History News

The fifth and final volume in the Guelph Series in Scottish Studies has now been published and is available online in open-access format.

Dr. Alan McDougall has recently been interviewed for stories around the 35^th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall as well as the continued rise of the AfD (Alternative für Deutschland) political party. 

Dr. Renée Worringer has been working on the intertwined histories of people, dogs, wolves, sheep, and others. Two of her latest pieces have recently appeared on Active History:

part 1
"Herding with my 'Enlightened Wolves'," October 24, 2024. - https://activehistory.ca/blog/2024/10/24/herding-with-my-enlightened-wol...

Hello fellow history students and good luck in F24!

The University of Guelph History Society welcomes you to join us at the fun events and socials we have planned for you over the next few months! If you're interested in learning more about the History Society and the resources we have to help students like yourself, you can follow us on Instagram @historysocietyuofg for regular updates or send us an email at historysocietyuofg@gmail.com if you have any questions. 

The Rural Diary Archive is pleased to announce that we have a new, updated website: https://ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca/

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On July 9, Susan Nance spoke with City Cast Las Vegas on the history of animal shows in the city and why the form has mostly faded away.

Dr. Jacqueline Murray has just co-edited with Konrad Eisenbichler a new volume: Premodern Masculinites in Transition (Boydel and Brewer 2024). Congratulations from all of us!

from the jacket:

Premodern Masculinities in Transition sheds new light on how masculinity was understood, lived, performed and viewed during a period of huge change.

Moroccan Reds Podcast Ep4, "Alan McDougall: Liverpool's season, history and more," features our own Dr. McDougall, historian of sport (and many other subjects).
Tune in on Youtube.com (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A00LqYJLUg).
from Moroccan Reds:

Dr. Alan McDougall appears as the historical expert (filmed in a former Nazi prison in Berlin!) in the documentary Stasi FC.