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TVO's The Agenda: The Undoing of History

I had the great pleasure of appearing on TVO’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin, a fantastic current-affairs show that, to my mind, …

Review of History in the Age of Abundance in Internet Histories

Max Kemman, a recent PhD and now researcher/consultant (with a great and active blog), has just published a review of History in the …

Re-Posted from the Conversation: Don’t despair if your teen wants to major in history instead of science

Ian Milligan, University of Waterloo It might be your worst nightmare. Your child, sitting at the kitchen table, slides you a brochure …

A Blast from the Past: My SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship Application

The most popular thing I probably ever wrote on my old site was my SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship statement of interest. So here it is …

Hello World: Welcome to my new Site

After ten years of blogging (seriously) at the WordPress.com version of ianmilligan.ca, the time has come for a new look and platform …

Re-Posted from the Conversation: Historians’ archival research looks quite different in the digital age

Our society’s historical record is undergoing a dramatic transformation. Think of all the information that you create today that will …

Review of History in the Age of Abundance in the Literary Review of Canada

One way to have your day made is to read a good, thoughtful review of your book. In the Literary Review of Canada, one of my favourite …

New Book: History in the Age of Abundance

My new book, History in the Age of Abundance? How the Web is Transforming Historical Research has arrived and is shipping! You can …