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Online History Projects: Change and Sustainability

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Four website logos. The one of the top left is a square with lime green, dark green, pink, and orange triangles in the corners. It has the words "Histoire Engagée" in the middle. The logo on the top right is a lower-case a made of five dark green lines on a white background. The logo on the bottom right is a blue maple leaf on a grey background. The logo on the bottom left is a circle with three grey sails inside it.

Sara Wilmshurst After the Future of Knowledge Mobilization and Public History Online workshop in August 2024, I wanted to hear more about each project’s history, structure, and plans for the future. Workshop participants Corey Slumkoski (Acadiensis Blog), Tom Peace (Active History), Samia Dumais (Histoire Engagée), and Jessica DeWitt (NiCHE’s The Otter – La Loutre) kindly answered my questions. For more,… Read more »

Notes on a Graduate Student Workshop: Publishing for a Wide Audience

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How can academic historians branch out to reach broader publics?  Publishing in the popular press – whether local newspapers or nationally-circulated magazines – is one way to communicate academic research and analysis to a wider audience.  On October 20th, the Canadian Network in History and Environment (NiCHE) sponsored a full-day workshop for graduate students in history and other disciplines.  Skills… Read more »