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Author Wright, Donald A., 1965-

Title The professionalization of history in English Canada / Donald Wright
Published Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©2005

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Description 1 online resource (x, 270 pages)
Contents History as avocation -- From avocation to vocation : the beginnings -- "The post-1918 generation" : professionalization continued -- "Mr. Newman, manifestly, is not a historian" : the amateurization of history -- The imporance of being sexist : the masculinization of history -- Protecting scholarly independence : a professional imperative -- "History cannot be too much professionalized" : professionalization reconsidered
Summary "The study of history in Canada has a history of its own, and its development as an academic discipline is a multifaceted one. The Professionalization of History in English Canada charts the transition of the study of history from a leisurely pastime to that of a full-blown academic career for university-trained scholars - from the mid-nineteenth to the late twentieth century." "Donald Wright argues that professionalization was not, in fact, a benign process, nor was it inevitable. It was deliberate. Within two generations, historians saw the creation of a professional association, the Canadian Historical Association, and the rise of an academic journal, the Canadian Historical Review. Professionalization was also gendered. In an effort to raise the status of the profession and protect the academic labour market for men, male historians made a concerted effort to exclude women from the academy."--Jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-252) and index
Notes English
Subject History -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Canada -- History
Historiography -- Canada -- History
Historiography -- Canada -- History -- 20th century
HISTORY -- Historiography.
HISTORY -- Canada -- General.
Historiography
History -- Study and teaching (Higher)
Professionalisierung
Geschichtswissenschaft
Geschichtsschreibung
Geschiedwetenschap.
Geschiedenisonderwijs.
Professionalisering.
1850-1899.
20e siècle.
Enseignement de l'histoire.
Histoire.
Historien.
Historiographie.
Professionnalisation.
Vie intellectuelle.
Canada
Kanada
Canada anglais.
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Form Electronic book
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