Pamela Swett @pswett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Perfect! Great seeing you this weekend, Ben. Look forward to reading the book! 110
Reposted by Pamela SwettMcGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 28/08/2026We've got a book for that! Interested in reading the real story of Lake Ontario? Daniel Macfarlane, associate professor at Western Michigan University, has written the authoritative history of the use and abuse of Lake Ontario. Read it now! #LakeOntario #researchthatmatters buff.ly/woiwybh 17936
Reposted by Pamela SwettActiveHistory.ca @activehist.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Kristen C. Howard explores the ethics and practices of exploitation and labour in the digitization of heritage materials and sources.activehistory.caWho Digitized Your Sources? Exploitative Prison Labour and the Hidden Costs of Online ArchivesKristen C. Howard In today’s increasingly online world, historians, researchers, and students want and expect online access to historical documents offered by galleries, libraries, archives, and mu… 0108
Reposted by Pamela SwettCFI | FCI @innovation.ca · 13/04/2026CFI is recruiting Programs Officers! Join a team that helps build Canada’s research infrastructure. Support national funding programs for universities, colleges and research hospitals. 📍Ottawa (hybrid) 🗓 April 26, 2026 🔗bit.ly/4vK2Kov 001
Pamela Swett @pswett.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Some interesting research from PhD candidate Andy Lopez and professor Mike Schutz. Using collections of everyday sounds they’ve demonstrated that the beeps that are used for auditory research don’t reflect sounds in the real world – and that has real consequences. news.mcmaster.ca/dont-keep-it...news.mcmaster.caDon’t keep it simple: Study finds lab beeps don’t reflect what we actually hearA new study explores how complex sounds can improve healthcare, navigation, and auditory research into how we hear. 000
Pamela Swett @pswett.bsky.social · 31/03/2026McMaster has become the first university in Ontario to sign the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment, more familiarly known as DORA, which will allow us to better assess research contributions in terms of societal and community impact. news.mcmaster.ca/mcmaster-sig...news.mcmaster.caMcMaster signs Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA)McMaster has signed the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) as part of an institutional commitment to advance meaningful ways of recognizing and rewarding research contributions. S... 021
Reposted by Pamela SwettJen Evans @jennifervevans.bsky.social · 08/03/2026My first ever interview in Turkish for International Women’s Day on the threat of anti-gender policies to democracy. archive.is/jZQi6 0101
Reposted by Pamela SwettJen Evans @jennifervevans.bsky.social · 07/03/2026New online portal with documents on the post 1945 German far right. radikale-rechte.deradikale-rechte.deStartseite | Die radikale Rechte in Deutschland 1945-2000 0198
Reposted by Pamela Swett祖思薪 Eugenia Zuroski @zugenia.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Why do I love teaching at @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social? Well yesterday a biochem major who’s taking my 18th-century lit class came to my office hours to talk with me about MY BOOK which she IS READING out of SHEER INTEREST ✨ 3302
Pamela Swett @pswett.bsky.social · 11/02/2026"Smiles on faces" is right! Thanks to all our musicians and out conductor, Joe Resendes! 010
Pamela Swett @pswett.bsky.social · 06/02/2026“For authoritarian regimes, internet blackouts are a powerful political tool of repression that conceal state violence,” says Communication Studies and Media Arts PhD candidate Niloofar Hooman. Read her timely analysis in @ca.theconversation.com: theconversation.com/why-iran-kee...theconversation.comWhy Iran keeps turning off the internet during mass protestsBy cutting internet access during uprisings, the Iranian regime turns connectivity itself into a mechanism of control. 000
Pamela Swett @pswett.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Alexis-Carlota Cochrane, PhD candidate in Communication Studies and Media Arts, calls for an “enforceable, survivor-centred, AI-aware online safety framework” in response to new digital tools harming women and gender diverse people: news.mcmaster.ca/ai-generated...news.mcmaster.ca 020
Pamela Swett @pswett.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Episode 1 of Generations Ahead, a new podcast series produced by the Wilson College of Leadership & Civic Engagement and The Walrus Lab, is out. Sam Reusch (Apathy is Boring) and my colleague Sara Wolfe discuss youth civic engagement during a critical time for democracy. 030
Pamela Swett @pswett.bsky.social · 02/02/2026David Brooks’ last opinion piece for the NYT directs Americans to re-embrace their humanity, and he calls on universities to lead in this work. At Mac, the Faculty of Humanities and Wilson College, co-led by the Faculty of Social Sciences, do this every day. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Time to Say Goodbye 021
Pamela Swett @pswett.bsky.social · 05/01/2026A key point in this editorial, by Mount Allison president Ian Sutherland and student Lucas Orfanides, is that, along with possessing relevant (and essential) job skills, liberal arts grads are uniquely well positioned to deal with AI's ethical shortcomings. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...theglobeandmail.comOpinion: An AI future demands liberal arts agilityGraduates have the ethical and creative thinking skills that the AI-driven jobs of tomorrow will demand 022
Pamela Swett @pswett.bsky.social · 22/12/2025Excited to announce that McMaster Humanities is looking to recruit established international researchers to our institution. Please see the following link for details of the government of Canada’s Impact+ program and reach out to me if you are interested. www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/2025/12/22/m...humanities.mcmaster.caMcMaster seeking international academics for new Canada Impact+ Research Chairs program – Faculty of Humanities | McMaster University 032
Pamela Swett @pswett.bsky.social · 30/11/2025Even when some of those records illuminate shameful deeds and beliefs. 010
Reposted by Pamela SwettDr. Dawn Bowdish @msmacrophage.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Excited to share my acting debut with Ontario's public broadcaster TVO (@tvodocs.bsky.social @therundowntvo.bsky.social & more). I was in an episode on fever for the TVO Kids series 'Burps, Butts, and Bones' (do they know their audience or what?). I learned about acting from the +++talented Ryan.youtu.beHot to Trot 🥵🤒 | 💀 BURPS, BUTTS AND BONES 🧪 | Answer Questions About The Human Body | TVOkidsYouTube video by TVOkids 0204
Pamela Swett @pswett.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Well done, McMaster scholars Melinda Gough and Peter Cockett! 010
Reposted by Pamela SwettJoël Glasman @glasmanjo.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Call for Application: Full Professor of Modern and Contemporary History @unibayreuth.bsky.social 01010
Reposted by Pamela SwettMcMaster Faculty of Humanities @mcmasterhum.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Professor Bonny Ibhawoh will share recommendations at the upcoming at COP30 Climate Change Conference from a study conducted with the support of McMaster students and researchers. news.mcmaster.ca/bonny-ibhawoh-clim…news.mcmaster.caMcMaster expert unveils blueprint for climate justice at COP30 Professor Bonny Ibhawoh, chair of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, will share recommendations from a study conducted with the support of McMaster students and researchers at the global climate summit in Brazil. 021
Reposted by Pamela SwettSamantha Brennan @samanthabrennan.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Tenure track philosophy job in Canada Western University’s Department of Philosophy seeks to hire a Asst Professor with an area of specialization in one or more of metaphysics, epistemology, and logic, broadly construed). The anticipated start date is July 1, 2026 www.uwo.ca/facultyrelat...uwo.ca 11918
Pamela Swett @pswett.bsky.social · 01/09/2025I know plenty of colleagues in Hum and Soc Sci disciplines who are trying to leverage AI in their research or integrate AI in their teaching in ways that support learning. 140
Pamela Swett @pswett.bsky.social · 26/07/2025Ayobami Adebayo, A Spell of Good Things. It's fiction, but I still felt I learned a lot about Nigerian culture. Added bonus for you, Alex, the educational system is critical to the narrative. 130
Reposted by Pamela SwettLeo Baeck Institute London @lbilondon.bsky.social · 09/07/2025TOMORROW: LBI London Summer Lecture 2025 Hitler’s Mein Kampf: Reflections 100 Years On Dr Lisa Pine Tomorrow, Thursday 10 July 2025, 5:30pm–7:00pm Senate House, London Free admission Sign up: lbilondon.ac.uk/pine @ghilondon.bsky.social @lisapine.bsky.social 061
Reposted by Pamela SwettDr. Elisabeth M. Yang @emyang.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Impending and Exciting News! Job Opportunity as a Research Fellow for my Wellcome Trust Research Project in Medical Humanities and HPSM at the University of Leeds soon to be posted! 1177
Pamela Swett @pswett.bsky.social · 02/05/2025I will be in Berlin, but not until later in the summer. Does your US tour in Sept, include GSA? Or... do you want to come to McMaster en route to see your sister? 010
Reposted by Pamela SwettNPR @npr.org · 03/04/2025Among the thousands of groups affected by the sudden cessation of funds are state arts councils, museums, historic sites, archives, libraries, educators and media outlets in all 50 states.npr.orgCultural groups across U.S. told that federal humanities grants are terminatedAmong the thousands of groups affected by the sudden cessation of funds are state arts councils, museums, historic sites, archives, libraries, educators and media outlets in all 50 states. 641830767
Reposted by Pamela SwettParticipedia @participedia.bsky.social · 28/03/2025📣 Reminder for Canadian university students! Applications due Monday, March 31st! More details below. ⬇️ 011
Pamela Swett @pswett.bsky.social · 08/03/2025It is a great piece, Paul. The English translation is also circulating. Here it is. www.france24.com/en/americas/...france24.comWhat parallels do historians see between the Trump administration and the Nazi regime?Elon Musk appeared to make a Nazi salute as he celebrated the start of Donald Trump's second term as US president. Trump’s new administration has said it will acquire Greenland and Panama, defunded US... 120
Pamela Swett @pswett.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Congratulations to English and Cultural Studies postdoctoral fellow @stacya.bsky.social, whose course, "Black Latin America: Belonging, Refusal, Resistance" was featured on the CBC Hamilton website last week.cbc.caOntario university course aims to fight the erasure of Black history in Latin America | CBC NewsAs part of a class on Black Latin American and Caribbean history, a roundtable at McMaster University in Hamilton hears from Afro-Latinx scholars about race, culture, migration and diasporic identitie... 051
Reposted by Pamela SwettSamantha Brennan @samanthabrennan.bsky.social · 15/02/2025Philosophy at Lethbridge is also hiring Faculty of Arts & Science - Assistant Professor Philosophy Department uleth.peopleadmin.ca/postings/810...uleth.peopleadmin.caFaculty of Arts & Science - Assistant Professor (Philosophy Department)The Department of Philosophy invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin as early as July 1, 2025, subject to budgetary approval. Hiring salary will ra... 021
Reposted by Pamela SwettDr. Dawn Bowdish @msmacrophage.bsky.social · 14/02/2025I'm really appreciative of @thespec1846.bsky.social and JP Antonacci covering the recent measles outbreaks. Local news gets to the heart of local concerns in aa very personal way that I think has the power to change hearts and minds www.thespec.com/news/hamilto...thespec.comNorfolk elementary schools grapple with measles outbreaksUnvaccinated students have been ordered to quarantine as infections are confirmed in 15 Grand Erie kids. 02717
Reposted by Pamela SwettSamantha Brennan @samanthabrennan.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Philosophy at Guelph is hiring in Ethics/ Applied Ethics. Please share widely. careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...careers.uoguelph.ca 11819
Pamela Swett @pswett.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Why should humanities education persist in an AI age? Self-development, to start theconversation.com/why-should-h...theconversation.comWhy should humanities education persist in an AI age? Self-development, to startThrough self-development, or ‘Bildung’ in German thought, salon culture sought to resist absolutism and foster democratic discourse. This shaped the modern Western university. 120
Reposted by Pamela Swettkcruikshank.bsky.social @kcruikshank.bsky.social · 01/02/2025It’s good to see a well worn #envhist #cdnhist book at the Hamilton Public Library. Join us in Hamilton Ontario for the sequel/epilogue at 2025 Canadian History and Environment Summer Symposium - "Contamination and Rebirth" Friday, May 30 – Sunday, June 1, 2025 niche-canada.org/2025/01/17/c... 0121
Pamela Swett @pswett.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Our Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA) recipients all completed fascinating independent research projects this past summer — everything from an analysis of health disparities in Black and Indigenous communities to unravelling an art forgery. www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/2025/01/10/u...humanities.mcmaster.caUndergraduate Student Research Award winners share Humanities research – Faculty of Humanities | McMaster University 040
Pamela Swett @pswett.bsky.social · 09/01/2025As a citizen of both countries, I find this hilarious... and true. 010
Reposted by Pamela SwettMark Sample @samplereality.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Firaxis—the studio behind the Civilization series—is hiring a historian. An *actual* historian. And note, when they ask for "4+ years as a Writer, Narrative Designer, or other position with commensurate duties," that includes teaching, writing, and research—i.e. your Ph.D. in History.boards.greenhouse.ioHistorianSparks Glencoe, Maryland, United States 411813903
Pamela Swett @pswett.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Studying philosophy (and other humanities subjects) is an ideal preparation for a world of work that's increasingly defined by AI. As this piece points out, "...we should invest in developing the cognitive tools that will always stand apart from automated routines." Indeed!linkedin.comAI Isn't the Next Big Thing, Thinking IsWhy Human Intellect Still Reigns Supreme This week's edition includes the feature story. If you want to read the whole edition of the newsletter. 010
Pamela Swett @pswett.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Humanities researchers are working at the intersection of people and technology. Check out this latest article by Sara Bannerman, a professor in communication studies and media arts here at McMaster. brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/ana...brighterworld.mcmaster.caAnalysis: 10 privacy violations in the federal government’s proposed changes to the Canada Elections ActBill C-65 would help political parties exploit Canadians’ data without real limits, transparency or consent, undermining privacy, engagement and public confidence, writes Sara Bannerman. 031
Pamela Swett @pswett.bsky.social · 21/11/2024My first Bluesky post, and it's a nice one: I was thrilled to "hood" my now-former PhD student Ryan Heyden at today's convocation ceremony. You can read a little more about Ryan and his research in this Q and A. Congratulations to all our graduates! dailynews.mcmaster.ca/articles/goo...dailynews.mcmaster.ca‘Good historical research offers an opportunity to understand the present’New PhD Ryan Heyden’s interest in Germany, migration and humanitarianism has both personal and intellectual significance 040