Afleveringen
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On May 26th, 2014, a panel discussed recent developments in the archives world in Canada and the challenges archives face today. The panel was part of the Canadian Historical Associationâs annual meeting in St. Catharines, Ontario. Moderated by Erika Dyck (University of Saskatchewan), the panel featured Nicole Neatby (CHA Liaison â Archives), Peter Baskerville (Chair Modern Western … Continue reading Canadian Archives at Risk? →
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On September 18 at the Canadian Museum of History, there was a roundtable discussion on the issues surrounding national celebrations and commemorations in Canada. The roundtable was part of the Celebrating Canada Workshop, which was chaired by Matthew Hayday and Raymond Blake. Moderated by Matthew Hayday (University of Guelph), the roundtable featured Yves Frenette (UniversitĂ© de … Continue reading Celebrating Canada Roundtable →
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On Wednesday May 28, 2014 as part of the Canadian Historical Association Annual Meeting, Activehistory.ca sponsored a roundtable discussion on the presence of Canadian historians in the media. The session was chaired by Ian Milligan of the University of Waterloo and featured Ian Mosby (McMaster University), Maureen Lux (Brock University), Sean Kheraj (York University), Mark … Continue reading Canadian Historians and the Media →
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ActiveHistory.ca is happy to feature the inaugural talk of the Fall 2014 History Matters lecture series: historian Robert Rutherdale’s âHometown Horizons: Local Responses to Canadaâs Great War.â Rutherdale delivered the talk at the Toronto Public Library’s North York Central Branch. He explores issues such as the demonization of enemy aliens, wartime philanthropy, and state authority and citizenship … Continue reading Robert Rutherdale on the Local Responses of WWI →
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History Chats is pleased to present a recording of Lynda Baril’s talk ‘Nos Glorieuses’: 100 Years of Women’s Hockey in Quebec. The talk was delivered as part of the Ottawa Historical Association Lecture Series on September 16, 2014. [audio http://activehistory.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/oha2014-09-16.mp3]
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Russiaâs so-termed anti-gay propaganda law, passed in 2013 by the Russian parliament, raised an array of issues relating to the status and rights of LGBT people in Russia, the lack of specific protections in the Olympic Charter relating to sexual orientation, and expected negative impacts of this law on scholarship in history, the humanities and … Continue reading Sochi and Beyond: Russiaâs Anti-Gay Legislation, Human Rights, and the Practice of History →
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On Friday April 25, 2014 as part of the annual Pierre Savard Conference at the University of Ottawa, there was a roundtable discussing the future of history. Entitled âThe Future of the Past: Transmitting History to Future Generationsâ the roundtable was chaired by Adria Midea and featured Jennifer Anderson (Canadian Museum of History), StĂ©phane LĂ©vesque … Continue reading The Future of the Past: Transmitting History to Future Generations →
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For the first time the winners of the two highest distinctions given annually by the Canadian Historical Association met for an exchange with the public and between each other. Jim Daschuk, author of the account of the âforced starvationâ of aboriginal peoples in the Canadian plains in the 19th century, and Mark Phillips, whose book … Continue reading Historical Research on Canada and Beyond →
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On October 21, 2014 Madelaine Morrison delivered a talk entitled The Sweetest Sounds: Musical Life in Ontario, 1880-1920 as part of the Ottawa Historical Association lecture series. In her address, Morrison discussed the evolution of the piano and its place in Ontario’s social life during these years. [audio http://activehistory.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/OHA-October.mp3]
