History News

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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.

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.

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:

Dr. Alan McDougall appears as the historical expert (filmed in a former Nazi prison in Berlin!) in the documentary Stasi FC.

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:  

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?

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.

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.