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Neil McGuigan, Máel Coluim III, 'Canmore': An Eleventh-Century Scottish King - Winner of 2023 Frank Watson Book Prize in Scottish History

The Frank Watson Book Prize in Scottish History 2023

The Frank Watson Book Prize for the best book or monograph published on Scottish History in 2021 and 2022 has been awarded to:

Neil McGuigan, Máel Coluim III, 'Canmore': An Eleventh-Century Scottish King. Edinburgh: John Donald, an imprint of Birlinn Ltd., 2021. ISBN: 9781910900192.

For more, visit the Centre for Scottish Studies

Susan Nance founder and lead editor of new scholarly journal - Animal History

Susan Nance is part of a team that has founded a new scholarly journal, Animal History, published by University of California Press.

Animal History is a first of its kind. It publishes cutting-edge historical research on the histories of animals and human-animal relationships, documenting the impacts animals have had on global histories, cultures, languages, technologies, and environments as well as the impacts that humans have had on animals and their pasts, cultures, and lives.

Arts Prof Named to the Royal Society of Canada!

Dr. Brittany Luby, of Anishinaabe descent and Associate Professor in the Department of History, has been named a new member of the Royal Scoety of Canada College. Luby is recognized as a leader for her exceptional contributions to the world of science and culture and to the well-being of our society.

UofG History alum Eamon O'Flynn launches podcast featuring Kevin James

A new podcast from University of Guelph alum Eamon O'Flynn (MA, Political Science '11; BA, History '08) seeks to discover Scotland's past, present, and future. The first episode of 63 Percent Scottish features Scottish Studies Foundation Chair and Professor of History, Dr. Kevin James, talking about the Centre for Scottish Studies, his research, community engagement and more. You can listen for free at 63percentscottish.com or on platforms like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon Music.

A Silent Recovery: Nature’s Reclamation of First World War Battlefields, by Bram Fookes

Bram Fookes, an incoming MA student in the department of history, spent this past summer on a battlefield study tour in Europe with the Canadian Battlefields Foundation.

Attached is a link to a blog post, written by Bram and published on NiCHE (Network in Canadian History & Environment), recounting the details of his trip.

Norman Smith's Publishes Translation of Long-Lost Chinese Text

Congratulations to Dr. Norman Smith on publishing a translation of an important but long-lost text: Mei Niang's Long-Lost First Writings: Young Lady's Collection (Routledge 2023). Norman’s work represents the first-ever English-language translation of the writings of Mei Niang, a prominent and prolific new woman writer from Northeast China. The book sheds light on the perspectives of a young Chinese woman in Japanese-occupied Manchukuo.