Steven Maynard

Looks amazing.

Nice one.

When my parents were denied a tourist visa for a family vacation in Canada, it felt like history repeating itself I convinced my parents to travel from India to spend time with my family, but even though I have made a home here, it feels like I do not belong

Excellent use of history about egregious decisions made by the Canadian government, then and now, written by friend and colleague Ishita Pande: www.theglobeandmail.com/life/first-p...

Excellent news. I met Desiree a year or so ago when she was in Kingston to help launch *Statesman of the Piano.* She gave me some suggestions for work on Black archives, which turned out to be crucial for my archives seminar. A real educator. Congrats Desiree -- Concordia is lucky to have you!

Friends who are attending the CHA: the Canadian Committee on the History of Sexuality will be holding a meeting to discuss ongoing attempts to erase trans/queer history from public history venues in the U.S. and Canada. June 3, 12pm-1:30, room WFL-401. Spread the word and hope to see your there!

Association of Canadian Archivists - ACA Support of U.S. Archives, Libraries, Museums, & Cultural Institutions ORG description

The Association of Canadian Archivists has published a statement on the attacks on US archives.

#archives #library 📚

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"A university that is not fully free is nothing more than a business of servility. You can't teach under boot heels; you can't speak in the face of the walls of prisons; you can't study when arms threaten." Foucault speaking at a rally of 600 university students, Brazil, October 1975.

It was truly a wonderful experience ... so great to meet McMaster history people, all doing such interesting, vital work. And now with a soundtrack!

Poster advertising a talk by Dr. Steven Maynard at McMaster University.

So excited to welcome @stevenmaynard.bsky.social to McMaster this Thursday as our Messecar lecturer! His talk, In the Archives of Infamy with Michel Foucault, is going to be fascinating!

Getting excited ... @historiamagoria.bsky.social

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Excellent round-up by @lanrickbennett.bsky.social of resources on Jackie Shane for #BlackHistoryMonth. Jackie's decision in the 1950s to leave a transphobic and racist U.S. behind is really resonating today. Not that things were so much better on this side of the border, but ...