The Unwritten Rules of History
Co-authored with Krista McCracken
It’s everyone’s favourite time of the year again: Congress! In advance of this year’s CHA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, Krista and I thought that this would be a good time to talk about the practice of live-tweeting: what it is, how it works, and best practices. This blog post assumes that you have a basic familiarity with Twitter. If you do not, or want to have a refresher, definitely check out Andrea’s previous guide to Canadian History on Twitter. Enjoy!
Outport fisherman with St. John’s Water Dog in La Poile, Newfoundland.. October 1971. Thewellman [Public domain]
I absolutely love citations. There is something beautiful about a perfectly formatted bibliography that just makes my heart sing. But aside from their aesthetic value, citations have tremendous transformative potential when it comes to academia, education, and the sharing of knowledge. So, in today’s blog post, I want to talk about why this is the case, and how you can maximize the potential of citations in your classroom.
This blog post was inspired by a recent Facebook post by the talented and lovely Joanna L. Pearce, which I will include below. While I was writing this blog post, I also happened to mention my plan to Krista McCracken, who was already planning to do a podcast episode on the same subject (in case you needed more evidence that our minds are psychically synced). So while I will be talking about citations in terms of education today, Krista will be speaking about citations and research; definitely make sure you check out that podcast episode.
A man and woman standing behind field of yellow flowers and tulips in Beacon Hill Park. Victoria, British Columbia. 1961. Gar Lunney. Library and Archives Canada. Copyright: Expired
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Because, let’s face it – who has time to catch up on all the journal articles published in Canadian history?
Welcome back to the Best New Articles series, where, each month, I post a list of my favourite new articles! Don’t forget to also check out my favourites from previous months, which you can access by clicking here.
This month I read articles from:
Here are my favourites:
Women canning sockeye salmon at the Imperial Cannery, Steveston, B.C. 1971-72. National Film Board of Canada. Copyright expired.
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We’re back today with everyone’s favourite series, Historian’s Histories! If you’d like to see more posts from this series, you can do so here. Today we’re joined by the wonderful Dr. Erin Millions
Dr. Erin Millions’ research focuses on the intersections of childhood, gender, material culture, and colonialism in Canada and the wider British Empire. She is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Winnipeg with Dr. Mary Jane Logan McCallum’s CIHR-funded project “Indigenous Histories of Tuberculosis in Manitoba, 1930s-1970s” and the Western Canadian Studies Visiting Fellow at St. John’s College at the University of Manitoba.
Easter March for Peace Toronto. April 16, 1964. Lil Greene fonds.
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“Descent into Matzah Canyon,” by Avital Pinnick. via flickr. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, then you’ve probably heard me say that I’m Jewish girl from Montreal a time or two. Well, it just so happens that this Friday is the first night of Passover. For those who might not be familiar with this holiday, think the movie The Ten Commandments, but for real. It’s an annual holiday where Jews gather to remember the liberation of the Jewish peoples from enslavement in Ancient Egypt.* The celebrations take place over seven days and seven nights. On the first two nights, family members will gather to have special meals called seders, where the story is recounted. The holiday is intended to be one of remembrance and celebration. At least, that was the case in Montreal until April 1996. So join me today as we travel back in time to see what happened when the Jewish community of Montreal went head to head with the Quebec government in an event that has come to be called “Matzohgate.”
(Do you know where the quote from the titles comes from? Read to the end of the blog post to find out!)
Brewers pavilion – Restaurant. April 1967. Library and Archives Canada /Canadian Corporation for the 1967 World Exhibition / e011195069.
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