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Monday, January 6, 2020

Jennifer Evans publishes article in the Washington Post

Jennifer Evans published an article in the Washington Post December 27th that explored the controversy surrounding a recent art collective's effort to chasten Germans for seeming to forget the lessons of the... More

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Jennifer Evans gives banquet address at annual meeting of German historians.

Jennifer Evans has been invited to give a banquet address this weekend at the German Studies Association annual meeting in Pittsburgh, PA on the New Fascism Syllabus project she co-curates with Lisa Heineman at the University of Iowa. The syllabus is a compendium of primary and secondary sources exploring the history of authoritarianism, fascism,... More

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Audra Diptee wins prestigious writing residency.

In the summer of 2018, Audra Diptee will taking up a one-month writing residency at the Bellagio Center in Italy that was awarded by the Rockefeller Foundation.  During her time there she will continue to work on her project New Strategies for the Battle Against Modern Day Slavery.  This is a continuation of her ongoing... More

Thursday, September 28, 2017

The Moose is Loose! Matt Bellamy publishes on Moosehead in Encyclopedia Canada

Matt Bellamy contributes to the Encyclopedia Canada on the history and legacy of Moosehead Brewery. Equal parts family history, business history, and the cultural analysis of a brand, it is provides an excellent example of how the story of a single brew can encompass so much of Canadian life. The article may be accessed here:... More

Sunday, September 24, 2017

First Shannon Lecture a Success!

It takes a hot topic for people to forgo the beautiful weather we’ve been having, but the first Shannon lecture of this fall’s series on Expo 67 drew an enthusiastic crowd to the library’s Discovery Centre on September 22nd. Dr. Gary Miedema, author ofFor Canada’s Sake: Public Religion, Centennial Celebrations, and the Re-making of... More

Friday, August 14, 2015

2014-2015 Department Newsletter Now Available

In case you missed it in your inbox, our 2014-2015 Newsletter is now available on the department website. This year marks the first time we introduce an exclusively online newsletter. Fully responsive, it can be viewed comfortably on your desktop, tablet, or smartphone. You can find the 2014-15 newsletter here. If you did not... More

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