Dalhousie Department of History
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History @ Dal, in Sipekne’katik. Studying the past lets us explore how and why things developed as they did; it also helps us see the present differently, and imagine different futures. https://history.dal.ca
Join us on Tuesday Dec. 2, 11:30 am, for the final Stokes Seminar of the term. Phil Zachernuk will present, "The problem with "African" in Modern African Intellectual History: some reflections and a heuristic gambit." In McCain 1170, and on Teams. Copies will be available in the dept. office.
November 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Join us on Tuesday Dec. 2, 11:30 am, for the final Stokes Seminar of the term. Phil Zachernuk will present, "The problem with "African" in Modern African Intellectual History: some reflections and a heuristic gambit." In McCain 1170, and on Teams. Copies will be available in the dept. office.
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Responsable intérimaire des archives et directeur.rice principal.e de la recherche. Date limite des candidatures : jusqu’à ce que le poste soit pourvu. #histoire #cdnhist cha-shc.ca/fr/carrieres...
November 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Responsable intérimaire des archives et directeur.rice principal.e de la recherche. Date limite des candidatures : jusqu’à ce que le poste soit pourvu. #histoire #cdnhist cha-shc.ca/fr/carrieres...
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Interim Head of Archives and Senior Director of Research. Deadline: applications are open until the position is filled. #cdnhist cha-shc.ca/careers-and-...
November 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Interim Head of Archives and Senior Director of Research. Deadline: applications are open until the position is filled. #cdnhist cha-shc.ca/careers-and-...
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Have you written an excellent article on women’s and gender history in Canada? If so, please consider submitting it for the French or English Hilda Neatby prize by January 1st. The prizes will be awarded at the CHA’s annual meeting in Charlottetown. #cdnhist #prize
Prizes | History of Canada | Canadian Historical Association
The CHA awards many successes throughout the year. Here are some of the prizes that could be awarded to you, as a historian.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Join us online, at 2.30pm this afternoon, for the launch of our new co-hosted Applied History Fellowships for postdoc historians, with @ihr.bsky.social & DC Thomson bit.ly/4ofWArN
Fellowships will enable holders to develop historical skills for use in workplaces beyond higher education #Skystorians
Fellowships will enable holders to develop historical skills for use in workplaces beyond higher education #Skystorians
New programme of 'Applied History Fellowships': launch and introductory event - RHS
In 2025-26 the Institute of Historical Research (IHR), Royal Historical Society and DC Thomson will launch a new Applied History Fellowship partnership. Join us at this online session -- 2.30pm on Wed...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Join us online, at 2.30pm this afternoon, for the launch of our new co-hosted Applied History Fellowships for postdoc historians, with @ihr.bsky.social & DC Thomson bit.ly/4ofWArN
Fellowships will enable holders to develop historical skills for use in workplaces beyond higher education #Skystorians
Fellowships will enable holders to develop historical skills for use in workplaces beyond higher education #Skystorians
A very happy book release day to Katherine Crooks, whose first monograph, "At Home in the Cold: Domestic Culture in Arctic Exploration, 1890–1940" is out today! Katherine did her PhD with us, and is now a postdoctoral fellow at MSVU. Congratulations, Katherine!
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At Home in the Cold
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the idea of home came into focus as a place of warmth and comfort, associated with interior spaces and feminine touches. In the same period, writi...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
A very happy book release day to Katherine Crooks, whose first monograph, "At Home in the Cold: Domestic Culture in Arctic Exploration, 1890–1940" is out today! Katherine did her PhD with us, and is now a postdoctoral fellow at MSVU. Congratulations, Katherine!
www.mqup.ca/Books/A/At-H...
www.mqup.ca/Books/A/At-H...
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CFP: Acadiensis is seeking contributions for our Present and Past series. Take a look ...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
CFP: Acadiensis is seeking contributions for our Present and Past series. Take a look ...
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Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
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Did you know today, Nov. 6, is World Digital Preservation Day? This year's theme is 'Why preserve?'. In this video, Renée from the Halifax Municipal Archives team shares her thoughts on the importance of preserving digital information for the long term.
Learn more at: halifax.ca/archives
#WDPD2025
Learn more at: halifax.ca/archives
#WDPD2025
November 6, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Did you know today, Nov. 6, is World Digital Preservation Day? This year's theme is 'Why preserve?'. In this video, Renée from the Halifax Municipal Archives team shares her thoughts on the importance of preserving digital information for the long term.
Learn more at: halifax.ca/archives
#WDPD2025
Learn more at: halifax.ca/archives
#WDPD2025
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Call for Papers - Celtic Studies Association of North America (CSANA) annual conference to be hosted by the Dept of Celtic Studies @stfx-university.bsky.social 7-10 May 2026. #CelticStudies
September 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Call for Papers - Celtic Studies Association of North America (CSANA) annual conference to be hosted by the Dept of Celtic Studies @stfx-university.bsky.social 7-10 May 2026. #CelticStudies
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CFP: Rebellion, Resistance, and Refuge: Slavery and Border-Crossing during the American Revolution, July 9-July 12, 2026, UMass-Amherst
Deadline for Abstracts: Friday, December 19, 2025
Deadline for Abstracts: Friday, December 19, 2025
Call for Abstracts: Academic Conference - Black Maple
Rebellion, Resistance, and Refuge: Slavery and Border-Crossing during the American Revolution Call for Abstracts: Academic Conference Dates: Thursday, July 9 to Sunday, July 12, 2026 Location: University of Massachusetts, Amherst,...
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November 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
CFP: Rebellion, Resistance, and Refuge: Slavery and Border-Crossing during the American Revolution, July 9-July 12, 2026, UMass-Amherst
Deadline for Abstracts: Friday, December 19, 2025
Deadline for Abstracts: Friday, December 19, 2025
Our next Stokes features Dal’s Kassandra Luciuk, who will be presenting “Spies, Scandals, and Sabotage in Canada’s Wartime Bureaucracy” on 4 Nov., from 11:35 – 12:55 in Marion McCain 1170 and via Teams. Note: this is a lecture rather than a pre-circulated paper - one of our new formats this year!
November 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Our next Stokes features Dal’s Kassandra Luciuk, who will be presenting “Spies, Scandals, and Sabotage in Canada’s Wartime Bureaucracy” on 4 Nov., from 11:35 – 12:55 in Marion McCain 1170 and via Teams. Note: this is a lecture rather than a pre-circulated paper - one of our new formats this year!
The Dalhousie Department of History invites you to the Stokes Seminar, Oct. 28. Our speaker is Justin Roberts, with his paper entitled “Wild Subjects: Mountains, Mobility and Infrastructure in Jamaica and Scotland, 1720-1746.” 11:30 am - 1 pm, live in rm. 1170 of the McCain building, and via Teams.
October 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The Dalhousie Department of History invites you to the Stokes Seminar, Oct. 28. Our speaker is Justin Roberts, with his paper entitled “Wild Subjects: Mountains, Mobility and Infrastructure in Jamaica and Scotland, 1720-1746.” 11:30 am - 1 pm, live in rm. 1170 of the McCain building, and via Teams.
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The Department for the Study of Religion invites all to a public presentation on Sunday, Oct. 26, "Muslim and Jew: A Love Story" at St. Andrew’s United Church, 5:30-7:30 pm. The speakers are Dr. Syed Adnan Hussain of SMU and Dr. Eva Mroczek of @dalclassics.bsky.social. More info: loom.ly/t-4GdqE
October 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The Department for the Study of Religion invites all to a public presentation on Sunday, Oct. 26, "Muslim and Jew: A Love Story" at St. Andrew’s United Church, 5:30-7:30 pm. The speakers are Dr. Syed Adnan Hussain of SMU and Dr. Eva Mroczek of @dalclassics.bsky.social. More info: loom.ly/t-4GdqE
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Professeur.e – Histoire (Canada-Québec). Date limite : le 8 décembre 2025. #cdnhist #histoire #québec #laval #skystorians cha-shc.ca/fr/carrieres...
October 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Professeur.e – Histoire (Canada-Québec). Date limite : le 8 décembre 2025. #cdnhist #histoire #québec #laval #skystorians cha-shc.ca/fr/carrieres...
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Professor – History (Canada-Québec). Deadline: December 8, 2025. #cdnhist #québec #laval #skystorians cha-shc.ca/careers-and-...
October 15, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Professor – History (Canada-Québec). Deadline: December 8, 2025. #cdnhist #québec #laval #skystorians cha-shc.ca/careers-and-...
Congratulations to Dr. Grace McNutt on her successful PhD defence yesterday, with her thesis "Women on the Water: The Feminine Seascape Onboard Nova Scotia’s Nineteenth Century Deepwater Merchant Sailing Vessels." Dr. McNutt will soon begin a postdoctoral fellowship at CBU. We're proud of you!
October 7, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Congratulations to Dr. Grace McNutt on her successful PhD defence yesterday, with her thesis "Women on the Water: The Feminine Seascape Onboard Nova Scotia’s Nineteenth Century Deepwater Merchant Sailing Vessels." Dr. McNutt will soon begin a postdoctoral fellowship at CBU. We're proud of you!
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The latest issue of Acadiensis is now available.
Acadiensis Vol. 54 No. 1 is now available
We are pleased to announce the release of Acadiensis, Vol. 54, No. 1! This issue features collaborative research articles, as well as critical reviews examining award-winning texts on the Atlantic …
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October 6, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The latest issue of Acadiensis is now available.
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Grace McNutt from the Department of History is defending their PhD thesis today at 9:30 A.M. Good luck, Grace! #DalDefender
Attend in person in room 3107 of the Mona Campbell Building (1459 Lemarchant St)
Attend in person in room 3107 of the Mona Campbell Building (1459 Lemarchant St)
October 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Grace McNutt from the Department of History is defending their PhD thesis today at 9:30 A.M. Good luck, Grace! #DalDefender
Attend in person in room 3107 of the Mona Campbell Building (1459 Lemarchant St)
Attend in person in room 3107 of the Mona Campbell Building (1459 Lemarchant St)
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Treaty Day marks the start of Mi'kmaw History Month in Nova Scotia.
The goal of the month is to help Nova Scotians build awareness of Mi’kmaw history & heritage & to increase understanding of the province’s rich Mi’kmaw culture.
We are all Treaty People.
archives.novascotia.ca/mikmaq/resul...
The goal of the month is to help Nova Scotians build awareness of Mi’kmaw history & heritage & to increase understanding of the province’s rich Mi’kmaw culture.
We are all Treaty People.
archives.novascotia.ca/mikmaq/resul...
October 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Treaty Day marks the start of Mi'kmaw History Month in Nova Scotia.
The goal of the month is to help Nova Scotians build awareness of Mi’kmaw history & heritage & to increase understanding of the province’s rich Mi’kmaw culture.
We are all Treaty People.
archives.novascotia.ca/mikmaq/resul...
The goal of the month is to help Nova Scotians build awareness of Mi’kmaw history & heritage & to increase understanding of the province’s rich Mi’kmaw culture.
We are all Treaty People.
archives.novascotia.ca/mikmaq/resul...
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Professeur.e adjoint.e – Histoire. Date limite : le 30 novembre 2025. #cdnhist #histoire #skystorians cha-shc.ca/fr/carrieres...
September 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Professeur.e adjoint.e – Histoire. Date limite : le 30 novembre 2025. #cdnhist #histoire #skystorians cha-shc.ca/fr/carrieres...
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Assistant Professor – History. Deadline: November 30, 2025. #cdnhist #skystorians cha-shc.ca/careers-and-...
September 19, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Assistant Professor – History. Deadline: November 30, 2025. #cdnhist #skystorians cha-shc.ca/careers-and-...
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Visitor Services Staff at the Museum of Natural History in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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#MuseumJobs #NovaScotia
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September 17, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Visitor Services Staff at the Museum of Natural History in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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#MuseumJobs #NovaScotia
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#MuseumJobs #NovaScotia
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Professeur.e adjoint.e – Histoire des États-Unis. Date limite : le 2 novembre 2025. #cdnhist #histoire #skystorians #mcgill cha-shc.ca/fr/carrieres...
September 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Professeur.e adjoint.e – Histoire des États-Unis. Date limite : le 2 novembre 2025. #cdnhist #histoire #skystorians #mcgill cha-shc.ca/fr/carrieres...