An urgent movement is happening to preserve data from the soon-to-vanish Canadian Register of Historic Places. Students in a Public Humanities and Heritage class at SMU are part of the effort.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/art... @historysmu.bsky.social #SMU_IPHH #SMUHistory #archives #artswithimpact
In the aftermath of the terrible news out of #TumblerRidge, British Columbia, @cnn.com is among media outlets that have been providing live updates all day today. Dr. @rblakebrown.bsky.social of @historysmu.bsky.social was interviewed for this piece. www.cnn.com/world/live-n... #SMUHistory
Visit @nichecanada.bsky.social for this new article co-authored by Dr. Heather Green of @historysmu.bsky.social and Kaley MacMullin BA’25, #SMUSociology graduate and Dr. Green's research assistant on the Mining Danger Project. #SMUHistory #envhist #mininghistory #cdnhist #research #artswithimpact
Dr. @rblakebrown.bsky.social of @historysmu.bsky.social was a visiting professor last month at @unipd.bsky.social in #Italy. His activities included a guest lecture on "Canadian Gun Culture and Firearm Regulation, 1867-1935". @euguns.bsky.social @matteomillan.bsky.social #SMUHistory #artswithimpact
On Dec. 18 in #Italy, Dr. @rblakebrown.bsky.social of @historysmu.bsky.social presented at a @euguns.bsky.social / #GlobArms conference on New Perspectives on the History of Firearms. His topic was "Charles Stark and Firearms Retailing in late 19th-Century Canada". #SMUHistory
A poster promoting the Arts for Everyone program at Saint Mary's. An illustration shows five silhouettes of people, standing against a colourful row of giant books. Text: Arts for Everyone The Faculty of Arts invites community members to attend a selection of courses on a drop-in basis. Arts courses are for everyone - come join us! Learn more: https://www.smu.ca/arts/outreach/arts-for-everyone.html
Four free courses for Winter 2026! Open to members of the public. Find the complete #ArtsForEveryone course lineup here: www.smu.ca/arts/outreac... #SMUEnglish #SMUHistory #SMUAnthropology #A4E #artswithimpact
An event poster with a black-and-white cartoon illustration showing a man laughing while reading a book titled, 'Jokes About the Budworm'. In the background is a cartoon budworm smiling near a sign that says 'Nova Scotia's Forest Resources' near a clearcut.
Join us on Friday for the @historysmu.bsky.social Seminar Series, 1-2 pm in MN 219. Dr. Mark Kuhlberg of @laurentianu.bsky.social will present "Killing Bugs for Business and Beauty: Canada's Aerial War Against Forest Pests, 1913-1930". All are welcome, 1-2 pm in MN 219. #SMUHistory #artswithimpact
Congratulations to the newly elected Fellows of The Royal Society of Canada, including Dr. @karlykehoe.bsky.social of @historysmu.bsky.social! 🙌 Read @src-rsc.bsky.social's announcement: bit.ly/3JZLfga #SMUHistory #AtlanticCanada #rscBRAVOsrc #artswithimpact
Open to the public, this weekly #ArtsForEveryone course with Dr. Xiaoping Sun and @historysmu.bsky.social starts Monday, September 8 at 4 pm! Learn more: loom.ly/9fHFmTQ #SMUHistory #China #artswithimpact
It's not too soon to think about registration for the Winter term! Consider these special topics courses with Dr. Bill Sewell and @historysmu.bsky.social:
• History of Vietnam (HIST 2827)
• Japan Before 1800 (HIST 2840)
Visit our website for course descriptions: loom.ly/u5sHivg #SMUHistory
Dr. Stretton was overseas recently, presenting at two conferences:
• Women, Gender and Justice Across Borders; @univlille.bsky.social
• Scribes and Inky Fingerprints: Collaborative and Mediated Authorship in Early Modern English Manuscripts; @unileiden.bsky.social #SMUHistory #artswithimpact
A photo of Dr. Tim Stretton teaching in a classroom at Saint Mary's University. He is wearing a blue shirt and is gesturing while he speaks to students. One student is visible on the left side of the photo, writing in a notebook.
A promotional image for our Arts for Everyone program. Five silhouettes of people appear against a row of colourful books. Text: The Faculty of Arts invites community members to attend a selection of courses on a drop-in basis. Arts courses are for everyone - come join us! Find the complete Fall 2025 / Winter 2026 lineup of courses online: https://www.smu.ca/arts/outreach/arts-for-everyone.html
An event poster for the IRHis conference in Lille, France - "Women, Gender and Justice: Across Jurisdictions"; May 22-23 at the Université de Lille. Dr. Tim Stretton of Saint Mary's University was an invited speaker, presenting on the topic, “Married Women’s Changing Access to Litigation in Early Modern England: Coverture, Status and Contract”. Also in May, Dr. Stretton participated as an invited specialist at a roundtable at "Scribes and Inky Fingerprints: Collaborative and Mediated Authorship in Early Modern English Manuscripts Conference"; Leiden University, The Netherlands. His paper was titled “Perjury in the Archives”. Dr. Stretton's recent publications include the book “Marriage, Separation, and Divorce in England 1500-1700”, with Dr. Krista Kesselring (Oxford University Press, 2022). Learn more about his teaching and research: https://www.smu.ca/history/history-tim-stretton.html
Learn about 'Shakespeare's London' in a fall course with Dr. Tim Stretton of @historysmu.bsky.social! Community members can attend HIST 3325 for free via our #ArtsForEveryone program. Find more #A4E courses ahead this fall/winter: loom.ly/9fHFmTQ. #SMUHistory #Shakespeare #London #artswithimpact
"While American history is full of those claiming the Revolutionary right to resist, it is also full of officials fighting to shut them down," Dr. @shiralurie.bsky.social says in her latest article for TIME. @historysmu.bsky.social #SMUHistory #ushist #history #protests #artswithimpact
A course poster for HIST 2830, with an artwork showing a street scene in China before 1800. Text: Fall 2025, remote asynchronous delivery Instructor: Dr. Xiaoping Sun Course description: Explore four millennia of Chinese history, from the distant origins of Chinese society to its zenith during the Qing Dynasty. Divided into three eras—Ancient, Early Imperial and Late Imperial—the class follows a topical approach that considers the dynamics of political, economic, intellectual and social change within each era.
Looking for an online fall course with @historysmu.bsky.social? In HIST 2830: China Before 1800, explore four millennia of Chinese history from the distant origins of Chinese society to its zenith during the #QingDynasty. Dr. Xiaoping Sun, asynchronous delivery. loom.ly/u5sHivg #SMUHistory #China
Wishing a warm #Halifax welcome to historian @paulhuddie.bsky.social, Visiting Researcher this summer with our #GorsebrookResearchInstitute for Atlantic Canada Studies! Dr. Huddie is the founder/coordinator of @milwelfhist.bsky.social and @crimeanwar.bsky.social. #SMUHistory @historysmu.bsky.social
This fall @historysmu.bsky.social course on Pop Culture in Latin America is free to members of the public, through our #ArtsForEveryone program! Dr. Rosana Barbosa's course "Soccer: A History of Brazil" is also open to the public. Learn more: loom.ly/9fHFmTQ. #SMUHistory #PopCulture #soccer #history
The outcome of the 2025 federal election could have major consequences on Canada’s gun control regime, Dr. @rblakebrown.bsky.social says in his latest piece in @theconversationca.bsky.social. #SMUHistory #Canada #legalhistory #cdnpoli #Elxn45
Alex Myrick MA'21 is up next in the GRI Lecture Series 2025. The #SMUHistory alumnus will discuss "Meyerian Diaspora and Nova Scotian Psychiatric Reforms, 1913-1970," this Friday from 12-2 pm in MN 219 & on Zoom: loom.ly/sDZ4TbA. @historysmu.bsky.social #GorsebrookResearchInstitute #health #research
