In 1958, a number of faculty and staff members resigned in protest over the firing of Harry Crowe, Professor of History at United College (a predecessor institution of the University of Winnipeg). This was a defining moment for academic freedom in Canada. Were you one of those who resigned? Or were you one of their familyContinue reading “Crowe Affair”
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Rhymes with ‘Truck’
“Rhymes with ‘Truck’: The Manitoba Food History Project” has been published in Oral History Review. This article provides an overview of the Manitoba Food History Project, outlining its incorporation of students into the research and publication process and its use of a food truck as a mobile cooking and recording studio. It offers an examination ofContinue reading “Rhymes with ‘Truck’”
Interviewees wanted: Descendants of the Winnipeg General Strike
UPDATE: This research is now completed, and I am no longer conducting interviews. Thanks to all for sharing your stories, which are archived at the University of Winnipeg’s Oral History Centre and discussed in this Labour/Le Travail article.
Necessary Idealism: A History of Westgate Mennonite Collegiate
Manitoba Mennonites’ ethno-religious identity was transformed in the last half of the 20th century. As a school situated in the heart of the city, Westgate Mennonite Collegiate‘s history offers a unique means of exploring generational and class differences within the Mennonite community. Westgate has been a significant site of contested power and social integration: authoritiesContinue reading “Necessary Idealism: A History of Westgate Mennonite Collegiate”
History of Canadian Snack Foods
PROJECT: “Snack Foods: A Canadian Social History, 1945-2010.”
Janis Thiessen 