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Canada Graduate Scholarship recipient

Congratulations to Patrick Di Salvo, an incoming MA student, who won a Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship.

History: Vikings Did Not Wear Helmets with Horns: Dr. Ekholst on Our Popular Myths

Christine EkholstThey didn’t really wear helmets with horns on them, and they weren’t really much taller than other Europeans. The reality of who the Vikings were is actually more interesting than the myths in popular culture. History professor Christine Ekholst explores what we know about the lives, culture and history of Vikings in her new course for third-year U of G students. She taught the course for the first time in the winter 2013 semester: “It was immensely popular; it filled up immediately.” That’s not surprising. Because of movies like Thor and the History channel series Vikings, these explorers have become part of popular culture and sparked interest in learning more about them. There’s lots to learn, says Ekholst.
Read the rest of the story @Guelph.

Vikings Did Not Wear Helmets with Horns: Dr. Ekholst on Our Popular Myths

Christine EkholstThey didn’t really wear helmets with horns on them, and they weren’t really much taller than other Europeans. The reality of who the Vikings were is actually more interesting than the myths in popular culture. History professor Christine Ekholst explores what we know about the lives, culture and history of Vikings in her new course for third-year U of G students. She taught the course for the first time in the winter 2013 semester: “It was immensely popular; it filled up immediately.” That’s not surprising. Because of movies like Thor and the History channel series Vikings, these explorers have become part of popular culture and sparked interest in learning more about them. There’s lots to learn, says Ekholst.
Read the rest of the story @Guelph.

History: Conference on Campus: Foodscapes of Plenty and of Want

Drs. Ian Mosby and Catherine Carstairs of the Department are hosting a groundbreaking conference this June 23rd- 25th: Foodscapes of Plenty and of Want: Historical Perspectives on Food, Health and the Environment in Canada features new research from faculty and graduate students from the department and all over Canada. All are welcome to attend! Please register at: foodscapes2013@gmail.com. Get the program: .pdf

visit http://foodscapescanada.wordpress.com/

Conference on Campus: Foodscapes of Plenty and of Want

Drs. Ian Mosby and Catherine Carstairs of the Department are hosting a groundbreaking conference this June 23rd- 25th: Foodscapes of Plenty and of Want: Historical Perspectives on Food, Health and the Environment in Canada features new research from faculty and graduate students from the department and all over Canada. All are welcome to attend! Please register at: foodscapes2013@gmail.com. Get the program: .pdf

visit http://foodscapescanada.wordpress.com/

History: Queers Against Israeli Apartheid: Nicholas Miniaci on the Toronto Controversy

The Gay Pride parade in Toronto has often been seen as controversial, but in 2010 it was hit by an unusual controversy when the group Queers Against Israeli Apartheid wanted to march in the parade with a banner. Others in the city, including some parade sponsors, argued against allowing the group to participate. The parade committee went back and forth between allowing the group and banning them, leaving many people puzzled and confused by the issue. The controversy still swirls as Toronto readies for this year’s Gay Pride parade on June 30. The Toronto Star reported last week that the activist group plans to participate in this year’s Pride festival. “It’s a really complicated issue and not easy to grasp,” says Guelph history student Nicholas Miniaci. He presented a paper on the topic last semester at U of G’s Middle Eastern Scholars Society (MESS), which is supervised by Prof. Renee Worringer.
Read the rest of the story @Guelph

Queers Against Israeli Apartheid: Nicholas Miniaci on the Toronto Controversy

The Gay Pride parade in Toronto has often been seen as controversial, but in 2010 it was hit by an unusual controversy when the group Queers Against Israeli Apartheid wanted to march in the parade with a banner. Others in the city, including some parade sponsors, argued against allowing the group to participate. The parade committee went back and forth between allowing the group and banning them, leaving many people puzzled and confused by the issue. The controversy still swirls as Toronto readies for this year’s Gay Pride parade on June 30. The Toronto Star reported last week that the activist group plans to participate in this year’s Pride festival. “It’s a really complicated issue and not easy to grasp,” says Guelph history student Nicholas Miniaci. He presented a paper on the topic last semester at U of G’s Middle Eastern Scholars Society (MESS), which is supervised by Prof. Renee Worringer.
Read the rest of the story @Guelph