Active History

First Paper

April 28, 2009 No Comments

We have posted our first paper in the Education sub-section of the Papers page. Paul Axelrod and Academic Matters: The Journal of Higher Education were kind enough to allow us to link a paper on this site. Axelrod’s short essay is a clear demonstration of the contribution historians can make to current issues.

Paul Axelrod, Universities and the Great Depression: Then and Now?

If you would like to submit a paper of your own please take a look at our editorial guidelines and contact jimclifford (at) yorku.ca.

Active History Lunch at the Canadian Historical Association Meeting

April 23, 2009 No Comments

We are happy to announce that we will be hosting a Business lunch meeting at the CHA meeting this May in Ottawa. During this meeting we will be promoting Activehistory.ca and founding an Active History committee affiliated with the CHA. If you are interested in this project please attend our meeting and our Round Table discussion the following morning.

We define active history variously as history that listens and is responsive; history that will make a tangible difference in people’s lives; history that makes an intervention and is transformative to both practitioners and communities. We seek a practice of history that emphasizes collegiality, builds community among active historians and other members of communities, and recognizes the public responsibilities of the historian.

Please contact Thomas Peace for more information: tpeace@yorku.ca

Active History Panel at the Canadian Historical Association

April 14, 2009 No Comments

We have organised a round table for this the CHA in Ottawa this Spring. The round table is scheduled on Wednesday, May 27 at 8:30am. The presenters include Kieth Jamieson, a Cultural Consultant, Adjunct Professor and Curator from the Mohawk of the Six Nations of the Grand River, Robin Elliott, Excutive Director of Murmur Toronto, Geoffrey Reaume, Associate Professor, York University, Jim Clifford, PhD Candidate, York University and Thomas Peace, PhD Candidate, York University.

Tom and I hope the round table will both discuss the idea of active history developed at our conference in September and begin a conversation about where we can take active history in the future. Please attend the round table if you are in Ottawa for the CHA.