Thomas Schlich, James McGill Professor in the History of Medicine, co-authored this research with Bruno J. Strasser from the University of Geneva. 

Classified as: Thomas Schlich, face mask, history, medical mask, covid-19, pandemic, medicine
Category:
Published on: 29 May 2020

Jarrett Rudy (1970-2020)

 

Born November 14, 1970, in Stratford, and raised in Tavistock, Ontario. He died at home on April 4, 2020, from complications following heart surgery, at 49 years of age. His early passing is deeply mourned by his wife, Cynthia Kelly, father and mother, Bob & Joan (Korgaard) Rudy, brother and sister-in-law, Jensen & Heidi (Janzen) Rudy, their two children, Daniel & Kate Rudy, and Heidi’s father, Peter Janzen.

Classified as: Jarrett Rudy, Quebec Studies, history, Classical Studies
Published on: 14 Apr 2020

Aziz Choudry, of our Department of Integrated Studies in Education, and Salim Vally, co-editor with Dr. Choudry of the recent book Reflections on Knowledge, Learning and Social Movements: History's Schools, joined Dr. Will Brehm this week as guests on FreshEd Podcast with Will Brehm. Please click here to listen to the podcast, "Radical histories and social movements". 

Classified as: freshed with will brehm, podcast, aziz choudry, history, social movements, authoritarian, radical history
Published on: 7 May 2018

HomeThe website of South African History Online has made the first chapter of Aziz Choudry and Salim Vally's recent co-edited book, Reflections on Knowledge, Learning and Social Movements: History's Schools, available online at no cost.

Classified as: Choudry, aziz choudry, south african history online, marx, walter rodney, activism, social movements, history, education
Published on: 30 Apr 2018

March 13th, 2017

Two Mellon Postdoctoral Fellows to join the Department in September

The Department of History and Classical Studies will be hosting not one, but two holders of the prestigious Mellon Foundation postdoctoral fellowships as of September 2017.

Rosanna Dent

Rosanna Dent, who is completing her dissertation in the Department of History and Sociology of Science, will be working under Prof. David Wright.

Classified as: history
Category:
Published on: 2 May 2017

The six books vying for the 2014 Cundill Prize in historical literature were announced today by Professor Christopher Manfredi, Dean of McGill University’s Faculty of Arts.

Classified as: history, Cundill Prize, historical literature, international book prize, nonfiction
Category:
Published on: 29 Sep 2014
The 2012 Cundill Prize in History at McGill jury has announced its long list of contending books, selecting six from among 143 works submitted this year by publishers from all over the globe. The competition, now in its fifth year, features a $75,000 U.S. grand prize, representing the world’s most lucrative international award for a nonfiction book.

Classified as: history, 2012, stephen platt, andrew preston, anna reid, book prize, cundil, julia lovell, long list, stephen greenblatt, steven pinker
Category:
Published on: 10 Oct 2012
Back to top