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2018 Balakrishnan Distinguished Lecture

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Event Date: Monday, October 22, 2018

This year’s speaker at the Balakrishnan Distinguished Lecture being held on
October 22 is Dr. Paula England, Director of Graduate Studies,
Department of Sociology, New York University.


Richard Pound: Cheating in Sports and in Business

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Event Date: Thursday, October 18, 2018

Cheating in Sports and in Business

Oct 18th; 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
McKellar Theatre, UCC

Richard Pound,

former president, World Anti-Doping Agency and vice-president, International Olympic Committee.

Part of the DAN Management Distinguished Lecture

Transformative Potential of Truth & Reconciliation Commissio

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Event Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2018

The Transformative Potential of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission: A skeptic’s perspective

Michael Coyle, Western Law and TJ Centre

Wednesday, October 17, 2018
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Social Science Centre room 2028

Part of the Centre for Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Reconstruction
Speakers' Series 2018-2019

States of Fear: How the Quest for Security Eroded Democracy

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Event Date: Thursday, Oct 4, 2018

The 2018 Goodman Lecture Series

States of Fear: How the Quest for Security has Eroded Democracy

Speaker: Professor Elaine Tyler May
Dates: October 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, 2018
Time: 2:30 p.m. Great Hall, Somerville House

Oct 2nd:  Sex, Women, and the Bomb: Cold War Domesticity

Oct 3rd:The Quest for Security: Fear and its Consequences

Oct 4th: The 21st Century: The Aftermath of September 11, 2001

Elaine Tyler May is Regents Professor of American Studies and History, and Chair of the Department of History, at the University of Minnesota.

She is past president of the Organization of American Historians, and past president of the American Studies Association. Her books include Fortress America: How We Embraced Fear and Abandoned Democracy (2017); America and the Pill: A History of Promise, Peril, and Liberation (2010); Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era (1988, newest edition 2017); Barren in the Promised Land: Childless Americans and the Pursuit of Happiness (1997); Pushing the Limits: American Women, 1940-1961 (1996); and Great Expectations: Marriage and Divorce in Post-Victorian America (1980). She has written for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Ms., Daily Beast, the Chronicle of Higher Education, and the Minneapolis Star Tribune, among others. She is a recent recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Guggenheim Foundation.

States of Fear: How the Quest for Security Eroded Democracy

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Event Date: Wednesday, Oct 3, 2018

The 2018 Goodman Lecture Series

States of Fear: How the Quest for Security has Eroded Democracy

Speaker: Professor Elaine Tyler May
Dates: October 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, 2018
Time: 2:30 p.m. Great Hall, Somerville House

Oct 2nd:  Sex, Women, and the Bomb: Cold War Domesticity

Oct 3rd:The Quest for Security: Fear and its Consequences

Oct 4th: The 21st Century: The Aftermath of September 11, 2001

Elaine Tyler May is Regents Professor of American Studies and History, and Chair of the Department of History, at the University of Minnesota.

She is past president of the Organization of American Historians, and past president of the American Studies Association. Her books include Fortress America: How We Embraced Fear and Abandoned Democracy (2017); America and the Pill: A History of Promise, Peril, and Liberation (2010); Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era (1988, newest edition 2017); Barren in the Promised Land: Childless Americans and the Pursuit of Happiness (1997); Pushing the Limits: American Women, 1940-1961 (1996); and Great Expectations: Marriage and Divorce in Post-Victorian America (1980). She has written for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Ms., Daily Beast, the Chronicle of Higher Education, and the Minneapolis Star Tribune, among others. She is a recent recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Guggenheim Foundation.

States of Fear: How the Quest for Security Eroded Democracy

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Event Date: Tuesday, Oct 2, 2018

The 2018 Goodman Lecture Series

States of Fear: How the Quest for Security has Eroded Democracy

Speaker: Professor Elaine Tyler May
Dates: October 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, 2018
Time: 2:30 p.m. Great Hall, Somerville House

Oct 2nd:  Sex, Women, and the Bomb: Cold War Domesticity

Oct 3rd:The Quest for Security: Fear and its Consequences

Oct 4th: The 21st Century: The Aftermath of September 11, 2001

Elaine Tyler May is Regents Professor of American Studies and History, and Chair of the Department of History, at the University of Minnesota.

She is past president of the Organization of American Historians, and past president of the American Studies Association. Her books include Fortress America: How We Embraced Fear and Abandoned Democracy (2017); America and the Pill: A History of Promise, Peril, and Liberation (2010); Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era (1988, newest edition 2017); Barren in the Promised Land: Childless Americans and the Pursuit of Happiness (1997); Pushing the Limits: American Women, 1940-1961 (1996); and Great Expectations: Marriage and Divorce in Post-Victorian America (1980). She has written for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Ms., Daily Beast, the Chronicle of Higher Education, and the Minneapolis Star Tribune, among others. She is a recent recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Guggenheim Foundation.

The Complications of International Criminal Law

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Event Date: Wednesday, September 26, 2018

The Complications of International Criminal Law

David Crane, Syracuse University

Wednesday, September 26, 2018
1:30-2:30 p.m. in Social Science Centre room 2028

Part of the Centre for Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Reconstruction
Speakers' Series 2018-2019

McCaffrey Seminar Series with Daniel Manulak, PhD candidate

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Event Date: Thursday, April 11, 2019

McCaffrey Seminar Series with Daniel Manulak, PhD candidate

Thursday, April 11, 2019
12:20 pm
Lawson Hall 2270C

Part of the Department of History McCaffrey Seminar Series


Readying to Write: Mental Health & Wellness through Summer

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Event Date: Thursday, April 4, 2019

Readying to Write: Mental Health and Wellness through the Summer

Maggie O'Riordan Ross, MA student and Wellness Ambassador

Thursday, April 4, 2019
12:20 pm
Lawson Hall 2270C

Part of the Department of History Professional Development Workshop series

The History of Prostitution in London, Ontario, 1920-1940

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Event Date: Thursday, March 28, 2019

The History of Prostitution in London, Ontario, 1920-1940

Presented by Maggie O'Riordan Ross, MA student

Thursday, March 28, 2019
12:20 pm
Lawson Hall 2270C

Part of the Department of History McCaffrey Seminar Series

Planning for Success: Mental Health & Wellness Semester End

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Event Date: Thursday, March 28, 2019

Planning for Success: Mental Health and Wellness for the End of the Semester

Maggie O'Riordan Ross, MA student and Wellness Ambassador

Thursday, March 28, 2019
12:20 pm
Lawson Hall 2270C

Part of the Department of History Professional Development Workshop series

Inspiring Alumni: Where are they now? How can you get there?

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Event Date: Thursday, March 14, 2019

Inspiring Alumni: Where are they now? How can you get there?

Alumni of the PhD and MA programs in History, American Studies, Public History

Thursday, March 14, 2019
12:20 pm
Lawson Hall 2270C

Part of the Department of History Professional Development Workshop series

History Research Seminar Series with Professor Carolyn Kay

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Event Date: Thursday, March 7, 2019

History Research Seminar Series with Professor Carolyn Kay, Department of History, Trent University

Thursday, March 7, 2019
12:20 pm
Lawson Hall 2270C

Part of the Department of History Research Seminar Series

Domesticity in English & Scottish Lunatic Asylums, 1880-1914

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Event Date: Thursday, February 28, 2019

Domesticity in English and Scottish Lunatic Asylums, 1880-1914

Presented by Vesna Curlic, MA student

Thursday, February 28, 2019
12:20 pm
Lawson Hall 2270C

Part of the Department of History McCaffrey Seminar Series

How to Give a Great Lecture: Public Speaking for Historians

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Event Date: Thursday, February 14, 2019

How to Give a Great Lecture: Public Speaking for Historians

Professors Monda Halpern and Laurel Shire

Thursday, February 14, 2019
12:20 pm
Lawson Hall 2270C

Part of the Department of History Professional Development Workshop series


History Research Seminar Series with Professor James Flath

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Event Date: Thursday, February 7, 2019

History Research Seminar Series with Professor James Flath, Department of History, Western University

Thursday, February 7, 2019
12:20 pm
Lawson Hall 2270C

Part of the Department of History Research Seminar Series

Canadians and the Big Blond Nazi Boys

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Event Date: Thursday, January 31, 2019

Canadians and the Big Blond Nazi Boys

Presented by Jordyn Bailey, MA student

Thursday, January 31, 2019
12:20 pm
Lawson Hall 2270C

Part of the Department of History McCaffrey Seminar Series

Professional Decorum in Academic Life

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Event Date: Thursday, January 24, 2019

Professional Decorum in Academic Life

Professor Francine McKenzie and Sara Poulin, returning PhD candidate

Thursday, January 24, 2019
12:20 pm
Lawson Hall 2270C

Part of the Department of History Professional Development Workshop series

History Research Seminar Series with Professor Graham Broad

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Event Date: Thursday, January 17, 2019

History Research Seminar Series with Professor Graham Broad, Department of History, King's University College

Thursday, January 17, 2019
12:20 pm
Lawson Hall 2270C

Part of the Department of History Research Seminar Series

McCaffrey Seminar Series with Maksym Sviezhentsev

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Event Date: Thursday, January 10, 2019

McCaffrey Seminar Series with Maksym Sviezhentsev, PhD candidate

Thursday, January 10, 2019
12:20 pm
Lawson Hall 2270C

Part of the Department of History McCaffrey Seminar Series

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