When it comes to incorporating historical objects into my own research, I have to say that I don’t know the first way to go about it. I think that relying entirely on written sources is problematic and that history today is incomplete unless it makes use of material culture.

I hate to bring bad news, but the truth is that your opinions about history were skewed from the moment you opened your first textbook. If you grew up in Canada, like me, then Canadian history was drilled into you all the way through high school. I found that it wasn’t until university that I was able to really branch out and study whatever I wanted.

The beginning of fall semester looms closer and closer, and for university students, that means applying for student loans, buying textbooks, and finalizing timetables. For history students, this means getting into what I call ‘essay-writing mode’. As history majors, we strike a fine balance between writing as many as four or five essays at the same time and learning new material in class.

According to Wordpress, the most popular blogs at the moment are about the newest movies, lifestyles, travel, and cupcakes. Why don't history blogs bring in the same attention as those about celebrities, music, relationships, and very adorable animals doing very cute things? This question inspired me to find out where history fits into our popular culture.