Department of History Staff
The Animal Game: New Book by Dan Bender on the History of Zoos
Dan Bender, a history professor at the University of Toronto at Scarborough, has a new book exploring the history of zoos from the 1870s to the 1970s.
Gunn Award for Research Paper Awarded to Kassandra Luciuk
Kassandra Luciuk, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of History, has been awarded the Gunn Award for her research paper on Ukrainians living in Cold War Canada.
Indigenous people played key role in Confederation, says U of T researcher
A U of T researcher and his team will be the first to mine a historical archive that promises to shed new light on the critical role of Indigenous communities in the process of Confederation.
Just In Time: A New U of T History Class Delves Into the Obama Presidency
Department of History Professor Ronald Pruessen is teaching a new first-year class called "Barack Obama as History – Barack Obama in History", which delves into the controversies, highlights, missteps and
Craig Brown, Professor Emeritus of History, passed away on September 22
Our former colleague and long-serving department chair, Robert Craig Brown, passed away on September 22, following complications from surgery.
Craig was a generous, spirited, and loyal colleague. He was passionate about history generally and about our History Department in particular, and he worked hard to advance both.
SSHRC 2015 Partnership Development Grant - Growing GRASAC: mobilizing Great Lakes indigenous heritage for the 21st century
UTSG Associate Professor Heidi Bohaker has been awarded a SSHRC Partnership Development grant worth $192,454 over two years, for "Growing GRASAC: mobilizing Great Lakes indigenous heritage for the 21st century", with five co-applicants including the Faculty
Alumni Portraits: Afghanistan war, Marshall McLuhan and Green Lantern
War photographer, University of Toronto lecturer and alumna Rita Leistner has just returned from France where she was artist-in-residence for two exhibits — one based on her collaboration with Marie Clements,
Alumni Portraits: Championing literacy for social justice
Paola Jani (BA 2001, political science, history, South Asian studies) has worked with non-governmental organizations and international development agencies in Canada and around the world.
Alumni Portraits: "I can't name how many outstanding professors I had."
As a political science and history major, Mark Slade found U of T to be long on openness and ideology, and short on attitude or arrogance. He says that environment shaped him.
#UofTGrad16: The 39-year academic journey of Clive Davies
Congratulations from the Department of History to history specialist Clive Davies! The Woodsworth grad is the oldest BA graduate, at 79, of this year's convocations.
Read the full story at U of T News.