We've always got some interesting research and events in the works. Catch up on what's happening with various projects and initiatives and stay tuned for more.
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This is My Time: History at York
See what our students have to say about their experience at York.
Student Projects
See examples of actual student projects from across the History department.
ADOPIA
This digital humanities initiative combines the results of cutting-edge epigraphic research with all the advantages of new digital technologies, since its digital format allows new epigraphic data to be rapidly incorporated, resulting in a constant updating of the material.
Hellenic Heritage Foundation Chair
The Greek Canadian History Project collects and tells the stories of Canada's Greek diaspora. It is also designed and committed to identifying, acquiring, digitizing, preserving and providing access to primary source materials reflecting the experiences of Canada’s Greek immigrants and their descendants.
Active History: History Matters
This initiative connects the work of historians with the wider public and the importance of the past to current events.
City Builders: Immigrant Construction Workers in Postwar Toronto
This initiative is dedicated to the history of immigrant construction workers and their labour struggles in postwar Toronto. Here you will find biographies, photos, audio recordings, interactive digital maps and timelines, infographics, a series of oral history videos and a four-part documentary about the lives of the immigrant workers who built Toronto.
Portuguese Canadian History Project - Democratizing Access to history
This initiative is intended to preserve the collective memory of Portuguese immigrants and their descendants in Canada; and democratize access to historical knowledge, both in its consumption and production.
Greek Canadian History Project
The Greek Canadian History Project is an initiative designed and committed to identifying, acquiring, digitizing, preserving, and providing access to primary source materials that reflect the experiences of Canada’s Greek immigrants and their descendants.