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Congratulations to Jonathan Edmondson on his new book!

Dear members of the Department, It is with great pleasure that I’m writing to announce the publication of our colleague Jonathan Edmondson’s latest book: Roman Literary Cultures: Domestic Politics, Revolutionary Poetics, Civic Spectacle (edited with Alison Keith- U of T Press, 368 pages) Here’s a brief description of the volume http://www.utppublishing.com/Roman-Literary-Cultures-Domestic-Politics-Revolutionary-Poetics-Civic-Spectacle.html. Drawing on the historicizing […]

Craig Heron has received several book awards

Craig Heron has now won four awards for his 2015 book Lunch-Bucket Lives: Remaking the Workers’ City. Three came in the last two weeks. The Canadian Historical Association awarded him the Clio Prize for Ontario, the Canadian Association for Work and Labour Studies gave him the 2015 Book of the Year award, and the Ontario […]

Several Prestigious Awards go to Members of the History Department

<!–Notes ACF –> Several members of the department and the graduate program received prestigious awards at the CHA Annual Prize Ceremonies that were held on May 31. The Public History Group of the Canadian Historical Associate awarded the Public History Award to ActiveHistory.ca. “The award recognizes work that achieves high standards of original research, scholarship, and presentation; […]

William Wicken and the Supreme Court case ruling that extends rights to Métis and non-status Indians ending a 17-year court battle

On April 14th, 2016, The Supreme Court of Canada extended rights to Métis and non-status Indians in a landmark court case ending a 17-year court battle. Professor William Wicken from the Department of History at York University spent three years working on this court case and testified on behalf of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples […]

Craig Heron wins the 2015 International Labor History Association (ILHA) Book of the Year Award for Lunch-Bucket Lives, Remaking the Workers’ City

Craig Heron has won the International Labor History Association (ILHA) Book of the Year Award for 2015 for Lunch-Bucket Lives, Remaking the Workers’ City (Between the Lines Press, Toronto, 2015) I am pleased to share the citation composed by the awards committee Since 1988 the ILHA has periodically recognized authors with a “Book of the […]

Congratulations to Marcel Martel on his two new publications

I am sure you will join in congratulating Marcel in his two new publications. These are Le Canada français et la Confédération: Fondements et bilan critique avec Jean-François Caron. Québec: Presses de l’Université Laval, 2016. as well as the French translation of his book on Vice. Une Brève Histoire du Vice au Canada depuis 1500. […]

Congratulations to Paul Lovejoy and Vanessa Oliveira on their new book

I am sure you will all want to join me in congratulating our colleague Paul Lovejoy and a former doctoral student, Vanessa S. Oliveira, on the publication of their new book Slavery, Memory, and Citizenship (Africa World Press, Inc. & The Red Sea Press, Inc. 2016) Here’s a short description of the book: This volume […]

Congratulations to Professor Kathryn McPherson on her promotion to Professor, effective July 1, 2016

Dear colleagues and graduate students, More good news! This morning I received a copy of a letter from the President, Dr Mamdouh Shoukri, confirming his enthusiastic agreement with the unanimous recommendations of the Department’s Adjudicating Committee and the Senate Review Committee that our colleague, Professor Kathryn McPherson, be promoted to the rank of Professor, effective […]

The Fight With ISIS & The Crisis Of The Middle East

We discuss the international scene, as we examine and analyze ISIS and the crisis in the Middle East. [read more…]

Paris Attacks & A Strategy Against ISIS

Our panel examines and analyzes the horrific terrorist attacks in Paris and why the world seems to be at a loss for any sense of strategy about how to deal with ISIS. [read more…]