Joint Minor in Public History Join us in the new Huron/King’s/Western Joint Minor in Public History–the first and only undergraduate Public History program in Canada. The 4.0 course module will introduce you to the field of Public History, and provide opportunities for gaining practical experience through partnerships with museums, heritage organizations, libraries and archives. The…

Dr. Jun Fang Has Published a New Paperback Edition of China’s Second Capital – Nanjing under the Ming and an Updated Edition of the Chinese Translation of The Confusions of Pleasure: Commerce and Culture in Ming China Dr. Jun Fang, Professor of History at Huron, has recently published a new paperback edition of China’s Second…

Huron History students joined Richard White and Olivette Otele of Bath Spa University for a performative and reflective walk through Bath, as part of the Phantoms of the Past research project. The walk highlighted the importance of the Phantoms project’s central research question: what history and traces of transatlantic slavery are visible and invisible in…

10 Huron students in History and English have returned from a collaborative research trip to England. The project, Phantoms of the Past: Slavery, Resistance, History and Memory in the Atlantic World critically examines sites of memory, and builds on the work of both Universities and their local community partners.  The project is co-supervised by Drs. Bell, Brooks,…

Students of Dr. Amy Bell (Huron) and Dr. Paul Ward (Huddersfield) have completed their 2016 “Transatlantic Digital Victorians” research project. Working with local community heritage partners at Eldon House, London, and the Skelmanthorpe Textile Heritage Centre, students photographed and researched historical objects, and created collaborative virtual exhibits.  Reflecting on the ways in which the project provides…

Megan Hertner (History@Huron class of 2016), and Drs. Amy Bell & Nina Reid-Maroney have published their co-authored paper, “Community-based Research and Student Learning” in the latest issue of Transformative Dialogues: Teaching and Learning eJournal.  The article examines the impact of two CBL case studies from History courses at Huron–one on the history of anti-slavery movements in 19th-century…

Students in History 3313F “The Movement: Civil Rights and African American History in the 20th Century” are working on a community-based research partnership with the London Public Library to digitize early issues of London’s Dawn of Tomorrow .  So far, the class has visited the Library’s Central Branch to scan microfilm copies of the paper, and…

Congratulations to @HistoryHuron students Emily Abbott and Hannah Maitland, inaugural recipients of Student Fellowships through Huron’s Centre for Undergraduate Research Learning. Each CURL 2016 Student Research Fellowship is valued at $1500. Collaborating with Dr. Tom Peace (Huron), Emily Abbot will be researching the ethical and legal issues surrounding 3D artifact printing, in partnership with Sustainable Archaeology…

History at Huron’s Dr. Tom Peace, co-editor of the new volume, From Huronia to Wendakes: Adversity, Migration and Resilience, 1650-1900 will be joined by co-editor Dr. Kathryn Labelle (University of Saskatchewan), Dr. Brian Gettler (University of Toronto), and Catherine Tammaro (Communications Officer – WAN) for a book launch and roundtable discussion on Wednesday, October 26, at 3:30…

45 secondary school students from the TVDSB and LKDSB joined Huron History students on September 30th for History Day, where they attended Dr. Amy Bell’s HIST 1815F “Histories of Love”, participated in workshops led by Devon Elliott (History, UWO) and Amber Lloydlangston (Museum London), enjoyed lunch with the Huron History Society, and a public lecture…