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The first History department on Bluesky! Stay tuned for Department news and events, and check our homepage too: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/history Corrections & suggestions to ben.bradley @ uoguelph.ca

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Guelph Centre for Scottish Studies @uguelphscottish.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Thinking about a graduate degree with a focus on Scottish Studies? The Centre for Scottish Studies is the oldest and most eminent academic unit in North America to carry out research, graduate training and teaching on Scottish history and culture, with special emphasis on their global dimensions.
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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Interested to learn about graduate studies in History? A Grad School Information Night will take place on Tues Oct 6, from 530-7pm in MCKN 132. Grad chair Alan McDougall and two current MA students will be on hand to discuss all aspects the grad school experience, from application to defence. 🍕🥤🍕
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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The @uguelphhist.bsky.social has announced the Fall 2027 slate of Rural History Roundtable speakers! More information on our website! niche-canada.org/2026/09/13/r... #envhist #aghist #ruralhistory #rural #cdnhist
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Rural History Roundtable: Speaker Series Fall 2026
The History Department at the University of Guelph presents this the lineup for the Fall 2026 Rural History Roundtable Speaker Series.
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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Rural History Roundtable is out of the gates early, announcing its Fall 2026 line-up: Sept 22: Cody Groat & Rebecca Small of @westernuhistory.bsky.social; Oct 15: Doug McCalla of @uguelphhist.bsky.social; and Nov 12: Jennifer Jordan @sociologyofplants.bsky.social All are welcome! #aghist #cdnhist
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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Last week the College of Arts held its summer staff BBQ, during which the winners of its 2026 Teaching Awards were announced. History PhD candidate Aidan Hughes won the Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. And professor Ben Bradley received one of the two Faculty Teaching Awards. Congratulations! 🌞🍔🦨
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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
This summer, PhD candidate Raymond Li was in Tokyo to research propaganda discourse and masculine identity construction in Manchukuo during WW2. He examined pre-war and wartime newspapers and government archives at the Japanese National Diet Library and also in Jimbocho’s historic used book district
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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
With forest fires posing big challenges to summer tourism in western Canada, and communities and businesses facing uncertainty about how to respond, professor Ben Bradley discusses the cultural and economic history of roadside attractions with CBC reporter Justin McElroy. #cdnhist
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Guelph Centre for Scottish Studies @uguelphscottish.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
TAIWANfest is in a Dialogue with Scotland this year! Join Professor Kevin James on August 30 as he explores how Scottish Highland culture was transformed and romanticized in the 19th century. Habourfront Centre (Main Loft), Toronto | 1:00-2:00pm | Free Admission. @uguelphhist.bsky.social
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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
In what will likely not be his only post-World Cup chat about Infantino and FIFA this summer, Dr. Alan MacDougall discussed the entanglement of big sport, big business, and backroom politics with Global News on Monday night: globalnews.ca/video/120079...
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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Earlier this summer, MA student Calum Douglas, PhD candidate Aidan Hughes, and Dr. Catherine Carstairs visited Paris to present their research at the biennial Alcohol and Drugs History Society conference. There was a canicule; Dr. Carstairs took this post-conference snapshot in 41ºC temperatures! 🔥
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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
In his guest blog post, Douglas McCalla outlines the personal and historical background that inspired his new book, Not a Simpler Time: Essays in Canadian Rural and Economic History. Read the post: buff.ly/YHvAELP Learn more about the book: buff.ly/CZPEX12
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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
History student Laura Reynolds and Dr. Catherine Carstairs have a new post about GLP-1s and the history of "wonder drugs" in the late 20th century at the A Dose of History blog: historicaldoses.substack.com/p/glp-1s-and... #histmed #histsci
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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
After the 2026 World Cup (of football) concluded last weekend, Prof. Alan McDougall was featured in a CBC News piece, reflecting on some of its controversies: www.cbc.ca/news/world/w... Also, his new book was featured on the BBC History Extra podcast: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/w...
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Is this the most controversial World Cup yet? | CBC News
After more than 100 matches across Canada, Mexico and the United States, the FIFA World Cup 2026 is about to come to an end, cementing its legacy with highs, lows — and seemingly endless controversies...
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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Department chair @mhayday.bsky.social was one of the historians interviewed by the Globe & Mail for its extended July 3 article "Partners in Time," on the history of Canadian-American relations. The article is not paywalled, and is free to read. #cdnhist www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
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Canada is as much a product of the American Revolution as America is
American visionaries, money and ideas have shaped Canada over centuries, whether we like it or not
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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
On Wednesday, Ben Bradley spoke with Bill Fee of CBC Radio's Daybreak North show about the historical context behind an "audacious" new proposal to build a highway that would link B.C.'s north and central coast regions with Vancouver and Prince Rupert. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #cdnhist
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cambridgebookshop.bsky.social @cambridgebookshop.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
It's kick off day for the 2026 World Cup AND the highly anticipated release day for Tony Shaw and Alan McDougall's new book, 'Cold War Football'. 🤩📖 In which they chart the clash between capitalism and communism in ten iconic football matches. ⚽ Grab a copy on our website: 🔗 bit.ly/43pKl3l
Storefront window display of Cambridge University Press Bookshop featuring the book "Cold War Football: A History in Ten Matches" by Tony Shaw and Alan McDougall. The display includes multiple copies of the book against the backdrop of a large yellow star.
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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
This is an important day in the history of football, and of soccer too: Alan McDougall kicks off a new book. 👟⚽ "Cold War Football: A History in Ten Matches" is co-authored by Tony Shaw and published by @universitypress.cambridge.org For more info: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/history...
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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
MA students Kelly Hill and Lydia Kinasewich, who’ve completed their degrees and are graduating later this month, both presented some of their research findings to the Canadian Historical Association conference in Charlottetown, PEI yesterday. #chashc2026 🥔🦞🚢
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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Dr. Alan McDougall, professor in the Department of History, spoke to Global News about "sports-washing" and the cultural and economic implications of the FIFA World Cup coming to Canada this summer. ⚽📺 globalnews.ca/video/118603...
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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
The Canadian Journal of Health History has awarded its 2026 Georgina Feldberg Memorial Student Award to PhD candidate Matthew Edwards. His paper "Dolls in the Basement: Intersex Bodies and Anatomical Modelling in Kingston, 1946-1966" was based on research at the Canadian Healthcare Museum. Congrats!
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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
On May 8, current undergrad and incoming MA student Grace Nelson presented her capstone project at the Canadian Military History Colloquium, at WLU. She discussed the use of digital methods to understand gender's effects on Special Operations Executive agents in WW2, for a panel on research methods.
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Guelph Centre for Scottish Studies @uguelphscottish.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
🌟Student Research Spotlight! @uguelphhist.bsky.social MA student Gavin is researching national identity and militarism in Scottish chapbook songs of the Napoleonic Wars, investigating how songs widely available to the Scottish working class negotiate Scotland's position within the British union. 📖
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U of G McLaughlin Library @uofglibrary.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
#UofG graduate students: The spring thesis approval deadline is Thursday, May 14, 2026. We know deadlines can feel daunting, which is why we've developed the Thesis & Dissertation Submission Guide, where you can find practical guidance for this process: www.lib.uoguelph.ca/news/thesis-....
Library Resource Highlight - Thesis & Dissertation Submission Guide
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Tri-U Graduate History Program @triuhistory.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The 36th annual Canadian Military History Colloquium will be held May 8-9 @wilfridlaurieruni organised by Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada. @carlajeanstokes.bsky.social is keynote. Register by May 3! buff.ly/zf4QaNy
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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Join @uguelphscottish.bsky.social on April 23 (1pm EST) for the Frank Watson Book Prize lecture. Dr. Catriona Macdonald (U.Glasgow) presents "Patrons and Politics in the Making of Scottish History: Past, Present and Future." All are welcome! Sign up here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/patrons-an...
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Guelph Centre for Scottish Studies @uguelphscottish.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Frank Watson Book Prize Lecture presented by Dr. Catriona Macdonald from the @glasgow.ac.uk. Patrons and Politics in the Making of Scottish History: Past, Present and Future 🗓 Thursday 23 April, 2026 🕰 1pm (EDT) / 6pm (UK) 💻 Zoom All are welcome to attend! FREE tickets: bit.ly/FWBookPrizeL...
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Guelph Centre for Scottish Studies @uguelphscottish.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Grant Schreiber presented ‘Discipline, Education, and Correction: Social Control of the Poor in seventeenth-century Aberdeen’ at the Canadian-Scottish Studies Colloquium. Proud of our alumni and the contributions they are making to new work in Scottish Studies. www.youtube.com/live/Qw0gwA5...
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Tri-U Graduate History Program @triuhistory.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
@grantschreiber.bsky.social successfully defended his dissertation in January this year @uguelphhist.bsky.social. We caught up with him to learn more. buff.ly/Ee0wVq0 Congratulations Dr. Schreiber!🎉
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Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada @cndhistassoc.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
In light of recent federal and provincial budget cuts, CHA president Colin Coates has written a letter to CHA members and to the public. The letter can be read here. #cdnhist
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CHA Letter on Federal and Provincial Budget Cuts | Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada
Dear fellow historians, A few weeks ago, I sent a letter on behalf of the Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada to the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Canadian Identity an...
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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Alan McDougall was recently on two podcasts to dicuss his new book. Sport in History: open.spotify.com/episode/2z1f... and Assistant Professor of Football: theassistantprofessoroffootball.buzzsprout.com/2052670/epis... He also did a Feb 22 signing at the Indigo Sherway Gardens bookstore in Toronto
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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Join the Rural History Roundtable on Thursday March 12 from 330-5pm EST, as Dr. Tami Parr @pdxia.bsky.social presents on "Goats in America: From Poor Man's Cow to Urban Icon." 🐐 For info on how to attend this online talk, click here: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/r... #aghist #animalhist #envhist
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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Last week, students Vida, Claudia, and Scarlett made a research trip to Kingston and the Queen's University Archives in order to examine records relevant to their workplace learning course HIST3480: Learning to Drink: The History of Alcohol on Campus, taught by Dr. Catherine Carstairs. #cdnhist
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U of G McLaughlin Library @uofglibrary.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
The deadline for applications has been extended. If you're interested in this opportunity, apply by no later than March 15, 2026. Learn more: www.lib.uoguelph.ca/about/work-u.... @uguelphscottish.bsky.social
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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Join the Rural History Roundtable on Thursday March 12 from 330-5pm EST, as Dr. Tami Parr @pdxia.bsky.social presents on "Goats in America: From Poor Man's Cow to Urban Icon." 🐐 For info on how to attend this online talk, click here: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/r... #aghist #animalhist #envhist
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Guelph Centre for Scottish Studies @uguelphscottish.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Join us online next week for 'Nova Scotia and the Imperial Strategies of Highland Scots', the annual S-CAP Lecture presented by @karlykehoe.bsky.social. 📅 Tuesday 10 February, 2026 🕰️ 1pm (EST) / 6pm (UK) 💻 Zoom FREE Tickets: bit.ly/S-CAPLecture... All are welcome! @smuarts.bsky.social
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U of G McLaughlin Library @uofglibrary.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Applications for the Scotland-Canada Academic Partnership (S-CAP) visiting research fellowships are now being accepted. Visit the University of Guelph and utilize our extensive Scottish Studies Collection – one of the largest outside the UK. Deadline: March 1, 2026. Learn more: uoguel.ph/s-cap.
Promotional image for the Scotland-Canada Academic Partnership Visiting Research Fellowship. The graphic includes an image of a castle on an island with rolling hills and mountains in the distance. The image is from U of G's Scottish Studies Collection.
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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
On Feb 12, Dr. McCorkindale and her students present their research findings on the uniforms and activities of Black militia members in Canada West, who aimed to prevent the 1841 extradition of freedom-seeker Nelson Hackett. All are welcome! MCKN 114, 1130am-1250pm. #cdnhist #blackhistorymonth2026
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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Join the Rural History Roundtable on Thursday Feb 12 from 330-5pm EST, as PhD candidate Emily Kaliel presents on "Public Health in Rural Alberta and Settler Colonialism as a Structure, 1919-1971." For info on how to attend via Zoom: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/r... #cdnhist #histmed
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Guelph Centre for Scottish Studies @uguelphscottish.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
2026 Scotland-Canada Academic Partnership Lecture! Join us virtually on Tuesday 10 February at 1pm (EST)/6pm (UK) on Zoom for ‘’Nova Scotia and the Imperial Strategies of Highland Scots", delivered by Professor Karly Kehoe, Saint Mary's University. FREE Registration: bit.ly/S-CAPLecture...
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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
We note the passing of Professor Emeritus Eric Reiche, who died at age 92. Eric got his PhD at UDelaware with a concentration on German history, especially Nazi Germany. He also taught Russian and European history. He is survived by his partner Dr. Mary-Anne Cyphers-Reiche and two children.
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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Join Rural History Roundtable on Thurs Jan 22 from 330-5pm EST, as Carelle Sarkis (@mcmasterhum.bsky.social) presents "Tacit Terrains: A Look at Tacit Knowledge Development in Ontario Dairy Farmers." For info on how to attend in person and via Zoom: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/r... #cdnhist #aghist
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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · 21/01/2024
For #WorldSnowDay, read about the history of winter driving in Edmonton in this piece by Lydia Kinasewich "By the late 1960s, winter driving was a fact of life for many Edmonton residents..." niche-canada.org/2024/01/17/c... #envhist #cdnhist #winter
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"Certificate of Hardiness": Winter Driving and Modern Urban Living in Edmonton, 1930s-1970s
During the mid-twentieth century, driving through an Edmonton winter became not just a fact of modern city life but also an essential aspect of community identity.
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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Dr. Alex Souchen is the UGuelph faculty point of contact for the 2026 Canadian Battlefields Foundation Study Tour. Twelve uni students from across Canada will receive a $1000 bursary towards the tour. Applications are due by 6 March. For more info: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/history...
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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Join Rural History Roundtable on Thurs Jan 22 from 330-5pm EST, as Carelle Sarkis (@mcmasterhum.bsky.social) presents "Tacit Terrains: A Look at Tacit Knowledge Development in Ontario Dairy Farmers." For info on how to attend in person and via Zoom: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/r... #cdnhist #aghist
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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
We are hiring! The Department of History at the University of Guelph seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in History of the Middle East. careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
The schedule for Rural History Roundtable in the Winter 2026 semester is now available. More information on how to attend the first presentation on January 22nd (both in-person and online) will follow soon. #aghist #cdnhist #envhist 🥕🐐
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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Wishing you all...
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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
This week, Alan McDougall was interviewed on The Anfield Wrap (@theanfieldwrap.bsky.social), a popular Liverpool FC fan media collective, about his new book Dreams and Songs to Sing. Check it out! ⚽ youtu.be/b34_W1iaeg8?...
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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
We are hiring! The Department of History at the University of Guelph seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in History of the Middle East. careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Late last week, with the World Cup draw coming up, Dr. Alan McDougall discussed the history of politics, sports, and the World Cup with CTV's Your Morning program, hosted by Anne-Marie Mediwake. ⚽🏆 For more: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/history...
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