Todd McCallum

Todd McCallum is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Dalhousie University. His research focuses on North American social and cultural history, particularly intersections with Marxism, anarchism, and working-class movements. He also explores themes of gender and sexuality within historical contexts.

• PhD in History from Queen’s University
• MA in History from Simon Fraser University
• BA in History from Queen’s University

McCallum’s recent publications analyze transient worker communities, labor activism, and spatial marginalization during economic crises. His work critically examines how categories like “tramp” evolved alongside industrial capitalism and social policy, often incorporating interdisciplinary lenses such as eugenics, documentary photography, and urban sociology.

Key trends in his research include the dialectic of mobility and marginality, gendered interpretations of transient life, and the role of radical ideologies in shaping worker identities. He has contributed extensively to journals like Labor/Le Travail and BC Studies, with a particular focus on Vancouver’s Depression-era hobo communities.

His teaching portfolio includes courses on the history of the future, conspiracy theories, and gender formation in North America. Office hours are held in the Marion McCain Building, Halifax.