The University recently honoured 5 exceptional UVic alumni with a 50th Anniversary Award.  Each honorand exemplifies the rich diversity and tradition of excellence at UVic and embodies our vision to be engaged citizens and leaders contributing to the betterment of our local and global communities.

Two of the five people selected are graduates of our MA program!  Congratulations to Alisa Smith and Tamara Vrooman!

Alisa Smith

BA (History in Art), '94, Faculty of Fine Arts | MA (History), '97, Faculty of Humanities

A commitment to sustainability is central to UVic’s mission and core to teaching and research across the university. Alisa Smith personifies this commitment and has captured the imagination of consumers with the publication of The 100-Mile Diet: A Year of Local Eating, which she co-authored with her partner, former University of Victoria student J.B. MacKinnon.

The book puts sustainability to the test as the authors describe the challenges and triumphs of spending 365 days living on food produced within a 100-mile radius of their Vancouver home. Released in 2007, the book, struck a chord amid concern about climate change – especially considering that so many groceries originate from a distance of 1,500 miles or more. The book also coincided with widening interest in the “locavore” movement and farmer’s markets.

The book received a national Cordon D’Or culinary literature award in the United States and a Canadian Culinary Book Award, as well as the Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Book Prize. Chapters/Indigo named it a best book of the decade. It is also reading material in colleges and universities across North America.

 The 100-Mile Diet was also adapted into a TV series, The 100-Mile Challenge, hosted by the authors. It aired on Food Network Canada and Discovery Planet Green in the US, and in Europe and Asia.

Read more about History Students Represented at 50th Anniversary Awards Ceremony.

The Final Oral Examination
For the Degree of
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
(Faculty of Humanities--History)
Axel Schoeber
“Gérard Roussel: An Irenic Religious Change Agent”
April 16, 2013
9:00 am
University Centre, room A207a

The Final Oral Examination
For the Degree of
MASTER OF ARTS
(Faculty of Humanities--History)
Gordon Lyall
"The Pig and the Postwar Dream: The San Juan Island Dispute, 1853 - 1872, in History and Memory"
April 26, 2013
9:30 am
Clearihue B315

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Thursday 28 February, 2013

Dr. Jason Corburn, University of California,Berkeley

Doors Open at 7:00

Lecture Begins at 7:30

At the Legacy Art Gallery ~ 630 Yates Street

See more details about the talks this semester @ www.TheCityTalks.ca

Social justice and city planning go hand in hand. In the upcoming lecture for UVic’s ongoing City Talks series, Dr. Jason Corburn of the University of California, Berkeley, will argue that city planners can learn from the expertise of community residents living in the most impoverished districts of Rio de Janeiro, Nairobi, and America.

As the trend toward urbanization continues globally, shifting the focus to emphasize social justice will lead to a more sustainable future. Corburn’s talk on Feb. 28, “Making Healthy and Equitable City Planning Work: Lessons from Three Continents,” will explore how to reorganize 21st-century city planning to focus on health equity.

Read more about City Talks.

Read more about Faces of UVic Research - Dr. Eric Sager.

Attention: The Corvette High School Essay Contest 2013

The History Undergraduate Society is holding an essay contest, and will publish the winner in our peer-reviewed journal, The Corvette!

To enter, you must be a current Grade 12 student in school district 61 or 63. You do not have to apply to UVic to be eligible.

The Question:

Which of the following twentieth century events had the greatest impact upon Canadians and why: The Great Depression, World War Two, or the Cold War? Briefly discuss each and give reasons to support your argument.

The Rules:

• No independent research is required; this question is meant to draw upon what you have learned in Social Studies 11 and/or History 12. If you do research, please cite any books or articles you use in footnotes and a bibliography using the UVic History Department Style Guide (available online at http://www.uvic.ca/humanities/history/home/style-guide/index.php).
• Essays should be between 750-1000 words.
• Only one submission per contestant is permitted.
• Students should submit their essays as Microsoft Word attachments to histjour@uvic.ca by no later than Midnight January 18 2013. The subject line of the email should be “Corvette Essay Contest Submission” and emails should include the student’s name, school, school district and telephone number.
• Essays will be evaluated for their critical thinking, originality and style. The journal will be published in March 2013.

There is more to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth than the movies. It's all set to begin again with the release next month of the first installment of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit trilogy and, less than three weeks later, the University of Victoria will launch a new third-year course (History 380A - "The Created Medieval History of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth") on Lord of the Rings and Tolkien's world. Historian Dr. Tim Haskett will delve deeply into Tolkien’s full body of work, much more than Jackson had on hand when crafting his screen adaptations.

Haskett, a history professor and medievalist who has taught at UVic for 23 years, says the new course will be “radically unlike anything I’ve done before.” He will take his class of 200 undergraduate students through the history created by the English writer and Oxford professor—from the creation of the World to the War of the Ring—based on what Tolkien knew as a medieval scholar. “I want to take students through the deep and complex world of Middle-earth. We will approach Tolkien’s writings as a coherent historical record. This world is a creation, to be sure, but it has to be understood as a real history if it is to make sense.”

Haskett will be in the ticket line up when the first new film hits screens next month, and he adds, “If Jackson needs another screenwriter, I’m available.”

Metro News

Huffington Post

CBC

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The much anticipated Qualicum History Conference Auction will take place on Tuesday, November 20^th at the Graduate Student Lounge. The doors will open at 5:30 pm and the live auction will begin at 6:30. Come at 5:30, order something to eat and drink, and browse through the many items on the auction tables.

The Graduate History Student Union (GHSU) hosts this annual auction to raise funds in support of student participation in the Qualicum History Conference taking place early in the new year.

In the past years there have been great items on which to bid, such as:

This is just a taste of what to expect for this year.

Please “like” Qualicum History Conference on facebook and spread the word!

Please put November 20^th on your calendar and plan to attend this fun evening. Contact Peter Cook (cookp@uvic.ca) or Andrea Feary (history1@uvic.ca) if you have any questions.

Read more about Qualicum Auction!.

This Saturday, September 29th, UVic's Committee for Urban Studies launches a new series, The City Walks, to complement our ongoing activities. Beginning at 10:00 AM at the corner of Fisgard and Store,  Vincent Gornall, an urbanist and graduate student in history, will lead an interactive scholarly walking tour entitled entitled "Labour Migration and the Making of Ethnicity in Victoria." We hope you will consider joining us. 

This City Walks are designed to facilitate a public dialogue and discussion. Each month, Vincent will offer a tour that mirrors the themes of the *The City Talks.* He'll ask how the themes of the talks inform us about our own city. The Walks are active and participatory. They are free public events, and all are welcome.

Labour Migration and the Making of Ethnicity in Victoria

Saturday, September 29th 10 a.m. - 12 noon

Departure at Fisgard and Store streets

This walk takes-up the themes of Audrey Kobayashi's talk on September 20th. Vincent will guide the group through a critical discussion about the past and present of Victoria’s downtown, including Chinatown and the Empress Hotel. Together, participants will explore the ways in which ethnicity and labour migration shaped these locations, and the ways these locations continue to shape ethnicity.

During the semester, more information about The City Walks will continue to be available at www.TheCityTalks.ca

Questions can be addressed to Vincent at vincent_gornall@hotmail.com

Read more about The City Walks.

Read more about 2012-13 Work study positions are now posted!.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

1:30 pm, Cornett A120

Tamara Vrooman is the Chief Executive Officer of Vancity, Canada’s largest credit union, and the former Deputy Minister of Finance for British Columbia (2004-2007).  Her remarkable achievements have been recognized by numerous awards, among them the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal for Outstanding Public Service (2003), Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 (2005), Women’s Executive Network: Top 100 Most Powerful Women (2008, 2009 & 2010), and the UVic Distinguished Alumni Award (2009).

Ms. Vrooman holds two History degrees from the University of Victoria, an Honours B.A. (1991) and a Master’s (1994).

The subject of her presentation will be the nature and relevance of historical training for a wide variety of career paths. There will be opportunity to ask questions and engage in discussion.

Poster

Read more about Tamara Vrooman - How a Historian Became a CEO.

Congratulations to Dr. Lynne Marks from the Department of History for winning the Marion Dewar prize for 2012!

The prize is awarded annually by the National Capital Committee on the Scholarship, Preservation and Dissemination of Women's History, which is composed of a group of feminist historians drawn from a variety of universities, colleges, government, cultural instutions and non-profit organizations in the Ottawa-Gatineau region. The award is given to Canadian historians who specialize in women's history and it recognizes an outstanding scholar based on the strength of research, teaching and administrative work during her or his career to date. Dr. Marks is the eighth receipient of this award.

Read more about Dr. Marks wins Marion Dewar Prize!.

This fall, The City Talks will host three historical talks, all revolving around the common theme: "70 Years Later: Japanese Canadians and the Urban Legacy of War." The talks occur on the third Thursday of every month during the fall term (Sept-Dec) at the Legacy Gallery in downtown Victoria.

The doors to the Gallery open at 7:00 pm, and the talks start at 7:30.

The City Talks are free and open to the public.

For more information, please see: www.TheCityTalks.ca. Or email Dr. Stanger-Ross.

Read more about The City Talks.

Award for Excellence in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Through an innovative weave of traditional historical research, community-based fieldwork and popular interactive websites, historian Dr. John Lutz sheds new light on settler-Aboriginal relations in the Pacific Northwest and makes Canadian history fun and accessible for everyone.

The Craigdarroch Research Awards are named for Craigdarroch Castle, which was home to Victoria College from 1921 to 1946. These annual awards are an opportunity to recognize those who excel in original, productive, entrepreneurial and ground-breaking research at the University of Victoria.

Congratulations Dr. Lutz!

Read more about Dr. Lutz wins Craigdarroch Award.

Allan and Elizabeth McKinnon Scholarship

A scholarship is awarded to a senior (3rd or 4th year) student of high academic standing engaged in a Major or Honours program in Canadian history who would find it difficult to resume studies without financial aid. The deadline for letters of application is May 15th. A budget sheet must be completed to qualify for this award. The Administrative Officer will send you a budget sheet for completion upon receipt of your application.

In 2011 the value of the McKinnon scholarship was $1750.

*Letters of application should include a CV noting student achievements at UVic and in the community, as well as a cover letter summarizing the qualities that make you a good candidate for the scholarship

Read more about Deadline to apply for McKinnon scholarship extended!.

We are now accepting applications from students for the 2012-13 Undergrad Research Scholarships.

The Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Award (JCURA) was instituted in 2009-10 as the Undergraduate Research Scholarship program by the Vice-President Academic and Provost. It is designed to provide support for exceptional undergraduate students who might otherwise not be able to obtain a direct research experience as a part of what we anticipate should be a truly formative learning experience. The Learning and Teaching Centre (LTC) administers the award nomination process on behalf of the Provost’s Office.

Eligible students include all full-time 3rd and 4th year undergraduate students (normally registered in 12 or more units of study in the Winter Session) in excellent academic standing (normally this is a minimum GPA requirement of 7.0). Award recipients will undertake a research investigation in dialogue with, and under the mentorship of, a faculty supervisor. Each academic unit is eligible for 1, 2 or 3 student nominations per year depending on the number of students in the unit. Each successful student receives $1,500 credited directly in their UVic account.

History is eligible to nominate 3 students.  All applicants must have a potential supervisor.  For honours students, their honours thesis counts as the piece of research they are required to do.

The application deadline is June 1^st. 

Application form

Please send completed applications to histao@uvic.ca

Read more about 12-13 Undergraduate Research Scholarships.

University of Victoria historian Dr. Eric Sager, who has worked tirelessly to communicate the relevance of history to daily life, will receive the Confederation of University Faculty Associations of BC’s (CUFA BC) 2012 Paz Buttedahl Career Achievement Award tonight at a special awards ceremony in Vancouver.

Sager is particularly well known for his efforts to promote research in the public sphere and connect historical research on census data to public policy decisions. He has produced as many popular and critical essays in newspapers and magazines as he has academic articles in journals and books, and has made frequent use of national radio and television, including a two-part series on CBC's Ideas. Sager has also worked with professional organizations to prepare briefs for parliamentary committees in a relentless effort to emphasize his common refrain that history is always with us.

Sager has devoted himself to highlighting the importance of education. In a September 2009 discussion paper entitled “Universities and the Knowledge Economy,” Sager and UVic President David Turpin outlined the need for a new era of collaboration among universities, government and the private sector. Sager has demonstrated a similar level of commitment to high school education as a constant visitor to local classrooms and an ambassador on the merits of a history degree.

“Yes, universities contribute to the knowledge economy,” says Sager. “But let’s not sell ourselves short; universities are places where society stores and shares its arts and sciences, for their indispensable value to us all.” Sager has also worked extensively with information from Canada's censuses in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and was director of the Canadian Families Project (1996-2001) and a co-investigator with the Canadian Century Research Infrastructure Project (2003-09).

The CUFA BC awards are presented annually to honour faculty members from BC universities. The career achievement award, introduced in 1999 in special tribute to academic, community builder and international development consultant Dr. Paz Buttedahl, recognizes sustained outstanding contributions to the community beyond the academy.

Read more about Dr. Eric Sager wins the 2012 Paz Buttedahl Career Achievement Award.

"Persons, Properties, and the Transmission of Goods in an Arab Diaspora"

Thursday 22 March

1:15 - 2:30pm

Clearihue B215

Michael Gilsenan is the David B. Kriser Professor in the Humanities and Director of the Center for Near Eastern Studies at New York University. A specialist on the anthropology and sociology of Islam, he is the author of Recognizing Islam: Religion and Society in the Modern Middle East (rev. ed., 2000), Lords of the Lebanese Marches: Violence and Narrative in a Lebanese Society (1996), and Saint and Sufi in Modern Egypt: An Essay in the Sociology of Religion (1973).

Read more about Seminar Discussion with Michael Gilsenan.

The following awards require a letter of application to the department Chair by email to the Administrative Officer.

The Maureen Dobbin Scholarship

A scholarship of $500 is awarded to the student in a Majors or Honours program in History who best combines academic excellence with contributions to the University and/or the community. The deadline for letters of application is April 15th. 

Allan and Elizabeth McKinnon Scholarship

A scholarship is awarded to a senior student of high academic standing engaged in a Major or Honours program in Canadian history who would find it difficult to resume studies without financial aid. The deadline for letters of application is April 15th. A budget sheet must be completed to qualify for this award. The Administrative Officer will send you a budget sheet for completion upon receipt of your application.

*Letters of application should include a CV noting student achievements at UVic and in the community, as well as a cover letter summarizing the qualities that make you a good candidate for the scholarship

Read more about Scholarship opportunities!.

"Close reading, distant reading and in between: visualizing spaces of knowledge in early medieval scholarship"

Dr. Malte Rehbein, Director of the Centre of Digital Editing at Würzburg University, Germany; Visiting Scholar at the ETCL
Wednesday, March 21st
12 - 1 p.m.
Clearihue C108

Abstract: The talk illustrates an ongoing project which aims at exploring the "intellectual network" of early medieval scholarship, textual practices and exegeses. It focuses on two aspects: one is the exploration of an 8th century manuscript from the renowned Würzburg collection "Libri Sancti Killiani" with glosses and commentaries (the "Würzburg Saint Matthew") and its intertextual relations to other texts, mainly patristic sources such as Jerome or Isidore. The other aspect is an outline of ideas how a close reading of these relations can be extended towards an intellectual network of early medieval textual practices as a whole, employing digital methods such as encoding of information and data visualization.

Bio: Malte Rehbein is a PhD in Medieval History from Göttingen University, Director of the Centre of Digital Editing at Würzburg and Lecturer in Digital Humanities with a focus on Digital History. He serves as co-chair of the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) Manuscript Special Interest Group, on the executive of the Digital Medievalist (www.digitalmedievalist.org) and as scientific coordinator of the European Science Foundation Research Networking Programme NeDiMAH (Network for Digital Methods in the Arts and Humanities, www.nedimah.eu). He is a former Marie Curie-fellow at the National University of Ireland, Galway and has an additional background in software development, project management and consulting. See also his homepage www.denkstaette.de/en.

Bring your lunch and join us to discuss the future of digital research!

Read more about Lecture on the Future of Digital Research.

Please join us this Thursday evening, March 15th, for the final installment of The City Talks, 2011-2012.

Seeing Like a City
Warren Magnusson, Political Science
University of Victoria

The Legacy Art Gallery, Downtown Victoria
Doors open at 7:00
Lecture begins at 7:30

This is a free public event.

Victoria’s own Warren Magnusson, a founding member of the Committee for Urban Studies at the University of Victoria will explore themes related to his recent book, Politics of Urbanism: Seeing Like a City (Routledge, 2011). In it professor Magnusson advances a new interpretation of the role of cities/urbanism in contemporary political life. The city, he argues, defies our expectations of governance and authority. In this context, he asks, how do we engage in realistic and creative politics?

Read more about The City Talks - Seeing Like a City.

To apply for the scholarship all candidates must submit (1) a letter of application and (2) a letter of recommendation from the professor for whom the essay was written.  First and second year course essays should be 1,500-3,000 words; third and fourth year, 1,500-5,000 words.  By entering the scholarship competition the student gives the editor of British Columbia History the right to edit and publish the essay if it is deemed appropriate for the magazine.

Applications by mail with 3 printed copies of the essay (no e-mails, please) should be submitted to:  Marie Elliott, Chair, B.C. Historical Federation Scholarship Committee, PO Box 5254, Station B, Victoria, B.C.  V8R 6N4.  For information on other BCHF awards please check ww.bchistory.ca

Deadline: May 15, 2012

Read more about W. Kaye Lamb Essay Scholarships.

Hot off the press!  Keep up with what's been going on in the History Department!

2011 Newsletter

Read more about 2011 History newsletter.

THE HISTORY OF HISTORY—YOUR ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED

 In 2013 UVic will be celebrating its 50th anniversary as a university but the history of the History department goes back at least to 1920 when it was part of Victoria College. (A  case may be made that it dates from 1903  but that will require further research).   In all but the latter days of the College the department was very small.  Sydney Pettit was the only historian and at various times  also acted as  librarian or taught psychology and sociology.  By 1963, when the College became a University the nucleus of the present department was emerging as professors such as R.H. Roy had joined the department.  In the late 1960s the department began to grow rapidly.

As part of the 50th anniversary celebrations, the department has asked me to write its history.   In order to make it more than a formal record of such things as how the curriculum evolved, how the faculty debated such matters as smoking at department meetings,  or how the secretaries coped with the first computers and photocopiers,  I need anecdotes from former students.  I have some stories such how the forerunner of THUGS (The History UnderGraduate Society) got in trouble for serving sherry at a party but I need more.  Do you recall any outstanding professors?   Any eccentric ones?  Do you remember any highlights of the Qualicum Conferences?   Were you part of the UVic team that won the University Challenge (a televised quiz show) in 1971? Were you writing an exam in the old gym when the lights went out?   What was it like to be a pioneer graduate student?  And, of course, memories of routine events are also welcome.

If you have any stories or photographs to share, they will be greatly   appreciated.   Photographs will be returned if you provide your name and address or they can be scanned and sent electronically.  I would like to have stories and photos by 12 March 2012 so they can be incorporated into the manuscript in a timely manner.

Any stories relating to the History Department and how rules, regulations or customs have changed will be welcomed as possible contributions to the Department’s History.

When you submit your stories, please provide your name, your years of attendance, and indicate whether you wish to be acknowledged by name or left anonymous.

Thank you.   I look forward to hearing from you.

Patricia Roy
Professor Emeritus

histhist@uvic.ca    

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This is panel discussion on the history of U.S.-Iranian relations and Iran's nuclear program being put on by the History Undergraduates Society and the UVic Students Middle East Dialogue Group.

Monday March 5, 2012

Michel Pujol Room, Student Union Building, 1:00 - 2:30 PM

We are very excited about the panelists who have agreed to be involved!

Dr. Greg Blue will be speaking on Iran's history from World War II up until the Iranian Revolution of 1979.

Dr. Martin Bunton will be discussing the Iranian nuclear program, examining the extent to which the concerns that Iran may be weaponizing are well-founded.

Dr. Peyman Vahabzadeh will shed light on aspects of U.S.-Iranian relations since the Revolution, and discuss how Iranians view the United States.

Dr. Jason Colby will discuss further the relations between the United States and Iran since the Revolution, in context of the current state of affairs.

Please join us for this exciting event!

Read more about Panel Discussion On U.S.-Iranian Relations.

Summer course offerings are now available!  Make the most of your summer! 

List of summer courses with descriptions.

Summer registration starts March 27.

If you need help please contact our undergraduate assistant at clio@uvic.ca

Read more about Summer 2012 course offerings.

The History Department is sponsoring a Distinguished Women Scholars Lecture next month by Dr. Paula Fass. This visit is cosponsored by the Departments of English and Women's Studies, and the School of Child and Youth Care.

Dr. Fass will hold a colloquium for History, English, and Women's Studies faculty and graduate students on Thursday, March 1^st  from 1:15 to 2:30 in Clearihue B215, where she will present a historiographical interpretation of work in the History of Childhood during the previous half century.

Dr. Fass's public lecture will be held on March 1, at 7:00 pm, in David Strong 116. Her talk,  "The Child Centered Family:  New Rules in Post World War II America," reexamines the notion that child-centeredness has dominated middle class family life since World War II.  Instead, Fass argues that parents began to limit children's freedom and autonomy in serious ways that have become manifest in the severe restrictions and intense supervisions of the 21st century.

Dr. Paula Fass is the United States’s preeminent historian of twentieth-century American childhood. Fass earned her Ph.D. at Columbia University in 1974, where she studied under Richard Hofstadter.  Her first book, _The Damned and the Beautiful: American Youth in the 1920s_ (1979) helped to create the modern field of the history of childhood.  She is a founder and past president of the Society for the History of Children and Youth, a transnational organization with members in Canada, the United States, Sweden, Italy, Israel, and beyond.  Fass has published seven books and over thirty articles and book chapters on the subjects of children, youth and education.  She has been invited to give distinguished lectures at universities, museums, and libraries across the world, including in Sweden, Turkey, Italy, Poland, and Canada.  She has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Linkoping University in Sweden.  Fass has had a thirty-five year career at the University of California Berkeley, during which she has held several named chairs.  She is now a Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Read more about Distinguished Women Scholar Dr. Paula Fass.

Friday February 24, 2012

2:30-6:00pm

Senate Chambers, University of Victoria

On February 24, 1942, the Mackenzie King cabinet passed Order-in-Council 1486.  Two days later, the government ordered all people of Japanese heritage out of their homes and sent them into camps in the BC interior or further east.  This was followed by the seizure and selling of their properties, and an attempt to prohibit them from ever returning to British Columbia.  Japanese Canadians survived this adversity, re-established communities, and in 1988 won the first redress settlement with the Canadian government.

Join this commemorative event to discuss the difficult past and to honour elders from the Japanese Canadian community.

Sponsored by: Department of History • Social Justice Studies Program • Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives • UVic Asian Canadian Working Group • Office of the Vice-President Academic and Provost

Read more about 70th Anniversary of Japanese Canadian Uprooting.

Tamara Vrooman will be speaking on Thursday, January 19th at 11:30 am in Elliott 061, on “How a Historian Became a CEO”.

She is the CEO of Vancity, and is a BA and MA in History from UVic.

Read more about How a historian became a CEO.

Dr. Kelly DeVries Professor of Medieval History, Loyola University Maryland, USA and General Mark W. Clark Visiting Professor of Military History at the Citadel

Using the Sieges of Rhodes, 1480 and 1522, as a Laboratory to Study Changes in Early Gunpowder Weapons and Defenses Against Them

Thursday, 26 January, 2012, 7:30 pm Hickman Building, Room 105

Presented by the Department of History

Kelly DeVries is the professor of medieval history at Loyola University in Maryland. He currently holds the General Mark W. Clark Visiting Professorship of Military History at the Citadel. DeVries is a leading expert in medieval military history, with a focus on war and technology. He is the author of thirteen books including: Medieval Military Technology; Rhodes Besieged: Stone, Cannon, and Men; Joan of Arc: A Military Leader; Infantry Warfare in the Early Fourteenth Century: Discipline, Tactics, and Technology; and The Norwegian Invasion of England in 1066.

Read more about Lansdowne Lecture: Dr. Kelly DeVries on the Siege of Rhodes.

The conference will be held January 27 - 29 in Parksville BC. Registration is online this year - contact history1@uvic.ca if you have problems.

Qualicum History Conference Registration

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