Stephen Henighan's book launch of: Blue River and Red Earth
"Blue River and Red Earth" is a collection of short stories by Stephen Henighan. Book launch is at the Bookshelf on Wednesday, April 25th from 6:30-8:30pm
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Kelly Doig's Major Paper Presentation: "A Right without Access is no Right at All”: The Canadian Abortion Rights Action League, 1974-1988."
In 1969, the Canadian government passed the Criminal Law Amendment Act which
decriminalized abortion under specific circumstances. The law allowed legal abortions only if a
committee of three doctors found that the mother’s health was at risk and if the doctor performed
the abortion in an accredited hospital. However, over the next two decades Canadian women
faced many obstacles in obtaining legal abortions until, in 1988, the Supreme Court of Canada’s
decision in R v. Morgentaler found the law to be unconstitutional. This major research paper
Amy Poole's MA Thesis Defence - “There are Few Things More Powerful than Destiny”: Gender, Power and Foresight in The Sagas of the Icelanders (Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries)
Student: Amy Poole Date: Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Advisor: James E. Fraser Chair: Susan Nance
Committee Member: Christine Ekholst
Thom Doerksen's MA thesis defence
Thesis Title: "On Becoming a Nomad Scientist"
ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND
Upcoming History PHD Defence of Marian Toledo Candelaria. “From reformed barbarian to saint-king: literary portrayals of King Malcolm III Canmore (r. 1058-93) in Scottish historical narratives, c. 1100-1449.”
Marian Toledo Candelaria’s PhD Final Oral Examination holds on Friday, April 20, 2018 at 9.00 am in MCKN 132. Dissertation title: “From reformed barbarian to saint-king: literary portrayals of King Malcolm III Canmore (r. 1058-93) in Scottish historical narratives, c. 1100-1449.”
Chair: Susan Nance.
Chair Appreciation & End of year Social
As the academic year draws to a close, the PGSA has organized an End of the Academic Year Social for faculty and students to gather and enjoy refreshments and conversation. A chief motivation for organizing this event is also to thank our outgoing Chair Prof. Mark McCullagh for his service - particularly in regards to graduate and undergraduate student life.
Joshua Doyle-Raso's MA Thesis Defence - "Obstacle or Agency? The Rockefeller Foundation’s anti-hookworm campaign in Colombia, 1919-1934"
Student: Joshua Doyle-Raso Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Time: 9:30 am
Place: MacKinnon Ext. Rm. 2020
Title: Obstacle or Agency? The Rockefeller Foundation’s anti-hookworm campaign in Colombia,1919-1934
Advisor: Stuart McCook Chair: Elizabeth Ewan
Committee Member: Karen Racine
External Examiner: Kris Inwood
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Abigael Krueger's MRP defence: "Canada’s First National Internment Operation: The First World War and the “Enemy Alien” Experience in Brantford and Hamilton, Ontario."
Abstract:
This study analyzes the experiences of the Turkish immigrants from Brantford and Hamilton,
Ontario who were arrested as part of Canada’s first national internment operation during the First
World War. In total 8579 “aliens of enemy nationality” were interned, including 2009 Germans,
5954 Austro-Hungarians, 205 Turks, 99 Bulgarians, and 312 miscellaneous aliens. More than
half of the Turkish interns were residents of Brantford and Hamilton. As Muslim communities,