Alan Gordon (historian)
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Alan Gordon is a Scottish-born Canadian historian (born 1968) and author at the University of Guelph
. He studied at the University of Toronto
, and at Queen’s University, where he completed his PhD under the supervision of Ian McKay
. He has taught at a number of universities in Ontario before joining the University of Guelph in 2003. His research has focused on history, historiography
, and collective memory
, currently working on living history museums. He is active in the Tri-University graduate program, combining MA and PhD studies at the University of Guelph, Wilfrid Laurier University, and the University of Waterloo.
He was the founding editor of H-Canada, part of the H-Net
network of academic discussion groups. Under his editorship, H-Canada grew to become the premiere forum for academic historians to discuss Canadian history. He resigned as editor in 2004. Since 2007, he has been the English language editor of the Urban History Review, a bilingual academic journal devoted to urban history
.
University of Guelph
The University of Guelph, also known as U of G, is a comprehensive public research university in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1964 after the amalgamation of Ontario Agricultural College, the Macdonald Institute, and the Ontario Veterinary College...
. He studied at the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
, and at Queen’s University, where he completed his PhD under the supervision of Ian McKay
Ian McKay (historian)
Ian McKay is a Canadian historian at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, where he has taught since 1988. His primary interests are Canadian cultural and political history; the economic and social history of Atlantic Canada, especially Nova Scotia, in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; and...
. He has taught at a number of universities in Ontario before joining the University of Guelph in 2003. His research has focused on history, historiography
Historiography
Historiography refers either to the study of the history and methodology of history as a discipline, or to a body of historical work on a specialized topic...
, and collective memory
Collective memory
Collective memory refers to the shared pool of information held in the memories of two or more members of a group, and was coined by the philosopher and sociologist Maurice Halbwachs. Collective memory can be shared, passed on and constructed by groups both small and large...
, currently working on living history museums. He is active in the Tri-University graduate program, combining MA and PhD studies at the University of Guelph, Wilfrid Laurier University, and the University of Waterloo.
He was the founding editor of H-Canada, part of the H-Net
H-Net
H-Net is an interdisciplinary online discussion forum for scholars in the humanities and social sciences that consists of over 180 topic- or discipline-specific listservs. Many of the lists deal with various areas of historical study...
network of academic discussion groups. Under his editorship, H-Canada grew to become the premiere forum for academic historians to discuss Canadian history. He resigned as editor in 2004. Since 2007, he has been the English language editor of the Urban History Review, a bilingual academic journal devoted to urban history
Urban History
Urban history is a field of history that examines the historical nature of cities and towns, and the process of urbanization. The approach tends to be multidisciplinary, crossing boundaries into fields like social history, architectural history, urban sociology, urban geography and archaeology.At...
.