselli/CBC

historians of education in canada: are there any good studies of ontario's separate school system in the post-1945 and especially post-1960s time period? or perhaps any royal commissions, moments of controversy, etc in that same time period? asking for a student #cdnhist #histed

you don’t mess with the cobra chicken like

Philip Gourevitch@pgourevitch.bsky.social · last yr.

"Despite multiple attacks by the eagle, the goose remained unbowed. The raptor, defeated, flew off." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This is the first page of this morning’s edition of the Globe and Mail (arguably the English Canadian paper of record) I don’t remember seeing anything like this before

Indigenous Speaker Series starts tomorrow! Open to the KPU community. Full details and to register: form.jotform.com/250496841196...

As I've been working on this land acknowledgements thing, a lot of people I've talked to have asked me why First Nations have overlapping territories. So I wrote a Substack post explaining it. open.substack.com/pub/rjago/p/...

Do you know an excellent post-secondary instructor? Are you an excellent post-secondary instructor? Nominations for the 2025 CHA Teaching Awards are now open! Deadline: March 28, 2025. #cdnhist #prize #teaching cha-shc.ca/teachers-lea...

CHA Teaching Awards | Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada

The Teaching and Learning Committee on the CHA Council is pleased to announce the launch of the 2025 CHA Teaching Awards. In 2019, in response to a long-standing request from members, the CHA Council ...

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Super excited for this dynamic, exciting program at BC Studies this May!

ben bradley@benbradleyca.bsky.social · last yr.

the draft programme is available (and looks amazing!) and registration is open for the 2025 bc studies conference, which is being held at the university of british columbia from may 1-4. #bchist #cdnhist #bcpoli #bced blogs.ubc.ca/bcsconferenc...

Indigenous History Best Article Prize. Deadline: February 27, 2025. #cdnhist #cdnhistory #indigenous cha-shc.ca/prizes/

In today's post, @oncewilting.bsky.social introduces the series, Queering Atlantic Canada, she will edit this year.

Queering Atlantic Canada: Stories, Histories, Archives

by Jess Wilton Cradled by the Atlantic Ocean, the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island (PEI), and Newfoundland and Labrador occupy a unique place in queer and Canadian hist…

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Last fall, Dr. Crystal Gail Fraser (@ualberta.bsky.social) and I launched How I Survived, a podcast about recreation at residential and day schools in the Canadian North that celebrates the strength, resilience, spirit, and creativity of former students and Survivors. www.howisurvived.ca

(toby ziegler voice) and it was elon, WHO NO ONE ELECTED

"I became a textbook author for a few reasons, the most important being the reason we all write: the possibility of changing people’s minds." @alanmaceachern.bsky.social's essay is live today. activehistory.ca/blog/2025/02...

Confessions of a Textbook Author

Alan MacEachern Last year, an email informed me of a death. Two, actually. Top Hat would no longer publish Origins: Canadian History to Confederation or Destinies: Canadian History since Confederat…

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This is straightforward and clear and could be a really helpful introduction for folks who have only heard the Fox News version of this conversation www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...

Trump claims there's only '2 genders.' Historians say that's never been true | CBC News

The Trump administration's 'two gender' policy is sparking fear and confusion among trans and non-binary people. The executive order claims it's a return to "biological facts," but experts say it igno...

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Black history month starts today and this administration would like us to forget it,

How to handle winter: by dressing like it's Quebec circa 1806. Library & Archives Canada tinyurl.com/5ykubcct vs. tinyurl.com/mph347e5 #envhist #cdnhist

Today is Lincoln Alexander Day! Alexander was the first Black Canadian member of Parliament (1968), Cabinet minister (1979) and lieutenant-governor (Ontario, 1985). Alexander also served for five terms as chancellor of the University of Guelph. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/l...

Lincoln Alexander

Lincoln MacCauley Alexander, CC, OOnt, QC, lieutenant-governor of Ontario 1985–91, member of Parliament 1968–80, lawyer, public servant (born 21 January 192...

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every time i get to the end of a meeting i feel like I need to lie down for 10 days is this normal

We've got a brand new NiCHE Series CFP! The first of 2025. Call for Contributors: The Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry at 50 Please email pitches of 200 words in length to Mark Stoller by February 28th!! niche-canada.org/2025/01/21/c... #envhist #cdnhist #energyhistory #pipelines

Call for Contributors: The Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry at 50

NiCHE invites reflections on the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry at 50, it’s historical significance and legacy, and its continuing importance today.

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