The Professionalization of History in English Canada

Released on by Donald A. Wright
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  • The Professionalization of History in English Canada Book Detail

  • Author : Donald A. Wright
  • Release Date : 2015-05-27
  • Publisher : University of Toronto Press
  • Genre : History
  • Pages : 281
  • ISBN 13 : 1442629304
  • File Size : 1,1 MB
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The Professionalization of History in English Canada by Donald A. Wright PDF Summary

Book Description: 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 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. History's professionalization is best understood as a transition from one way of organizing intellectual life to another. What came before professionalization was not necessarily inferior, but rather, a different perspective of history. As well, Wright argues convincingly that professionalization inadvertently led to a popular inverse: the amateur historian, whose work is often more widely received and appreciated by the general public.

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