Department of History

Researchers from the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies secure additional funding from SSHRC Insight Grants program

Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) has awarded $5,786,741 in federal funding to York University researchers as part of the Insight Grants program. The funding supports 34 projects and builds on an additional $1.7M in funding that York researchers recently received through SSHRC Insight Development Grants, supporting scholars in the social sciences and humanities. Half […]

Researchers from the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies awarded Partnership Development Grants by the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada

Faculty from across York University have been awarded Partnership Development Grants by the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), including three professors from the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS). The grants were awarded to existing research partnerships and projects that aim to create impact in both academic and non-academic […]

Researchers from the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies secure federal funding to pursue projects in the social sciences and humanities

Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) has awarded $1.7 million in federal funding to York University researchers as part of the Insight Development Grants program. The program will provide funding for projects lasting up to two years, supporting a broad range of topics and disciplines as researchers investigate key societal challenges. A number […]

Professor Stephen Brooke wins 2025 Wallace K. Ferguson Prize for his book on London’s history

Stephen Brooke, professor and chair of the Department of History, has been awarded the 2025 Wallace K. Ferguson Prize for his book London, 1984: Conflict and Change in the Radical City (Oxford University Press, 2024.) The prize is awarded each year by the Canadian Historical Association to recognize an outstanding scholarly book in a field […]

History professor launches new podcast exploring Jewish life in Canada

York University professor David Koffman, from the Department of History in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, is the co-executive producer of the new podcast Tête-à-tête: Conversations in Canadian Jewish Studies, alongside Joshua Tapper. Tête-à-tête is a production of the Association for Canadian Jewish Studies, based at York’s Israel and Golda Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Studies and […]

Public History students present at Canadian Historical Association Annual Meeting in Toronto

York History MA student Lex Flavelle joined public history students from across Ontario and Quebec in a panel titled “Becoming a Public Historian: Student Experiences in Canadian Public History Programs” at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Historical Association (CHA). Students commented on their experiences working with community partners as part of their undergraduate, […]

Department of History student Brandon Lamorena receives prestigious Governor General’s Silver Medal

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 […]

Public History students design community exhibition at Markham Museum

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 […]

Assistant Professor Natasha Henry-Dixon is awarded the King Charles III Medal

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 […]

Curating the Curriculum: Intersections Between Arts Integration and Historical Thinking

  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 […]