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Passings: Orest Subtelny made significant contributions to history research
Article Credit: Y-File Long-serving York University Professor Emeritus Orest Subtelny passed away in Toronto on Sunday, July 24. Subtelny joined the Department of History in 1982 to take up a position that was in part funded by the Canadian Ukrainian community. Throughout his York career until his retirement in 2015, he was cross-appointed […]
History Professor Craig Heron earns multiple awards for book
Article credit: Y-File York University history Professor Craig Heron has earned multiple awards for his 2015 book, Lunch-Bucket Lives: Remaking the Workers’ City, which explores the realities and struggles of the city of Hamilton’s working class. Craig Heron In addition to receiving the designation of Book of the Year by the International Labor History Association earlier this year, […]
In Memoriam: Ramsay Cook, O.C., F.R.S.C., O.S.T. (Japan) – (1931-2016)
It is with great sadness that I must inform you that Ramsay Cook, a distinguished member of the History Department from 1969 to 1996, passed away on 14 July 2016. Born in Alameda, Saskatchewan, Ramsay Cook began his academic career by taking his Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Manitoba in 1954. He […]
New postdoctoral fellow in Modern European History: Dr Matthew Kerry
<!–Notes ACF –> Dear colleagues, I am very pleased to announce that a new postdoctoral fellow will be spending the 2016-17 academic year with us thanks to funding provided by our colleague Adrian Shubert’s Killam Fellowship. Dr Matthew Kerry will be joining the Department officially as of July 1, but effectively from August. In addition […]
York U historians honoured at annual gathering
The Canadian Historical Association (CHA) recognized several members of York University’s History Department and graduate program with prestigious awards at the CHA Annual Prize Ceremonies late last month in Calgary. 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; […]
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; […]