British Columbia’s history is told through multiple lenses. We must seek out diverse perspectives, continually reframe the ways in which we understand the past, and carefully choose formats for sharing stories. Should a particular story be told in print? Multimedia book? Documentary? Virtual exhibit? The confluence of these forms swells every year, creating new options. The book review and digital media columns in British Columbia History magazine are merging to better reflect the changing ways we tell, think about, and share history. Refracting History will profile recent digital and print media that add missing chapters to BC’s history or inspire new ways of thinking about the past. The column is moving away from long form critique reviews to focus on short profiles of books and digital media, changes that will create space to feature more stories that have shaped British Columbia in a new way. What have you read lately that added a missing chapter to your understanding of BC’s history? Was it written by a public historian?
Public History Reference Shelf
When I learned that the theme of this issue was public history,
