Professor Norman Smith's classic monograph, Intoxicating Manchuria, has now been translated into Russian. The translation has been named by one of Russia's top literary organizations as one of ten "Books by and about China" for 2023. Others in the list include some very famous Chinese writers: Pu Songling, Mo Yan, Liu Zhenyun, Zhang Yueran.
Our own Dr. Deidre McCorkindale is part of a team that has won a SSHRC Engage Grant with partners at Huron University and Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society. Congratulations from all of us!!
From the Press Release
History professor Deirdre McCorkindale spoke with GuelphToday about her Black Canadian History course for first year students, and how it’s a history everyone should learn.
“I see all different colours when I look out into my class, and that makes me really happy. […] Black history is for everyone. You don't have to be Black to learn about this history,” says Dr. McCorkindale.
Recently, Small Farm Canada magazine profiled the work that HIST*3240: Food History students did in the Winter 2022 semester. The article highlights experiential learning and their curation of a virtual exhibit of cookbooks under the supervision of History instructor, Dr. Becky Beausaert. The colourful article featuring items from the University of Guelph cookbook archive starts on page 37:
Our S23 URA job postings are now live!
All applications must go through the Experience Guelph website.
Application Deadline: February 27, 2023
We are offering five URA positions this summer:
The Alan Gordon Scholarship in Canadian and Public History was established in memory of Professor Alan Gordon through a generous donation from Alan’s partner, Adrienne Warren. The award will support students registered in a Masters or Doctoral program offered by the Department of History.
History students in HIST*3480 (Workplace Learning) met pioneering Canadian wildlife researcher Anne Innis Dagg, whose exhibit is now on display in the McLaughlin Library.
Deadline for submission: February 17th, 2023
Footnotes is the University of Guelph's Undergraduate Journal on Gender, Sexuality and Social Change. If you have an essay, poetry, or artwork that you’d like to submit for Footnotes, the submission portal is now open for the 2023 Edition! You can submit your work HERE.