Department of Historical Studies at University of New Brunswick @histstudiesunb.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This semester is chock-full of Department events! Please join us for this exciting public lecture: 000
Department of Historical Studies at University of New Brunswick @histstudiesunb.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Very happy to share that this year's guest speaker for our 4th Annual Queer History Month lecture is Dr. Celeste E. Orr! 041
Reposted by Department of Historical Studies at University of New BrunswickAtlantic Canada Studies Centre (University of New Brunswick) @acsc-unb.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The new semester begins today! First up, our webinar next week with Dr. Max Liboiron. "Against Mutuality, for Infrastructure: A Theory of Change for Research Across Significant Difference." 022
Reposted by Department of Historical Studies at University of New BrunswickFred Burrill @fburrill.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Congratulations to Dr. Jay Lalonde, who gave a brilliant defense of their brilliant dissertation this morning. "Icelandic Settlers in Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada’s Immigration Policy 1867-85." Keep your eyes open for the ground-breaking book this will become! 031
Reposted by Department of Historical Studies at University of New BrunswickAtlantic Canada Studies Centre (University of New Brunswick) @acsc-unb.bsky.social · 19/08/2026We're so excited to share that we'll be hosting a webinar discussion with the brilliant Dr. Max Liboiron on Wednesday, September 16, 4-6PM AST. "Against Mutuality, for Infrastructure: A Theory of Change for Research Across Significant Difference" To register, write to acsc@unb.ca 051
Reposted by Department of Historical Studies at University of New BrunswickAtlantic Canada Studies Centre (University of New Brunswick) @acsc-unb.bsky.social · 30/07/2026In just a few short days, community and university-based historians will be coming to Fredericton for BLACK 2026: Beyond the Archives. Check out the program here: www.canva.com/design/DAHNl...canva.comUnsupported client – CanvaUnsupported client – Canva 011
Department of Historical Studies at University of New Brunswick @histstudiesunb.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Lisa Todd and Gary Waite's 2024 book, "European Racism: A History in Documents," has been selected by the American Library Association as one of the Best Historical Materials published in 2024 and 2025. We are incredibly proud to have two such distinguished scholars in our midst!ala.org 010
Reposted by Department of Historical Studies at University of New BrunswickAtlantic Canada Studies Centre (University of New Brunswick) @acsc-unb.bsky.social · 09/07/2026We hope you're planning to join us in Fredericton from July 1-August 3 for the upcoming Black Loyalist Academic and Community Knowledge Conference, part of the Still Here Emancipation Celebration. You can register and check out the schedule @ the link below: site.pheedloop.com/event/BLACK2...site.pheedloop.comPheedLoopPheedLoop: Hybrid, In-Person & Virtual Event Software 132
Reposted by Department of Historical Studies at University of New BrunswickAtlantic Canada Studies Centre (University of New Brunswick) @acsc-unb.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Registration is now open for the BLACK: Beyond the Archives conference, an academic and community gathering exploring Black loyalist history in New Brunswick. We're happy to be supporting this event, and thrilled it's happening in Fredericton! Register below: site.pheedloop.com/event/BLACK2...site.pheedloop.comPheedLoopPheedLoop: Hybrid, In-Person & Virtual Event Software 002
Reposted by Department of Historical Studies at University of New BrunswickAtlantic Canada Studies Centre (University of New Brunswick) @acsc-unb.bsky.social · 04/06/2026We join many others across the homelands of the Wabanaki Confederacy today to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the signing of the Peace and Friendship Treaty of 1726. lnuey.ca/c/300years/?...lnuey.ca300 Years - L'nueyAn L’nuey Campaign 300 years peace & friendship treaties june 4 1726 – june 4 2026 Scroll to explore · ... Read more 011
Department of Historical Studies at University of New Brunswick @histstudiesunb.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Many congratulations to the Historical Studies graduating class of 2026. We are extremely proud! 152
Reposted by Department of Historical Studies at University of New BrunswickMary Grace @emgeekay.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Canada's archives are in trouble and so is its history - there have just been too many cuts by both Conservative and Liberal governments. thewalrus.ca/canada-archi...thewalrus.caCanada’s Archives Are in Trouble—and So Is Its History | The WalrusYears-long delays, archaic privacy laws, and chronic underfunding are threatening our national memory 0127
Reposted by Department of Historical Studies at University of New BrunswickAtlantic Canada Studies Centre (University of New Brunswick) @acsc-unb.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Sophie Lavoie, @nbmediacoop.bsky.social has done some fantastic coverage of our events: See her article on Mi'kmaw historian Mercedes Peters' talk, "'She Didn't Leave Anybody Out': Rita Smith, Mi'kmaw Family, and the Coming Together of Glooscap First Nation." nbmediacoop.org/2026/04/30/m...nbmediacoop.orgMi’kmaw leader Rita Smith ‘saw something that needed to get done and she did it’ [video]Innovative historical research on Mi’kmaw communities, done with Indigenous protocols in mind, sheds light on women’s roles in founding Mi’kmaw 043
Department of Historical Studies at University of New Brunswick @histstudiesunb.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Proud to announce that UNB alum Noah Schwarz was awarded @acadiensis.bsky.social 2025 David Alexander Prize for best undergrad essay on the history of Atlantic Canada. "Boss Narratives: Regeneration and Heritage in Marysville, NB," was written for HIST 3305, Deindustrialization in North America. 052
Reposted by Department of Historical Studies at University of New BrunswickAtlantic Canada Studies Centre (University of New Brunswick) @acsc-unb.bsky.social · 13/04/2026We're extremely grateful to have hosted the brilliant Mi'kmaw historian Mercedes Peters last Friday. It was a full house at the NB Sports Hall of Fame, where - in a lovely coincidence - Mercedes' dad Jason Peters is honoured for his contributions to Indigenous sports! 063
Reposted by Department of Historical Studies at University of New BrunswickAtlantic Canada Studies Centre (University of New Brunswick) @acsc-unb.bsky.social · 10/04/2026This is tonight! We really hope you can make it! 011
Department of Historical Studies at University of New Brunswick @histstudiesunb.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Very exciting!! 021
Department of Historical Studies at University of New Brunswick @histstudiesunb.bsky.social · 24/03/2026For the International Day for the Elimination of Racism, Professor @agentlazero.bsky.social participated on Saturday, March 21st on a panel titled "The Art of Belonging" at the UNB Arts Centre. This event was sponsored by the Human Rights and Equity Office. Way to go, Dr. Tozer! 050
Reposted by Department of Historical Studies at University of New BrunswickActiveHistory.ca @activehist.bsky.social · 24/03/2026In today’s post Fred Burrill @fburrill.bsky.social explores the “housing crisis” and the role of capitalism within it. This post is part of a forthcoming series exploring tenant activism and responses, stay tuned!activehistory.caTenant Resistance to the Myth of “Supply and Demand”By Fred Burrill This post is part of the Tenants’ Collective Responses to Housing Crises across Canada series. Anti-gentrification demonstration in Saint-Henri, Montreal, QC, 2011. Photo by Fred Bu… 003
Department of Historical Studies at University of New Brunswick @histstudiesunb.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Historians in the news! Our very own @willismonroe.com spoke to the BBC yesterday about the ancient Sumerians and the origins of the 60-minute hour. www.bbc.com/future/artic...bbc.comThe ancient reason there are 60 minutes in an hourA mysterious 5,000-year-old decision led directly to how we still count time today. 032
Reposted by Department of Historical Studies at University of New BrunswickAcadiensis @acadiensis.bsky.social · 24/03/2026On the blog, Jay Lalonde, Tegan Rowlings, and Zachary A. Tingley cast a critical eye on the Nova Scotia Government's decision to cut funding to the history and heritage industries:acadiensis.wordpress.comWorking Through the Cuts: Heritage and Public Memory in Nova Scotia, 2026By Jay Lalonde, Tegan Rowlings, and Zachary A. Tingley “Museums play a key role in preserving and sharing our heritage. To protect that work for future generations, we’re taking steps to modernize … 069
Department of Historical Studies at University of New Brunswick @histstudiesunb.bsky.social · 20/03/2026If you weren't able to make it out to last week's awesome talk by @mhenaway.bsky.social on the history of the BDS movement, you can read in-depth coverage from Lavoie at the @nbmediacoop.bsky.social and watch the presentation in its entirety here: nbmediacoop.org/2026/03/19/a...nbmediacoop.org‘A new solidarity where Palestine becomes central’: Activist traces labour history of Boycott, Divestment and SanctiMontreal-based activist Mostafa Henaway says “we’ve seen the victories line up” in the fight against the Israeli genocide. Henaway gave 014
Department of Historical Studies at University of New Brunswick @histstudiesunb.bsky.social · 17/03/2026The UMaine-UNB History Graduate Student Conference is right around the corner! We're looking forward to learning from these awesome grad students. 000
Department of Historical Studies at University of New Brunswick @histstudiesunb.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Please note that this evening's roundtable discussion on academic BDS, which had been scheduled for 5PM in Tilley Hall, has been postponed due to weather. Stay tuned for re-scheduling info! 000
Department of Historical Studies at University of New Brunswick @histstudiesunb.bsky.social · 11/03/2026@agentlazero.bsky.social spoke recently to the Brunswickan on the impact of proposed cuts to public education: thebruns.ca/unb-professo...thebruns.caUNB Professors Speak on the Trend of Defunding Universities - The BrunswickanThe Brunswickan consulted with UNB Sociology Professor Dr. Nathan Kalman-Lamb and History Professor Dr. Angela Tozer to discuss the proposed budget cuts to New Brunswick universities. These proposed c... 010
Department of Historical Studies at University of New Brunswick @histstudiesunb.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Amazing news from a very important member of our department, @agentlazero.bsky.social. Congratulations, Dr. Tozer! 020
Reposted by Department of Historical Studies at University of New BrunswickAtlantic Canada Studies Centre (University of New Brunswick) @acsc-unb.bsky.social · 05/03/2026"Debt of a Nation," the remarkable first book of our affiliate @agentlazero.bsky.social, has been nominated for the prestigious Wilson Book Prize. A fantastic accomplishment! wilson.humanities.mcmaster.ca/news/2025-wi...wilson.humanities.mcmaster.ca2025 Wilson Book Prize Finalists – Wilson Institute for Canadian History 031
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Reposted by Department of Historical Studies at University of New BrunswickAtlantic Canada Studies Centre (University of New Brunswick) @acsc-unb.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Excellent @nbmediacoop.bsky.social coverage of our recent event with Dr. Barbara Lorenzkowski, co-organized with the Gregg Centre for the Study of War and Society. nbmediacoop.org/2026/02/23/o...nbmediacoop.orgOral historian examines emotional geographies of childhood in wartime Atlantic CanadaA historian shared painful accounts of childhoods in Halifax during the Second World War at the University of New Brunswick 076
Reposted by Department of Historical Studies at University of New BrunswickAtlantic Canada Studies Centre (University of New Brunswick) @acsc-unb.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Our Advisory Board member @agentlazero.bsky.social reminds CBC NB that anti-colonial politics isn't just about reorganizing the deck chairs on the Titanic: it's the whole, continuing structure that has to be changed. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caEarl exits, lord leaves: N.B. legislature removes colonial portraits | CBC NewsYou can say this about the First Earl of Sheffield and Lord Glenelg: they had a good run in New Brunswick for two long-dead, nearly unknown British officials. 011
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Department of Historical Studies at University of New Brunswick @histstudiesunb.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Mark your calendars: scholar and Palestine solidarity organizer @mhenaway.bsky.social will soon be coming to speak at UNB: "The Emergence and Legacy of Palestine Solidarity: Revisiting Quebec’s Histories of Anti-Imperialist Struggle in the Face of Ongoing Genocide." www.unb.ca/fredericton/...unb.caTalk | History | Faculty of Arts | UNBJoin us for the Department of History’s talk examining the trajectories of Palestine solidarity in Quebec and Canada within a broader international context by writer Mostafa Henaway. 132
Reposted by Department of Historical Studies at University of New BrunswickActiveHistory.ca @activehist.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Don Wright explores climate change and climate denial as part of the Time of Monsters series, examining how historians approach current manifestations of right-wing populism. This series is ongoing and asking for submissions. Check out all the posts and find more info on our website!activehistory.caInterregnums, Morbid Symptoms, and Climate DenialBy Don Wright The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear. – Antonio Gramsci What… 064
Department of Historical Studies at University of New Brunswick @histstudiesunb.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Tomorrow night! We hope to see you for our 10th annual Black History Month lecture, featuring Dr. Nicholas R. Jones. 011
Reposted by Department of Historical Studies at University of New BrunswickIsis Naucratis @isisnaucratis.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Thanks to Matthew Sears for co-writing this piece with me for the @theglobeandmail.com: it was fun! Our focus is on the broader meaning of a quote from 5th c. BCE historian and general Thucydides' Melian Dialogue used by Mark Carney in his Davos speech. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...theglobeandmail.comOpinion: ‘Might is right’ led to the Athenians’ downfall. Trump should heed their warning – and Carney’sHegemons eventually fall victim to the consequences of the brutal world they help to forge. America would be wise to learn that just treatment is in everyone’s interests 1136
Department of Historical Studies at University of New Brunswick @histstudiesunb.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Our colleage Matthew Sears on Thucydides and the relevance of classical texts for understanding Carney's Davos speech and our current moment: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...cbc.ca© CBC/Radio-Canada 2026. All rights reserved. 031
Department of Historical Studies at University of New Brunswick @histstudiesunb.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Calling all undergrads! Consider submitting your work to the UNB History Society's journal, Timepieces. It's a great way to get your work out there and to build your academic CV. 010
Department of Historical Studies at University of New Brunswick @histstudiesunb.bsky.social · 15/01/2026We're excited to share the details of our Department's upcoming 10th Annual Black History Month lecture. Our featured speaker will be Dr. Nicholas R. Jones (Yale), lecturing on "Cervantine Blackness as an Ethics of Care." 052
Department of Historical Studies at University of New Brunswick @histstudiesunb.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Welcome back! Have you always wanted to take to the stage? Do you love dark classical tragedies? Let 2026 be the year! Auditions are next week - everyone welcome, everyone cast! 010
Department of Historical Studies at University of New Brunswick @histstudiesunb.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Curious about the history of the region where you live, study, and work? Register now for HIST 4342: History of the Atlantic Provinces Since Confederation, taught by @fburrill.bsky.social, Director of UNB's @acsc-unb.bsky.social. 012
Department of Historical Studies at University of New Brunswick @histstudiesunb.bsky.social · 24/11/2025C4P 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! 020
Department of Historical Studies at University of New Brunswick @histstudiesunb.bsky.social · 19/11/2025@deindustrialpol.bsky.social 010
Department of Historical Studies at University of New Brunswick @histstudiesunb.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Congratulations 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! 253
Department of Historical Studies at University of New Brunswick @histstudiesunb.bsky.social · 10/11/2025In 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! 040
Department of Historical Studies at University of New Brunswick @histstudiesunb.bsky.social · 05/11/2025This 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! 020
Reposted by Department of Historical Studies at University of New BrunswickAcadiensis @acadiensis.bsky.social · 03/11/2025CFP: 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, 2025blackmaplemagazine.comCall for Abstracts: Academic Conference - Black MapleRebellion, 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,... 036
Department of Historical Studies at University of New Brunswick @histstudiesunb.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Promises to be a spooky time! 010
Department of Historical Studies at University of New Brunswick @histstudiesunb.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Very excited for our 3rd annual Queer History Month Lecture, which will be delivered by Dr. Ronald Cummings--All are warmly welcome!! 021
Reposted by Department of Historical Studies at University of New BrunswickAtlantic Canada Studies Centre (University of New Brunswick) @acsc-unb.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Join 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!! 032
Department of Historical Studies at University of New Brunswick @histstudiesunb.bsky.social · 14/10/2025The 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! 000
