Dr. Pamela Swett

Ayobami Adebayo, A Spell of Good Things. It's fiction, but I still felt I learned a lot about Nigerian culture. Added bonus for you, Alex, the educational system is critical to the narrative.

TOMORROW: LBI London Summer Lecture 2025

Hitler’s Mein Kampf: Reflections 100 Years On
Dr Lisa Pine
Tomorrow, Thursday 10 July 2025, 5:30pm–7:00pm
Senate House, London
Free admission

Sign up: lbilondon.ac.uk/pine

@ghilondon.bsky.social @lisapine.bsky.social

Impending and Exciting News! Job Opportunity as a Research Fellow for my Wellcome Trust Research Project in Medical Humanities and HPSM at the University of Leeds soon to be posted!

I will be in Berlin, but not until later in the summer. Does your US tour in Sept, include GSA? Or... do you want to come to McMaster en route to see your sister?

Happy day! Book tour?

Cultural groups across U.S. told that federal humanities grants are terminated Among the thousands of groups affected by the sudden cessation of funds are state arts councils, museums, historic sites, archives, libraries, educators and media outlets in all 50 states.

Among the thousands of groups affected by the sudden cessation of funds are state arts councils, museums, historic sites, archives, libraries, educators and media outlets in all 50 states.

📣 Reminder for Canadian university students! Applications due Monday, March 31st! More details below. ⬇️

What parallels do historians see between the Trump administration and the Nazi regime? Elon Musk appeared to make a Nazi salute as he celebrated the start of Donald Trump's second term as US president. Trump’s new administration has said it will acquire Greenland and Panama, defunded US...

It is a great piece, Paul. The English translation is also circulating. Here it is.
www.france24.com/en/americas/...

Ontario university course aims to fight the erasure of Black history in Latin America | CBC News As part of a class on Black Latin American and Caribbean history, a roundtable at McMaster University in Hamilton hears from Afro-Latinx scholars about race, culture, migration and diasporic identitie...

Congratulations to English and Cultural Studies postdoctoral fellow @stacya.bsky.social, whose course, "Black Latin America: Belonging, Refusal, Resistance" was featured on the CBC Hamilton website last week.

Philosophy at Lethbridge is also hiring

Faculty of Arts & Science - Assistant Professor Philosophy Department

uleth.peopleadmin.ca/postings/810...

I'm really appreciative of @thespec1846.bsky.social and JP Antonacci covering the recent measles outbreaks. Local news gets to the heart of local concerns in aa very personal way that I think has the power to change hearts and minds www.thespec.com/news/hamilto...

Philosophy at Guelph is hiring in Ethics/ Applied Ethics.

Please share widely.

careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...

Why should humanities education persist in an AI age? Self-development, to start Through self-development, or ‘Bildung’ in German thought, salon culture sought to resist absolutism and foster democratic discourse. This shaped the modern Western university.

Why should humanities education persist in an AI age? Self-development, to start
theconversation.com/why-should-h...

It’s good to see a well worn #envhist #cdnhist book at the Hamilton Public Library. Join us in Hamilton Ontario for the sequel/epilogue at 2025 Canadian History and Environment Summer Symposium - "Contamination and Rebirth"

Friday, May 30 – Sunday, June 1, 2025

niche-canada.org/2025/01/17/c...

Undergraduate Student Research Award winners share Humanities research – Faculty of Humanities | McMaster University

Our Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA) recipients all completed fascinating independent research projects this past summer — everything from an analysis of health disparities in Black and Indigenous communities to unravelling an art forgery. www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/2025/01/10/u...

As a citizen of both countries, I find this hilarious... and true.

Historian Sparks Glencoe, Maryland, United States

Firaxis—the studio behind the Civilization series—is hiring a historian. An *actual* historian.

And note, when they ask for "4+ years as a Writer, Narrative Designer, or other position with commensurate duties," that includes teaching, writing, and research—i.e. your Ph.D. in History.

AI Isn't the Next Big Thing, Thinking Is Why Human Intellect Still Reigns Supreme This week's edition includes the feature story. If you want to read the whole edition of the newsletter.

Studying philosophy (and other humanities subjects) is an ideal preparation for a world of work that's increasingly defined by AI. As this piece points out, "...we should invest in developing the cognitive tools that will always stand apart from automated routines." Indeed!

Analysis: 10 privacy violations in the federal government’s proposed changes to the Canada Elections Act Bill C-65 would help political parties exploit Canadians’ data without real limits, transparency or consent, undermining privacy, engagement and public confidence, writes Sara Bannerman.

Humanities researchers are working at the intersection of people and technology. Check out this latest article by Sara Bannerman, a professor in communication studies and media arts here at McMaster.
brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/ana...

‘Good historical research offers an opportunity to understand the present’ New PhD Ryan Heyden’s interest in Germany, migration and humanitarianism has both personal and intellectual significance

My first Bluesky post, and it's a nice one: I was thrilled to "hood" my now-former PhD student Ryan Heyden at today's convocation ceremony. You can read a little more about Ryan and his research in this Q and A. Congratulations to all our graduates! dailynews.mcmaster.ca/articles/goo...