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The 2026 Atlantic Canada Studies Conference

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From Harbour to Horizon: Recharting Atlantic Canada Studies The Faculty of Arts at the University of Prince Edward Island is pleased to host the 2026 Atlantic Canada Studies Conference in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, from 3-5 June, 2026. The meeting will overlap with the final day of the Canadian Historical Association (CHA) which meets from 1-3 June. Although there may… Read more »

On Wave Relationships and Struggle at the Margins: Transfeminine Histories and Echoes in Newfoundland

Daze Jefferies and Rhea Rollmann Editor’s note: the following work by Daze Jefferies and Rhea Rollmann is a piece of creative history. Transfeminine histories are often especially difficult to recount through traditional historical writing. By engaging with archival fragments, as well as oral histories completed by Rhea for her exceptional book A Queer History of Newfoundland, this article uses the… Read more »

History Slam 193: The Bad Detective

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https://activehistory.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/History-Slam-193.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBy Sean Graham Popular culture is full of popular detectives and detective stories – from Sherlock Holmes to Jessica  Fletcher, we seem to love seeing good sleuth get to the bottom of a case. That fascination translates into real life cases, where everything from crime podcasts to live courts proceedings find big audiences, thrusting… Read more »