Department of History - Western University
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Department of History, Western University, Lawson Hall 2201, London, Ontario, Canada #westernu #purpleandproud #ldnont
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Make your voice count — join LAC’s Youth Advisory Council!
Are you between 16 and 25? We’re looking for engaged, curious, and creative people who want to help shape the future of libraries and archives.
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Are you between 16 and 25? We’re looking for engaged, curious, and creative people who want to help shape the future of libraries and archives.
Ready to make a real difference? Apply by December 3!
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November 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Make your voice count — join LAC’s Youth Advisory Council!
Are you between 16 and 25? We’re looking for engaged, curious, and creative people who want to help shape the future of libraries and archives.
Ready to make a real difference? Apply by December 3!
www.canada.ca/en/library-a...
Are you between 16 and 25? We’re looking for engaged, curious, and creative people who want to help shape the future of libraries and archives.
Ready to make a real difference? Apply by December 3!
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Prof. Cody Groat's new publication, "Always a Part of the Land: The Federal Commemoration of Indigenous Histories" is available for pre-order. www.mqup.ca/Books/A/Alwa... @westernulibs.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Prof. Cody Groat's new publication, "Always a Part of the Land: The Federal Commemoration of Indigenous Histories" is available for pre-order. www.mqup.ca/Books/A/Alwa... @westernulibs.bsky.social
Join us on Thursday, November 20th at 12:30pm as we welcome Prof. Adam Ali to our Research Seminar Series. "We will make refugees proud around the world, and we will make them smile': Necropolitics, post-colonialism, and the rise of the Olympic Refugee Team" All are welcome!
November 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Join us on Thursday, November 20th at 12:30pm as we welcome Prof. Adam Ali to our Research Seminar Series. "We will make refugees proud around the world, and we will make them smile': Necropolitics, post-colonialism, and the rise of the Olympic Refugee Team" All are welcome!
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The International Relations and AIR welcomed Mr. Rudy Zimmer to the symposium today. His first book, published in 2015, this book is a biography of pacifist Martin J. Zimmer and is based on letters from the Eastern Front during the Second World War. Be sure to see all 3 of his publications.
November 18, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The International Relations and AIR welcomed Mr. Rudy Zimmer to the symposium today. His first book, published in 2015, this book is a biography of pacifist Martin J. Zimmer and is based on letters from the Eastern Front during the Second World War. Be sure to see all 3 of his publications.
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Did you know we have an International Relations display case on the second floor of Lawson Hall? Come visit to learn more about the program at Western. #westernu
November 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Did you know we have an International Relations display case on the second floor of Lawson Hall? Come visit to learn more about the program at Western. #westernu
It was a great day to welcome prospective students to Western University. Fall Preview Day was a fantastic day! #westernu @westernuir.bsky.social @westernupubhist.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
It was a great day to welcome prospective students to Western University. Fall Preview Day was a fantastic day! #westernu @westernuir.bsky.social @westernupubhist.bsky.social
For more information on graduate programs visit - history.uwo.ca/graduate/pro... #westernu
November 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
For more information on graduate programs visit - history.uwo.ca/graduate/pro... #westernu
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Prof. Oleksa Drachewych's forthcoming book - Replaying the Second World War: Soviet Parallels and Inspirations for Russian Atrocities in the Russo-Ukrainian War, 2014-25, coming out with ibidem press and distributed by Columbia University Press in February 2026.
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Replaying the Second World War | Columbia University Press
Oleksa Drachewych argues that Russia’s instrumentalization of its memory of WWII has played a significant role in leading Russian forces to commit similar ... | CUP
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November 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Prof. Oleksa Drachewych's forthcoming book - Replaying the Second World War: Soviet Parallels and Inspirations for Russian Atrocities in the Russo-Ukrainian War, 2014-25, coming out with ibidem press and distributed by Columbia University Press in February 2026.
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Delete Search History? www.ssc.uwo.ca/news/2025/in...
High School History Day 2025: Delete Search History? - Faculty of Social Science - Western University
More than 300 high school students from across Southwestern Ontario filled the Social Science Centre at Western University on Thursday, November 6, 2025, for High School History Day—a day that proved history is very much alive, relevant, and worth defending.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Delete Search History? www.ssc.uwo.ca/news/2025/in...
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Historian and Western grad Michael O’Hagan, MA’13, PhD’20, joined CBC Airplay in Yukon to discuss the internment of German POWs in Northern Ontario and Manitoba—a topic he explored in his MA and PhD at Western. Listen here: iqmediacorp.com/ExternalIfra...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Historian and Western grad Michael O’Hagan, MA’13, PhD’20, joined CBC Airplay in Yukon to discuss the internment of German POWs in Northern Ontario and Manitoba—a topic he explored in his MA and PhD at Western. Listen here: iqmediacorp.com/ExternalIfra...
Interview with Eric Story and Lauren McDougall produced by Chloe Shantz-Hilkes.
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Decades before Terry Fox, these WW I amputees hiked from Alberta to Ontario on crutches | CBC Radio
More than 100 years ago, veteran amputees George Hincks and Marshall McDougall met in a Calgary military hospital and hatched a truly spectacular plan — to hike, on crutches, from Alberta to Ontario a...
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November 12, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Interview with Eric Story and Lauren McDougall produced by Chloe Shantz-Hilkes.
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Each year, we come together to honour all who have served our country in times of war, conflict, and peace. #WesternU has been associated with Canada's armed forces throughout our shared history, and many of our members serve in the Canadian Armed Forces.
#LestWeForget #LdnOnt
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November 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Each year, we come together to honour all who have served our country in times of war, conflict, and peace. #WesternU has been associated with Canada's armed forces throughout our shared history, and many of our members serve in the Canadian Armed Forces.
#LestWeForget #LdnOnt
#LestWeForget #LdnOnt
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This #RemembranceDay, we remember two WWI amputees—George Hincks and Marshall McDougall—who hiked 2,000 km to challenge ableism and raise awareness for disabled veterans.
Read their story 👉 news.westernu.ca/2025/11/war-...
#WesternU #DisabilityRights #LestWeForget @westernuhistory.bsky.social
Read their story 👉 news.westernu.ca/2025/11/war-...
#WesternU #DisabilityRights #LestWeForget @westernuhistory.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This #RemembranceDay, we remember two WWI amputees—George Hincks and Marshall McDougall—who hiked 2,000 km to challenge ableism and raise awareness for disabled veterans.
Read their story 👉 news.westernu.ca/2025/11/war-...
#WesternU #DisabilityRights #LestWeForget @westernuhistory.bsky.social
Read their story 👉 news.westernu.ca/2025/11/war-...
#WesternU #DisabilityRights #LestWeForget @westernuhistory.bsky.social
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Tomorrow we honour Remembrance Day—a time to remember and reflect. History must not be deleted. Read about Western’s High School History Day 2025: www.ssc.uwo.ca/news/2025/in...
#WesternU #RemembranceDay #HistoryDay @westernuhistory.bsky.social
#WesternU #RemembranceDay #HistoryDay @westernuhistory.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Tomorrow we honour Remembrance Day—a time to remember and reflect. History must not be deleted. Read about Western’s High School History Day 2025: www.ssc.uwo.ca/news/2025/in...
#WesternU #RemembranceDay #HistoryDay @westernuhistory.bsky.social
#WesternU #RemembranceDay #HistoryDay @westernuhistory.bsky.social
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History postdoc researcher Eric Story is uncovering the remarkable 1923 journey of George Hincks and Marshall McDougall — two disabled WWI veterans who hiked over 2,000 km to raise awareness of veterans’ challenges after the war. Featured by CTV Winnipeg: www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art...
‘History that’s been overlooked’: The First World War amputees who walked across Canada
Nearly 60 years before Terry Fox’s famous cross-Canada journey, a pair of First World War veterans attempted a similar feat.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
History postdoc researcher Eric Story is uncovering the remarkable 1923 journey of George Hincks and Marshall McDougall — two disabled WWI veterans who hiked over 2,000 km to raise awareness of veterans’ challenges after the war. Featured by CTV Winnipeg: www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art...
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Ahead of Remembrance Day, Eric Story, history postdoc spoke with Sarah Crosbie on QR 770 Calgary about George Hincks and Marshall McDougall, amputees who walked across Canada after losing limbs in the Great War. 🎖️
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November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Ahead of Remembrance Day, Eric Story, history postdoc spoke with Sarah Crosbie on QR 770 Calgary about George Hincks and Marshall McDougall, amputees who walked across Canada after losing limbs in the Great War. 🎖️
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Join us on Thursday, November 27, 2025 at 12:30pm to hear Huanyu Li, MA candidate speak on, "The Lawless Water: Legal and Practical Conflicts around Militarization of Civilian Naval Shipping during the Great War." RSVP to [email protected] #westernu
November 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Join us on Thursday, November 27, 2025 at 12:30pm to hear Huanyu Li, MA candidate speak on, "The Lawless Water: Legal and Practical Conflicts around Militarization of Civilian Naval Shipping during the Great War." RSVP to [email protected] #westernu
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As a grad student, I pestered the poor guy who played cover songs at the UWO Grad Club until he added "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" to his rotation. Not sure if he still plays it - anyone, @westernupubhist.bsky.social, @westernuhistory.bsky.social?
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We remember the 29 men that were lost when the "Big Fitz" went down on #OnThisDay in 1975, just on Lake Superior. Join SSHSA's Aimee Bachari & Archivist for the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes Mark Sprang to reflect on the #50thanniversary of the sinking of the EDMUND FITZGERALD.
November 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
As a grad student, I pestered the poor guy who played cover songs at the UWO Grad Club until he added "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" to his rotation. Not sure if he still plays it - anyone, @westernupubhist.bsky.social, @westernuhistory.bsky.social?
#cdnhist
#cdnhist
Join us on Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 12:30pm as we welcome Prof. Klaus Meyer, Ivey Business School, Western University to our Research Seminar Series. Prof. Meyer will be speaking on, "National Socialists infiltrating a University: A Micro Historical Investigation." #westernu
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Join us on Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 12:30pm as we welcome Prof. Klaus Meyer, Ivey Business School, Western University to our Research Seminar Series. Prof. Meyer will be speaking on, "National Socialists infiltrating a University: A Micro Historical Investigation." #westernu
Congratulations to Dr. Jason Dyck who was recently awarded the annual prize (2025) for the best book review published in the Hispanic American Historical Review. doi.org/10.1215/0018....
Announcement of Book Review Prize Winner
In November 2015, the HAHR editorial team established an annual prize for the best book review published in the journal. This funded prize recognizes, in general, the very important ways that peer rev...
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November 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Jason Dyck who was recently awarded the annual prize (2025) for the best book review published in the Hispanic American Historical Review. doi.org/10.1215/0018....
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🦞 1 place, 3 events, no waiting:
Canadian History & Environment Summer School, 29-31 May
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Canadian Historical Association, 1-3 June
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Atlantic Canada Studies, 3-5 June
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Canadian History & Environment Summer School, 29-31 May
niche-canada.org/2025/10/20/c...
Canadian Historical Association, 1-3 June
event.fourwaves.com/cha-shc-2026...
Atlantic Canada Studies, 3-5 June
activehistory.ca/blog/2025/11...
#cdnhist
CHESS 2026: Climate & History - Call for Participants
We are pleased to invite applications to attend the 2026 Canadian History & Environment Summer School.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
🦞 1 place, 3 events, no waiting:
Canadian History & Environment Summer School, 29-31 May
niche-canada.org/2025/10/20/c...
Canadian Historical Association, 1-3 June
event.fourwaves.com/cha-shc-2026...
Atlantic Canada Studies, 3-5 June
activehistory.ca/blog/2025/11...
#cdnhist
Canadian History & Environment Summer School, 29-31 May
niche-canada.org/2025/10/20/c...
Canadian Historical Association, 1-3 June
event.fourwaves.com/cha-shc-2026...
Atlantic Canada Studies, 3-5 June
activehistory.ca/blog/2025/11...
#cdnhist
A beautiful tribute to Tim Cook by Pamela Wallin in the Senate of Canada. youtu.be/17wNnUfCdx0?...
Senator Pamela Wallin's Tribute to Canadian War Museum Historian Dr. Tim Cook in the Senate
YouTube video by No Nonsense with Pamela Wallin
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November 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
A beautiful tribute to Tim Cook by Pamela Wallin in the Senate of Canada. youtu.be/17wNnUfCdx0?...
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The 50th anniversary of the Joanne Goodman Lectures. westerngazette.ca/culture/from...
From past to present: The state of democracy
Western celebrated the 50th anniversary of its annual lecture series, the Joanne Goodman Lectures, last month. Its topic? The state of democracy.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:57 AM
The 50th anniversary of the Joanne Goodman Lectures. westerngazette.ca/culture/from...
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Sarnia's First World War in 15 Objects. Curated by current MA History, Public History field students, Rylee Brooks.
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Sarnia's First World War in 15 Objects
When Britain and Germany went to war on 4 August 1914, Canada (like the rest of the British Empire) was automatically at war too. Canadians from all parts of society – churches, labour unions, industr...
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November 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Sarnia's First World War in 15 Objects. Curated by current MA History, Public History field students, Rylee Brooks.
.https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/1d2024d5e8564b0baa94a61cf788f412
.https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/1d2024d5e8564b0baa94a61cf788f412
It's a fabulous day to welcome over 300 high school students and teachers to Western University for High School History Day! #westernu history.uwo.ca/about_us/eve...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:52 PM
It's a fabulous day to welcome over 300 high school students and teachers to Western University for High School History Day! #westernu history.uwo.ca/about_us/eve...