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Open Access Week and Publishing in the Open

October 23, 2023 No Comments

(Editor’s note: Today marks the start of International Open Access Week 2023. Four years ago we published this post by editor Krista McCracken, explaining why open access is a core value of their work as a historian, educator, and archivist. “Where we publish matters,” argues McCracken, particularly when we work with communities or for non-academic audiences. That commitment to access… Read more »

History Slam Episode 159: Ethical Hacking

August 28, 2020 No Comments

https://activehistory.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/History-Slam-159.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBy Sean Graham In this episode of the History Slam, I talk with Alana Maurushat about her new book Ethical Hacking. We talk about her background in cyber-security, the grey areas of hacking, and how protesters can protect themselves. We also discuss the ethics of hacking, how outcomes influence perceptions of hacking, and the… Read more »