For at least 15,000 years before the first Europeans arrived in North America, the continent was inhabited by a variety of creative, sophisticated and technologically skilled cultures. Yet, most history courses about North America begin with First Contact, as it is called – a decidedly Eurocentric approach that Carolyn Podruchny, a York University historian, is […]
Dear Colleagues: It is truly wonderful to start 2020 by welcoming our new colleague, Dr. Alan Corbiere, to the Department of History. He is a scholar of Indigenous history in Canada and the United States, specializing in Anishinaabe history and culture of the northern Great Lakes region in the 18th and 19th centuries. His doctoral […]
Dear Colleagues: I am happy to report that, unsurprisingly, our colleague Carolyn Podruchny has been confirmed in her promotion to Full Professor. In her letter to Carolyn, President Lenton noted: You have a well-established and impressive research record that has earned you a national and international reputation in Canadian history and the history of its […]
Dear Colleagues: Tom Cohen has given us a lovely parting gift in the form of a new book entitled Roman Tales: A Reader's Guide to the Art of Microhistory (Routledge). The description and contents are below. Please join me in congratulating our colleague on this wonderful accomplishment corresponding with the start of his […]