9-12 June – Irish and Scottish Encounters with Indigenous Peoples Conference

There is still time to register for the Irish and Scottish Encounters with Indigenous Peoples Conference that takes place from Wednesday 9th to Saturday 12th June 2010. Come for it all, or come for one day. Come for the keynote talks, the sessions, the healing circle, the entertainment, or just the banquet in the stunning Atrium of the University of Guelph’s new Science Complex.

Venues: St Michael’s College, University of Toronto (9th-11th) and the OVC Lifelong Learning Centre, University of Guelph (12th).

Full details at:
http://arts.uoguelph.ca/riiss/

Register at:
Email: scottish@uoguelph.ca
Tel 519 824-4120 ext 53209

Or through Pay Pal at:
http://www.scottishstudies.com/

This is an international conference, sponsored by the University of Aberdeen, with speakers from Australia, New Zealand, the US, Canada, Ireland and Scotland. There is is free bus to take delegates from Toronto to Guelph on the Saturday, and to return after the banquet. So come and enjoy the cocktail reception as well as a wee drink or two with your meal. Let us be your designated driver!

It promises to be a superb gathering of international scholars.

Do join us.

15 January 2010 – Dr. Jane Errington

All members of the Tri-University Community are invited to attend a
lecture presented by

Elizabeth Jane Errington, Professor and Dean of Arts, Royal Military
College

“RMC and Becoming an Imperial Gentleman:  A Preliminary Study of
Masculinity, Nationhood and Empire”

Friday, January 15, 2010
MacKinnon Building, Room 132
University of Guelph

Dr. Errington is author of  Emigrant Worlds and Transatlantic Communities.

December 9, 2009: Author! Author!

Please join the Waterloo History Department on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 from 2:00 – 4:00 in the UW Bookstore to celebrate the achievements of the History Professors listed below. Each Professor will have a few minutes to speak about their recent work.

  • John English – “Just Watch Me: The Life of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 1968-2000”
  • Gail Cuthbert-Brandt – “Bold and Courageous Dreams: A History of Renison University College, 1959-2009”
  • Julia Roberts – “In Mixed Company: Taverns and Public Life in Upper Canada”
  • Ken Coates and Whitney Lackenbauer – “Arctic Front: Defending Canadian Interests in the Far North” (attendance tentative)
  • Andrew Hunt – “The 1980s: Social History of the United States”
  • Coming soon – Lynne Taylor – “Polish Orphans of Tengeru: The Dramatic Story of their Long Journey to Canada, 1941-49

Light refreshments provided.