For a while now, my fellow Activehistory.ca contributor Sean Graham has been discussing matters historical in his podcast History Slam. We met in Victoria in June, and Sean interviewed me about my work with the Canadian Historical Association’s Graduate Student Committee.
What is it like to attend the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences and the annual meeting of a professional association as a graduate student? What is the grad student committee working on? And just what is the point, in this digital age, of schlepping all the way to Victoria for a conference? We chatted about those points and more…You can listen to the podcast (episode #23) here.