Hold the date: Dr. Christian McWhirter will present "Grappling with the Ages: The Lincoln Descendants and the Weight of Lincoln's Legacy" at the SMU History seminar series. Details: Friday, Oct 17, 12:00-1:00, **Loyola 281 (**new location). All are welcome!

Acadiensis is proud to announce a special forum on The Marshall Decision @ 25: Honouring the Future of Peace and Friendship Treaties. For more information click: acadiensis.wordpress...

ICYMI: "Workers and Safety Culture: A Microhistory of the Public Service Commission of Halifax, 1945-1955" by Daniel Englehutt and Dr. @ptwohig.bsky.social for the Acadiensis blog: acadiensis.wordpress.com/2025/03/12/w...

The Gorsebrook Research Institute for Atlantic Canada Studies invites all to its first fall event. “Rethinking Acadia in Canada and the World: A Conversation with Gregory Kennedy and Clint Bruce" is on Friday, Sept. 19, 4:30 pm in SMU's Atrium 101 & via Zoom. loom.ly/su9U5PM @historysmu.bsky.social

Dr. Gregory Kennedy and Dr. Clint Bruce will hold a public conversation at Saint Mary's University: "Rethinking Acadia in Canada and the World." Details: Sept 19 at 4:30 pm; Atrium 101 (Stephanie MacDonald Lecture Theatre). All are welcome!

Hold the date: Dr. Mark McGowan, professor emeritus at the University of Toronto, will be present "Finding Molly Johnson: Catholics and the Fate of Irish Famine Orphans, 1847-1848". Details: 16 October, 7pm, Scotiabank Theatre, Sobeys Building. All are welcome!

Congratulations to Dr. @karlykehoe.bsky.social of @historysmu.bsky.social, named a Fellow of @src-rsc.bsky.social in recognition of her "influential scholarship and exceptional public outreach" informing global migration strategies. Learn more: loom.ly/LJxMsoU #rscBRAVOsrc #artswithimpact

Faculty update! Dr @karlykehoe.bsky.social is completing a 2-month research fellowship at @edinburghuni.bsky.social's Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities working on Activating Colonial Privilege: The Imperial Strategies of Highland Catholics, 1750-1820. iash.ed.ac.uk/profile/prof...

Two more @historysmu.bsky.social courses begin today, free for members of the public via #ArtsForEveryone! • Women in the Two World Wars, with Dr. Kirrily Freeman; 11:30–12:45 in SH 325 • Shakespeare's London, with Dr. Tim Stretton; 1-2:15 pm in LA 178. Info: loom.ly/9fHFmTQ 📚 #A4E #artswithimpact

The SMU History department is looking forward to welcoming the Class of 2029! #FirstDayOfClasses #ReadyAyeReady

Summer research update! Dr @ptwohig.bsky.social worked on his SSHRC-funded project examining how unions, women’s orgs and environmental groups reshaped occupational health. He was a visiting prof at NYU and did research at @harvard.edu's Schlesinger Library & Archives and Northeastern University

Learn about the history of Shakespeare's London in a fall course with Dr. Tim Stretton at Saint Mary's University in Halifax! Community members can attend this course for free via #ArtsForEveryone. The class takes place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:00-2:15. Find out more at: loom.ly/9fHFmTQ

Learn about the history of Love and Family in China in a fall course with Dr. Xiaoping Sun at Saint Mary's University in Halifax! Community members can attend HIST 3416 for free via #ArtsForEveryone. The class takes place on Mondays from 4:00-6:30. Find out more at: loom.ly/9fHFmTQ

Check out Dr. @shiralurie.bsky.social's recent appearance on the Material Girls podcast to discuss Hamilton! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

Learn about the history of Pop Culture in Latin America in a fall course with Dr. Rosana Barbosa at Saint Mary's University Halifax! Community members can attend HIST 2251 for free via #ArtsForEveryone. Find out more at: loom.ly/9fHFmTQ.

Coming this Winter 2026!

Coming this Fall 2025!

Coming this Fall!

Available Fall 2025! Students explore the development of popular culture in Latin America to discover how diversity, social and political struggles influenced the diverse cultural aspects of the region.

Dr. Rosana Barbosa was an invited professor in France, at Nantes Université this week.

Gorsebrook Research Institute is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: GRI Lecture Series - Cousins of the Empire: Nova Scotia and Bengal, 1756-1867 Time: Apr 11, 2025 12:00 PM Halifax Join Zoom Meeting smu-ca.zoom.us/j/8571480957... Meeting ID: 857 1480 9570 Passcode: 229367

Due to inclement weather, this event has been postponed until Fall 2025!

Congratulations to our Dr. Karly Kehoe, who was recently awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal for her outstanding work with the Royal Society of Canada! 🌟🎉

Please join us for this upcoming History Seminar Series on April 4.

Please feel free to join us at our next History Seminar Series on March 14.

Summer 2025 job opportunity. DEADLINE to apply is tomorrow February 21.https://www.smu.ca/research/student-research-opportunities.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawIkTwBleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHecLmRX27j_RN8XveYc33IWMfsfpyRxx6YyHU67vK8mXpfvMS-iqt9v6sA_aem_GQ1pa77bMkjTxtzz1i_OYA

Join us at our next History Seminar Series on March 7.

Study and work in Barbados this coming June - July 2025!

History Seminar Series, Navigating an Unwieldy Archive Presentation by Klaas Van Gelder

Please join us at our next Seminar Series on December 13.

Prof. Barbosa has an active participation in the colloquium BRACEF, at the UFRN, Natal, Brazil.

Please save the date! On December 13, the Department of History's visiting scholar, Dr. Klaas Van Gelder, will give a seminar entitled: "Navigating an Unwieldy Archive: Access to Justice, Quantitative History and the Council of Brabant" It will be held in MN219 at 12:00-1:00pm.

Dr. Barbosa taught an intensive graduate course on the relations between Brazil and Canada. Here are some pictures of the campus, UFRN, in the city of Natal, Brazil.