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History: Tri-U History Conference Program is Here!
The program for the 22nd Annual Tri-University History Conference on March 5, 2016 is here .pdf
Please join us for the 22nd annual Tri-University History Conference on 5 March 2016 at the Best Western Plus Royal Brock Hotel & Conference Centre in Guelph, ON. Organized by the history departments of Wilfrid Laurier University, the University of Guelph and the University of Waterloo, the theme of this year’s conference is “Contesting History: Reflections on Perspective and Approach.”
This year’s conference will also feature the inaugural Tri-University “Rapid Fire” Competition. Participants will have 3 minutes to deliver an overview of their dissertation, thesis or major paper to a panel of esteemed professors and conference attendees. The event will take place during the final session of the day and a number of prizes will be up for grabs.
Get the poster .pdf
Tri-U History Conference Program is Here!
The program for the 22nd Annual Tri-University History Conference on March 5, 2016 is here .pdf
Please join us for the 22nd annual Tri-University History Conference on 5 March 2016 at the Best Western Plus Royal Brock Hotel & Conference Centre in Guelph, ON. Organized by the history departments of Wilfrid Laurier University, the University of Guelph and the University of Waterloo, the theme of this year’s conference is “Contesting History: Reflections on Perspective and Approach.”
This year’s conference will also feature the inaugural Tri-University “Rapid Fire” Competition. Participants will have 3 minutes to deliver an overview of their dissertation, thesis or major paper to a panel of esteemed professors and conference attendees. The event will take place during the final session of the day and a number of prizes will be up for grabs.
Get the poster .pdf
SETS: NEW PHD
Congratulations to Mauricio Martinez, who successfully defended his dissertation, States of Mourning: Vacancies of Law in Shakespeare's Tragedies in November and submitted the final copy in January. He will graduate in June.
SETS: SUCCESSFUL PHD DEFENSE
Congratulations to Paul Watkins, who successfully defended his PhD dissertation, Soundin' Canaan, on June 14!
SETS: SUCCESSFUL PHD DEFENSE
Congratulations to Mirali Almaula who has successfully defended her PhD dissertation, The Evolution of Mediatized Stand-Up Comedy: Investigating Para-Performances on TV, Film, & YouTube.
History: Winter 2016 Rural History Roundtable Line Up
Rural History Roundtable Winter 2016
sponsored by the Francis and Ruth Redelmeier Professorship in Rural History.
February 9: Miguel Mundstock Xavier de Carvalho
"Swine Production in Ontario in the 20th century: Environment and Animal Welfare"
February 26: Tina Loo
“Moved by the State: Forced Relocation and a ‘Good Life’ in Postwar Canada”
March 11: Hamish Maxwell-Stewart
“Rural Convicts in a British Penal Colony: Transportation to Van Diemen¹s Land 1817-1853"
March 24: Jean-Yves Dufour
“Man-Animal Relations, as Viewed by Excavations in the Castle of Roissy, France (12th–19th c)”
April 8: Renée Worringer
"Wolf in Dog's Clothing: The History of Sheepherding Dogs for Livestock Management"
For more information, see our Events feed to the right or get the poster .pdf
Winter 2016 Rural History Roundtable Line Up
Rural History Roundtable Winter 2016
sponsored by the Francis and Ruth Redelmeier Professorship in Rural History.
February 9: Miguel Mundstock Xavier de Carvalho
"Swine Production in Ontario in the 20th century: Environment and Animal Welfare"
February 26: Tina Loo
“Moved by the State: Forced Relocation and a ‘Good Life’ in Postwar Canada”
March 11: Hamish Maxwell-Stewart
“Rural Convicts in a British Penal Colony: Transportation to Van Diemen¹s Land 1817-1853"
March 24: Jean-Yves Dufour
“Man-Animal Relations, as Viewed by Excavations in the Castle of Roissy, France (12th–19th c)”
April 8: Renée Worringer
"Wolf in Dog's Clothing: The History of Sheepherding Dogs for Livestock Management"
For more information, see our Events feed to the right or get the poster .pdf
History: Summer Undergrad Research Assistantships - Apply by Feb. 10th
Undergraduate Research Assistantships* -- now accepting applications
Transient Youth: Hitchhiking Rituals and Growing Up in Canada, 1920-1980
- supervisor: Dr. Linda Mahood
War and Hospitality: British Tourism, Hotels, and the Great War
- supervisor: Dr. Kevin James
"Colonial Morality," Comparative Perspectives
- supervisor: Dr. Norman Smith
Historical Photography Depicting Canines in the North American West: Database and Archival Blog
- supervisor: Dr. Susan Nance
* Apply by February 10, 2016. See www.uoguelph.ca/history/job-postings for detailed project descriptions and application info.