In this episode of the History Slam, Sean Graham talks with Francesca D’Amico about her research on rap in North America. They chat about the differences between Canadian and American artists, gender representations, and race construction.

In this episode of the History Slam, Sean Graham talks with Susan Joudrey of Dalhousie University about Calgary Stampede and the 1923 Raid on City Hall. They talk about the logistics of the raid, representations of First Nations people, and the complicated legacy of colonialism.

In this episode of the History Slam, Sean Graham chats with Bronwyn Graves, Education Manager for Historica Canada. They chat about the Heritage Minutes contest, Historica Canada’s role in promoting history, and the challenges of getting students interested in history.

In this episodes of the History Slam, I talk to Professor Tarah Brookfield of Laurier University – Brantford about Grindstone Isle in Eastern Ontario and its unique history of non-violence. They talk about the nature of non-violence resistance, the Quaker presence in Canada, and the legacy of the Grindstone experiment.

In this episode of the History Slam, Sean Graham talks with Jodi Giesbrecht, manager of research and curation at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. They chat about the geography of the building, the creation of the exhibits, and the challenges of presenting difficult material in an engaging manner.

In this episode of the History Slam, Sean Graham talks with Lara Campbell of Simon Fraser University and one of the editors of Worth Fighting For: Canada’s Tradition of War Resistance from 1812 to the War on Terror about the book. They chat about the process of putting together an edited collection, the challenges of studying […]

In this episode of the History Slam, Sean Graham talks with co-directors of the Canadian Mysteries project, John Lutz and Ruth Sandwell. They talk about how they put together the mysteries, the site’s audience, and the Franklin Exhibition.

In this episode of the History Slam Sean Graham talks with Joel Girourd, the Director of State Ceremonial and Protocol and at the Department of Heritage. They chat about how things become official national symbols, the protocols that surround national symbols, and policies surrounding the flag.

In this episode of the History Slam, Sean Graham talks with Professor Michel Hogue about his book Metis and the Medicine Line: Creating a Border and Dividing a People. They chat about the construction of borders, the treatment of Metis people in Canada and the United States, and the challenges of researching without a paper […]

In this episode of the History Slam, Sean Graham chats with Michel Duquet, executive director of the Canadian Historical Association, about his experience at Congress. They also discuss the CHA’s role in promoting history as well as its efforts to address the linguistic imbalance at the annual meeting and the lack of papers looking at […]