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Congratulations to Dr. Funké Aladejebi, Joint Winner of the 2016-17 Mary McEwan Memorial Award
Congratulations from the Department of History and the Centre for Feminist Research to Dr. Funké Aladejebi and Dr. Rebecca Hall, Joint Winners of the 2016-17 Mary McEwan Memorial Award. Read more…
Congratulations to Adrian Shubert on his new book: “The History of Modern Spain: Chronologies, Themes, Individuals”
Dear Colleagues: As the world around us continues to suffer from various crises, this department keeps producing excellence. Our colleague Adrian Shubert, with Jose Alvarez Junco, has recently published a new book entitled The History of Modern Spain: Chronologies, Themes, Individuals (Bloomsbury Academic, 2018). Please join me in congratulating Adrian on yet another lovely book. […]
Myseum of Toronto’s Intersections Festival
Source: YFile February 28, 2018 Events running as part of the annual Myseum of Toronto’s Intersections Festival will share York University research and archival material through an evening of film, an interactive exhibit and a walking tour that explores the city’s cultural and historical diversity. The Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections (CTASC) of York […]
Molly Ladd-Taylor Promoted to Full Professor
Dear Colleagues: I am very happy to report that President Lenton has recently approved the recommendations of the Adjudicating and Senate Review Committees that our colleague Molly Ladd-Taylor be promoted to Full Professor. In her letter the president mentions that Molly’s file “amply documents [the] stellar contributions in all three criterion areas.” This, of course, […]
Alan Corbiere wins the Governor General of Canada’s Meritorious Service Medal
I am delighted to announce that History doctoral candidate Alan Corbiere has won the Governor General of Canada’s Meritorious Service Medal (Civil Division) for his work in developing the Anishinaabemowin Revival Program (for the Ojibwa language). For reference, see http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2018/2018-01-06/pdf/g1-15201.pdf. The goal of the Anishinaabemowin Revival Program is to develop proficiency in conversational Anishinaabemowin in […]
Drawing childhood memories on money as a teaching tool
YFile Article – January 18, 2018 Noa Yaari In the last tutorial of the fall term, students in the History course Making Money drew their early memories on money. This exercise, given by artist and Teaching Assistant Noa Yaari, builds on two writing assignments Course Director Professor David Koffman gave that term. The first […]
Congratulations on Globalizing Confederation
Globalizing Confederation brings together original research from 17 scholars to provide an international perspective on Canada’s Confederation in 1867. In seeking to ascertain how others understood, constructed or considered the changes taking place in British North America, Globalizing Confederation unpacks a range of viewpoints, including those from foreign governments, British colonies, and Indigenous peoples. Exploring perspectives from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, […]
Congratulations on Fixing the Poor: Eugenic Sterilization and Child Welfare in the Twentieth Century
Dear Colleagues: Much to my delight, I came in today to find a new book by our colleague Molly Ladd-Taylor. Published by Johns Hopkins Press, it is entitled Fixing the Poor: Eugenic Sterilization and Child Welfare in the Twentieth Century. The description is below. Please join me in congratulating Molly on this wonderful achievement. Between […]