Dr. Samantha Cutrara
@drscutrara.bsky.social
Education strategist for transformative, inclusive, and meaningful pedagogy and curriculum.
"Transforming the Canadian History Classroom: Imagining a New 'We'" (UBCPress2020)
Upcoming: "Til We Are Ghosts: Haunting history education"
www.SamanthaCutrara.com
"Transforming the Canadian History Classroom: Imagining a New 'We'" (UBCPress2020)
Upcoming: "Til We Are Ghosts: Haunting history education"
www.SamanthaCutrara.com
This paper was rejected from a journal in March for tone.
Its a sharp deconstructive analysis of foundational ideas in history curriculum - I stand by it and found it increasingly useful.
Rather than wait out another round of peer review,
I'm sharing it here if you're interested: shorturl.at/sGzDH
Its a sharp deconstructive analysis of foundational ideas in history curriculum - I stand by it and found it increasingly useful.
Rather than wait out another round of peer review,
I'm sharing it here if you're interested: shorturl.at/sGzDH
Samantha Cutrara - Article: "Significance of Significance"
The Significance of Significance:
The origins of the Benchmarks of Historical Thinking and why it is important
Author: Samantha Cutrara, PhD
Independent Scholar
shorturl.at
April 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
This paper was rejected from a journal in March for tone.
Its a sharp deconstructive analysis of foundational ideas in history curriculum - I stand by it and found it increasingly useful.
Rather than wait out another round of peer review,
I'm sharing it here if you're interested: shorturl.at/sGzDH
Its a sharp deconstructive analysis of foundational ideas in history curriculum - I stand by it and found it increasingly useful.
Rather than wait out another round of peer review,
I'm sharing it here if you're interested: shorturl.at/sGzDH
While doomscrolling (👎) and watching spring arrive (😌), I keep thinking about how heritage, archival, & library spaces can foster connection, creation, storytelling & learning.
With digital engagement up & in-person down, how do we amplify their role? What shifts are you seeing? 🌱
With digital engagement up & in-person down, how do we amplify their role? What shifts are you seeing? 🌱
March 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
While doomscrolling (👎) and watching spring arrive (😌), I keep thinking about how heritage, archival, & library spaces can foster connection, creation, storytelling & learning.
With digital engagement up & in-person down, how do we amplify their role? What shifts are you seeing? 🌱
With digital engagement up & in-person down, how do we amplify their role? What shifts are you seeing? 🌱
When it is an "interim" curriculum but over 20 years old...
March 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
When it is an "interim" curriculum but over 20 years old...
This was after 5 o’clock.
It all changes when you give it time.
“The only lasting truth is change” -Octavia Butler
It all changes when you give it time.
“The only lasting truth is change” -Octavia Butler
March 4, 2025 at 8:02 AM
This was after 5 o’clock.
It all changes when you give it time.
“The only lasting truth is change” -Octavia Butler
It all changes when you give it time.
“The only lasting truth is change” -Octavia Butler
Need support with research or writing?
Contact me to get started!
www.samanthacutrara.com/consultation...
#AcademicWriting #ResearchConsulting #WritingCoach #PhDLife #GradSchool #PublicScholarship #KnowledgeMobilization #QualitativeResearch #WritingSupport #DissertationCoach #WritingCommunity
Contact me to get started!
www.samanthacutrara.com/consultation...
#AcademicWriting #ResearchConsulting #WritingCoach #PhDLife #GradSchool #PublicScholarship #KnowledgeMobilization #QualitativeResearch #WritingSupport #DissertationCoach #WritingCommunity
February 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Need support with research or writing?
Contact me to get started!
www.samanthacutrara.com/consultation...
#AcademicWriting #ResearchConsulting #WritingCoach #PhDLife #GradSchool #PublicScholarship #KnowledgeMobilization #QualitativeResearch #WritingSupport #DissertationCoach #WritingCommunity
Contact me to get started!
www.samanthacutrara.com/consultation...
#AcademicWriting #ResearchConsulting #WritingCoach #PhDLife #GradSchool #PublicScholarship #KnowledgeMobilization #QualitativeResearch #WritingSupport #DissertationCoach #WritingCommunity
Its tough.
Be kind to yourself.
🪴
Be kind to yourself.
🪴
February 25, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Its tough.
Be kind to yourself.
🪴
Be kind to yourself.
🪴
How is it mid-February? Ask your friends. 😬
February 18, 2025 at 1:07 AM
How is it mid-February? Ask your friends. 😬
Ok, I did it... I’m offering writing & research coaching!
🪴 It is about structure, argument, and cohesion - but also about the difficult, affective parts of research/writing that get stuck in head and body.
Limited time offer for grad students until March 15!
sites.google.com/a/samanthacu...
🪴 It is about structure, argument, and cohesion - but also about the difficult, affective parts of research/writing that get stuck in head and body.
Limited time offer for grad students until March 15!
sites.google.com/a/samanthacu...
Samantha Cutrara - Writing Coaching
📌 Writing and Research coaching:
Unlock the Power of Your Ideas
Writing and research aren’t just about getting words on a page—they’re about shaping ideas, structuring inquiry, and navigating the emot...
sites.google.com
February 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Ok, I did it... I’m offering writing & research coaching!
🪴 It is about structure, argument, and cohesion - but also about the difficult, affective parts of research/writing that get stuck in head and body.
Limited time offer for grad students until March 15!
sites.google.com/a/samanthacu...
🪴 It is about structure, argument, and cohesion - but also about the difficult, affective parts of research/writing that get stuck in head and body.
Limited time offer for grad students until March 15!
sites.google.com/a/samanthacu...
It’s ok to not be on the internet all weekend. Let your nervous system rest.
February 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
It’s ok to not be on the internet all weekend. Let your nervous system rest.
Reposted by Dr. Samantha Cutrara
I'll be talking about The Toronto Book of Love & the city's romantic history this Sunday at the Tollkeeper's Cottage.
It's a tiny wee building with a history stretching back nearly 200 years — so I'm excited to see inside for the first time!
Details here:
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It's a tiny wee building with a history stretching back nearly 200 years — so I'm excited to see inside for the first time!
Details here:
us10.campaign-archive.com?u=9f456c784b...
February 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I'll be talking about The Toronto Book of Love & the city's romantic history this Sunday at the Tollkeeper's Cottage.
It's a tiny wee building with a history stretching back nearly 200 years — so I'm excited to see inside for the first time!
Details here:
us10.campaign-archive.com?u=9f456c784b...
It's a tiny wee building with a history stretching back nearly 200 years — so I'm excited to see inside for the first time!
Details here:
us10.campaign-archive.com?u=9f456c784b...
Is the moment we're living in now analogous to pressing "Crtl A + delete" rather than "Crtl V" and losing 20,000 words rather than gaining a citation?
Asking for a friend... 😰👀
Asking for a friend... 😰👀
February 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Is the moment we're living in now analogous to pressing "Crtl A + delete" rather than "Crtl V" and losing 20,000 words rather than gaining a citation?
Asking for a friend... 😰👀
Asking for a friend... 😰👀
Like the darkness of winter, spring renewal happens every year.
Perhaps grounding to this rhythm could help us see beyond ourselves in ways that can feel as powerful as buds sprouting underneath the snow and soil.
I've written more about this here: sites.google.com/a/samanthacu...
Perhaps grounding to this rhythm could help us see beyond ourselves in ways that can feel as powerful as buds sprouting underneath the snow and soil.
I've written more about this here: sites.google.com/a/samanthacu...
Samantha Cutrara - Midwinter Thoughts - 02012025
MidWinter Thoughts
sites.google.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Like the darkness of winter, spring renewal happens every year.
Perhaps grounding to this rhythm could help us see beyond ourselves in ways that can feel as powerful as buds sprouting underneath the snow and soil.
I've written more about this here: sites.google.com/a/samanthacu...
Perhaps grounding to this rhythm could help us see beyond ourselves in ways that can feel as powerful as buds sprouting underneath the snow and soil.
I've written more about this here: sites.google.com/a/samanthacu...
"History is the affective and embodied affirmation of self within society. To see oneself seen. To hear oneself storied. And this, in my view, is what Black History Month demonstrates. This is what Black History Month represents..." #BlackHistoryMonth
From 2019: activehistory.ca/blog/2019/02...
From 2019: activehistory.ca/blog/2019/02...
What Black History Month Can Teach the Rest of the Year
February is one of my favourite months. Not only do red and pink hearts predominate, but there is a proliferation of events, displays, and articles celebrating the contributions of Black Canadians …
activehistory.ca
February 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
"History is the affective and embodied affirmation of self within society. To see oneself seen. To hear oneself storied. And this, in my view, is what Black History Month demonstrates. This is what Black History Month represents..." #BlackHistoryMonth
From 2019: activehistory.ca/blog/2019/02...
From 2019: activehistory.ca/blog/2019/02...
Monday was #InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay & a week after, ya know, feels heavy.
Quoting our PM:
“As social media & those who control platforms seek to distort the horrors of the Holocaust... it is now more important than ever to remember... the hate & cruelty”
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...
Quoting our PM:
“As social media & those who control platforms seek to distort the horrors of the Holocaust... it is now more important than ever to remember... the hate & cruelty”
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...
January 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Monday was #InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay & a week after, ya know, feels heavy.
Quoting our PM:
“As social media & those who control platforms seek to distort the horrors of the Holocaust... it is now more important than ever to remember... the hate & cruelty”
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...
Quoting our PM:
“As social media & those who control platforms seek to distort the horrors of the Holocaust... it is now more important than ever to remember... the hate & cruelty”
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...
I'm excited for publications coming out this year (or next, because I don't have complete control over that...).
Also hoping to launch a new video/podcast series on (literal and figurative)👻...
Anything you're hoping to read? I have a co-author who is hoping for as much desk time as possible! 😻
Also hoping to launch a new video/podcast series on (literal and figurative)👻...
Anything you're hoping to read? I have a co-author who is hoping for as much desk time as possible! 😻
January 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I'm excited for publications coming out this year (or next, because I don't have complete control over that...).
Also hoping to launch a new video/podcast series on (literal and figurative)👻...
Anything you're hoping to read? I have a co-author who is hoping for as much desk time as possible! 😻
Also hoping to launch a new video/podcast series on (literal and figurative)👻...
Anything you're hoping to read? I have a co-author who is hoping for as much desk time as possible! 😻
It has been a tough week, augmented by the constant repetition of increasingly scary videos and soundbites every time you go online.
But this little leaf was birthed this week, and that’s not nothing. The world still spins. 🌱
But this little leaf was birthed this week, and that’s not nothing. The world still spins. 🌱
January 23, 2025 at 4:58 AM
It has been a tough week, augmented by the constant repetition of increasingly scary videos and soundbites every time you go online.
But this little leaf was birthed this week, and that’s not nothing. The world still spins. 🌱
But this little leaf was birthed this week, and that’s not nothing. The world still spins. 🌱
How does your academic genealogy show up in your work - research writing teaching service collegial governance etc. How is it cited (implicitly and explicitly) in the ways you show up daily?
This honour and these connections are part of a relational approach to one's work.
This honour and these connections are part of a relational approach to one's work.
January 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
How does your academic genealogy show up in your work - research writing teaching service collegial governance etc. How is it cited (implicitly and explicitly) in the ways you show up daily?
This honour and these connections are part of a relational approach to one's work.
This honour and these connections are part of a relational approach to one's work.
Academia can be tough: competitive, unfriendly, exclusionary, and toxic. But it doesn't need to be.And it isn't always.
Focusing on people and relationships in our interactions - with each other, students, text, data, curriculum - can create space for softness and even change.
Focusing on people and relationships in our interactions - with each other, students, text, data, curriculum - can create space for softness and even change.
January 13, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Academia can be tough: competitive, unfriendly, exclusionary, and toxic. But it doesn't need to be.And it isn't always.
Focusing on people and relationships in our interactions - with each other, students, text, data, curriculum - can create space for softness and even change.
Focusing on people and relationships in our interactions - with each other, students, text, data, curriculum - can create space for softness and even change.
Welcome to the first full work week of 2025!
I am excited to connect on BlueSky - I'm working on some interesting projects (and maybe a new video series!) and miss the convos we had on Twitter🤪
Any exciting reading for 2025?
I have this on my desk right now ⏬
www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/M/Mons...
I am excited to connect on BlueSky - I'm working on some interesting projects (and maybe a new video series!) and miss the convos we had on Twitter🤪
Any exciting reading for 2025?
I have this on my desk right now ⏬
www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/M/Mons...
Monsters and Saints
Contributions by Kathleen Alcalá, Sarah Amira de la Garza, Sarah De Los Santos Upton, Moises Gonzales, Luisa Fernanda Grijalva-Maza, Leandra Hinojosa Hernández, Spencer R. Herrera, Brenda Selena Lara,...
www.upress.state.ms.us
January 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Welcome to the first full work week of 2025!
I am excited to connect on BlueSky - I'm working on some interesting projects (and maybe a new video series!) and miss the convos we had on Twitter🤪
Any exciting reading for 2025?
I have this on my desk right now ⏬
www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/M/Mons...
I am excited to connect on BlueSky - I'm working on some interesting projects (and maybe a new video series!) and miss the convos we had on Twitter🤪
Any exciting reading for 2025?
I have this on my desk right now ⏬
www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/M/Mons...
This is helping get through writing about buffalo slaughter and Dam C development and completion. #CanadianHistoryEducation
youtu.be/sCVpttxFREE?...
youtu.be/sCVpttxFREE?...
Slow TV - Relaxing Scene Bison Grazing at Yellowstone National Park USA (no MUSIC ~ just Reality)
YouTube video by Slow TV
youtu.be
December 15, 2024 at 11:22 PM
This is helping get through writing about buffalo slaughter and Dam C development and completion. #CanadianHistoryEducation
youtu.be/sCVpttxFREE?...
youtu.be/sCVpttxFREE?...
Tag me to flag who I should follow, Canadian history / history education people! I plan on being active here beginning in January!
December 2, 2024 at 11:49 PM
Tag me to flag who I should follow, Canadian history / history education people! I plan on being active here beginning in January!
Happy December! This week I had a convo emphasizing how the further we move away from relationality as the core of all educational work (teaching, learning, curriculum, assessment) the further we get from actually engaging in education.
This remains my lantern in the fog of all the other discourse.
This remains my lantern in the fog of all the other discourse.
a red lantern with a flame inside of it and the name aliabdi on the bottom
ALT: a red lantern with a flame inside of it and the name aliabdi on the bottom
media.tenor.com
December 1, 2024 at 7:47 PM
Happy December! This week I had a convo emphasizing how the further we move away from relationality as the core of all educational work (teaching, learning, curriculum, assessment) the further we get from actually engaging in education.
This remains my lantern in the fog of all the other discourse.
This remains my lantern in the fog of all the other discourse.