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Dr. Kozuskanich project earns grant
History DepartmentResearchCongratulations to Dr. Nathan Kozuskanich, associate professor of History, and the assistant editor of the John Dickinson Writings Project, on earning a National Historic Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) grant worth $74,601. -
Now Playing - The Nipissing Warriors documentary
History DepartmentNipissing University is proud to present this exclusive release of the documentary movie Warriors. Emerging from the Nipissing First Nation Culture and Heritage history preservation project, the movie was jointly produced by Dr. Katrina Srigley, associate professor of History; and Glenna Beaucage, Nipissing First Nation culture and heritage manager, in association with Regan Pictures. -
Seminar series discussing slavery
Seminar SeriesHistory DepartmentEnvironmental Sciences/StudiesNipissing University welcomes Dr. Margot Maddison-MacFadyen to campus for a special lecture, titled Critical Histories and Geographies of Colonial Enslavement: Mary Prince and Her Enslavement Story, The History of Mary Prince, A West Indian Slave, Related by Herself, on Friday March 24 at 2:30 p.m. in room A252. Dr. Maddison-MacFadyen is a Canada Research Chair Postdoctoral Fellow at Nipissing University. -
Dr. Gendron talks mining in History seminar series
History DepartmentSeminar SeriesNipissing University’s department of History seminar series features Dr. Robin Gendron, associate professor of History, speaking on the topic of Canada's International Mining Industry: the Evolution of an ‘Imperialist' Industry, 1950-2000. -
Dr. Hilary Earl to deliver CICAS keynote
CICASHistory DepartmentSeminar SeriesThe Centre for Interdisciplinary Collaboration in the Arts and Sciences (CICAS) is pleased to present the keynote presentation for Winter 2017, “From Perpetrators of Genocide to Ordinary Germans: The Reintegration of Nazi Perpetrators to German Society,” by our very own Dr. Hilary Earl. -
History seminar discusses Graves’ poetry
History DepartmentSeminar SeriesMy NipissingThe History department seminar series welcomes two well-known academics for it’s first lecture of 2017. Dr. Gyllian Phillips and Dr. Sarah Winters, from Nipissing’s English department, will speak on Writing for Children in the Aftermath of WWI: The Poetry of Robert Graves. -
Reflections on life in the Airforce lecture
My NipissingSeminar SeriesNipissing University welcomes Major Bernard, "Tony" Matheson of 22 Wing North Bay for a special lecture, titled Life in the Royal Canadian Airforce, on Tuesday November 8, from 7 – 9 p.m. in room A226. -
History student helps lay WWII veteran, military brother, to rest
My NipissingHistory DepartmentOn September 14, 1944, Kenneth Donald Duncanson was killed during intense fighting in Belgium during WWII. The Algonquin Regiment, to which he belonged was forced to retreat and in the chaos, Duncanson’s body was left in the Belgian field where he fell. Duncanson’s body remained lost until November 2014, when a hobbyist discovered his remains using a metal detector. -
Seminar Series looks at historic sites and national identity
Seminar SeriesHistory DepartmentThe latest instalment of Nipissing’s History Seminar Series takes place this Friday, February 5, at 2:30 p.m. in Room A252, featuring Professor Rhiannon Don of English Studies. -
Seminar series to examine forestry
History DepartmentMy NipissingSeminar SeriesHistory Seminar Series featuring Dr. Mark Kuhlberg, associate professor of History at Laurentian University, presenting Forestry Is Simply Not Clear Cut: Reconsidering Our View of the Trees.
