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Call for proposals for the 2026 Atlantic Canada Studies Conference. “From Harbour to Horizon: Recharting Atlantic Canada Studies.”
The 2026 Atlantic Canada Studies Conference
From Harbour to Horizon: Recharting Atlantic Canada Studies The Faculty of Arts at the University of Prince Edward Island is pleased to host the 2026 Atlantic Canada Studies Conference in Charlotte…
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November 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Call for proposals for the 2026 Atlantic Canada Studies Conference. “From Harbour to Horizon: Recharting Atlantic Canada Studies.”
In today’s post, Matthew Hurst explores Hong Kong’s colonial history and ongoing challenges accessing archives. This post is written in conversation with two previous posts by June Chow.
Restricted Records: How Hong Kong Communities Lose Out When Archives Stay Closed
Britain colonised Hong Kong in the 19th century through two treaties, which lasted in perpetuity, and a lease, set to expire in 1997. Much research into Hong Kong’s colonial history relies upon rec…
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November 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM
In today’s post, Matthew Hurst explores Hong Kong’s colonial history and ongoing challenges accessing archives. This post is written in conversation with two previous posts by June Chow.
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Hong Kong diaspora communities are inhibited in accessing their city’s colonial history, I argue in my blog post for @activehist.bsky.social activehistory.ca/blog/2025/11...
Based on my paper in @jich.bsky.social (open access) doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Based on my paper in @jich.bsky.social (open access) doi.org/10.1080/0308...
November 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Hong Kong diaspora communities are inhibited in accessing their city’s colonial history, I argue in my blog post for @activehist.bsky.social activehistory.ca/blog/2025/11...
Based on my paper in @jich.bsky.social (open access) doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Based on my paper in @jich.bsky.social (open access) doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Inspired by Mi’kmaq History Month Emily Pictou-Roberts and Jess Wilton explore Mi’kmaq queer culture and history for our Queering Atlantic Canada Series.
Queering Mi’kma’ki: Sharing the Story of the Puoinaq
In the Mi’kmaw language, puoin (boo-oh-in) refers to a shaman or witch. In Mi’kmaki — the area we now call Atlantic Canada and parts of Maine and Québec—these puoinaq (plural of puoin) are sa…
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November 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Inspired by Mi’kmaq History Month Emily Pictou-Roberts and Jess Wilton explore Mi’kmaq queer culture and history for our Queering Atlantic Canada Series.
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This week on the podcast I talk with John Moses about tonight's Shannon Lecture about his father's residential school memoir @activehist.bsky.social
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Russ Moses’ Residential School Memoir – What’s Old is News
By Sean Graham This week, I talk with John Moses ahead of his November 3 Shannon Lecture entitled ‘This is not my story, but yours: The Russ Moses residential school memoir.’ We discuss…
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November 3, 2025 at 1:33 PM
This week on the podcast I talk with John Moses about tonight's Shannon Lecture about his father's residential school memoir @activehist.bsky.social
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Drawing from many items in the U of G archives, Michael Dawson explores Jell-O in Canadian and American history.
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Curious to learn more? Explore our Archival and Special Collections: www.lib.uoguelph.ca/archives/our....
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Today’s post, by Michael Dawson, explores Jell-O in Canadian and American history.
Jell-O Comes to Canada: “America’s most famous dessert” and the Politics of Place
During the 1920s, Jell-O advertising in North America focused on both the product’s convenience (the fact that it could be consumed almost anywhere) and its connection with idealized domestic setti…
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October 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Drawing from many items in the U of G archives, Michael Dawson explores Jell-O in Canadian and American history.
Curious to learn more? Explore our Archival and Special Collections: www.lib.uoguelph.ca/archives/our....
#UofG
Curious to learn more? Explore our Archival and Special Collections: www.lib.uoguelph.ca/archives/our....
#UofG
Today’s post, by Michael Dawson, explores Jell-O in Canadian and American history.
Jell-O Comes to Canada: “America’s most famous dessert” and the Politics of Place
During the 1920s, Jell-O advertising in North America focused on both the product’s convenience (the fact that it could be consumed almost anywhere) and its connection with idealized domestic setti…
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October 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Today’s post, by Michael Dawson, explores Jell-O in Canadian and American history.
Julia Grummitt explores historical interpersonal and kinship connections that build the foundation of Northwestern Ontario’s Métis Community.
Métis Kinship in Northwestern Ontario: A Tale of Two Families
Julia Grummitt In the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Métis communities emerged across a region of North America known as the historic North-West. These communities were formed by Indigen…
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October 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Julia Grummitt explores historical interpersonal and kinship connections that build the foundation of Northwestern Ontario’s Métis Community.
Nir Hagigi explores the use of social media during conflict and in the midst of violence. This post is part of our Media History series, make sure to check out the rest of it!
Read it here: activehistory.ca/blog/2025/10...
Read it here: activehistory.ca/blog/2025/10...
October 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Nir Hagigi explores the use of social media during conflict and in the midst of violence. This post is part of our Media History series, make sure to check out the rest of it!
Read it here: activehistory.ca/blog/2025/10...
Read it here: activehistory.ca/blog/2025/10...
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Du 13 au 15 novembre 2025 aura lieu le congrès du Comité canadien d'histoire du travail, à l'@uqam.ca. Organisé conjointement avec @activehist.bsky.social, le CHRS, et @sc-humainesuqam.bsky.social. #labour #travail #ouvrier #histoire 👉https://valeurdutravail.histoireengagee.ca/
October 14, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Du 13 au 15 novembre 2025 aura lieu le congrès du Comité canadien d'histoire du travail, à l'@uqam.ca. Organisé conjointement avec @activehist.bsky.social, le CHRS, et @sc-humainesuqam.bsky.social. #labour #travail #ouvrier #histoire 👉https://valeurdutravail.histoireengagee.ca/
In today’s post Thomas Schlich and Bruno J. Strasser explore historical and contemporary trends of masking and vaccination.
How the History of the Anti-mask and Anti-vaccination Movements Hang Together
Thomas Schlich and Bruno J. Strasser Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is best known as a vaccination skeptic, but he is also skeptical about using masks for infection control. At the Libertarian National Conv…
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October 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
In today’s post Thomas Schlich and Bruno J. Strasser explore historical and contemporary trends of masking and vaccination.
Stan Vassilenko explores the perception of Russian civil society in today’s post.
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October 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Stan Vassilenko explores the perception of Russian civil society in today’s post.
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En ce 200e du #CanalLachine, Samia Dumais revisite l'histoire ouvirère de la Petite-Bourgogne, à travers les porteurs noirs du CN, images de marque de l'entreprise et nénamoins victimes de racisme par l'employeur. #capitalism #racism #railway #canada ingeniumcanada.org/channel/arti...
Beyond the Uniform: The in/visible lives of Black porters in Canadian Railway Magazines
As one of the inaugural Black and African Canadian Scientific and Technological Innovations fello
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October 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
En ce 200e du #CanalLachine, Samia Dumais revisite l'histoire ouvirère de la Petite-Bourgogne, à travers les porteurs noirs du CN, images de marque de l'entreprise et nénamoins victimes de racisme par l'employeur. #capitalism #racism #railway #canada ingeniumcanada.org/channel/arti...
Call For Contributors: Join the Active History Project This Fall!
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October 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Call For Contributors: Join the Active History Project This Fall!
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Cara Tremain discusses the future of Canadian museums and the need for continued support and policy change.
The Continuing Relevance of Museums in Canada
This summer, the Government of Canada helped to promote visits to museums through the Canada Strong pass. While initially focused on seven of the country’s nine national museums, other provinces an…
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October 6, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Cara Tremain discusses the future of Canadian museums and the need for continued support and policy change.
Hailey Baldock explores the intersection of feminist and media history through the 1970 Abortion Caravan.
When Protest Becomes News: The 1970 Abortion Caravan and the Politics of Media Coverage
By Hailey Baldock With a black coffin strapped to the top of their van and a fiery determination to scrap Canada’s abortion laws, the women of the 1970 Abortion Caravan knew they had to make a scen…
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October 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Hailey Baldock explores the intersection of feminist and media history through the 1970 Abortion Caravan.
Today’s post is in recognition of the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.
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September 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Today’s post is in recognition of the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.
Read more about the shared ressources here: activehistory.ca/blog/2025/09...
Read more about the shared ressources here: activehistory.ca/blog/2025/09...
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Check out @abbybeckett.bsky.social @activehist.bsky.social on Jean De Brébeuf’s Feast Day and how his remains were used to medically heal the sick shortly after his death!
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Jean de Brebeuf: Colonial Tensions and Spiritual Healing c. 1649-1660
This case study of Jean de Brébeuf emphasizes the intricacies of colonial tensions and complicates colonial narratives and ideas of civilization hierarchies. Indigenous cannibalism was used as a me…
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September 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Check out @abbybeckett.bsky.social @activehist.bsky.social on Jean De Brébeuf’s Feast Day and how his remains were used to medically heal the sick shortly after his death!
activehistory.ca/blog/2025/09...
activehistory.ca/blog/2025/09...
In today’s post, Abigail Beckett (@abbybeckett.bsky.social) explores the Indigenous and colonial history behind Jean de Brebeuf’s Feast Day, celebrated on September 26th.
Jean de Brebeuf: Colonial Tensions and Spiritual Healing c. 1649-1660
This case study of Jean de Brébeuf emphasizes the intricacies of colonial tensions and complicates colonial narratives and ideas of civilization hierarchies. Indigenous cannibalism was used as a me…
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September 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
In today’s post, Abigail Beckett (@abbybeckett.bsky.social) explores the Indigenous and colonial history behind Jean de Brebeuf’s Feast Day, celebrated on September 26th.
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Face à l’IA, les historien·nes oscillent entre deux tentations : abandonner ou se rallier, de gré ou de force. Et s’il existait une 3e voie, demande Edward Dunsworth @activehist.bsky.social @camille-robert.info #intelligenceartificielle #enseignement #histoire #pedagogie 👉 bit.ly/DunsworthHE
September 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Face à l’IA, les historien·nes oscillent entre deux tentations : abandonner ou se rallier, de gré ou de force. Et s’il existait une 3e voie, demande Edward Dunsworth @activehist.bsky.social @camille-robert.info #intelligenceartificielle #enseignement #histoire #pedagogie 👉 bit.ly/DunsworthHE
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C'est cette semaine qu'aura lieu le #colloque de lancement de la Chaire en #histoire #contemporaine du #Québec. Plusieurs membres de notre collectif y prendront part, dont @cathlaro.bsky.social @camille-robert.info et @martinpaquet.bsky.social. 👉https://bit.ly/ColloqueCHCQ @activehist.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
C'est cette semaine qu'aura lieu le #colloque de lancement de la Chaire en #histoire #contemporaine du #Québec. Plusieurs membres de notre collectif y prendront part, dont @cathlaro.bsky.social @camille-robert.info et @martinpaquet.bsky.social. 👉https://bit.ly/ColloqueCHCQ @activehist.bsky.social
Today’s post, by Aidan Hughes from @uguelphhist.bsky.social, explores the history of women’s bodybuilding.
Triceps, Traps, and… Tiaras?: Gender Performance and Subversion in Women’s Bodybuilding through Pumping Iron II: The Women (1985)
In 1985, filmmakers George Butler and Charles Gaines produced Pumping Iron II: The Women. It followed women bodybuilders at a bodybuilding show in Las Vegas during 1983, but mainly focused on two v…
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September 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Today’s post, by Aidan Hughes from @uguelphhist.bsky.social, explores the history of women’s bodybuilding.
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Listen to the first Shannon Lecture speaker of this Fall 2025 series, Sarah Hogenbirk, on the history of women in the Canadian Air Force on the @activehist.bsky.social podcast activehistory.ca/blog/2025/09...
September 23, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Listen to the first Shannon Lecture speaker of this Fall 2025 series, Sarah Hogenbirk, on the history of women in the Canadian Air Force on the @activehist.bsky.social podcast activehistory.ca/blog/2025/09...
In today’s post, Hannah Roth Cooley explores early social media in Indigenous communities.
Kainai News: Social Media before Social Media
Hannah Roth Cooley Over roughly the last decade, settler Canadians and Americans have started to take note of Indigenous activist initiatives, thanks in large part to social media. Beginning with t…
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September 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
In today’s post, Hannah Roth Cooley explores early social media in Indigenous communities.
Today’s post, by June Chow, explores the preservation of Chinese Canadian records at Library and Archives Canada. It is a sequel to a previous post by Chow published in March.
Almost Destroyed: Chinese Canadian records at Library and Archives Canada
Author’s great-grandfather on his first trip back to China to marry. Note the poor quality of the microfilm image and especially photograph. “Wong Guey Yem,” Department of Employment and Immi…
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September 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Today’s post, by June Chow, explores the preservation of Chinese Canadian records at Library and Archives Canada. It is a sequel to a previous post by Chow published in March.