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 […]
Many congratulations to Margaret Schotte, who has been awarded a SSHRC Insight Grant in this year’s competition for a project entitled ‘Sailing with the French: Labour, Trade, and Mobility in the 18th-century Indian Ocean’. Congratulations again on this award and best wishes with the research, Margaret!
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/
Congratulations to Rebecca Lazarenko, Elizabeth Best, and Jennifer Bolton, all of whom are PhD students in the Graduate Programme, on receiving awards through the York University Indigenous Research Seed Fund, which supports “emerging and established Indigenous scholars for research that advances excellence in Indigenous knowledge, languages and ways of knowing and being”. Jennifer Bolton’s project […]