Colloque des étudiant.e.s du premier cycle en histoire de l’UQAM
Student conferences are often the best academic conferences. This week I’m delighted to be attending the UQAM’s annual undergraduate history conference.
Virtual Jeudis d’histoire for 2021
I’m pleased to share the calendar for the winter 2021 Jeudis d’histoire, a conference series organized annually by the Montreal History Group.
Une histoire radicale du Canada en images
Over the last year, I’ve worked with Adèle Clapperton-Richard, Catherine Larochelle, and Julia Smith to put together a French-language exhibit of the Remember Resist Redraw project.
Histories of urban knowledge
This year I’ve been part of a team of Montreal-based historians organizing the Écrire l’histoire des savoirs urbains/Histories of urban knowledge conference.
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.
Vive la vélorution!
Mon article sur le groupe montréalais le Monde à bicyclette est maintenant disponible en libre accès sur Érudit.
The Heart of the City
On February 23, 2017 I’ll be speaking at McGill University about my research on Yonge Street and the politics of downtown development in Toronto.
Canadian countercultures and the environment
At long last, the Canadian Countercultures and the Environment collection is out!
The Die-in: A Short History from the 1960s to Today
When did playing dead become a way of speaking out? In this post, I present a short history of the die-in.
Toronto vs. Montréal: A Short History
In this post, I look back at nearly two centuries of real (and imagined) rivalry between Canada’s two metropoles.
Stop the Smut! Citizen Activism and Toronto’s Sin Strip, 1972-1973
This Friday, October 3rd, I’ll be taking part in a panel on vice and citizen activism at a conference in Montréal. The only thing is…I’m in the UK.
Building Sanctuary
Last month I was asked by the journal BC Studies to review a new book that tells the story of the people who mobilized to help Vietnam war resisters settle and stay in Canada.
WIDEN at the University of Toronto
This Thursday I’ll be talking about my research on the history of cycling advocacy in Montreal at the University of Toronto.
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