The Department of History is saddened by the passing of our longtime friend and colleague, Irving Abella. He will be greatly missed by us, The Centre for Jewish studies at York, and throughout Canada’s Jewish community. Our condolences to his family and to everyone who knew him. Read the YFile Article honouring Professor Abella.
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Many congratulations to Harrison Forsyth, a member of the Graduate Programme in the Ancient Field, on the publication of an article entitled ‘Building a Virtual Roman City: Teaching History Through Video Game Design’ in the Journal of Classics Study, which had its roots in Harrison’s teaching in a third year history of the Roman city. […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Christopher Armstrong on June 18, 2022. He was a noted member of our Department. Those lucky enough to work with Chris will remember a lively, witty and forceful presence in the Department, a deeply-valued colleague. In particular, he was a major contributor to the […]
Desmond Hart Memorial Book Prize 1000 Level: Kaylah Christie for FW21 AP/HIST 1040 6.0 Popular Uses of History: An Introduction to Public History (Leila Pourtavaf) Desmond Hart Memorial Book Prize 2000 Level: Jude Kelly for FW21 AP/HIST 2900 6.0 Global Indigenous Histories (Carolyn Podruchny) Desmond Hart Memorial Book Prize 3000 Level: Wilbur Greer for FW21 […]
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Adrian Shubert and Antonio Cazorla have just published, in Spain, a book entitled La Guerra Civil Española en 100 Objetos, Imágenes Y Lugares [The Spanish Civil War in 100 Objects, Images, and Places]. ABOUT THE BOOK
Rachel Koopmans’ work on stained glass windows in Canterbury Cathedral has resulted in the publication of a fast-selling booklet in the Cathedral: The First Miracle Window: Becket’s Earliest Pilgrims in Canterbury’s Stained Glass, with digital reconstructions and an afterword by Léonie Seliger (Canterbury Cathedral Enterprises, 2022): https://www.cathedral-enterprises.co.uk/Shop/Books/Books-on-Kent-Canterbury-and-the-Cathedral/The-First-Miracle-Window The booklet has also been reviewed: https://www.vidimus.org/issues/issue-139/reviews/the-first-miracle-window-beckets-earliest-pilgrims-in-canterburys-stained-glass/
ABOUT THE BOOK Congratulations to the Editors: Carl S. Ehrlich, Department of History & Israel and Golda Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada Robert A. Kenedy, Department of Sociology, York University, Toronto, Canada Uzi Rebhun, Shlomo Argov Chair in Israel-Diaspora Relations, Avraham Harman Research Institute of Contemporary Jewry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem […]
ABOUT THE BOOK About the Editors Paul E. Lovejoy, Distinguished Research Professor, Department of History, York University, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Henry B. Lovejoy, Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Colorado at Boulder, and Director of the Digital Slavery Research Lab. Érika Melek Delgado holds a Leverhulme Fellowship […]