Recent News Tuesday, February 27, 2024Noë Bourdeau Delivers Seminar Paper at OxfordPhD student Noë Bourdeau presented preliminary research findings from his dissertation at Professor Zoe Waxman's Seminar on the Holocaust and Memory, part of the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies. Bourdeau's research bridges the fields of Holocaust studies and transgender studies to foreground the role of gender mutability across... MoreTuesday, February 27, 2024Jennifer Evans Gives Lectures at Southampton and OxfordOver the reading break, Jennifer Evans gave two invited lectures in the UK, part of LGBTQ History Month. Drawing on her recent book, The Queer Art of History: Queer Kinship After Fascism (Duke UP, 2023), she talked about the power and potency of trans-inclusive queer kinships in bridging differences and mobilizing for change. At... MoreTuesday, February 27, 2024Holly Benison Teaches Cooking and History Through YouTube SeriesPublic History MA student Holly Benison has created a cooking show as part of her master's thesis project. A short excerpt can be found below with the full article by Alyssa Tremblay, "A Recipe for Research: Carleton Student Creates Canadian Culinary History Cooking Show," available online. From green corn patties to preserved apples, public... MoreMonday, February 26, 2024Erica Fraser Writes About Content WarningsHistory Professor Erica Fraser wrote an article for Active History discussing content warning in classes. A short excerpt is included below with the full article, "When Class Content Gives the Professor Nightmares, It Might be Time for a Warning," available online. Looking back, I probably began using content warnings for students after giving... MoreWednesday, February 21, 2024Audra Diptee Talks About Chained in ParadiseHear History Professor Audra Diptée’s talk about her latest project, Chained in Paradise. It is about a secret British policy that involved the destruction and hiding of colonial documents in the Caribbean during the twentieth century. The policy was known as Operation Legacy and became public knowledge in 2011. Chained in Paradise will... MoreLoad More → Upcoming Events Want to learn more about History events, announcements, and opportunities? Sign up for our newsletter! Mar23 Book Arts Lab History Event (2024) – for prospective History students 9:30 AM — 2:30 PM Load More →