Dagomar Degroot, Associate Professor of Environmental History, Department of History, Georgetown University Date: Thursday, October 26, 2023Time: Reception at 3 p.m. | Lecture at 3:30 p.m.Location: Executive Dining Room, Schulich School of Business More information >
Pictured from left to right: Professor Margaret Schotte, Angela Zhang, Noa Nahmias, Marlee Couling, Professor Kate McPherson.
Congratulations to Adrian Shubert and Antonio Cazorla-Sánchez on the establishment of the Virtual Museum of the Spanish Civil War, featured in The Guardian news article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/10/virtual-spanish-civil-war-museum-aims-to-cut-through-political-divide
Congratulations to Professor Emeritus Adrian Shubert who received the “Encomienda de la Orden de Isabel La Católica”—a prestigious medal granted by His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain—for contributions to the field of Modern Spanish History. Congratulations on the presentation of this extraordinary honour. The following excerpt is taken from the Sept. 28 Issue of […]
Many congratulations to our colleague Nicholas Rogers, who has recently published his new book, Bad Blood in Georgian Bristol: The Murder of Sir John Dineley, co-written (with Steve Poole) and published by the Regional History Centre University of the West of England/Redcliffe Books. "In 1741, Sir John Dineley, a gentleman with substantial west country land […]
"A conference exploring modern Spanish history will take place at the Archives of Ontario at York University’s Keele Campus on Sept. 16 and run alongside a temporary exhibit that features Spanish Civil War-related archive material that includes children’s drawings. The conference, titled “Modern Spanish History in Global Perspective: A Conference in Honour of Adrian Shubert,” […]
Many congratulations to our colleague Michele Johnson and our former PhD Funké Ajadejebi for winning the Canadian Studies Network Best Edited Collection Prize for their recent work, Unsettling The Great White North: Black Canadian History (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2022). The citation can be found here. This is a great achievement and our warmest wishes […]
The Department of History congratulates Paul Lawrie on his new role as the Black Inclusion Advisor in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. He will: Provide guidance and input for our community on questions related to race and equity, anti-Black racism, and Black inclusion; Chair an Advisory Committee made up of students, faculty, […]
Congratulations to Jonathan Edmondson, whose research on Roman Lusitania is featured in the newly-published Portuguese edition of National Geographic with his chapter, A CRIAÇÃO DE UMA SOCIEDADE PROVINCIAL ROMANA (The Creation of a Roman Provincial Society).
The Department of History is saddened by the passing of our longtime friend and colleague, Irving Abella. He will be greatly missed by us, The Centre for Jewish studies at York, and throughout Canada's Jewish community. Our condolences to his family and to everyone who knew him. Read the YFile Article honouring Professor Abella.