Announcements

Call for Nominations – CHA Active History Committee Coordinator(s)

May 20, 2012

The CHA Active History Committee will be holding elections its coordinators at the annual meeting of the Canadian Historical Association.

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CFP Reminder – “Knowing your Public(s)—The Significance of Audiences in Public History” (Proposals due 15 July)

May 5, 2012

“Knowing your Public(s)—The Significance of Audiences in Public History” 2013 Annual Meeting, National Council on Public History Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, April 17-20, 2013 In 2013 the National Council on Public History will meet at the Delta Ottawa City Centre, in the heart of downtown Ottawa, Canada, with Canada’s Parliament buildings, historic ByWard market, national museums [...]

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Ottawa Historical Association Announcement

February 12, 2012

The Ottawa Historical Association is pleased to announce that its next regular lecture will be delivered by Janice Cavell and Jeff Noakes on “Taking Hold of the North: The International Quest for an Arctic Continent, 1900-1930.” The lecture will take place on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 7:30 pm in Room 2017, Dunton Tower, Carleton [...]

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New Paper: Alan MacEachern’s “A Polyphony of Synthesizers: Why Every Historian of Canada Should Write a History of Canada”

January 11, 2012

ActiveHistory.ca is happy to announce its first paper of 2012: “A Polyphony of Synthesizers: Why Every Historian of Canada Should Write a History of Canada,” by Alan MacEachern. Here is Alan’s introductory blurb: The following was my contribution to a 2010 Canadian Historical Association roundtable, “So What IS the Story? Exploring Fragmentation and Synthesis in [...]

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New Podcast: Christine McLaughlin on General Motors, History Making, and Power in Oshawa, Ontario

December 15, 2011

“Sam McLaughlin’s name continues to loom large over the city of Oshawa.  But the stories of working people offer alternate versions of history.  Spaces in the city ought to be made for commemorating and remembering these stories,” historian Christine McLaughlin (no relation to Sam) recently argued during her talk at a local library in Toronto.  [...]

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The Political Uses of Public Space: A Podcast of Craig Heron’s Talk on Labour Day Parades

November 28, 2011

Over the past few weeks, cities across Canada have evicted Occupy protesters from camping overnight in public parks.  Opinion remains divided over the tactics of the amorphous movement.  One lawyer recently defended the group by arguing in court that the occupation of Toronto’s St. James Park was a “physical manifestation of the exercise of … [...]

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Announcement: Approaching the Past Workshop

November 27, 2011

Approaching the Past Workshop being held Nov. 29th at the Zion Schoolhouse in Toronto.

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New Review of Perceptions of Cuba: Canadian and American Policies in Comparative Perspective

November 16, 2011

Perceptions of Cuba: Canadian and American Policies in Comparative Perspective By Lana Wylie Reviewed by Mary Stanik, a communications consultant and opinion writer who has been published in a number of major Canadian and American newspapers. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. These are interesting times for anyone in Canada or the United States who takes [...]

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Cold War Memorial Event in Ottawa: November 16th

November 15, 2011

As part of the celebrations dedicated to its 50th anniversary, the Diefenbunker, Canada’s Cold War Museum invites you to the fourth annual Cold War Memorial Event on Wednesday, November 16, from 5:00 pm – 8:30 pm. David Monteyne, Associate Professor in Architecture at the University of Calgary, will deliver a public lecture to officially launch [...]

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Announcement: Parler Fort Series The Monarchy in Canada – Why?

November 12, 2011

November’s Parler Fort speaker series at Fort York takes places on Monday November 14th, 2011 and features the theme The Monarchy in Canada – Why?

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