On 21 October, Dr. Carey Watt delighted his colleagues and other guests with wits and good humour, as he presented his latest edited book on “civilizing missions” in South Asia.
Kudos to Professor Bittermann whose Sailor’s Hope: The Life and Times of William Cooper, Agrarian Radical in an Age of Revolution was awarded this year’s Democracy 250 Atlantic Book Award for Historical Writing. Through this prize, the Atlantic Book Awards wish to “recognize an author (or authors) who excels at illuminating the Atlantic region’s vibrant […]
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Dr. Carey Watt’s second book was recently published by Anthem Press. Co-edited by Watt and Dr. Michael Mann, professor at Humboldt University in Berlin, Civilizing Missions in Colonial and Postcolonial South Asia: From Improvement to Development is a collection of essays that highlight the complexities and contradictions of British and Indian civilizing missions in South Asia. Dr. […]
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
This year, students who are taking Dr. Robin Vose’s History seminar “Inquisition/Histories” have had the opportunity to converse in person, via telephone and Skype video conferencing with prominent international scholars selected for their expertise in topics chosen by the students for their research projects. Accordingly, Louisa Burnham (Middlebury College, VT) participated in a seminar discussion […]
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
McGills-Queen’s University Press just released Dr. Rusty Bittermann’s latest book Sailor’s Hope: The Life and Times of William Cooper, Agrarian Radical in an Age of Revolutions. Sailor’s Hope is the first full biography of William Cooper, who was a central figure in the struggles in the second quarter of the nineteenth century to enlarge democracy […]
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Dr. Julia Torrie was toasted by her colleagues to salute the publication of her first monograph with Berghahn Books. Her book is entitled “For Their Own Good: Civilian Evacuations in Germany and France, 1939-1945.” She was introduced by Dr. Karen Robert, Chair of the History Department, and she spoke briefly about how her project was […]
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Dr. Julia Torrie will be presenting her new book on Wednesday November 10th at 4pm in the Rotunda of Brian Mulroney Hall. Her book is entitled “For Their Own Good: Civilian Evacuations in Germany and France, 1939-1945” New York: Berghahn, 2010. Julia Torrie received her PhD from Harvard University, and has been teaching History at […]
Associate Professor Michael Dawson was honoured at today’s convocation with a special faculty merit award, with particular public recognition of his commitment to research.
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