History News
Game Stallions of the 19th Century - Research by Susan Nance featured on JStor blog
Despite all the whips and spurs involved, nineteenth-century Americans believed racehorses loved a little manly competition.
Read the rest of the story: https://daily.jstor.org/the-myth-of-the-noble-racehorse/
Congrats to Hannah Summer Studentship awardee: Nico Mara-McKay
A hearty congratulations to MA student Nico Mara-McKay, who is a winner of one of only four national Hannah Summer Studentships. The awards are sponsored by the Canadian Society for the Study of Medicine. Nico will work this summer on their research project, "Patient Women: Surgical Instruments in the Treatment of Medieval Women's Diseases." Well done!
More information about the award.
Teaching Awards for History Instructors Lisa Baer and Sierra Dye
Congratulations from all of us!
GTA Teaching Excellence Award:
Stuart McCook: Coffee Could Get Costly
For many Canadians, the day doesn’t begin until their first sip of coffee. But the growers who produce that coffee are struggling with a devastating disease that is putting their livelihoods at risk and leaving some coffee market observers to predict that the drink we take for granted could one day become as expensive as cognac.
New Hire! Assistant Professor Dr. Kimberley Martin
The Department is delighted to announce that we have a new faculty member: Assistant Professor Dr. Kimberley Martin.
Dr. Martin is a Digital Humanties specialist and is crucial to our growing strength in that subfield:
https://www.kim-martin.ca/community/dh-guleph/
Welcome Kim!