Shopping for Change: Consumer Activism in North American History Editors: Louis Hyman (Cornell University) and Joseph Tohill (York University) We invite proposals from academics and activists for a collection of essays, Shopping for Change: Consumer Activism in North American History, that will bring together different historical and contemporary perspectives on consumer activism in the United States and Canada between the… Read more »
Working groups, involving facilitators and up to twelve discussants, allow conferees to explore in depth a subject of shared concern before and during the annual meeting. In these seminar-like conversations, participants have a chance to discuss questions raised by specific programs, problems, or initiatives in their own public history practice with peers grappling with similar issues. Working groups articulate a… Read more »
ActiveHistory.ca is pleased to announce the publication of Jason Ellis’s paper The History of Education As “Active History”: A Cautionary Tale? This paper looks at the long tradition of “active history” within the history of education field. It traces the active history of education’s influence on teacher preparation programs, on educational policymaking and reform, and on activism in education, from approximately… Read more »
The National Council on Public History (NCPH) invites proposals for the Poster Session at the 2013 Annual Meeting in Ottawa, Ontario. The conference will take place April 17-20, 2013 at the Delta Ottawa City Centre. The Theme of the Conference is “Knowing your Public(s) – The Significance of Audiences in Public History.” The Annual Meeting Poster Session is a format… Read more »
What’s the Use of History? Citizenship and History in Canada’s Past and Present 6:30-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 16 2012 Palmerston Branch, Toronto Public Library 560 Palmerston Ave., Toronto, ONInspired by the newly published People’s Citizenship Guide (Arbeiter Ring Publishing, 2011), this roundtable of historians will discuss how concepts of citizenship have changed over the past century, and how history has… Read more »
We’re pleased to tell you about our next PARLER FORT discussion taking place next Wednesday evening, July 4th at 7:30pm. Our commemoration of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 has begun in Toronto and across Canada with many opportunities to look with fresh eyes at what took place 200 years ago. Parler Fort’s latest contribution is our event titled: The Four Wars… Read more »
For readers who are in Toronto, we have been asked to pass along information about a production that is having its closing night tonight. THE LOYALISTS Closing night 22 June 2012 7 pm & 9 pm Tickets: $25 (buy online, visit www.singlethread.ca for more information) Location: 520 Wellington St. W, Victoria Memorial Square (map) Prepare yourself for an immersive and… Read more »
As preparations for the 1812 bicentennial begin, a simple question may provide much needed focus: just whose war was it, anyway?
The CHA Active History Committee will be holding elections its coordinators at the annual meeting of the Canadian Historical Association.
Wednesday May 9th, 5pm meeting time, 5:30 start time “Historical Landscapes and Hauntings: Connecting place to the history and social studies curriculum” Meet at the outside C5 entrance of the ROM (the ROM’s “crystal” overhang) A spring walk around the University of Toronto campus Talks by Helen Mills from Lost Rivers, Richard Fiennes-Clinton from Muddy York Walking Tours, and University… Read more »
