Brandon Lamorena, who completed an honours bachelor of arts in history along with a general certificate in law and society, has been awarded the Governor General’s Silver Medal. The medal recognizes the outstanding scholastic achievements and academic merit of undergraduate students in Canada. The medal is the highest honour that can be earned by exemplary […]
From January to April 2025, Public History certificate students Chelsea Bidaisee and Jackson Li completed work placements at Markham Museum as part of their capstone course for the certificate (HIST 4840 Public History). The museum is dedicated to displaying, preserving and teaching the history of the city of Markham. The students were tasked with designing […]
On Thursday, April 10, the Ontario Heritage Trust celebrated five outstanding people with King Charles III Coronation Medals. The Coronation Medal was created by King Charles III on the advice of the Canadian Government to mark the significant and historical occasion of His Majesty’s Coronation as King of Canada and to recognize Canadians who have […]
This past February, York University’s History Department and the Archives of Ontario hosted a Professional Development Day (PD Day) for high school history teachers titled, “Curating the Curriculum: Intersections Between Arts Integration and Historical Thinking.” Led by Alessia Spagnuolo as part of her Major Research Project (MRP), this event brought together twenty-eight teachers from […]
A new volume has been released celebrating the work of Joshua Fogel with Joan Judge as co-editor. In The Sinosphere and Beyond: Essays in Honor of Joshua Fogel (De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2024), scholars have contributed essays building on the legacy of Joshua A. Fogel. Fogel is a specialist in cultural and intellectual relations between China and Japan who […]
The Department of History is hosting a public lecture on March 19 with guest speaker Davarian L. Baldwin, the Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of American Studies and Founding Director of the Smart Cities Research Lab at Trinity College. Baldwin’s lecture will explore topics from his recent book, In the Shadow of the Ivy Tower: […]
Two self-guided walking tours are now available, highlighting what life was like for Black individuals in the old Town of York (later Toronto) centuries ago. Natasha Henry-Dixon, Assistant Professor in the Department of History, has curated these tours to make the history of Black life in slavery and freedom in this major city more accessible. […]
Congratulations to History MA student Lex Flavelle, whose permanent digital exhibition, Coming Up Aces: Asexual Voices in the Archives, was featured in the Fall 2024 edition of the Archives Association of Ontario’s quarterly periodical, Off the Record. Flavelle developed the digital exhibition, which is hosted by the ArQuives, Canada’s largest 2SLGBTQIA+ archives, as part of a 2023 […]
Associate Professor Jennifer Bonnell, from the Department of History, won two awards for her book, Stewards of Splendour: A History of Wildlife and People in British Columbia (Royal BC Museum, 2023). The British Columbia Historical Federation (BCHF) awarded Bonnell with the Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for Historical Writing. The award, that includes a $2,500 prize, is the […]
In May 2024, History Professor Stephen Brooke published his new book London, 1984: Conflict and Change in the Radical City which was recently celebrated by The Conversation as one of the top 5 best non-fiction books of 2024 according to their experts. Recommended by Keiran Connell, a senior lecturer in contemporary British history at Queen’s […]