Tri-U Graduate History Program

Background: people around table. Text: Preregistration for Tri-U MA Students Begins Tuesday July 8. Course info? bit.ly/courses-2025. Questions? tri-u@uoguelph.ca

Preregistration for Tri-U History MA Students begins on Tuesday, July 8 at 8:00 am. Ends on Wednesday, July 9 at 5:00 pm. Course info? bit.ly/courses-2025. Note: there have been some last minute scheduling changes. Additional information will be emailed directly to students.

Canadians reclaim Maple Leaf flag amid Trump threats As Canada marks another birthday, a subtle but noticeable shift in patriotism is taking place. One that experts say not just reflects pride, but also complexity, critique and quiet defiance.

“There has definitely been a surge of patriotism,” said Matthew Hayday, professor and chair of the Department of History at the University of Guelph.

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2 full-time job postings

Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources

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In this interview Sara Wilmshurst, PhD student in the Tri-U History program from the University of Guelph talks about the benefits of her experience voluntee... Crafting history for the community: Why Sara volunteers with Active History.

@sarawilmshurst.bsky.social PhD student @uguelphhist.bsky.social talks about her volunteer work with @activehist.bsky.social.

🎉The Tri-U is excited to learn that 3 of our students received #SSHRC Graduate Fellowships to support their research! Gillian Wagenaar (PhD candidate), and Étienne Chevalier (1st year PhD student) from the DRAGEN Lab @uwaterloo.ca & Savannah Sloat, another 1st-year PhD student from @uwaterloo.ca.

REGISTER by May 4, 11:59 pm for the 35th Canadian Military History Colloquium,
9-10 May 2025, at @wilfridlaurieruni.bsky.social organized by Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada for the 35th Canadian Military History Colloquium. For more information and to register, see buff.ly/v7vzVbq

PLEASE RE-REGISTER. bit.ly/triu-pride. Join 3 Tri-U students to discuss their research on Pride themes. Chaired by Dr. Catherine Carstairs, University of Guelph. Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 1:00 pm on Zoom. The panel is organized by @triu_gsa.
#History
#Pride
#2SLGBTQIA+

Join three Tri-U students as they discuss their research on Pride themes. Chaired by Dr. Catherine Carstairs, University of Guelph. Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 1:00 pm on Zoom. The panel is organized by @triu_gsa. More info and to register for the link: bit.ly/triu-pride
#History
#Pride
#2SLGBTQIA+

Brooding Soldier in Flanders.

Join @wilfridlaurieruni.bsky.social Study of Canada & Guelph Civic Museum
with Dr. Geoff Bird. His film, Ways We Remember War: The Battle of Second Ypres and Canada’s Memory, will be shown. In person only, registration required. Thursday, April 24. Film begins at 7:00 pm. buff.ly/U3hkNLZ

CfP from University of Edinburgh: Workshop on Emotions and Scottish History. Deadline: 21 May 2025.

This seems like a great opportunity for Tri-U students ... just down the road at McMaster!

Screenshot of the text detailing the Corsini Fellowship. To access this with a screen reader, follow this link: https://wilson.humanities.mcmaster.ca/our-community/fellowships-2/

Screenshot of the text detailing the Corsini Fellowship. To access this with a screen reader, follow this link: https://wilson.humanities.mcmaster.ca/our-community/fellowships-2/

The May 1st deadline for the two month Corsini graduate student research fellowship at the Wilson Institute for #CdnHist #CanHist is fast approaching! Please share and if you have any questions, get in touch with me asap. wilson.humanities.mcmaster.ca/our-communit...

A reverse salient: Japan's economic sanctions on enemy business, 1914–1927 This study explores the formation and implementation of Japan's economic sanctions on enemy business, especially German merchants, during the First World War, by positioning Japan within the context ....

Japan's failure to enforce sanctions on Germany until late in WWI weakened the Allies’ commercial blockade, according to Chenxiao Li. Belated enforcement of sanctions marked an important milestone for state intervention in Japanese private assets.
New in Asia-Pacific EcHR!
📉📈🗃 #history #Japan #WWI

Read about what Tri-U PhD student, @sarawilmshurst.bsky.social is up to as a volunteer with @activehist.bsky.social

ROYAL AIR FORCE FIGHTER COMMAND, 1939-1945. Imperial War Museum (CH 1733)

Ted Barris

@wilfridlaurieruni.bsky.social Centre for the Study of Canada presents Battle of Britain: Canadian Airmen in their Finest Hour with historian and author Ted Barris. Thursday, April 10, 7:00 pm. Join in-person or on Zoom. studyofcanada.ca/event/canadi...

Congratulations to @benbradleyca.bsky.social as well as Linda Mahood, faculty colleague from @uguelphhist.bsky.social for work as presenters and chair. Also to presenter Dorota Kupis @wilfridlaurieruni.bsky.social Tri-U PhD candidate in History. #bchist #cdnhist #bcstudies

Student Summer Jobs
Gros Morne National Park – Visitor Experience - Parks Canada - Western Newfoundland & Labrador Field Unit
Closing date: 2025-04-14
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Information capacity in the mirror of foreign trade data? A case study of Chinese Maritime Customs, 1864–1938 This paper introduces a new approach to explore the information capacity of the Chinese Maritime Customs from 1864 to 1938. It employs a mirror analysis by comparing Chinese Maritime Customs' interna....

As everyone ponders the odd puzzles in modern trade data, Songlin Wang shows that late 19th century improvements in the quality of Chinese trade data reflects key institutional reform & the importance of Hong Kong. New in the Asia-Pacific Economic History Review!
📉📈🗃 #history #AcademicSky #polisky

Centering Indigenous Food Sovereignty in Times of Environmental Crises- Dr. Jessica Penney (Hybrid event, April 10)
rsvp by April 8
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The words DH@Guelph Summer Workshops May 12-15 University of Guelph on a black background.

There's 1 week left to register at earlybird pricing for the 2025 DH@Guelph Summer Workshops! If you're interested in learning about #digitalarchives #minimalcomputing #digitalmisogynoir #digitaleditions #TEI #mediaarchaeology and #feministmaking, these are for you!

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neural image in purple and gold. Text is: The AI Revolution: A Layperson's Guide. Mark Humphries, Wilfrid Laurier University; Jason Shim, Canadian Centre for Nonprofit Digital Resilience; Byron Williston, Wilfrid Laurier University.

Join Prof. Humphries of generativehistory.substack.com to discuss the "AI revolution" with other experts. Friday, April 11, 12:00 noon. In-person or on Zoom. Presented by @wilfridlaurieruni.bsky.social as part of Faculty of Arts: Celebrating 100 Years. studyofcanada.ca/event/the-ai....

Work at Lund University Job opening

Lund University (Sweden) has opened 3 doctoral student positions in historical demography-economic history
- Inequalities in health and survival /jobID:810603
- Demographic Inequality /jobID:809395
- Colonial maternal health legacies /jobID:808817
Applications are invited!
📉📈🗃🛟 #history #demography

Dr. Eric Vero

🎆 Read about Dr. buff.ly/lNqZgW8... who explored "the deeply intertwined past of disability and fan communities," in "Freaking Fans: An Oral History of Disability in Fan Spaces." Eric defended his thesis in early February and plans to continue writing. 🎉 buff.ly/gTzH3eR

Senior Archives Technician, Library

We're hiring! We'll be accepting applications for Senior Archives Technician until April 10. More information about the position responsibilities, qualifications, salary range, and how to apply are available via the University of Winnipeg's job site. www.northstarats.com/University-o...

"Like sleeping next to an elephant. Historical Perspectives on the American-Canadian Relationship." March 26 at 7PM on Zoom. Laurier Brantford's History program presents a People Make History event, with panel on historical CAN-AM relations. See site for presenters & Zoom link. buff.ly/fQQikpT

Indigenous Speakers Series @uwaterloo.ca presents katherena vermette, a Michif (Red River Métis) award-winning writer from Treaty 1 territory. Tuesday, March 25 3:00 - 4:30 pm. Register for a Teams link through the website. buff.ly/c0vAOi2

On March 27 at 1pm EST, join us for "Underdevelopment and Counterrevolution: Trends in the Class Struggle in Brazil, 1985-2022." Jones Manoel (Universidade Federal de Alagoas) will be in conversation with Bruno Véras.
Register here: bit.ly/hist3360

Black and white photo of Mennonites in Russia ca 1900's

Dr. Len Friesen in front of a restaurant table

More than Victims: Soviet Mennonites from Stalin to Gorbachev. Join @wilfridlaurieruni.bsky.social history professor, Dr. Len Friesen on Friday, March 21, 7:30 pm for the second in his lecture series on Mennonites in Russia @conradgrebel.bsky.social. Registration required. More info: buff.ly/IkbkE1k

job
Professor, Indigenous Curricula & Programs
Mohawk College

Closing Date: March 27th, 2025

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Living on Borrowed Time? The Settlement of Mennonites in Imperial Russia after 1789 Join Laurier history professor, Dr. Len Friesen on Thursday, March 20, 7:30 pm for the first in his lecture series on Mennonites in Russia @conradgrebel.bksy.social. Registration required. More info: buff.ly/GgJbMiM