Articles by author: lbetts

  • Professor Kimberly Monk Rolls Out PortCities 2.0

    Tuesday, October 24, 2023 | By

    Professor Kimberly Monk has released the updated and expanded the PortCities Project website with essays from the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 HIST 2F00 PortCities project.

    From the website:

    “The 22 research essays from our 2022-2023 course on the Port of Toronto, illustrate the range of themes that connect its port history, past and present. We congratulate these students for working so diligently as they progressed from proposal to first draft to final edits. Deepening our understanding of another Canadian Great Lakes port city. ”

    Monk is currently setting up student meetings for the current group of HIST 2F00 students to focus on the Niagara region, to be released next year.

    Congratulations, Professor Monk!

    Categories: Faculty, Outreach

  • Professor Manitowabi Discusses Importance of Indigenous History with the Brock News

    Tuesday, October 10, 2023 | By

    Professor Joshua Manitowabi’s research and teaching of Indigenous History was recently featured in the Brock News.

    Photo credit: The Brock News

    “We need to hang on to our identity, culture and knowledge systems,” Manitowabi said. “Indigenous youth need to live in two worlds, one in this Eurocentric society and the Indigenous world. I am just one person, but I can contribute to the larger puzzle through education and research as an Indigenous person.”

    Congratulations, Professor Manitowabi!

    Categories: Faculty, Outreach

  • Top Holocaust Scholar to give Humanities Graduate Student Seminar, Public Talk

    Tuesday, September 19, 2023 | By

    Professor Kristin Semmens (University of Victoria) will give a lunchtime seminar for graduate students in the Department of History (Thursday, Sept 21) to discuss her experiences researching and writing her new book, Under the Swastika in Nazi Germany. This workshop will provide graduate students will an invaluable opportunity to learn about knowledge mobilization, dissemination, and communication from a leading scholar. Lunch will be provided. Event details are on ExperienceBU.

    Please RSVP to Professor Elizabeth Vlossak (evlossak@brocku.ca) to reserve your spot by Tuesday, Sept 19. 

    Dr. Semmens will also be delivering a public lecture that evening at Pond Inlet (6:30pm). Advance registration is available through ExperienceBU. Read more about Dr. Semmens and the upcoming lecture in the Brock News.

    Categories: Graduate, Seminar/Lecture

  • Brock University Historical Society is Seeking New Members

    Thursday, September 07, 2023 | By

    The Brock University Historical Society (BUHS) is seeking applications for the following positions:

    • First Year Representative
    • Second Year Representative
    • Social Media Team Member
    • Events Manager

    BUHS is an undergraduate students’ society at Brock University closely affiliated with the department of History. The purpose of the Brock University Historical Society is to promote student interest and engagement in the study of history and its affiliation with the local Brock community.

    The Society organizes academic and social events, giving students an opportunity to develop connections with faculty and those in history-related fields. The core mandate of the society is to develop opportunities for students interested in history to get to know each other, succeed academically, organize volunteer opportunities and gain valuable experiences.

    Please see their linktree for the application form and for more information about the BUHS in general.

    Categories: Brock University Historical Society, Undergraduate

  • BBC takes interest in Professor’s new book

    Tuesday, August 29, 2023 | By

    Professor Andrew McDonald’s new book, “A Visitor’s Guide To The Medieval Kingdoms Of Man And The Isles, 1066-1275,” garnered the attention of the BBC. Read all about it!

    The book is currently available through the Manx National Heritage website.

     

     

     

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    Categories: Faculty, Publications

  • Professor McDonald to Launch New Book in the Isle of Man

    Thursday, August 10, 2023 | By

    Professor Andrew McDonald will be on location at the Manx Museum Lecture Theatre this month to discuss his latest book, “A Visitor’s Guide To The Medieval Kingdoms Of Man And The Isles, 1066-1275.” He will also spend time preparing for his upcoming Travel Study Course (MARS/HIST 3F51) that is being offered in the spring of 2024.

    Congratulations on the new book, Professor McDonald, and have a wonderful trip!

    To learn more about the event, please visit the Manx National Heritage Site.

    Categories: Faculty, Lectures/Symposiums, Publications

  • New Study Travel Course Announced for May 2024

    Monday, July 17, 2023 | By

    Explore Viking and Medieval History on location in the Isle of Man with Professor Andrew McDonald!

    Learn more at the information sessions:

    October 17th and October 26th, 2023
    1:30-2:30pm
    RFP 214

    The course is cross-listed with the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies.

    Categories: Courses, Faculty, Student Research and Travel, Undergraduate

  • History Student Participates in World War Canadian Battlefield Tour

    Thursday, June 22, 2023 | By

    Student Bram Fookes at the Vimy Ridge war memorial

    Bram Fookes (BA Honours, Hist ’23) visited the Canadian National Vimy Memorial this summer as a part of the Canadian Battlefields Tour from May 26 – June 12, 2023.

    Bram Fookes (BA Honours with First Class Standing, History ’23) recently returned from participating in the Canadian Battlefields Foundation Battlefields tour. In a highly competitive process, the Canadian Battlefields Foundation awards annual bursary funding to university students from across Canada to tour the Western Front battle and memorial sites, from the Netherlands, Belgium, France, and Germany.

    Congratulations, Bram, on this major accomplishment!

    Best of luck as you pursue your MA in History at the University of Guelph this fall.

    The Groesbeek Commonwealth War Cemetery, Netherlands. Photo Credit: Bram Fookes

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    Categories: Student Research and Travel, Undergraduate

  • Professor Manitowabi Organizes First Nations Treaties Conference on Manitoulin Island

    Friday, June 16, 2023 | By

    Manitowabi (centre) at the Manitoulin Island Treaties (1836,1862) gathering on May 22-23, 2023. Photo credit: Marnie Anderson

    Professor Josh Manitowabi, along with colleagues from Robinson Huron Waawwiindmaagewin (Sam Manitowabi) and the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Dr. Darrel Manitowabi), organized a Manitoulin Island Treaties (1836,1862) gathering on May 22-23, 2023. The two day gathering featured a program of ceremonial events, speeches, and Wampum teachings on the Treaty signing site in Manitowaning, and an academically-oriented series of presentations, talks, and reflections at the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation in M’Chigeeng.

    The livestream of the academic talks can be found on the RHW Facebook page.

    Read the official media advisory release for a full description of the gathering.

    Congratulations, Professor Manitowabi, on the success of this meeting!

     

    Categories: Faculty, Lectures/Symposiums

  • MA Thesis Defense: Kathleen Powell

    Wednesday, June 07, 2023 | By

    A group of professors stand beside MA student Kathleen Powell

    Congratulations to Kathleen Powell, who successfully defended her MA Thesis today!

    Kathleen’s thesis is entitled, “‘At Breakfast We Heard Whistles Blowing’: Nationalist Sentiment in St. Catharines, 1899-1902.”

    From L to R: Dr. Jessica Clark (Supervisor, History); Dr. Olatunji Oji (Chair and Acting GPD, History); Kathleen Powell; Dr. Phillip Mackintosh (External Examiner, Geography and Tourism); Dr. Daniel Samson (Second Reader, History)

    Categories: Graduate, Thesis Defense

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