You may remember that last year, Dalhousie University announced that it was forming a panel to study the history of the university with respect to slavery and race, with a focus on moving forward. The panel was led by Afua Cooper, and consisted of experts from across the country, including Françoise Baylis, Camille Cameron, Ainsley| Unwritten Histories
I was originally planning to write a blog post sharing the new interview that I did with Samantha Cutrara, on my research on Jewish women and cultural traditions, especially around food (more on this below). But I’ve also been troubled by the news coverage and responses to death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. So I ended| Unwritten Histories
by Andrea Eidinger and Krista McCracken (Cross posted on Active History) Over the past few years, the historical community in Canada has been rocked by a few scandals. No, we are not talking about the endless discussions around monuments. Rather, we are referring to the numerous public disputes between historians and archivists relating either to| Unwritten Histories
Note from Andrea: Check out this awesome resource guide we created in collaboration with Sean Carleton, Carolyn Podruchny, and Active History! By Sean Carleton, Andrea Eidinger, Carolyn Podruchny. We are living in unprecedented times, or so we are being told by many commentators, health experts, and politicians these days. Just last week, Dictionary.com| Unwritten Histories
This is starting to feel like where in the world is Andrea and Stephanie, but I'm excited to share that Samantha Cutrara interviewed me for her pandemic pedagogy series on her "Imagining a New We" Youtube channel. Check it out here: And don't forget to check out the rest of the series, which| Unwritten Histories
Hey Folks! Make sure to check out Stephanie's new post over on Active History, looking at her family history and hooked rugs. It's fantastic! Here's a preview: When my sister and I imagined ourselves getting married as kids, we imagined our Mémére being there, just as she had been for all our moments, big and| Unwritten Histories
Hey Folks! I’m currently teaching a course on Public History at Concordia University. On Thursdays, we do workshops where we learn hands on skills, and I give my students the chance to decide the topics that we cover. This week, they wanted to learn more about the Wet’suwet’en Pipeline Dispute. And as I was writing| Unwritten Histories
Do you know a Canadian historian? (::nods::) Are they impossible to shop for because they already own all the books? (::nods vigorously::) Then have we got just the thing for you! As promised, we're back with our Fourth Annual Holiday Gift Guide for Historians and History Professionals! This is becoming a veritable Canadian history holiday| Unwritten Histories
Tap tap tap Before you get excited, I'm not actually back! I'm just popping in with some news! So, first of all, if you've been missing my writing, I have good news for you. I've recently started writing the University Affairs's Careers Café column! You can check out my first two pieces, on opportunities| Unwritten Histories
Welcome to the last of our Summer Series on Acadian history! This week marks not only the end of our series, it's also the fête nationale d'Acadie on August 15th! From the amount of people who tried to wish me a "Joyeux Saint Jean Baptiste" on the 24th of June, there seem to be quite| Unwritten Histories