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Brianna Davies
Oct 30, 20224 min read
The Dead Can Talk: The Cemetery as Museum
Last fall, I moved to a new neighbourhood in Toronto. I was in quite the love affair with my previous place, knew the side streets and...
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Brianna Davies
Apr 3, 20224 min read
Soda Bottles and Sad Goodbyes: The Last Progress Report
Parting is such sweet sorrow. My official 125 hours at Casa Loma are complete, my reflection and feelings already well-documented in...
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Brianna Davies
Mar 29, 202215 min read
Leaving the Sisterhood
Exploring the class and sexuality of Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood models Lizzie Siddal and Annie Miller Annie Miller was a barmaid before...
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Brianna Davies
Mar 29, 202216 min read
“But Not the Bones of My Ancestors”: Cemeteries and Commemoration of the St. Lawrence Seaway Project
On July 1st, 1958, the waters of the St. Lawrence river began to rise. The Toronto Star dubbed it “the Dominion Day Blast”. Ontario Hydro...
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Brianna Davies
Mar 29, 20224 min read
See ya Later, Casa Loma!
After a magical seven months, my internship at Casa Loma is drawing to a close. Thanks to my supervisor, Alyssia, my expectations for my...
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Brianna Davies
Mar 21, 202210 min read
With the Compliments of the Author: The Impact of Inscriptions in Museum Collections
I have always been fascinated with book inscriptions. As someone whose budget often dictates that my books need to come from second hand...
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Brianna Davies
Feb 17, 20225 min read
Back and Better than Ever!
In my last progress report, work was just finishing up for the upcoming permanent exhibit. Christmas break, another lockdown, and a new...
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Brianna Davies
Nov 30, 20215 min read
Bullets and Battlefields: Installing an Exhibit
In my last progress report, the upcoming exhibit at Casa Loma seemed loomed large. It seemed strange to think that the objects I had...
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Brianna Davies
Nov 2, 20215 min read
Accessioning & Artifacts & Exhibits, Oh My!
Casa Loma is known affectionately in Toronto as “The Castle”. While many know about it, it is often regarded as an events venue. With its...
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Brianna Davies
May 15, 20218 min read
This Pain and Self Hatred: The Legacy of Lesbian Pulp Fiction of the 1950s
Note: originally written as a paper for SMC229: Readers and Readerships, March 19th, 2020 In a time when same-sex attraction was regarded...
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Brianna Davies
Mar 19, 20215 min read
I Wish You Had Told Me That Anastasia Romanov Didn't Make It
I don’t remember the first time I watched the 1997 Fox Film Anastasia, but I do know that the chorus to Once Upon a December will...
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