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03May2017
A photo of the exhibit in the Map Room.

Two new exhibits: "Canada by Treaty" and "Words to Form"

This spring, James Bird, Laurie Bertram and Heidi Bohaker launched two initiatives aimed at helping to educate campus community members on the centrality of Indigenous communities to the making of mo...

03May2017
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Professor Robert Bothwell participates in Trump debate

Professor Robert Bothwell, a historian who specializes on post-1945 Canadian international relations, engaged in a debate with Ryan Hurl, a UTSC political scientist who focuses on American politics. F...

24Apr2017
Paul Cohen

Associate Professor Paul Cohen comments on French elections on CTV

Department of History Associate Professor Paul Cohen appeared on a segment of CTV News to speak with host Scott Laurie about the upcoming federal elections in France. A historian of early modern Franc...

24Apr2017
Photograph of books.

Congratulations to Professor Sean Mills and Professor Nicholas Everett!

We are happy to share good news with you about two successful promotions in our Department.  Sean Mills has just been awarded tenure and promotion to the rank of Associate Professor, and Nicholas Ev...

18Apr2017
Photograph of Professor Lisa Mar.

Congratulations to Professor Lisa Mar!

Professor Lisa Mar, the Richard Charles Lee Chair in Chinese Canadian Studies, has been selected as one of 15 prominent Chinese Canadian women from Ontario to be recognized and honoured at Celebration...

18Apr2017
Photograph of Professor William Nelson

Congratulations to Professor William Nelson!

Professor William Nelson of the Department of Historical and Cultural Studies at UTSC has been longlisted for the prestigious Notting Hill Editions Essay Prize. His essay, “Five Ways of Being a P...

10Apr2017
Photograph of Sean Mills and the cover of his book.

Congratulations to Professor Sean Mills!

The Department of History is pleased to share the news that Professor Sean Mills has won the 2017 Prix de la présidence de l’Assemblée nationale for his book A Place in the Sun: Haiti, Haitians, ...

10Apr2017
Photograph of Professor Shafique Virani

Professor Shafique Virani speaks about fighting Islamophobia with education

Speaking on CBC’s The National, Professor Shafique Virani discusses how we can fight back against Islamophobia through education. ...

06Apr2017
Image of Professor Tran and her brother.

Professor Nhung Tran's Refugee Story

In a blog post titled "Take a Stand", Professor Nhung Tran discusses the complex realities of the refugee experience, and what it means to build a a welcoming society on the basis of justice.     ...

06Apr2017
Professor Dan Bender in Culinaria kitchen.

Professor Dan Bender’s Edible Midterm

Professor Daniel Bender of the Department of Historical and Cultural Studies and Director of the Culinaria Research Centre has moved away from a more traditional written essay midterm. Instead, Bender...

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