Date: Tue, 18 Jan 94 10:38:27 EST From: Sean Purdy Subject: Sean Purdy. Name: Sean Purdy School/Work: PhD student/Instructor, Department of History, Queen's University Kingston Ontario Canada Phone: (h) 613-531-8954 (w) 545-2150 Fax: 613-545-6298 My academic work centres on the history of the welfare state with special reference to housing. I've published several articles on the political economy of housing in Canada and on theories of urban political economy. The PhDthesis I'm working on is a social history of Regent Park in Toronto, Canada's oldest and largest public housing venture. My research involves the oral testimony of tenants and project officials. A colleague, Adam Givertz, and I are also currently working on a study of "The Past on Prime Time: Canadian Historians and Television News" which looks at what passes for the past on public affairs television. We've undertaken a lengthy survey of every historian who studies Canada and plowed through many hours of television archives. As a revolutionary socialist (member of the International Socialists) I'm particularly interested in any aspect of Marxist theory and politics, the history of the socialist movement and current progressive politics. I'm also Associate Editor of left history, an interdisciplinary refereed journal of historical inquiry and debate.