This paper was rejected from a journal in March for tone.
Its a sharp deconstructive analysis of foundational ideas in history curriculum - I stand by it and found it increasingly useful.
Rather than wait out another round of peer review,
I'm sharing it here if you're interested: shorturl.at/sGzDH

While doomscrolling (👎) and watching spring arrive (😌), I keep thinking about how heritage, archival, & library spaces can foster connection, creation, storytelling & learning.
With digital engagement up & in-person down, how do we amplify their role? What shifts are you seeing? 🌱

When it is an "interim" curriculum but over 20 years old...

This was after 5 o’clock.
It all changes when you give it time.
“The only lasting truth is change” -Octavia Butler

Need support with research or writing?
Contact me to get started!

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Its tough.
Be kind to yourself.
🪴

How is it mid-February? Ask your friends. 😬

Ok, I did it... I’m offering writing & research coaching!
🪴 It is about structure, argument, and cohesion - but also about the difficult, affective parts of research/writing that get stuck in head and body.

Limited time offer for grad students until March 15!

sites.google.com/a/samanthacu...

It’s ok to not be on the internet all weekend. Let your nervous system rest.

I'll be talking about The Toronto Book of Love & the city's romantic history this Sunday at the Tollkeeper's Cottage.

It's a tiny wee building with a history stretching back nearly 200 years — so I'm excited to see inside for the first time!

Details here:
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Is the moment we're living in now analogous to pressing "Crtl A + delete" rather than "Crtl V" and losing 20,000 words rather than gaining a citation?
Asking for a friend... 😰👀

Like the darkness of winter, spring renewal happens every year.
Perhaps grounding to this rhythm could help us see beyond ourselves in ways that can feel as powerful as buds sprouting underneath the snow and soil.

I've written more about this here: sites.google.com/a/samanthacu...

"History is the affective and embodied affirmation of self within society. To see oneself seen. To hear oneself storied. And this, in my view, is what Black History Month demonstrates. This is what Black History Month represents..." #BlackHistoryMonth

From 2019: activehistory.ca/blog/2019/02...

Monday was #InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay & a week after, ya know, feels heavy.
Quoting our PM:
“As social media & those who control platforms seek to distort the horrors of the Holocaust... it is now more important than ever to remember... the hate & cruelty”
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...

I'm excited for publications coming out this year (or next, because I don't have complete control over that...).
Also hoping to launch a new video/podcast series on (literal and figurative)👻...

Anything you're hoping to read? I have a co-author who is hoping for as much desk time as possible! 😻

Thank you!

It has been a tough week, augmented by the constant repetition of increasingly scary videos and soundbites every time you go online.
But this little leaf was birthed this week, and that’s not nothing. The world still spins. 🌱

How does your academic genealogy show up in your work - research writing teaching service collegial governance etc. How is it cited (implicitly and explicitly) in the ways you show up daily?
This honour and these connections are part of a relational approach to one's work.

Academia can be tough: competitive, unfriendly, exclusionary, and toxic. But it doesn't need to be.And it isn't always.
Focusing on people and relationships in our interactions - with each other, students, text, data, curriculum - can create space for softness and even change.

Welcome to the first full work week of 2025!
I am excited to connect on BlueSky - I'm working on some interesting projects (and maybe a new video series!) and miss the convos we had on Twitter🤪

Any exciting reading for 2025?
I have this on my desk right now ⏬
www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/M/Mons...

This is helping get through writing about buffalo slaughter and Dam C development and completion. #CanadianHistoryEducation

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Tag me to flag who I should follow, Canadian history / history education people! I plan on being active here beginning in January!

Happy December! This week I had a convo emphasizing how the further we move away from relationality as the core of all educational work (teaching, learning, curriculum, assessment) the further we get from actually engaging in education.
This remains my lantern in the fog of all the other discourse.