Ian McKay (historian)

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Ian McKay
Born
Ian Gordon McKay

1953 (age 7172)
NationalityCanadian
Academic background
Alma mater
Thesis Industry, Work and Community in the Cumberland Coalfields, 1848–1927 (1983)
Doctoral advisor

In September 2015, McMaster University announced that McKay would be joining their Department of History as the L.R. Wilson Chair for Canadian history. McMaster's Dean of Humanities, Ken Cruikshank, stated: "Dr. McKay is the perfect scholar to lead the L. R. Wilson Institute for Canadian History as we approach the 150th anniversary of Confederation in 2017." McKay already has a vision for the institute, and has recently spoken about the need for historians to contribute to public discourse, and for Canadian historians engaging in a broader conversation that transcends the narrow confines of their own research. [21] [22] This latter theme is an echo of his article, "Liberal Order Framework", in which he decried the state of the field more generally.

In a recent profile piece, McKay spoke of several themes that would be addressed in the next year or two at the Wilson Institute, namely issues of war and peace, and social justice issues. About the former, he said: "McMaster has a wonderful tradition of peace research and tremendous archival sources, and it’s just a paradise for someone who’s interested in peace and war." He added that as a more broad goal, he was

interested in reaching out to a lot of people who aren’t normally reached by Canadian history. ...[O]ne of the things we want to do with the Wilson Institute is to convince people that Canadian history is both interesting and vital, that it’s very important to know your history and it's very important as Canadians that we grasp the underlying forces that have changed our lives. History is not something that happened way back when that has no relevance to us, actually history is happening right now. We are a part of history, we are making history all the time. The more that we understand the processes in which we are immersed, the more we will be able to change them. [23]

Selected works

He is currently writing a biography of D. C. Harvey, a historian and the former Provincial Archivist of Nova Scotia (1931–1956), and also a co-authored (with Frank Cunningham) study of political scientist C. B. Macpherson. [24] [25] It is tentatively entitled A New Method of Liberty: Antonio Gramsci, C.B. MacPherson, and the Next Left. [26]

References

  1. "Ian McKay". Kingston, Ontario: Queen's University. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  2. McKay, Ian (2014). "A Half-Century of Possessive Individualism: C.B. Macpherson and the Twenty-First-Century Prospects of Liberalism". Journal of the Canadian Historical Association. 25 (1): 340. doi: 10.7202/1032806ar . ISSN   1712-6274.
  3. General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor (20 September 2017). "The Governor General of Canada". The Governor General of Canada.
  4. "The working class of metropolitan Halifax, 1850-1889 - Archives Catalogue". findingaids.library.dal.ca. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  5. "Honorary Degree: Dr. Ian McKay". SMU News and Events. 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  6. Marsh, Arthur; Smethurst, John B. (2006). Historical Directory of Trade. Vol. 5. Aldershot, England: Ashgate, 2006. p. 156. ISBN   978-0-85967-990-9.
  7. Ian, McKay (19 October 1983). "Industry, work and community in the Cumberland coalfields, 1848-1927".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. http://activehistory.ca/book-reviews/review-4/; https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=363; https://books.google.com/books?id=_SQTDY-rW_cC&dq=%22Ian%20McKay%22%20%22New%20Maritimes%22&pg=PA152
  9. "Home - Canadian Historical Association". www.cha-shc.ca.
  10. http://www.mqup.ca/awards-pages-106.php; http://www.queensu.ca/gazette/content/history-professors-book-wins-international-award%5B%5D
  11. "Podcast: 2014 CHA Annual Meeting Keynote Address by Ian McKay". 18 July 2014.
  12. "Department of History at Queen's University, News, "History Professor Ian McKay receives one of the highest recognitions for Canadian Academics"". Archived from the original on 2015-01-18. Retrieved 2015-01-18.
  13. "Honorary Degree: Dr. Ian McKay". Saint Mary's University. 8 September 2017.
  14. ""The Vimy Trap" shortlisted for two prestigious awards – Between the Lines". btlbooks.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  15. "Radical Ambition: The New Left in Toronto by Peter Graham, with Ian McKayWins the Floyd S. Chalmers Award for Ontario History" (PDF). The Champlain Society. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  16. Walker, Barrington (2009). "Finding Jim Crow in Canada, 1789–1967". In Miron, Janet (ed.). A History of Human Rights in Canada: Essential Issues. Toronto: Canadian Scholars' Press. p. 87. ISBN   978-1-55130-356-7.
  17. A.B. McKillop, "The Editor's Desk," The Underhill Review, Fall 2009
  18. "UnderHill Review - contents". www3.carleton.ca.
  19. http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=149290 and http://andrewdsmith.wordpress.com/tag/liberal-order-framework/ Andrew Smith's Blog, accessed 26 August 2010
  20. McKay, Ian (2010). "The Canadian Passive Revolution, 1840–1950". Capital & Class. 34 (3): 361. doi:10.1177/0309816810378722. ISSN   2041-0980. S2CID   143546803.
  21. "Appointment of New Wilson Chair in Canadian History, Dr. Ian McKay". wilson.humanities.mcmaster.ca.
  22. "New Wilson Chair in Canadian History says it's time for historians to join public dialogue". dailynews.mcmaster.ca.
  23. "'Research Leaders' with Dr. Ian McKay – The Wilson Institute for Canadian History". McMaster Faculty of Humanities - News.
  24. McKay, Ian (2013). "Imaginging a Liberal Enlightenment: D.C. Harvey and a 'Laboratory for History' for Nova Scotia". Journal of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society. 16: ix. ISSN   1486-5920.
  25. "Meet the Wilson Institute: Dr. Ian McKay".
  26. "Launching the 2018 Register: Rethinking Democracy". YouTube . Archived from the original on 2021-12-12.