Department of Historical Studies at University of New Brunswick
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C4P for the 24th UMaine-UNB History Graduate Student Conference is now live. The theme is "Resilience and Resistance: Challenging the Norm."
Please circulate, and if you're a grad student, consider applying!
Please circulate, and if you're a grad student, consider applying!
November 24, 2025 at 8:25 PM
C4P for the 24th UMaine-UNB History Graduate Student Conference is now live. The theme is "Resilience and Resistance: Challenging the Norm."
Please circulate, and if you're a grad student, consider applying!
Please circulate, and if you're a grad student, consider applying!
Congratulations to our awesome undergraduate student Sabina Leduc, who has won the Miramichi Historians' Prize in New Brunswick History for her work on the impacts of mill closure on Doaktown, Nackawic, and Juniper, NB.
Way to go, Sabina!
Way to go, Sabina!
November 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Congratulations to our awesome undergraduate student Sabina Leduc, who has won the Miramichi Historians' Prize in New Brunswick History for her work on the impacts of mill closure on Doaktown, Nackawic, and Juniper, NB.
Way to go, Sabina!
Way to go, Sabina!
In keeping with our month of celebration, today we're sharing a recent accomplishment of our awesome Acting Chair, Dr. Donald Wright.
Last month Dr. Wright delivered the Queen's University Archives Lecture, entitled "Arthur Lower and I: An Archive Story in Three Parts."
Way to go, Don!
Last month Dr. Wright delivered the Queen's University Archives Lecture, entitled "Arthur Lower and I: An Archive Story in Three Parts."
Way to go, Don!
November 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
In keeping with our month of celebration, today we're sharing a recent accomplishment of our awesome Acting Chair, Dr. Donald Wright.
Last month Dr. Wright delivered the Queen's University Archives Lecture, entitled "Arthur Lower and I: An Archive Story in Three Parts."
Way to go, Don!
Last month Dr. Wright delivered the Queen's University Archives Lecture, entitled "Arthur Lower and I: An Archive Story in Three Parts."
Way to go, Don!
This month we're sharing the accomplishments and projects of our amazing faculty and students.
First up: Dr. Carolyn MacDonald!
She published a monograph, "Encounters with Greek Art in Roman Italy: Viewing and the Invention of Identities, 146 BCE -138 CE," and gave three conference papers. Wow!
First up: Dr. Carolyn MacDonald!
She published a monograph, "Encounters with Greek Art in Roman Italy: Viewing and the Invention of Identities, 146 BCE -138 CE," and gave three conference papers. Wow!
November 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
This month we're sharing the accomplishments and projects of our amazing faculty and students.
First up: Dr. Carolyn MacDonald!
She published a monograph, "Encounters with Greek Art in Roman Italy: Viewing and the Invention of Identities, 146 BCE -138 CE," and gave three conference papers. Wow!
First up: Dr. Carolyn MacDonald!
She published a monograph, "Encounters with Greek Art in Roman Italy: Viewing and the Invention of Identities, 146 BCE -138 CE," and gave three conference papers. Wow!
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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
Promises to be a spooky time!
Don't forget about our upcoming lecture next week!
October 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Promises to be a spooky time!
Very excited for our 3rd annual Queer History Month Lecture, which will be delivered by Dr. Ronald Cummings--All are warmly welcome!!
October 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Very excited for our 3rd annual Queer History Month Lecture, which will be delivered by Dr. Ronald Cummings--All are warmly welcome!!
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Join us on Monday Nov 3rd for Dr. Lachlan MacKinnon's talk on industrial crisis in Cape Breton-- a theme highlighted in the film My Bloody Valentine. All are warmly welcome!!
October 14, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Join us on Monday Nov 3rd for Dr. Lachlan MacKinnon's talk on industrial crisis in Cape Breton-- a theme highlighted in the film My Bloody Valentine. All are warmly welcome!!
The Atlantic Canada Studies Centre will be hosting an alum of our department, Dr. Lachlan MacKinnon, to talk Hollywood, gore, and Cape Breton's deindustrialization on November 3. We hope to see you there!
If you're inFredericton on November 3, join us for a spooky public lecture by @deindustrialpol.bsky.social co-investigator Dr. Lachlan MacKinnon, CRC in Post-Industrial Communities at Cape Breton University.
"Cinematic Ruin: My Bloody Valentine and Industrial Crisis in Cape Breton, 1979-1990."
"Cinematic Ruin: My Bloody Valentine and Industrial Crisis in Cape Breton, 1979-1990."
October 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The Atlantic Canada Studies Centre will be hosting an alum of our department, Dr. Lachlan MacKinnon, to talk Hollywood, gore, and Cape Breton's deindustrialization on November 3. We hope to see you there!
We're happy to announce two exciting new MA fellowship opportunities in our department. Please share with all interested students!
October 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
We're happy to announce two exciting new MA fellowship opportunities in our department. Please share with all interested students!
All are warmly invited to the Department of Historical Studies' 3rd Annual Queer History Month lecture. This year's lecture will be delivered by Dr. Ronald Cummings, Professor of
Caribbean Literature and Black Diaspora Studies in the Department of English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University
Caribbean Literature and Black Diaspora Studies in the Department of English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University
October 2, 2025 at 12:31 AM
All are warmly invited to the Department of Historical Studies' 3rd Annual Queer History Month lecture. This year's lecture will be delivered by Dr. Ronald Cummings, Professor of
Caribbean Literature and Black Diaspora Studies in the Department of English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University
Caribbean Literature and Black Diaspora Studies in the Department of English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University
Faculty member, @agentlazero.bsky.social book The Debt of a Nation is now available to download fully open access on the UBC Press site!
My book The Debt of a Nation is now available fully open access, simply hit "download" on the UBC Press page. The book looks at Canada's public debt and colonization, and underscores the process of the appropriation and theft of Indigenous lands to produce CND capital www.ubcpress.ca/the-debt-of-...
The Debt of a Nation
The Debt of a Nation - Land and the Financing of the Canadian Settler State, 1820–73; The Debt of a Nation reveals not only the intimate relationship between public debt financing and colonization but...
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September 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Faculty member, @agentlazero.bsky.social book The Debt of a Nation is now available to download fully open access on the UBC Press site!
We hope to see you all tomorrow evening for what promises to be a very stimulating lecture by Dr. Liston!
September 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
We hope to see you all tomorrow evening for what promises to be a very stimulating lecture by Dr. Liston!
Great @nbmediacoop.bsky.social coverage of our recent event featuring Dr. Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey.
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Crushing dissent: Counterinsurgent strategies in Canada and the U.S.
How do “democratic” governments quash rebellions and revolutions? Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey (Nii Laryea Osabu I, Atrékor Wé Oblahii kè
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September 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Great @nbmediacoop.bsky.social coverage of our recent event featuring Dr. Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey.
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nbmediacoop.org/2025/09/18/c...
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Come study the history of deindustrialization at @histstudiesunb.bsky.social with @fburrill.bsky.social and Dr. Peter Thompson, two scholars of Atlantic Canada deeply concerned with the long-term impacts of deindustrialization on the region.
University of New Brunswick - Department of Historical Studies
MA Fellowship
Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time
The application deadline is December 15, 2025.
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MA Fellowship
Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time
The application deadline is December 15, 2025.
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September 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Come study the history of deindustrialization at @histstudiesunb.bsky.social with @fburrill.bsky.social and Dr. Peter Thompson, two scholars of Atlantic Canada deeply concerned with the long-term impacts of deindustrialization on the region.
If you're in Fredericton or environs tomorrow, please come out to hear the brilliant Dr. Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey.
September 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
If you're in Fredericton or environs tomorrow, please come out to hear the brilliant Dr. Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey.
Way to go, Dr. Stieva!
Welcome to the History Department! Katelyn completed their PhD at the University of New Brunswick in 2025 with a dissertation entitled “‘Allowed to Defend the Flag?’: Racial Policy and Black Wartime Service in Canada’s First World War”.
September 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Way to go, Dr. Stieva!
Please join us on September 25th for an exciting public lecture, co-hosted with the Classical Association of Canada, by Dr. Maria Liston (University of Waterloo):
"The Rich Athenian Lady was Pregnant: New Discoveries about the Richest Tomb in Prehistoric Athens."
"The Rich Athenian Lady was Pregnant: New Discoveries about the Richest Tomb in Prehistoric Athens."
September 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Please join us on September 25th for an exciting public lecture, co-hosted with the Classical Association of Canada, by Dr. Maria Liston (University of Waterloo):
"The Rich Athenian Lady was Pregnant: New Discoveries about the Richest Tomb in Prehistoric Athens."
"The Rich Athenian Lady was Pregnant: New Discoveries about the Richest Tomb in Prehistoric Athens."
We're now accepting applications for a 30K Masters fellowship, in collaboration with @deindustrialpol.bsky.social, on topics related to deindustrialization and working-class life. Co-supervised by @fburrill.bsky.social and Dr. Peter Thompson (English). Spread the word!
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Study in history at UNB at the MA and PhD level under the guidance of highly respected scholars in a collegial and supportive environment. We can offer a range of co-supervisory options tailored to yo...
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September 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
We're now accepting applications for a 30K Masters fellowship, in collaboration with @deindustrialpol.bsky.social, on topics related to deindustrialization and working-class life. Co-supervised by @fburrill.bsky.social and Dr. Peter Thompson (English). Spread the word!
www.unb.ca/fredericton/...
www.unb.ca/fredericton/...
A recent graduate of our program, Noah Schwarz, has contributed this excellent piece of historical writing to the "Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time" blog. @deindustrialpol.bsky.social is a transnational network reaching scholars and activists around the world. Congrats, Noah!
📝 New blog! Read about the problem of pro-capitalist industrial heritage and the case of Marysville, New Brunswick:
Boss Narratives: Regeneration and Heritage in Marysville, New Brunswick, Canada. – Deindustrialization
Marysville Cotton Mill – 1885, courtesy of the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Reference number: P87-12
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August 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
A recent graduate of our program, Noah Schwarz, has contributed this excellent piece of historical writing to the "Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time" blog. @deindustrialpol.bsky.social is a transnational network reaching scholars and activists around the world. Congrats, Noah!
We are extremely excited to be co-hosting Dr. Adjetey with @acsc-unb.bsky.social. If you are planning to attend, please register here (for catering!):
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August 26, 2025 at 1:25 PM
We are extremely excited to be co-hosting Dr. Adjetey with @acsc-unb.bsky.social. If you are planning to attend, please register here (for catering!):
www.eventbrite.com/e/counterins...
www.eventbrite.com/e/counterins...
Department member @agentlazero.bsky.social
spoke about her book The Debt of a Nation on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast. Check it out if you're interested in capitalism, settler colonialism, and the development of Canada as a settler state: newbooksnetwork.com/the-debt-of-...
spoke about her book The Debt of a Nation on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast. Check it out if you're interested in capitalism, settler colonialism, and the development of Canada as a settler state: newbooksnetwork.com/the-debt-of-...
Angela C. Tozer, "The Debt of a Nation: Land and the Financing of the Canadian Settler State, 1820-73" (UBC Press, 2025) - New Books Network
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August 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Department member @agentlazero.bsky.social
spoke about her book The Debt of a Nation on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast. Check it out if you're interested in capitalism, settler colonialism, and the development of Canada as a settler state: newbooksnetwork.com/the-debt-of-...
spoke about her book The Debt of a Nation on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast. Check it out if you're interested in capitalism, settler colonialism, and the development of Canada as a settler state: newbooksnetwork.com/the-debt-of-...
Save the date!! We're thrilled to announce Governor General Award Winner Dr. Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey's public lecture on Black revolutionary politics in North America and the Atlantic world! Sept 16th, 4-6pm, Tilley Hall room 102, University of New Brunswick. All are Welcome!!
August 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Save the date!! We're thrilled to announce Governor General Award Winner Dr. Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey's public lecture on Black revolutionary politics in North America and the Atlantic world! Sept 16th, 4-6pm, Tilley Hall room 102, University of New Brunswick. All are Welcome!!
If you're in Fredericton on Saturday the 14th, join us from 2-4pm at the Fredericton Public Library for "Debt, Development, and Destruction" a conversation between @agentlazero.bsky.social and Heather Millar about their books The Debt of a Nation and Fracking Uncertainty. All are welcome!
June 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
If you're in Fredericton on Saturday the 14th, join us from 2-4pm at the Fredericton Public Library for "Debt, Development, and Destruction" a conversation between @agentlazero.bsky.social and Heather Millar about their books The Debt of a Nation and Fracking Uncertainty. All are welcome!
Congratulations to Historical Studies' faculty member Angela Tozer ( @agentlazero.bsky.social ) on her book, the Debt of a Nation!
The ACSC Interim Director @agentlazero.bsky.social under the @ubcpress.bsky.social floral archway at #congressh 2025 with her just released book The Debt of A Nation— in it you'll find a chapter about Epekwitk (PEI) and land theft via globalizing financial markets
June 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Congratulations to Historical Studies' faculty member Angela Tozer ( @agentlazero.bsky.social ) on her book, the Debt of a Nation!