There are certain universal experiences that go along with being involved in academics, one of which is explaining the publishing model of academic journals.
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History Slam Episode Seventy-Eight: Disaster Drawn
As anyone who has ever done archival research knows, there are moments where things can get incredibly dull.
As anyone who has ever done archival research knows, there are moments where things can get incredibly dull.
Anthropological Approaches to Medical Humanitarianism
This does not prevent a diverse array of actors from invoking humanitarian rhetoric – in other words, moral concern for human suffering – to justify actions that have motives quite distinct from saving life and reducing suffering.
This does not prevent a diverse array of actors from invoking humanitarian rhetoric – in other words, moral concern for human suffering – to justify actions that have motives quite distinct from saving life and reducing suffering.
Crossed Wires and Community in 19th-Century Dreams
Alicia Puglionesi explores a curious case of supposed dream telepathy at the end of the US Civil War, in which old ideas about the prophetic nature of dreaming collided with loss, longing, and new possibilities of communication at a distance.
Alicia Puglionesi explores a curious case of supposed dream telepathy at the end of the US Civil War, in which old ideas about the prophetic nature of dreaming collided with loss, longing, and new possibilities of communication at a distance.
Podcast and Reflection – Black Power with a Northern Touch: Black Radicalism in Toronto, 1950s-1970s
As a young woman attending university in Canada, I knew very little about African Canadian history outside of the mainstream discourses about the Underground Railroad and Harriet Tubman’s perilous journey to Canada, better known as ‘Canaan Land’.
As a young woman attending university in Canada, I knew very little about African Canadian history outside of the mainstream discourses about the Underground Railroad and Harriet Tubman’s perilous journey to Canada, better known as ‘Canaan Land’.
History Slam Episode Fifty-Eight: African Canadians in the U.S. Civil War
Since slavery was abolished in the British Empire in the 1830s, it doesn’t directly address the way in which Canada and Canadians were involved in the war.
Since slavery was abolished in the British Empire in the 1830s, it doesn’t directly address the way in which Canada and Canadians were involved in the war.
In Search of Trust and Efficacy
Tibetan medicine in multiethnic Rebgong, Qinghai, China
Tibetan medicine in multiethnic Rebgong, Qinghai, China
Woodcuts and Witches
Jon Crabb on the witch craze of early modern Europe, and how the concurrent rise of the mass-produced woodcut helped forge the archetype of the broom-riding crone — complete with cauldron and cats — so familiar today.
Jon Crabb on the witch craze of early modern Europe, and how the concurrent rise of the mass-produced woodcut helped forge the archetype of the broom-riding crone — complete with cauldron and cats — so familiar today.
History Slam Episode Forty-One: Race, Identity, and Newfoundland Culture in Robert Chafe’s Oil and Water
On February 18, 1942 off the coast of St. Lawrence, Newfoundland, the USS Truxton and the USS Pollux ran aground in the midst of a harsh winter storm.
On February 18, 1942 off the coast of St. Lawrence, Newfoundland, the USS Truxton and the USS Pollux ran aground in the midst of a harsh winter storm.
History Slam Episode Seventy-Seven: Prime Minister’s Row
When I first got to Ottawa in 2009, I lived inside that radius and rarely left – mostly because every time I ventured further afield, I was reminded that the radius was a pretty accurate description.
When I first got to Ottawa in 2009, I lived inside that radius and rarely left – mostly because every time I ventured further afield, I was reminded that the radius was a pretty accurate description.
The Program Is Perfect
Narcotics Anonymous and the managing of the American addict
Narcotics Anonymous and the managing of the American addict
Pandemic Priorities: Supporting Alternatives Now Is Promoting a Sustainable Economy
The pervasiveness of capitalism has overshadowed other types of economies so that we don’t think any other way is possible.
The pervasiveness of capitalism has overshadowed other types of economies so that we don’t think any other way is possible.
Voltaire and the Buddha
Donald S. Lopez, Jr. looks at Voltaire's early reflections on Buddhism and how, in his desire to separate the Buddha's teachings from the trappings of religion, the French Enlightenment thinker prefigured an approach now familiar in the West.
Donald S. Lopez, Jr. looks at Voltaire’s early reflections on Buddhism and how, in his desire to separate the Buddha’s teachings from the trappings of religion, the French Enlightenment thinker prefigured an approach now familiar in the West.
History Slam Episode Seventy-Six: Continental Cup of Curling
This past weekend at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, curlers from around the world competed in the Continental Cup.
This past weekend at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, curlers from around the world competed in the Continental Cup.
Alternative Histories of Work and Labour: The Workers History Museum
David Dean, a Professor of History at Carleton University, as he discusses alternative histories of work and labour in the national capital region.
David Dean, a Professor of History at Carleton University, as he discusses alternative histories of work and labour in the national capital region.
Perfect Etiquette
On diplomatically arguing with members
On diplomatically arguing with members