Dept. of Historical Studies, UTM

Queer & trans bathhouse history, joy, resistance. QTBIPOC stories of pleasure, care & legacy. Remembering the Sugar Shack on June 10, Glad Day Bookshop (Toronto). 🆓 Free – RSVP here https://arquives.ca/event/remembering-the-sugar-shack/ Supported by LGBTQ Oral History Digital Collaboratory, @arquives.ca & Glad Day Bookshop

🛁 Queer & trans bathhouse history, joy, resistance. QTBIPOC stories of pleasure, care & legacy.
Remembering the Sugar Shack on June 10, Glad Day Bookshop (Toronto).
🆓 Free – RSVP here arquives.ca/event/rememb...
Supported by LGBTQ Oral History Digital Collaboratory, @arquives.ca & Glad Day Bookshop

@historianmairi.bsky.social Good news! We are re-opening HIS498Y5 Internship in History for more applications! In this course, students work at local museums, archives, and libraries, applying their humanities skills in a professional setting. #ExperientialLearning #HumanitiesCareers 📍 https://uoft.me/bB6 📆Mon, June 2, 2025

Good news! We are re-opening HIS498Y5 Internship in History for more applications! In this course, students work at local museums, archives, and libraries, applying their humanities skills in a professional setting. #ExperientialLearning #HumanitiesCareers
📍 uoft.me/bB6
📆Mon, June 2, 2025

TECHNOSCIENCE RESEARCH UNIT

Led by the Technoscience Research Unit (TRU) and partners across Canada and Aotearoa (New Zealand), the project uses Indigenous knowledge systems and environmental justice in creating sustainable, community-based approaches to chemical risk. www.technoscienceresearchunit.org

News! Prof. Kristen Bos is playing a leading role in a groundbreaking, Indigenous-led project awarded $22 million by the New Frontiers in Research Fund.

Read more: www.utm.utoronto.ca/historical-s...
#historicalstudies #IndigenousKnowledge #EnvironmentalJustice #IndigenousResearch

What happens when students and professors take time to read a single book—together? "History Book Club #2: From Global Currents of Empire and Exchange to Campus Community"
www.utm.utoronto.ca/historical-s... #HistoryBookClub #BooksBuildCommunity @calebwellum.bsky.social @historianmairi.bsky.social

It's almost here - Summer! Historical Studies will host "Summer Vibes on the Patio."
We invite students for conversation, community, & a refreshing soft drink on 3 Tues during the first Summer term on the fourth-floor patio in the MN building. May 13, May 27, and June 17 from 1:30 to 2:30 pm.

“El olvido sobre la masacre de las bananeras estaba programado”: historiador Una foto rescatada de una bodega de United Fruit Company llevó al historiador Kevin Coleman a revisitar la masacre de las bananeras de 1928.

You can access and read the article here: www.elespectador.com/judicial/el-...

“El olvido estaba programado.”
Prof. Kevin Coleman uncovers how the 1928 Banana Massacre was buried by design—in archives, politics & memory. Featured in El Espectador, his work shows that reclaiming history is a fight for justice.
#BananaMassacre #KevinColeman #PublicHistory #ColombianHistory

Here is the link to the journal:
🔗 jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/pr...

🎉 New issue out now! Prandium Vol. 12 No. 1 (2023–24) features outstanding student research—including work from HIS498Y5 on public history in action.

👏 Congrats to all our writers and to Prof. Chris Petrakos as Editor-in-Chief!

#StudentResearch #PublicHistory #UofT #UTM

Attention University Toronto Mississauga students:
Want to build leadership and communication skills? Apply to be an EEU Student Ambassador! Open to 2nd–4th year UTM students. CCR-eligible.
🗓️ Deadline: May 9
🔗 Apply now: uoft.me/EEUAmbassador

Practicum in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGS435Y5) | Department of Historical Studies WGS435Y5 is a practicum that allows advanced WGS students to combine theory and practice through part-time unpaid placement with a community agency, government body, or educational or social change or...

April 10 is the deadline for Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Practicum applications. www.utm.utoronto.ca/historical-s...

Internship in History (HIS498Y5) | Department of Historical Studies HIS498Y5 is an academic internship course for History specialists, majors, and minors entering their fourth year of their degree. (Applicants from other years may also be considered.) The minimum requ...

March 31 is the deadline for UTM students to apply to the History Internship Course. www.utm.utoronto.ca/historical-s...

Graphic advertising HIS498Y and WGS435Y in Historical Studies at UTM

Hands-on learning is happening in our department at UTM! We are proud of our internship and practicum programs. Under the faculty supervision of @historianmairi.bsky.social and Zeinab Farokhi, students develop the ideas and skills they need. www.linkedin.com/pulse/histor...

Information session for WGS435 Practicum Register here: https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/GjWBqgtqRc6-XxslyzlGeA

Learn more about the Practicum here https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/women-studies/undergraduate-programs/wgs435y5-women-and-gender-studies-practicum

UTM students in the Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies program are invited to put theory into action with a part-time placement at a community agency.
Join our Virtual Info Session:
📆 Thursday, March 13, 2025
⏰ 12:00–1:00 PM (ET)
🔗 Register here: utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

📑 Are you interested in research?

The Research Opportunity Program is a great chance to get involved! It allows undergraduate students to work with a faculty member on their project in return for course credit. Applications are due through the ROPAPP on March 3rd 2025. Swipe through to learn more!

Are you a 3rd-year History student at UTM thinking about applying to the internship program? Learn more at a virtual info session!

1) Tue 25 Feb, 3:30–4:30pm
uoft.me/HistoryInter...

2) Fri 27 March, 12:00–1:00pm
uoft.me/HistoryInter...

Internship in History Course info:
uoft.me/HistoryInter...

For what it's worth, I'm enjoying the audiobook version on my commutes to/from campus 😉

A few additional notes about HIS498Y5Y:
- Apply your research skills in work settings such as museums, archives & historical societies
- Students from other years may also be considered!
- 2 info sessions scheduled on Feb 25 and Mar 27; come learn about the application process & placement options!

Are you a 3rd-year History student wanting hands-on experience? HIS498Y5Y lead by Prof. @historianmairi.bsky.social is the academic internship course for History specialists, majors & minors entering 4th year.

✅ Applications now open!
📍 Deadline is March 31, 2025
🔗 Visit link in bio for details

What Do YOU think Students Should Learn in a First-Year History Course?

Some folks in our dept. are doing a research study asking upper-year students what topics or skills they think students in intro courses should learn. What would you say is critical for students entering a History program?

Is Trump’s fascination with Canada new? Far from it. Prof. Chris Petrakos highlights the Trump family’s connections to the Yukon, which date back to Donald Trump's grandfather, Frederick Trump, and the Gold Rush of 1896. #trumpgold #goldrush #trumphistory #trumphistorylesson

@calebwellum.bsky.social shares his research about how Jimmy Carter's energy policies during the 1970s oil crisis reshaped America and sparked debates that still resonate today. #energy #oilcrisis #policy #americanhistory #presidentcarter

Welcome to the winter semester! Swipe for tips on how to bounce back after the break!

Reflect on last semester. Examples: Which lecture note-taking methods worked best for you? How was your time management? Do you need to try new tools? Did you practise enough self-care? How can you incorporate it more in your schedule?

Set new goals. Examples: Creating a reading schedule to complete assigned readings on time, Attending office hours at least once for all courses, Exploring one new UTM resource like the Experiential Education Unit, Creating more detailed step-by-step plans for large assignments, Participate in each class meeting by asking or answering questions, or by volunteering to lead group activities.

Explore opportunities. Examples: Research Opportunity Program applications for summer and fall-winter will open in mid-February, Work-Study applications for summer will open around April, Explore Summer jobs, volunteering, or internships, Find opportunities and communities to practise your hobbies and interests like students clubs.

Welcome back UTM! We hope you had a restful break, and here are some tips to bounce back. 😊 Let us know how you feel about this semester!

@byzbets.bsky.social

3/3 "back in Canada (the Harper government's action on the long-gun registry being an obvious example), in Quebec the date continues to resonate powerfully in collective memory, making post-1989 changes perhaps more lasting." Brian Gettler, PhD #remembranceandaction #violence #women #history #memory

2/3 "It also, obviously, speaks to gender equality and its incompleteness. Next, December 6th was an important moment for reckoning with violence against women/femicide and gun control. While some of the changes that came out of the event have been rolled…

1/3 December 6 in Canada marks the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. What do our faculty have to say about its significance? Brian Gettler, PhD: "This day reminds us of the threat that some perceive in the primary activity we engage in every day—university learning.…

What happens when we invite UTM students to read about history for fun?

History Book Club #1: Reading about the histories of capitalism and communism through the eyes of whales, walruses, and wolves. www.utm.utoronto.ca/historical-s...

"Under the Rubble, History and Memory in Israel-Palestine and Germany" - panel discussion
TODAY: Tue, Dec 3, 2024
Time: 1 pm to 3 pm
Location: MN Grand Hall, University of Toronto Mississauga
To access the Livestream via zoom please use your UTORid to register: utoronto.zoom.us/j/89431785226