Yonge Street transforms
One of the challenges of writing the history of urban transformations is that they don’t have definite endings and beginnings.
Confronting Canadian migration history
Today I’m pleased to announce the publication of the second volume in the Active History ebook series, Confronting Canadian Migration History.
Open Access Canadiana
I spoke with University Affairs about the 60 million+ pages of documents in the Canadiana collection now available online in open access.
A Canadian Immigration Syllabus
This collaborative syllabus brings together key themes, readings, sources, and questions about the history of migration to and from Canada, offering a resource to educators and students, and historical context for today’s debates.
Planning the postwar Canadian city
This week, I was pleased to see my review of Richard White’s Planning Toronto in print in the Canadian Historical Review.
Histories of urban knowledge
I’m delighted to be organizing an urban history conference around the theme of Histories of Urban Knowledge.
Active History in 2018: Taking stock
Since we founded Active History in 2009, it has grown into a big, exciting, and often eclectic project.
Digital classroom: Vanished urban landscapes
This winter, students in my class on the North American city created a group blog on Montreal’s vanished urban landscapes.
Digital classroom: Making a map of Montréal migration history
This fall, students in my class on the history of immigration created a collaborative map of Montréal’s migration history.
The history of Toronto road rage
I was interviewed this week by the Toronto Star for a feature piece on the history of competition for street space in the city.
Sidewalks, streets, and urban modernity
What do sidewalks and street pavements tell us about the historical city? Quite a bit, it turns out. I recently reviewed Phillip Gordon Mackintosh’s Newspaper City (UTP, 2017) for Historical Geography.
Active History in University Affairs
The Active History project was profiled today in University Affairs magazine, in English and in French.
De Toronto à Montréal
C’est avec grand plaisir que j’annonce mon installation à Montréal, où je fais désormais partie du Département d’histoire à l’Université du Québec à Montréal.
The Jaques murder, continued
The 1977 murder of shoeshine boy Emanuel Jaques continues to draw attention forty years later. I discussed the event and its impact on the city with the Globe & Mail.
