Exploring New Directions for Active History
Seven years in, it’s time to take stock of the Active History project. That’s the spirit behind the New Directions in Active History Conference, taking place next week (October 2-4) in London, ON.
Creating Toronto: A Walking Tour
This year, I was pleased to be asked to lead a Heritage Toronto walking tour of downtown, entitled “Creating Toronto: The Story of the City in Seven Stops”.
The king in a car park: Digging up Richard III
In this post, I take a look at Richard III´s extraordinary return to the public eye over the past two years: it’s a story about much more than archaeology and historical inquiry, as it turns out.
Private Parts in Public Places
New History Lab is a seminar series at the University of Leicester, organized by graduate students in the School of History.
“When Sex Dominated Yonge Street”: My piece in Spacing Magazine’s Fall 2014 issue
My article in the latest issue of Spacing takes a look at 1970s debates over vice on Yonge Street. Check it out!
Urban Transformations: An Avenue For Academic Work in the Community
Over the weekend of June 20-22, Urban Transformations opened the doors of the Wychwood Barns to academics and urbanists.
Here and Now
On June 20th I biked down to the iconic CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) building in downtown Toronto for an interview on the popular afternoon show Here and Now, with Gill Deacon.
Urban Transformations
I’m one of the organizers of Urban Transformations, a symposium about major urban issues and themes as they’ve played out along Toronto’s St. Clair West corridor.
York History on WWI
It is the centenary of the start of the Great War, and commemoration of that long, bloody, and socially transformative conflict is in full swing. York historians have produced a series of short but informative videos about the conflict.
Crowd-sourcing the history of Toronto’s main drag
Every Torontonian has a story about Yonge Street.
My June appearance on History Slam
My fellow Activehistory.ca contributor Sean Graham interviewed me about my work with the Canadian Historical Association’s Graduate Student Committee for his podcast History Slam.
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.
The Ford Saga Continues…
I am quoted in a Toronto Star article on Rob Ford’s ongoing conflict of interest case.
Then and Now Mashups/NiCHE Photo Contest
Cities like Toronto are growing and changing so fast that we sometimes lose sight of how much history they have.
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