Susan Nance speaks with City Cast Las Vegas about Animal Shows and their History
On July 9, Susan Nance spoke with City Cast Las Vegas on the history of animal shows in the city and why the form has mostly faded away.
History News
Jaqueline Murray's New Book! Premodern Masculinities in Transition
Dr. Jacqueline Murray has just co-edited with Konrad Eisenbichler a new volume: Premodern Masculinites in Transition (Boydel and Brewer 2024). Congratulations from all of us!
from the jacket:
Premodern Masculinities in Transition sheds new light on how masculinity was understood, lived, performed and viewed during a period of huge change.
Alan McDougall Talks Liverpool FC on the Moroccan Reds Podcast
Moroccan Reds Podcast Ep4, "Alan McDougall: Liverpool's season, history and more," features our own Dr. McDougall, historian of sport (and many other subjects).
Tune in on Youtube.com (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A00LqYJLUg).
from Moroccan Reds:
Alan McDougall appears in new doc: Stasi FC
Dr. Alan McDougall appears as the historical expert (filmed in a former Nazi prison in Berlin!) in the documentary Stasi FC.
Summer 2024 URAs Announced!
Our S24 URA job postings are now live!
All applications must go through the Experience Guelph website. The best way to find the postings on the (slightly wonky) Experience Guelph website is by typing in keywords:
'Unsettling the Grand' - Robert Flewelling's Masters MRP is an Exhibit at Guelph Civic Museum
Former History Department Masters student, Robert Flewelling, has worked with the Guelph Civic Museum to transform his Major Research Paper for us into a museum exhibit! It runs until February.
from the website:
What do John Galt and the Canada Company, the Upper and Lower Canadian Rebellions of 1837-38, a canal-building enterprise, and current (and future) land claims all have in common?
Dr. Ben Bradley featured in CBC Vancouver piece on New Westminster tourism featured on The Price is Right
Our own Dr. Ben Bradley speaks to CBC Vancouver News about B.C tourism and the controversy over a trip to the city of New Westminster appearing as a prize on popular American gameshow, The Price is Right.
Dr. Kim Martin's Experiential Learning course (HIST*4070) wins Architectural Conservancy of Ontario Heritage Award!
In October, alongside the folks at Ontario Barn Preservation, who have been working with Dr. Kim Martin in one of our Experiential Learning courses (HIST*4070) for several years, Dr. Martin was awarded an Architectural Conservancy of Ontario Heritage Award.
Dr. Karen Racine new article on Great Britain and Latin American Independence
Our own Dr. Karen Racine has published a new article in The Cambridge History of the Age of Atlantic Revolutions: “Deferred But Not Avoided: Great Britain and Latin American Independence."
Dr. Evren Altinkas article on Displaced Scholars and Academic Diversity published with International Journal of Middle East Studies
Our own Dr. Evren Altinkas has published "Displaced Scholars as a Contribution to Academic Diversity,” an article in the International Journal of Middle East Studies.