Writing

Below is a collection of writing samples in History from my graduate studies at Carleton University. My most recent publication is Growing Up in Ajax, Ontario, a Master’s Research Essay completed in September of 2017. Most samples reflect on themes related to public history including reflections on cultural heritage, policy, museums, or similar areas. I have also included think pieces on historical theory and method, especially thoughts on Foucauldian concepts as well as various themes in social history and archival research.

Master’s Research Essay:

• Growing Up in Ajax, Ontario: Memories of Childhood in a Transforming Postwar Community

Growing Up in Ajax, Ontario

Public History

• What is Public History?
• Public History and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Other Works

• “Trip Advisor” Reviews by Museum Theorists: An Interactive Map
•  Unsettling Colonialist Themes and Imagery in Canadian Gold Rush Narratives
• A Foucauldian Analysis of Canadian Municipal Colonialism

 

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