UGuelph History Department
@uguelphhist.bsky.social
The first History department on Bluesky!
Stay tuned for Department news and events, and check our homepage too: https://www.uoguelph.ca/arts/history/
Corrections & suggestions to ben.bradley @ uoguelph.ca
Stay tuned for Department news and events, and check our homepage too: https://www.uoguelph.ca/arts/history/
Corrections & suggestions to ben.bradley @ uoguelph.ca
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Join Rural History Roundtable on Weds Nov 19 from 330-5pm EST for a double-billing of new research. Bram Fookes and Lydia Kinasewich examine military and public health projects in 20th-century Canada.
For info on how to attend in person and via Zoom: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/r...
#cdnhist #aghist
For info on how to attend in person and via Zoom: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/r...
#cdnhist #aghist
November 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Join Rural History Roundtable on Weds Nov 19 from 330-5pm EST for a double-billing of new research. Bram Fookes and Lydia Kinasewich examine military and public health projects in 20th-century Canada.
For info on how to attend in person and via Zoom: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/r...
#cdnhist #aghist
For info on how to attend in person and via Zoom: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/r...
#cdnhist #aghist
This Saturday (Nov 15), Dr. Alex Souchen will be presenting his research as part of the day-long Liberation and Remembrance Symposium being hosted by Guelph Museums.
For information on the event:
www.uoguelph.ca/arts/history...
#cdnhist
For information on the event:
www.uoguelph.ca/arts/history...
#cdnhist
Underwater Munitions: Dr. Alex Souchen speaks at Guelph Museum for Liberation and Remembrance Symposium
On Saturday, Nov. 15, at 3pm Dr. Alex Souchen will speak at the Liberation and Remembrance Symposium at the Guelph Museum “Underwater Munitions and the Environmental Legacies of the Second World War” ...
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November 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This Saturday (Nov 15), Dr. Alex Souchen will be presenting his research as part of the day-long Liberation and Remembrance Symposium being hosted by Guelph Museums.
For information on the event:
www.uoguelph.ca/arts/history...
#cdnhist
For information on the event:
www.uoguelph.ca/arts/history...
#cdnhist
PhD candidate Bharathan Chandrasekaran has a new publication that brings sports history into conversation with media history. "The Invisible Michael Jordan: Why Sports Films Eschew Sports" appears in the online film magazine Animus.
Use this link: animus-magazine.ghost.io/the-invisibl...
Use this link: animus-magazine.ghost.io/the-invisibl...
November 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
PhD candidate Bharathan Chandrasekaran has a new publication that brings sports history into conversation with media history. "The Invisible Michael Jordan: Why Sports Films Eschew Sports" appears in the online film magazine Animus.
Use this link: animus-magazine.ghost.io/the-invisibl...
Use this link: animus-magazine.ghost.io/the-invisibl...
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I'm cited in this piece in the Toronto Star today about the spread of generative AI, the challenges it poses for historians & history education, and the need for digital literacy.
www.thestar.com/news/how-fak...
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How fake AI history is threatening Remembrance Day — with endless YouTube videos glamorizing Nazis
A search for any historical topic is sure to be met with a torrent of fake AI-generated garbage — at real cost to our history.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I'm cited in this piece in the Toronto Star today about the spread of generative AI, the challenges it poses for historians & history education, and the need for digital literacy.
www.thestar.com/news/how-fak...
www.thestar.com/news/how-fak...
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The 2025 Cassidy-Reid Lecture will be held on Fri Nov 14. Dr. Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey (History, McGill) will give a talk titled "The African World and North America: Sisyphean Struggles and Pyrrhic Pleasures."
The talk is free and all are welcome. Register here:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/cassidy-re...
The talk is free and all are welcome. Register here:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/cassidy-re...
October 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The 2025 Cassidy-Reid Lecture will be held on Fri Nov 14. Dr. Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey (History, McGill) will give a talk titled "The African World and North America: Sisyphean Struggles and Pyrrhic Pleasures."
The talk is free and all are welcome. Register here:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/cassidy-re...
The talk is free and all are welcome. Register here:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/cassidy-re...
In advance of Remembrance Day, check Guelph-Humber Liberal Arts instructor Gregory Klages' interview with Alec Graham, a 103-year old Canadian Air Force veteran who served in Belgium. Graham reflects on his life and service, and provides advice on longevity.
#cdnhist
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St. Paul’s United Church | Dessert Club — Dr. Gregory Klages and Alec Graham
YouTube video by Saint Paul's Brampton
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November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
In advance of Remembrance Day, check Guelph-Humber Liberal Arts instructor Gregory Klages' interview with Alec Graham, a 103-year old Canadian Air Force veteran who served in Belgium. Graham reflects on his life and service, and provides advice on longevity.
#cdnhist
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddaj...
#cdnhist
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddaj...
Join Rural History Roundtable on Weds Nov 19 from 330-5pm EST for a double-billing of new research. Bram Fookes and Lydia Kinasewich examine military and public health projects in 20th-century Canada.
For info on how to attend in person and via Zoom: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/r...
#cdnhist #aghist
For info on how to attend in person and via Zoom: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/r...
#cdnhist #aghist
November 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Join Rural History Roundtable on Weds Nov 19 from 330-5pm EST for a double-billing of new research. Bram Fookes and Lydia Kinasewich examine military and public health projects in 20th-century Canada.
For info on how to attend in person and via Zoom: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/r...
#cdnhist #aghist
For info on how to attend in person and via Zoom: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/r...
#cdnhist #aghist
On Tuesday Nov 11, History graduate program coordinator Alan McDougall hosts an information session from 530-630pm for current and incoming graduate students, about how to apply for external funding from sources such as OGS and SSHRC.
www.uoguelph.ca/arts/history...
www.uoguelph.ca/arts/history...
November 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
On Tuesday Nov 11, History graduate program coordinator Alan McDougall hosts an information session from 530-630pm for current and incoming graduate students, about how to apply for external funding from sources such as OGS and SSHRC.
www.uoguelph.ca/arts/history...
www.uoguelph.ca/arts/history...
Jacqueline Murray has a new web article at Religion News Service about the history of defiant and disobedient nuns:
religionnews.com/2025/10/23/n...
religionnews.com/2025/10/23/n...
November 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Jacqueline Murray has a new web article at Religion News Service about the history of defiant and disobedient nuns:
religionnews.com/2025/10/23/n...
religionnews.com/2025/10/23/n...
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Join us on Weds Oct 29 from 330-5pm for the second Rural History Roundtable presentation of Fall 2025. Marcel Martel and Alex Gagné will give a talk titled "Drinking Ontario Wine: A Dream?"
All are welcome, both in-person and via Zoom.
For more info:
www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/r...
#aghist #cdnhist
All are welcome, both in-person and via Zoom.
For more info:
www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/r...
#aghist #cdnhist
October 16, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Join us on Weds Oct 29 from 330-5pm for the second Rural History Roundtable presentation of Fall 2025. Marcel Martel and Alex Gagné will give a talk titled "Drinking Ontario Wine: A Dream?"
All are welcome, both in-person and via Zoom.
For more info:
www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/r...
#aghist #cdnhist
All are welcome, both in-person and via Zoom.
For more info:
www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/r...
#aghist #cdnhist
Last week, History students Katie and Oz conducted research for HIST3560 and Dr. McCorkindale’s project on Chatham's Black community -- specifically Nelson Hackett and his redcoat defenders. To learn how 1840s Black militia soldiers dressed, they studied records at Chatham Public Library. #cdnhist
October 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Last week, History students Katie and Oz conducted research for HIST3560 and Dr. McCorkindale’s project on Chatham's Black community -- specifically Nelson Hackett and his redcoat defenders. To learn how 1840s Black militia soldiers dressed, they studied records at Chatham Public Library. #cdnhist
The 2025 Cassidy-Reid Lecture will be held on Fri Nov 14. Dr. Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey (History, McGill) will give a talk titled "The African World and North America: Sisyphean Struggles and Pyrrhic Pleasures."
The talk is free and all are welcome. Register here:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/cassidy-re...
The talk is free and all are welcome. Register here:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/cassidy-re...
October 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The 2025 Cassidy-Reid Lecture will be held on Fri Nov 14. Dr. Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey (History, McGill) will give a talk titled "The African World and North America: Sisyphean Struggles and Pyrrhic Pleasures."
The talk is free and all are welcome. Register here:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/cassidy-re...
The talk is free and all are welcome. Register here:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/cassidy-re...
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Next Wednesday (Oct 22), @uofgpolisci.bsky.social is hosting a discussion about the first six months of the new Mark Carney-led federal government, and History department chair @mhayday.bsky.social is one of the panelists.
All are welcome to attend. For more info: csahs.uoguelph.ca/events/2025/...
All are welcome to attend. For more info: csahs.uoguelph.ca/events/2025/...
October 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Next Wednesday (Oct 22), @uofgpolisci.bsky.social is hosting a discussion about the first six months of the new Mark Carney-led federal government, and History department chair @mhayday.bsky.social is one of the panelists.
All are welcome to attend. For more info: csahs.uoguelph.ca/events/2025/...
All are welcome to attend. For more info: csahs.uoguelph.ca/events/2025/...
Join us on Weds Oct 29 from 330-5pm for the second Rural History Roundtable presentation of Fall 2025. Marcel Martel and Alex Gagné will give a talk titled "Drinking Ontario Wine: A Dream?"
All are welcome, both in-person and via Zoom.
For more info:
www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/r...
#aghist #cdnhist
All are welcome, both in-person and via Zoom.
For more info:
www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/r...
#aghist #cdnhist
October 16, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Join us on Weds Oct 29 from 330-5pm for the second Rural History Roundtable presentation of Fall 2025. Marcel Martel and Alex Gagné will give a talk titled "Drinking Ontario Wine: A Dream?"
All are welcome, both in-person and via Zoom.
For more info:
www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/r...
#aghist #cdnhist
All are welcome, both in-person and via Zoom.
For more info:
www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/r...
#aghist #cdnhist
Next Wednesday (Oct 22), @uofgpolisci.bsky.social is hosting a discussion about the first six months of the new Mark Carney-led federal government, and History department chair @mhayday.bsky.social is one of the panelists.
All are welcome to attend. For more info: csahs.uoguelph.ca/events/2025/...
All are welcome to attend. For more info: csahs.uoguelph.ca/events/2025/...
October 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Next Wednesday (Oct 22), @uofgpolisci.bsky.social is hosting a discussion about the first six months of the new Mark Carney-led federal government, and History department chair @mhayday.bsky.social is one of the panelists.
All are welcome to attend. For more info: csahs.uoguelph.ca/events/2025/...
All are welcome to attend. For more info: csahs.uoguelph.ca/events/2025/...
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Congratulations to Dr. @hodginsj.bsky.social!
Her project grant examines how the widespread use of antibiotics in livestock resulted in the transmission of drug-resistant bacteria from animals to humans.
More here:
buff.ly/9vErsjK
#HoH2025 @uguelphhist.bsky.social
Her project grant examines how the widespread use of antibiotics in livestock resulted in the transmission of drug-resistant bacteria from animals to humans.
More here:
buff.ly/9vErsjK
#HoH2025 @uguelphhist.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Congratulations to Dr. @hodginsj.bsky.social!
Her project grant examines how the widespread use of antibiotics in livestock resulted in the transmission of drug-resistant bacteria from animals to humans.
More here:
buff.ly/9vErsjK
#HoH2025 @uguelphhist.bsky.social
Her project grant examines how the widespread use of antibiotics in livestock resulted in the transmission of drug-resistant bacteria from animals to humans.
More here:
buff.ly/9vErsjK
#HoH2025 @uguelphhist.bsky.social
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Susan Armstrong-Reid's new book comes out in October, published by @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social.
Behead and Cure: Humanitarian Work in the Vietnam War explores the contested ethics of humanitarianism through stories of medical teams from the US, UK, Canada, and Australia.
www.mqup.ca/behead-and-c...
Behead and Cure: Humanitarian Work in the Vietnam War explores the contested ethics of humanitarianism through stories of medical teams from the US, UK, Canada, and Australia.
www.mqup.ca/behead-and-c...
September 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Susan Armstrong-Reid's new book comes out in October, published by @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social.
Behead and Cure: Humanitarian Work in the Vietnam War explores the contested ethics of humanitarianism through stories of medical teams from the US, UK, Canada, and Australia.
www.mqup.ca/behead-and-c...
Behead and Cure: Humanitarian Work in the Vietnam War explores the contested ethics of humanitarianism through stories of medical teams from the US, UK, Canada, and Australia.
www.mqup.ca/behead-and-c...
Susan Armstrong-Reid's new book comes out in October, published by @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social.
Behead and Cure: Humanitarian Work in the Vietnam War explores the contested ethics of humanitarianism through stories of medical teams from the US, UK, Canada, and Australia.
www.mqup.ca/behead-and-c...
Behead and Cure: Humanitarian Work in the Vietnam War explores the contested ethics of humanitarianism through stories of medical teams from the US, UK, Canada, and Australia.
www.mqup.ca/behead-and-c...
September 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Susan Armstrong-Reid's new book comes out in October, published by @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social.
Behead and Cure: Humanitarian Work in the Vietnam War explores the contested ethics of humanitarianism through stories of medical teams from the US, UK, Canada, and Australia.
www.mqup.ca/behead-and-c...
Behead and Cure: Humanitarian Work in the Vietnam War explores the contested ethics of humanitarianism through stories of medical teams from the US, UK, Canada, and Australia.
www.mqup.ca/behead-and-c...
Last week, Prof. Alan McDougall had an extended interview with BBC Radio Merseyside about his new book "Dreams and Songs to Sing," on the history of Liverpool FC. #lfc
The 22-minute interview is accessible here:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
The 22-minute interview is accessible here:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
BBC Radio Merseyside - Liverpool FC, Alan McDougall: 'I wanted to get the voice of the fans'
Alan McDougall on his new book ''Dreams and Songs to Sing'
www.bbc.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Last week, Prof. Alan McDougall had an extended interview with BBC Radio Merseyside about his new book "Dreams and Songs to Sing," on the history of Liverpool FC. #lfc
The 22-minute interview is accessible here:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
The 22-minute interview is accessible here:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
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Today’s post, by Aidan Hughes from @uguelphhist.bsky.social, explores the history of women’s bodybuilding.
Triceps, Traps, and… Tiaras?: Gender Performance and Subversion in Women’s Bodybuilding through Pumping Iron II: The Women (1985)
In 1985, filmmakers George Butler and Charles Gaines produced Pumping Iron II: The Women. It followed women bodybuilders at a bodybuilding show in Las Vegas during 1983, but mainly focused on two v…
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September 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Today’s post, by Aidan Hughes from @uguelphhist.bsky.social, explores the history of women’s bodybuilding.
Interested to learn more about graduate studies in History at @uofguelph.bsky.social? The History department will hold a grad school information night on Tuesday 7 October, from 5:30-7 pm in MCKN 103. Please see the attached poster for more details.
September 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Interested to learn more about graduate studies in History at @uofguelph.bsky.social? The History department will hold a grad school information night on Tuesday 7 October, from 5:30-7 pm in MCKN 103. Please see the attached poster for more details.
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Join Dr. Alan MacEachern for a talk on his recent book, Becoming Green Gables. SEP 23, 3:30–5:00 pm, McLaughlin Library, Whitelaw Room 246B, UofGuelph. 1st lecture in Rural History Roundtable series, Fall 2025. @uguelphhist.bsky.social. For more info or Zoom link: buff.ly/m9OFuhE
September 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Join Dr. Alan MacEachern for a talk on his recent book, Becoming Green Gables. SEP 23, 3:30–5:00 pm, McLaughlin Library, Whitelaw Room 246B, UofGuelph. 1st lecture in Rural History Roundtable series, Fall 2025. @uguelphhist.bsky.social. For more info or Zoom link: buff.ly/m9OFuhE
The 2025-26 Rural History Roundtable begins on Tues Sept 23rd, when @alanmaceachern.bsky.social presents "Becoming Green Gables: The Making of a Famous Farmhouse."
His talk is from 330-5pm at @uofglibrary.bsky.social, room 246B. For info on how to attend via Zoom: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/r...
His talk is from 330-5pm at @uofglibrary.bsky.social, room 246B. For info on how to attend via Zoom: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/r...
September 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The 2025-26 Rural History Roundtable begins on Tues Sept 23rd, when @alanmaceachern.bsky.social presents "Becoming Green Gables: The Making of a Famous Farmhouse."
His talk is from 330-5pm at @uofglibrary.bsky.social, room 246B. For info on how to attend via Zoom: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/r...
His talk is from 330-5pm at @uofglibrary.bsky.social, room 246B. For info on how to attend via Zoom: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/r...
The Scottish Research Circle invites you to its October research talk, featuring Dr. Chris Nighman (History, WLU). From 4-6pm on Oct 3 in the Keg Lounge at Brass Taps (UC).
There will be refreshments, and the talk will be followed by Q&A/discussion.
For more info:
www.uoguelph.ca/arts/history...
There will be refreshments, and the talk will be followed by Q&A/discussion.
For more info:
www.uoguelph.ca/arts/history...
September 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The Scottish Research Circle invites you to its October research talk, featuring Dr. Chris Nighman (History, WLU). From 4-6pm on Oct 3 in the Keg Lounge at Brass Taps (UC).
There will be refreshments, and the talk will be followed by Q&A/discussion.
For more info:
www.uoguelph.ca/arts/history...
There will be refreshments, and the talk will be followed by Q&A/discussion.
For more info:
www.uoguelph.ca/arts/history...
Last week, CBC Ideas broadcast a panel discussion from July called "Inventing Peace," which was on the topic of the 1993 and 1995 Oslo Accords. One of the panelists was Prof. Renêe Worringer. If you missed the broadcast, you can listen to it online here:
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
September 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Last week, CBC Ideas broadcast a panel discussion from July called "Inventing Peace," which was on the topic of the 1993 and 1995 Oslo Accords. One of the panelists was Prof. Renêe Worringer. If you missed the broadcast, you can listen to it online here:
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...