Our next Stokes seminar is a reschedule of Chioma Abuba's presentation of “Chiefs in African Intellectual History: Indigenous Knowledge Systems and the Ideological Maelstrom of 20th Century Nigeria” on March 31st from 11:35 – 12:55 in Marion McCain 1170. Also join on Teams at bit.ly/47nM4sl

Our next Stokes seminar features Memorial University's Dr. Eamonn O'Keeffe. Eamonn will be presenting his paper called "Siblings or Subordinates" on March 24 from 11:35-12:55 in Marion McCain 1170. Join on Teams: bit.ly/4sQE2Af

Many hearty congratulations to Dr. Liam Caswell, who successfully defended their PhD thesis on Thursday! 🎉Their thesis is titled "Spilling More Ink than Blood: The Royal Navy and the Preservation of Britian's Informal Empire in China, 1929-1939." Bravo Zulu Liam!

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Liam Caswell from the Department of History is defending their PhD thesis today at 1:30 P.M. Good luck, Liam! #DalDefender Attend in person in room 3107 of the Mona Campbell Building (1459 Lemarchant St) Or online via Teams: buff.ly/FI5q4SR

Dr. Jack Bouchard will be giving a talk based on his new book: 'Terra Nova: Food, Water, and Work in an Early Atlantic World' at 7pm, Friday, March 20, Room 1020, Rowe Management Building (6100 University Avenue). All are welcome - please do pass word along to anyone you think might be interested.

Our next Stokes seminar features Dalhousie's Ajay Parasram. Ajay will be presenting a work-in-progress paper called "Transnational Memsahibs: Nova Scotian Missionaries and Imperial Patriarchy in 19th/20th century Trinidad"on March 3 from 11:35-12:55 in Marion McCain 1170. Copies avail @History Dept

Build your career at the Dalhousie Job and Career Fair on February 11. This free, in-person event connects DAL students and recent alumni with employers from across Canada to explore opportunities, network, and gain insight into today’s job market. Pre-register: mycareer.dal.ca/eventregistr...

New article on Open Access: Artemis Photiadou on 'The ABCs of Nazism: The Political Screening and Classification of German Prisoners of War in Britain in the Aftermath of the Second World War' academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-... @lsehy.bsky.social

The ABCs of Nazism: The Political Screening and Classification of German Prisoners of War in Britain in the Aftermath of the Second World War*

Abstract. Nearly half a million German prisoners of war were in Britain when the Second World War ended, all of whom were sorted into one of three categori

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Our next Stokes seminar features King's Kirsty Schut, presenting a mock job talk on "Dying to be Monks: Lay Death and Burial in Religious Habits." on 3 February from 11:35 – 12:55 in Marion McCain 1170. This will be lecture format with a question period and feedback/brainstorming session.

Our next Stokes features Dal’s Chioma Abuba, who will be presenting “Chiefs in African Intellectual History: Indigenous Knowledge Systems and the Ideological Maelstrom of 20th Century Nigeria” on January 27, from 11:35 – 12:55 in Marion McCain 1170 and via Teams. This will be a lecture format.

Friends, I hope you’ll share this widely. The @jcblibrary.bsky.social is hiring 2 3-yr research associates for collaborative work on religions and freedoms in the early Americas. Info is here and I’m happy to take questions offline: brown.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/staff-...

Karin Wulf@kawulf.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Last post for the year to say that @jcblibrary.bsky.social we've been thinking hard about how to support scholars and scholarship amidst the multi-dimensional crises for humanities research. We remain committed to our traditional fellowships (indeed in the wake of NEH revocation we expanded), but 1/

Many hearty congratulations to Dr. Chioma Abuba, who successfully defended her PhD thesis on Monday! 🎉 Her thesis is titled "Constructing Igboness: Ethnicity, Culture, and Social Change in 20th Century Southeastern Nigeria."

Dalhousie Faculty of Graduate Studies@dalgradstudies.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Chioma Abuba from the Department of History is defending their PhD thesis today at 1:30 P.M. Good luck, Chioma! #DalDefender Attend in person: Room 3107, Mona Campbell Building, 1459 Lemarchant Street Join virtually: buff.ly/KJwUrWF

Congratulations to our colleague Billy Johnson on the publication of his monograph, *Publishing Place: Transatlantic Modernity and Periodical Culture on Canada’s East Coast*! @dalhousie.bsky.social @dallibraries.bsky.social @dalhistory.bsky.social

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.

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...

Interim Head of Archives and Senior Director of Research. Deadline: applications are open until the position is filled. #cdnhist cha-shc.ca/careers-and-...

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

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

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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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...

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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CFP: Acadiensis is seeking contributions for our Present and Past series. Take a look ... acadiensis.wordpress...

Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry

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

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

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

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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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.

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

Professeur.e – Histoire (Canada-Québec). Date limite : le 8 décembre 2025. #cdnhist #histoire #québec #laval #skystorians cha-shc.ca/fr/carrieres...

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!

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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