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Sir John A. Macdonald's Legacy: Scottish Studies Spring Colloquium

On April 18 at Knox College, University of Toronto the Centre for Scottish Studies & Scottish Studies Foundation presents the 2015 Scottish Studies Spring Colloquium: "Sir John A. Macdonald's Legacy" The Colloquium runs from 12noon to 4:30pm. All Welcome! For more information visit Scottish Studies  

Specialized Studio presents Specialty Goods

Exhibition runs Wednesday, April 8 through to Wednesday, April 15, 2015 Hours: Tuesday-Fri day noon - 5 p.m.;  Saturday  9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Philanthropy in Late Medieval London: Robbie Harris MA Defence

On April 14 History MA student Robbie Harris will defend his Major Research Paper: "Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way: Philanthropy in Late Medieval London, ca. 1350-1485" The defence takes place in 2020 MacKinnon Extension at 3:00 pm. All welcome! abstract: This project explores the rise of confraternities as charitable institutions and the changing nature of philanthropy in late medieval London circa 1350-1485. Before the implementation of formal poor relief legislation in England (which did not occur until the 16th century), It was common practice for people to leave money and/or property to their local church upon their deaths. These resources were quite often used by the local parish or were distributed to local parish members who were considered to be ‘in need’ by members of the local clergy. The Black Death that swept across Europe in the mid 14th century saw the whole scale collapse of these traditional religious and charitable institutions in Britain and, as a result, the nature of philanthropy in post plague Britain was drastically changed. Using wills & testaments from the Court of Hustings (the central court of medieval London), this paper will examine bequeathal trends in the city of London between the years of 1350-1485 and will argue that there was a gradual yet steady increase in bequests to confraternal organizations in the century immediately following the Black Death. This pattern of increasing bequests to confraternities between 1350-1485 represents the shifting priorities of medieval Londoners in the post plague landscape of late medieval London.

Politics and Manchukuo Museums, Past and Present: Jie Lu MRP Defence

On April 14, History Master's student Jie Lu will defend her Major Research Paper: "Politics within Manchukuo Museums and their Current Studies." The defence takes place in 2020 MacKinnon Extension at 1:00pm. All welcome! abstract: This paper first analyzes current studies of Manchukuo museums. By comparing Chinese, English and Japanese examinations in this field, this paper indicates strengths and limitations respectively in these three scholarships. Based on such literature analysis, this paper argues current studies of Manchukuo museums are isolated and unbalanced because both Chinese and Japanese scholars are limited by political stances. As a result, this paper conducts two case studies of Manchukuo museums to suggest new perspectives for scholars to investigate this field. In the case of Manchurian Natural Resources Museum, through the investigation of museum pamphlets that were published before and after the establishment of Manchukuo (1932), the case study demonstrates that this museum had different political natures in different periods and hence this museum deserves to be further investigated with periodized methodology. The case study of the Manchukuo National Central Museum argues recent Japanese investigations only place this museum within Manchukuo contexts. In fact, by exploring the museum journal Jihō, this case study points out that both museum exhibitions and contents of Jihō were affected by contemporary political changes in the Empire of Japan. Therefore, this case study suggests that Manchukuo museums can be regarded as evidence to investigate imperial Japan's politics. By understanding political issues within Manchukuo museums and their current studies, this paper contributes to museological studies because Manchukuo museums, as direct products of the Japanization process of Western modernity, are excellent examples of the combining of Western and Asian museologies. In a broader context, this paper urges enhanced Sino-Japanese relations and cooperation in the study of their wartime experiences.

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