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Steven Maynard

@stevenmaynard.bsky.social
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Historian of sexuality. Queer writer. Foucault freak.

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ActiveHistory.ca @activehist.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Karen Dubinsky, Professor Emerita of History and Global Development Studies at Queen’s U, passed away on 4 Sept. 2026 after a brief illness. Karen was a longtime supporter of—and contributor to—Active History. We mourn her loss, even as we celebrate her life. Post by Susan Lord and Scott Rutherford
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Remembering Karen Dubinsky (1957-2026)
Karen Dubinsky, Professor Emerita of History and Global Development Studies at Queen’s University, brilliant scholar and generous friend to so many, passed away on 4 September 2026 after a br…
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Steven Maynard @stevenmaynard.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
"Their Presidents shall not be their common referee so much as their poets shall." Walt Whitman, "By Blue Ontario's Shore."
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Stuart Elden @stuartelden.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Foucault’s Visit to McGill University, and his meetings with Quebec separatists – Stuart Elden and Marcelo Hoffman on the @versobooks.bsky.social blog www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/f...
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Foucault’s Visit to McGill University and his meetings with Quebec sep
Michel Foucault gave some lectures on Friedrich Nietzsche at McGill University in April 1971. This was his first visit to Canada. He had visited SUNY Buffalo in 1970 and returned there in spring 1972 ...
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Steven Maynard @stevenmaynard.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
News of Carlo Ginzburg's death today reaches me, I kid you not, as I'm re-reading his *Clues, Myths, and the Historical Method.*
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Steven Maynard @stevenmaynard.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Over on Insta: www.instagram.com/p/DZZ5Q5djd8Q/
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Queen's University Archives @quarchives.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Resisting Erasure Recently, students in a new Department of History course "LGBTQ Lives and Archives" worked with the Kingston LGBTQ2S+ Collection at Queen's University Archives. Their efforts were highlighted in an article in the Queen's Journal. The students have each taken on a mini-history…
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Resisting Erasure
Recently, students in a new Department of History course "LGBTQ Lives and Archives" worked with the Kingston LGBTQ2S+ Collection at Queen's University Archives. Their efforts were highlighted in an article in the Queen's Journal. The students have each taken on a mini-history project to explore, and summaries of their findings have been posted on our Instagram page.
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Steven Maynard @stevenmaynard.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
@queenshistory.bsky.social @quarchives.bsky.social www.queensu.ca/history/news...
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History Students Mobilize LGBTQ Archives | Department of History, Queen's University
Students in Steven Maynard’s seminar, “LGBTQ Lives and Archives,” have made the Queen’s University Archives (QUA) their second home.
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Queen's History @queenshistory.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
A reminder to consider joining us for next week's Arthur Lower Workshop! Please note that workshop attendees should read and be prepared to discuss Dr. Churchill's paper. To obtain a copy, please contact Professor Steven Maynard (steven.maynard@queensu.ca).
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Steven Maynard @stevenmaynard.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Nouvel article | « Michel and Mathurin : Finding Foucault in the Archives » | Steven Maynard ffl.hypotheses.org/3304
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Nouvel article | « Michel and Mathurin : Finding Foucault in the Archives » | Steven Maynard
L’archive ou les archives ? ​​Comme chacun sait, Foucault est depuis longtemps associé à la notion de « l’archive ». Or, dans cet article, Steven Maynard (Queen’s University / Canada) s’appuie sur les...
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Foucault News @foucault-news.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Steven Maynard, Michel and Mathurin: Finding Foucault in the Archives (2025) Steven Maynard, Michel and Mathurin: Finding Foucault in the Archives, Archivaria 100 (Fall/Winter 2025): 44-73 Abstract In this article, we follow Foucault into the archives. Foucault spent much of his working life…
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Steven Maynard, Michel and Mathurin: Finding Foucault in the Archives (2025)
Steven Maynard, Michel and Mathurin: Finding Foucault in the Archives, Archivaria 100 (Fall/Winter 2025): 44-73 Abstract In this article, we follow Foucault into the archives. Foucault spent much of his working life reading and researching in libraries and archives, and yet he most often figures in the archival literature as the creator of the rarified concept of “the archive.” As a counterpoint, this article explores Foucault’s work in archives, his use of archives in his work, and the significance he attached to archival research.
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Stuart Elden @stuartelden.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
The issue contains Steven Maynard, "Michel and Mathurin: Finding Foucault in the Archives", Archivaria 100 (fall/winter 2025): 44-73 Steven has said he is happy to share his piece if you email him at his Queen's address. www.queensu.ca/history/peop...
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Steven Maynard | Department of History, Queen's University
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Steven Maynard @stevenmaynard.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
I know not everyone shares my #Foucault obsession, but this just out in #Archivaria 100th anniversary issue "Legacies of Critical Theory in Archives." Thanks guest ed @archivalobjects.bsky.social. Thanks also @historiamagoria.bsky.social for hosting my Messecar Visiting Prof gig, where this began.
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Steven Maynard @stevenmaynard.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
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...
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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
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Steven Maynard @stevenmaynard.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
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!
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Mary Grace @emgeekay.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
The Association of Canadian Archivists has published a statement on the attacks on US archives. #archives #library 📚 archivists.ca/Latest-News-...
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Association of Canadian Archivists - ACA Support of U.S. Archives, Libraries, Museums, & Cultural Institutions
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Steven Maynard @stevenmaynard.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
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Steven Maynard @stevenmaynard.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
"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.
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Steven Maynard @stevenmaynard.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
It was truly a wonderful experience ... so great to meet McMaster history people, all doing such interesting, vital work. And now with a soundtrack!
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Dr. Jessica van Horssen @historiamagoria.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
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!
Poster advertising a talk by Dr. Steven Maynard at McMaster University.
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Steven Maynard @stevenmaynard.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Getting excited ... @historiamagoria.bsky.social
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Steven Maynard @stevenmaynard.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
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Steven Maynard @stevenmaynard.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
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 ...
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