Daniel Woolf 🇨🇦
@woolf-atthedoor.bsky.social
History professor & Principal Emeritus, Queen's University. Interests include historiography/theory, and early modern Britain. Also woolfd1958 on 'Threads'. Dog servant to Layla and occasional practitioner of several hobbies; part time radio show host.
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Last chance for free download today!
My book, Things of the Past: A Modern Yearning, is now available for free download from CUP, until November 13.
It offers a short global history of our longing for historical artefacts, discussing Asia, Africa, Europe, South- and North America.
Please share and comment!
It offers a short global history of our longing for historical artefacts, discussing Asia, Africa, Europe, South- and North America.
Please share and comment!
Things of the Past
Cambridge Core - Global History - Things of the Past
www.cambridge.org
November 13, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Last chance for free download today!
A peculiar question coming from someone with this surname! (unless it's a social media pseudonym)
wow writing sucks why does anyone do this
November 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
A peculiar question coming from someone with this surname! (unless it's a social media pseudonym)
Born OTD 100 years ago, actor Richard Burton (d 1984). As well known for his tempestuous private life as for his performances. Some of his many notable roles include The Robe, Where Eagles Dare, Becket, and The Spy who Came in from the Cold.
November 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Born OTD 100 years ago, actor Richard Burton (d 1984). As well known for his tempestuous private life as for his performances. Some of his many notable roles include The Robe, Where Eagles Dare, Becket, and The Spy who Came in from the Cold.
OTD 50 years ago the Great Lakes Freighter Edmund Fitzgerald foundered and sank with all 29 crew lost; Gordon Lightfoot immortalized the tragedy in his 1976 song The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, two versions of which are featured on today's @cfrcradio.bsky.social Dark Glasses at 2 pm.
November 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
OTD 50 years ago the Great Lakes Freighter Edmund Fitzgerald foundered and sank with all 29 crew lost; Gordon Lightfoot immortalized the tragedy in his 1976 song The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, two versions of which are featured on today's @cfrcradio.bsky.social Dark Glasses at 2 pm.
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Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Two students from my rather good 4th year seminar (where we are doing a role play about statues and naming controversies) just Bcced me on their in-role emails as a concerned board member and the university head of advancement. If I didn't know better I'd swear they were pros!
November 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Two students from my rather good 4th year seminar (where we are doing a role play about statues and naming controversies) just Bcced me on their in-role emails as a concerned board member and the university head of advancement. If I didn't know better I'd swear they were pros!
Born OTD 100 years ago, American actress Doris Roberts (d 2016); best known for tv roles on Remington Steele and, latterly, Everybody Loves Raymond. In a 7-decade career she earned 5 Emmy Awards.
November 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Born OTD 100 years ago, American actress Doris Roberts (d 2016); best known for tv roles on Remington Steele and, latterly, Everybody Loves Raymond. In a 7-decade career she earned 5 Emmy Awards.
RIP Diane Ladd. A long career as far back as the 50s and some bravura performances such as in Alice Doesn't Live here Anymore. I once saw 24 year old Ladd in a 1958 episode of the classic tv cop show "Naked City" and was staggered how much she resembled her daughter Laura Dern at that age.
November 3, 2025 at 11:53 PM
RIP Diane Ladd. A long career as far back as the 50s and some bravura performances such as in Alice Doesn't Live here Anymore. I once saw 24 year old Ladd in a 1958 episode of the classic tv cop show "Naked City" and was staggered how much she resembled her daughter Laura Dern at that age.
On today's @cfrcradio.bsky.social Dark Glasses at 2 EST, we pay tributes to 2 departed jazz giants, electric bassist Anthony Jackson and drummer Jack de Johnette. Plus Oscar Peterson, a long track from Miles Davis's classic Bitches Brew, and new music from Ontario roots musician Kate Weekes.Tune in!
November 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
On today's @cfrcradio.bsky.social Dark Glasses at 2 EST, we pay tributes to 2 departed jazz giants, electric bassist Anthony Jackson and drummer Jack de Johnette. Plus Oscar Peterson, a long track from Miles Davis's classic Bitches Brew, and new music from Ontario roots musician Kate Weekes.Tune in!
[thread] Some upcoming titles in the @universitypress.cambridge.org series Elements in Historical Theory and Practice:
1."Knowledge and Narrative"-Chiel van den Akker.
2."The History of Contingency and Future Oriented Thought"-Thomas Moynihan.
3."Gender, Theory and History"-Maria Ines La Greca
1."Knowledge and Narrative"-Chiel van den Akker.
2."The History of Contingency and Future Oriented Thought"-Thomas Moynihan.
3."Gender, Theory and History"-Maria Ines La Greca
November 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
[thread] Some upcoming titles in the @universitypress.cambridge.org series Elements in Historical Theory and Practice:
1."Knowledge and Narrative"-Chiel van den Akker.
2."The History of Contingency and Future Oriented Thought"-Thomas Moynihan.
3."Gender, Theory and History"-Maria Ines La Greca
1."Knowledge and Narrative"-Chiel van den Akker.
2."The History of Contingency and Future Oriented Thought"-Thomas Moynihan.
3."Gender, Theory and History"-Maria Ines La Greca
Left: the Artist Formerly Known as Prince
Right: the Prince Formerly Known as Prince
Right: the Prince Formerly Known as Prince
October 31, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Left: the Artist Formerly Known as Prince
Right: the Prince Formerly Known as Prince
Right: the Prince Formerly Known as Prince
Happy 100th birthday to actress/director Lee Grant (née Lyova Haskell Rosenthal) whose long career saw her in film, theatre and TV from 1951 to 2020 (career interrupted for 12 years by refusing to name names to HUAC). 1/2
October 31, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Happy 100th birthday to actress/director Lee Grant (née Lyova Haskell Rosenthal) whose long career saw her in film, theatre and TV from 1951 to 2020 (career interrupted for 12 years by refusing to name names to HUAC). 1/2
The Department of History at Queen’s University seeks 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...
Employment | Department of History, Queen's University
The Department of History is committed to fostering an inclusive and respectful work environment.
www.queensu.ca
October 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The Department of History at Queen’s University seeks 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...
Congratulations to @kreskildsen.bsky.social on the publication of his @universitypress.cambridge.org THINGS OF THE PAST: a modern yearning, in the Elements in Historical Theory and Practice series. Free to download till 13 November at DOI: 10.1017/9781009342988. www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Things of the Past
Cambridge Core - Global History - Things of the Past
www.cambridge.org
October 30, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Congratulations to @kreskildsen.bsky.social on the publication of his @universitypress.cambridge.org THINGS OF THE PAST: a modern yearning, in the Elements in Historical Theory and Practice series. Free to download till 13 November at DOI: 10.1017/9781009342988. www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Born OTD 100 years ago, British actor Robert Hardy (d 2017). Familiar to Millennials from Harry Potter films, his varied roles included Leicester in Elizabeth R, Prince Albert in Edward VII, Churchill, FDR and perhaps most belovedly, vet Siegfried Farnon in 70s series All Creatures Great and Small.
October 29, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Born OTD 100 years ago, British actor Robert Hardy (d 2017). Familiar to Millennials from Harry Potter films, his varied roles included Leicester in Elizabeth R, Prince Albert in Edward VII, Churchill, FDR and perhaps most belovedly, vet Siegfried Farnon in 70s series All Creatures Great and Small.
BOO! It's Hallowe'en Week and time for the annual scary music themed episode of Dark Glasses on @cfrcradio.bsky.social at 2. Tunes from Lennie Tristano, Bill Evans, Lou Donaldson, Ahmad Jamal, Philly Joe Jones, Jackie McLean, plus Canadian acts Jane Bunnett, and Murley Bickert and Wallace. Tune in!
a cartoon drawing of a vampire playing a piano keyboard
ALT: a cartoon drawing of a vampire playing a piano keyboard
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October 27, 2025 at 12:34 PM
BOO! It's Hallowe'en Week and time for the annual scary music themed episode of Dark Glasses on @cfrcradio.bsky.social at 2. Tunes from Lennie Tristano, Bill Evans, Lou Donaldson, Ahmad Jamal, Philly Joe Jones, Jackie McLean, plus Canadian acts Jane Bunnett, and Murley Bickert and Wallace. Tune in!
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3 years later and I'd like to stress this:
Orderly progression, cumulative development, incremental improvement. These concepts are not to be confused with the concept of progress. They carry none of the temporal expectations and moral assumptions that progress carries 1/2
Orderly progression, cumulative development, incremental improvement. These concepts are not to be confused with the concept of progress. They carry none of the temporal expectations and moral assumptions that progress carries 1/2
Progress and the Scale of History
Cambridge Core - Global History - Progress and the Scale of History
www.cambridge.org
October 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
3 years later and I'd like to stress this:
Orderly progression, cumulative development, incremental improvement. These concepts are not to be confused with the concept of progress. They carry none of the temporal expectations and moral assumptions that progress carries 1/2
Orderly progression, cumulative development, incremental improvement. These concepts are not to be confused with the concept of progress. They carry none of the temporal expectations and moral assumptions that progress carries 1/2
Born OTD 100 years ago, legendary late night host Johnny Carson (d 2005). A show biz career that started in the US Navy in World War II finished up with 3 decades of hosting The Tonight Show.
October 23, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Born OTD 100 years ago, legendary late night host Johnny Carson (d 2005). A show biz career that started in the US Navy in World War II finished up with 3 decades of hosting The Tonight Show.
I'm delighted to welcome another title to the CUP @universitypress.cambridge.org series Elements in Historical Theory and Practice. Maria Grever, Contested Public Monuments. doi.org/10.1017/9781.... This is available for free download till Nov 5 2025.
Contested Public Monuments
Cambridge Core - Global History - Contested Public Monuments
doi.org
October 22, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I'm delighted to welcome another title to the CUP @universitypress.cambridge.org series Elements in Historical Theory and Practice. Maria Grever, Contested Public Monuments. doi.org/10.1017/9781.... This is available for free download till Nov 5 2025.
In 1978 as a 2nd year undergraduate at my current institution I received a letter indicating that I was awarded a book prize in Canadian history named for the gent below and from his private library. I duly wrote a sincere thank you letter. 1/2
October 21, 2025 at 10:42 PM
In 1978 as a 2nd year undergraduate at my current institution I received a letter indicating that I was awarded a book prize in Canadian history named for the gent below and from his private library. I duly wrote a sincere thank you letter. 1/2
Just heard Prof. Donald Wright giving the 43rd annual Archives Lecture at Queen's, on his many forays through the fonds of A.R.M. Lower, the distinguished Canadian historian of the early to mid 20th century. A great talk, with some good questions from students in my 4th year historiography seminar.
October 20, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Just heard Prof. Donald Wright giving the 43rd annual Archives Lecture at Queen's, on his many forays through the fonds of A.R.M. Lower, the distinguished Canadian historian of the early to mid 20th century. A great talk, with some good questions from students in my 4th year historiography seminar.
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Born OTD 100 years ago, actor and director Bernard Hepton d 2018. Not often in film, he worked primarily in theatre and tv. Notable roles as slippery characters in 2 of my very favourite mini-series: Toby Esterhase in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (and Smiley's People) and Pallas in I Claudius.
October 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Born OTD 100 years ago, actor and director Bernard Hepton d 2018. Not often in film, he worked primarily in theatre and tv. Notable roles as slippery characters in 2 of my very favourite mini-series: Toby Esterhase in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (and Smiley's People) and Pallas in I Claudius.
At the Red House with Tom Saunders, Smaro Skoulikidis and Arts 80 alums marking 45 years since graduation from @queensuglobal.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 12:38 AM
At the Red House with Tom Saunders, Smaro Skoulikidis and Arts 80 alums marking 45 years since graduation from @queensuglobal.bsky.social
Our walk in the park was progressing quite well until we came to this entirely unanticipated fork in the road.
October 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Our walk in the park was progressing quite well until we came to this entirely unanticipated fork in the road.