Queen's History Alumnus Curates Major Exhibition for Canadian Museum for Human Rights
On January 31, 2025, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg launched Love in a Dangerous Time: Canada's LGBT Purge, a major exhibition curated by Queen's History alumnus Dr. Scott de Groot.
Daniel McNeil Receives Black Excellence in Mentorship Award
Dr. Daniel McNeil has been awarded the Faculty of Arts and Science's Black Excellence in Mentorship Award.
Black Histories and Futures Month Student Work Showcase: "From Battlefields to Courtrooms: The Transformative Role of World War II in U.S. Race Relations" by Camden Tait
Our fifth student work feature for Black Histories and Futures Month is "From Battlefields to Courtrooms: The Transformative Role of World War II in U.S.
Seminar Series: Interview with Dr. Judith Byfield
This week, the Department of History at Queen’s University welcomes Dr. Judith Byfield of Cornell University for the latest addition to our 2023-24 Seminar Series.
Black Histories and Futures Month Student Work Showcase: "Prison of Slavery" by Alysia Reid and Kaitlyn Berlettano
The fourth student work feature for Black Histories and Futures Month is a short documentary film titled "Prison of Slavery" that was created by Alysia Reid and Kaitlyn Berlettano in HIST 402: Thinking While Black: Black Inte
Black Histories and Futures Month Student Work Showcase: "The First World War and the New Negro" by Andrea Douglas
Our third student work feature for Black Histories and Futures Month is "The First World War and the New Negro," written by Andrea Douglas in HIST 275: The African American Experience, taught by
Black Histories and Futures Month Student Work Showcase: Ida B. Wells on Pinterest by Kaitlyn Berlettano
Our second student work feature for Black Histories and Futures Month is a project by Kaitlyn Berlettano created in her course HIST 402-005: Thinking While Black: Black Intellectual History taught by
Black Histories and Futures Month Student Work Showcase: "Picturing the Pre-Confederation Past"
First-year undergraduate students were asked to reflect on the use of graphic history as a critical approach to Canadian History in HIST 104: Pre-Confederation Canada: A History of the Present, taught by
Joe Borsato (PhD Candidate) publishes essay on Borealia
Ph.D. Candidate Joe Borsato published a short academic essay on the early Canada blog Borealia.
Erin Gallagher-Cohoon (PhD Candidate) publishes op-ed in the Edmonton Journal
Ph.D Candidate Erin Gallagher-Cohoon published a guest editorial in the Edmonton Journal entitled "Safe and affirming school communities save lives" last Friday.
Scott Berthelette and Alexander Peacock (PhD Candidate) publish an article in The New American Antiquarian
Ph.D. candidate Alexander Peacock and Scott Berthelette have published an article in the latest issue of The New American Antiquarian journal entitled, "Joseph Smith’s Journal of a Journey Inland from York Factory, 1756–57."
Eric Fillion publishes book on jazz pianist Lou Hooper
Eric Fillion has published a co-edited volume on Ontario-born jazz pianist Lou Hooper entitled Statesman of the Piano: Jazz, Race, and History in the Life of Lou Hooper through
The Department of History to feature undergraduate student work in honour of Holocaust Remembrance Day
In honour of Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Department of History is featuring undergraduate student research from Tuesday, January 24th through Friday January 27th.
Call for Undergraduate Research Projects in Celebration of Black History Month
In honour of Black History Month, the Department is inviting undergraduate students to share their research into Black histories and cultures in Canada and beyond.
History invites undergraduate research projects in honour of Holocaust Remembrance Day
In honour of Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27th, students are invited to share their research into Jewish history and reflections on the Holocaust and its legacies.
BHM Student Work Feature: "The Legacy of Slavery: The Law's Role in Entrenching Anti-Black Racism in Canada" by James Goodyear
In honour of Black History Month, the Department of History is featuring undergraduate student research that addresses Black histories, Black cultures, and Black experiences.
BHM Student Work Feature: "Engendering the Harlem Renaissance" by Grace Armstrong
In honour of Black History Month, the Department of History is featuring undergraduate student research that addresses Black histories, Black cultures, and Black experiences.
BHM Student Work Feature: "Of Segregation, Surveillance and Suppression: The Power of the Press in 18th Century Canada" by Madeleine Ronan
In honour of Black History Month, the Department of History is featuring undergraduate student research that addresses Black histories, Black cultures, and Black experiences.
BHM Student Work Feature: "Women's Experiences in the Civil Rights Movement," by Tess Shields-Mclean
In honour of Black History Month, the Department of History is featuring undergraduate student research that addresses Black histories, Black cultures, and Black experiences.
BHM Student Work Feature: "Reflections on African American Experiences" by Ilina Nikolovska
In honour of Black History Month, the Department of History is featuring undergraduate student research that addresses Black histories, Black cultures, and Black experiences.
BHM Student Work Feature: "Cold Case: The Forgotten Story of how Black People Lost Their Identity to the Judicial System" by Jennifer MacAdam
In honour of Black History Month, the Department of History is featuring undergraduate student research that addresses Black histories, Black cultures, and Black experiences.
BHM Student Work Feature: "The Reclamation of Dignity: The History of Dance for Black Women in the United States" by Amy Abraham
In honour of Black History Month, the Department of History is featuring undergraduate student research that addresses Black histories, Black cultures, and Black experiences.
BHM Student Work Feature: "The Role of Law in Shaping the Lives of Black People in Eighteenth-Century Canada," by Wennie Chen
In honour of Black History Month, the Department of History is featuring undergraduate student research that addresses Black histories, Black cultures, and Black experiences.
The Department of History invites undergraduate research projects in honour of Black History Month
In honour of Black History Month, the Department is inviting undergraduate students to share their research into Black histories and cultures in Canada and beyond.
HIST 212 students create virtual exhibition: "A Primer for the Use of the Mohawk Children"
This week, the W.D. Jordan Rare Books and Special Collections Library launched a virtual exhibit that was researched and written by Queen's History students, Camille Prevost and Sam Russell, as a part of their projects for HIST 212: Experiential Learning in Historical Practice.
Truth and Reconciliation in the Classroom: History professors share their reflections
Reflection on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in the Classroom, by Scott Berthelette and Steven Maynard.
Steven Maynard publishes op-ed reflecting on the third anniversary of the Expungement Act
Dr. Steven Maynard's "Pride and prejudice: With only nine LGBTQ criminal record expungements, what's to celebrate?" reflects on the History of the Expungement Act in Canada and outlines what more needs to be done.
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Undergraduate Student Marshalls Historical Research to Address Contemporary Issues of Child Marriage
Building on her HIST 515 Independent Research Paper, Prishni Seyone has officially launched the social media awareness campaign of her organization, Starts With Youth.
Rivard-Prendergast Studentship Recipient, Prishni Seyone, to Study Child Marriage in India
The Undergraduate Committee awarded this year’s Rivard-Prendergast Studentship to Prishni Seyone on the merits of her HIST515-thesis proposal, “The Indian Girl-Wife: Not Even a Woman, But Already a Wife.” Prishni tells us that she’s researching “the way this institution of early marriage stripped young, innocent girls of their education.”
Prof. Steven Maynard consults on first-ever LGBTQ Heritage Minute
"For the first time in the history of Historica Canada’s Heritage Minutes, the newest segment focuses on LGBTQ history in Canada, specifically Jim Egan, Canada’s first gay rights activist.
