Karen Dubinsky, Professor Emerita of History and Global Development Studies at Queen’s University, brilliant scholar and generous friend to so many, passed away on 4 September 2026 after a br…

Michel Foucault gave some lectures on Friedrich Nietzsche at McGill University in April 1971. This was his first visit to Canada. He had visited SUNY Buffalo in 1970 and returned there in spring 1972 ...

Recently, students in a new Department of History course "LGBTQ Lives and Archives" worked with the Kingston LGBTQ2S+ Collection at Queen's University Archives. Their efforts were highlighted in an article in the Queen's Journal. The students have each taken on a mini-history project to explore, and summaries of their findings have been posted on our Instagram page.

Students in Steven Maynard’s seminar, “LGBTQ Lives and Archives,” have made the Queen’s University Archives (QUA) their second home.

L’archive ou les archives ? ​​Comme chacun sait, Foucault est depuis longtemps associé à la notion de « l’archive ». Or, dans cet article, Steven Maynard (Queen’s University / Canada) s’appuie sur les...

Steven Maynard, Michel and Mathurin: Finding Foucault in the Archives, Archivaria 100 (Fall/Winter 2025): 44-73 Abstract In this article, we follow Foucault into the archives. Foucault spent much of his working life reading and researching in libraries and archives, and yet he most often figures in the archival literature as the creator of the rarified concept of “the archive.” As a counterpoint, this article explores Foucault’s work in archives, his use of archives in his work, and the significance he attached to archival research.

I convinced my parents to travel from India to spend time with my family, but even though I have made a home here, it feels like I do not belong

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