Queen's History
@queenshistory.bsky.social
Official Bluesky account for the Department of History at Queen's University, Kingston.
Please join us tomorrow for Dr. Bryna Cameron-Steinke's talk "'Like Bees to an Apiary': Vineyards, Orchards and Gardens in Early Medieval Brittany".
You can find the abstract for this talk on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/news...
You can find the abstract for this talk on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/news...
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Please join us tomorrow for Dr. Bryna Cameron-Steinke's talk "'Like Bees to an Apiary': Vineyards, Orchards and Gardens in Early Medieval Brittany".
You can find the abstract for this talk on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/news...
You can find the abstract for this talk on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/news...
A reminder to please join us tomorrow evening for the 2025 John M. Sherwood Memorial Lecture in History of Science and Technology in Conference Room B of the Donald Gordon Conference Centre (421 Union Street)! The talk will begin at 5:30pm, with reception to follow!
November 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
A reminder to please join us tomorrow evening for the 2025 John M. Sherwood Memorial Lecture in History of Science and Technology in Conference Room B of the Donald Gordon Conference Centre (421 Union Street)! The talk will begin at 5:30pm, with reception to follow!
Please join us next Thursday for the 2025 John M. Sherwood Memorial Lecture in History of Science and Technology
in Conference Room B of the Donald Gordon Centre (421 Union Street).
If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to history.events@queensu.ca. We look forward to seeing you there!
in Conference Room B of the Donald Gordon Centre (421 Union Street).
If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to history.events@queensu.ca. We look forward to seeing you there!
November 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Please join us next Thursday for the 2025 John M. Sherwood Memorial Lecture in History of Science and Technology
in Conference Room B of the Donald Gordon Centre (421 Union Street).
If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to history.events@queensu.ca. We look forward to seeing you there!
in Conference Room B of the Donald Gordon Centre (421 Union Street).
If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to history.events@queensu.ca. We look forward to seeing you there!
The Departments of History and Classics at Queen’s University is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to start July 1, 2026. Applications are due on January 15, 2026 for the Marjorie McLean Oliver Post-Doctoral Fellowship. The full position description can be found here: www.queensu.ca/history/abou....
October 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The Departments of History and Classics at Queen’s University is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to start July 1, 2026. Applications are due on January 15, 2026 for the Marjorie McLean Oliver Post-Doctoral Fellowship. The full position description can be found here: www.queensu.ca/history/abou....
Please join us next Thursday, October 30th, for a talk presented jointly by the Department of History and the Department of Philosophy!
October 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Please join us next Thursday, October 30th, for a talk presented jointly by the Department of History and the Department of Philosophy!
Please join us for the beginning of our 2025-2026 Seminar Series next Thursday, September 25th at 11:30am in Watson Hall, Room 517.
Dr. Sebastián Gil-Riaño (University of Pennsylvania) will be presenting "Confronting Ethnocide and its International Revival after 1968".
Dr. Sebastián Gil-Riaño (University of Pennsylvania) will be presenting "Confronting Ethnocide and its International Revival after 1968".
September 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Please join us for the beginning of our 2025-2026 Seminar Series next Thursday, September 25th at 11:30am in Watson Hall, Room 517.
Dr. Sebastián Gil-Riaño (University of Pennsylvania) will be presenting "Confronting Ethnocide and its International Revival after 1968".
Dr. Sebastián Gil-Riaño (University of Pennsylvania) will be presenting "Confronting Ethnocide and its International Revival after 1968".
The Screening Room will be showing Christian Petzold's 2018 film "Transit" on Sunday, September 21st. Following the film, Dr. Swen Steinberg will be leading a post-screening discussion.
Tickets for the event are $10 and are available from www.screeningroomkingston.com/csok
Tickets for the event are $10 and are available from www.screeningroomkingston.com/csok
September 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The Screening Room will be showing Christian Petzold's 2018 film "Transit" on Sunday, September 21st. Following the film, Dr. Swen Steinberg will be leading a post-screening discussion.
Tickets for the event are $10 and are available from www.screeningroomkingston.com/csok
Tickets for the event are $10 and are available from www.screeningroomkingston.com/csok
Our final recording rewind for this summer is "The Planetary Turn in Human History: a Personal Journey," originally presented by Dr. Dipesh Chakrabarty on October 3, 2024 as part of the GHI 2024 Workshop!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uP7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uP7...
The Planetary Turn in Human History: A Personal Journey | Dr. Dipesh Chakrabarty
YouTube video by History Talks: Queen's University
www.youtube.com
August 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Our final recording rewind for this summer is "The Planetary Turn in Human History: a Personal Journey," originally presented by Dr. Dipesh Chakrabarty on October 3, 2024 as part of the GHI 2024 Workshop!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uP7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uP7...
Today's recording rewind brings you "The State of Global History: A Critical Institutional Perspective," originally presented by Dr. Heidi Tworek on October 3, 2024 as part of the GHI 2024 Workshop.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y9u...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y9u...
The State of Global History: A Critical Institutional Perspective | Dr. Heidi Tworek
YouTube video by History Talks: Queen's University
www.youtube.com
August 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Today's recording rewind brings you "The State of Global History: A Critical Institutional Perspective," originally presented by Dr. Heidi Tworek on October 3, 2024 as part of the GHI 2024 Workshop.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y9u...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y9u...
With open enrollment starting today, here are some of our courses that still have space available for the coming year!
Please note that some 300- and 400-level courses might require Instructor or Department permission in order to enroll.
Please note that some 300- and 400-level courses might require Instructor or Department permission in order to enroll.
August 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
With open enrollment starting today, here are some of our courses that still have space available for the coming year!
Please note that some 300- and 400-level courses might require Instructor or Department permission in order to enroll.
Please note that some 300- and 400-level courses might require Instructor or Department permission in order to enroll.
Get to know some of our courses for the coming school year!
HIST 241
Issues in History
Downtown Kingston: A Cultural History
You can find more details about this course and many others on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/cour...
HIST 241
Issues in History
Downtown Kingston: A Cultural History
You can find more details about this course and many others on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/cour...
August 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Get to know some of our courses for the coming school year!
HIST 241
Issues in History
Downtown Kingston: A Cultural History
You can find more details about this course and many others on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/cour...
HIST 241
Issues in History
Downtown Kingston: A Cultural History
You can find more details about this course and many others on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/cour...
Get to know some of our courses for the coming school year!
HIST 295
The Holocaust
You can find more information about this course and many others on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/cour...
HIST 295
The Holocaust
You can find more information about this course and many others on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/cour...
August 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Get to know some of our courses for the coming school year!
HIST 295
The Holocaust
You can find more information about this course and many others on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/cour...
HIST 295
The Holocaust
You can find more information about this course and many others on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/cour...
Today's recording rewind brings you "Rumors of Apocalypse: The Epidemics that Shaped (and Didn't Shape) British America, 1600-1776," originally presented by Dr. Jason Opal on September 28, 2023.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Oc8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Oc8...
Rumors of Apocalypse: The Epidemics that Shaped (and Didn't Shape) British America | Dr. Jason Opal
YouTube video by History Talks: Queen's University
www.youtube.com
August 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Today's recording rewind brings you "Rumors of Apocalypse: The Epidemics that Shaped (and Didn't Shape) British America, 1600-1776," originally presented by Dr. Jason Opal on September 28, 2023.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Oc8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Oc8...
Get to know some of our courses for the coming school year!
HIST 241
Issues in History
Voices of a People: An Introduction to Jewish Music
Though a History course, this course might also appeal to students of Music!
You can find more information on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/cour...
HIST 241
Issues in History
Voices of a People: An Introduction to Jewish Music
Though a History course, this course might also appeal to students of Music!
You can find more information on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/cour...
August 13, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Get to know some of our courses for the coming school year!
HIST 241
Issues in History
Voices of a People: An Introduction to Jewish Music
Though a History course, this course might also appeal to students of Music!
You can find more information on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/cour...
HIST 241
Issues in History
Voices of a People: An Introduction to Jewish Music
Though a History course, this course might also appeal to students of Music!
You can find more information on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/cour...
Get to know some of our courses for the coming school year!
HIST 294
The Arab-Israeli Conflict in Global Perspective
You can find more details about this course and many others on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/cour...
HIST 294
The Arab-Israeli Conflict in Global Perspective
You can find more details about this course and many others on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/cour...
August 12, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Get to know some of our courses for the coming school year!
HIST 294
The Arab-Israeli Conflict in Global Perspective
You can find more details about this course and many others on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/cour...
HIST 294
The Arab-Israeli Conflict in Global Perspective
You can find more details about this course and many others on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/cour...
Just a reminder that all applications for HIST 512 Internships are due tomorrow, August 13th.
If you have any questions about the application process, you can check out our website for more information: www.queensu.ca/history/unde...
If you have any questions about the application process, you can check out our website for more information: www.queensu.ca/history/unde...
August 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Just a reminder that all applications for HIST 512 Internships are due tomorrow, August 13th.
If you have any questions about the application process, you can check out our website for more information: www.queensu.ca/history/unde...
If you have any questions about the application process, you can check out our website for more information: www.queensu.ca/history/unde...
Today's recording rewind brings you "How Travel, Trade and Taste Made Beer a Global Commodity," originally presented by Dr. Jeffrey Pilcher on March 30, 2023.
Enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6_y...
Enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6_y...
How Travel, Trade, and Taste Made Beer a Global Commodity | Dr. Jeffrey M. Pilcher
YouTube video by History Talks: Queen's University
www.youtube.com
August 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Today's recording rewind brings you "How Travel, Trade and Taste Made Beer a Global Commodity," originally presented by Dr. Jeffrey Pilcher on March 30, 2023.
Enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6_y...
Enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6_y...
Our final featured HIST 512 Internship Opportunities for 2025-2026 are two opportunities to work with the Great Lakes Museum!
You can find more details about these positions and how to apply on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/unde...
You can find more details about these positions and how to apply on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/unde...
August 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Our final featured HIST 512 Internship Opportunities for 2025-2026 are two opportunities to work with the Great Lakes Museum!
You can find more details about these positions and how to apply on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/unde...
You can find more details about these positions and how to apply on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/unde...
Get to know some of our courses for the coming school year!
HIST 241
Issues in History
Inquisition Across the Spanish Empire: Religious Law and Heresies
You can find more details about this course and many others on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/cour...
HIST 241
Issues in History
Inquisition Across the Spanish Empire: Religious Law and Heresies
You can find more details about this course and many others on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/cour...
August 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Get to know some of our courses for the coming school year!
HIST 241
Issues in History
Inquisition Across the Spanish Empire: Religious Law and Heresies
You can find more details about this course and many others on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/cour...
HIST 241
Issues in History
Inquisition Across the Spanish Empire: Religious Law and Heresies
You can find more details about this course and many others on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/cour...
Our next featured HIST 512 Internship Opportunity for 2025-2026 is an opportunity to work with @riseupfeminist.bsky.social !
You can find more details about this position and how to apply on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/unde...
You can find more details about this position and how to apply on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/unde...
August 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Our next featured HIST 512 Internship Opportunity for 2025-2026 is an opportunity to work with @riseupfeminist.bsky.social !
You can find more details about this position and how to apply on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/unde...
You can find more details about this position and how to apply on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/unde...
Our next featured HIST 512 Internship Opportunity for 2025-2026 is an opportunity to work with @crkn-rcdr.bsky.social !
You can find more details and application instructions on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/unde...
You can find more details and application instructions on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/unde...
August 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Our next featured HIST 512 Internship Opportunity for 2025-2026 is an opportunity to work with @crkn-rcdr.bsky.social !
You can find more details and application instructions on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/unde...
You can find more details and application instructions on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/unde...
Our next featured HIST 512 Internship Opportunities for 2025-2026 are a trio of positions with @museumofhealthcare.bsky.social !
You can find more details about these positions and how to apply on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/unde...
You can find more details about these positions and how to apply on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/unde...
August 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Our next featured HIST 512 Internship Opportunities for 2025-2026 are a trio of positions with @museumofhealthcare.bsky.social !
You can find more details about these positions and how to apply on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/unde...
You can find more details about these positions and how to apply on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/unde...
Get to know some of our courses for the coming school year!
HIST 279
20th Century Canada
You can find more details about this course and many others on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/cour...
HIST 279
20th Century Canada
You can find more details about this course and many others on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/cour...
August 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Get to know some of our courses for the coming school year!
HIST 279
20th Century Canada
You can find more details about this course and many others on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/cour...
HIST 279
20th Century Canada
You can find more details about this course and many others on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/cour...
Our next featured HIST 512 Internship Opportunity for 2025-2026 is a position with the Royal Military College of Canada Museum!
You can find more details and application instructions on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/unde...
You can find more details and application instructions on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/unde...
August 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Our next featured HIST 512 Internship Opportunity for 2025-2026 is a position with the Royal Military College of Canada Museum!
You can find more details and application instructions on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/unde...
You can find more details and application instructions on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/unde...
Get to know some of our courses for the coming school year!
HIST 275
The African American Experience
You can find more details about this course and many others on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/cour...
HIST 275
The African American Experience
You can find more details about this course and many others on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/cour...
August 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Get to know some of our courses for the coming school year!
HIST 275
The African American Experience
You can find more details about this course and many others on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/cour...
HIST 275
The African American Experience
You can find more details about this course and many others on our website: www.queensu.ca/history/cour...