Reminders: Keynote address, History seminar

For the Keynote address, tonight, see the previous post.

Dr. James Murton reminds of tomorrow's History seminar:

The History Department Seminar Series will welcome Dr. Kristján Ahronson to campus this Friday to speak on "Viking-Age Environmental Change: The First Centuries of Human Settlement in Iceland."

Friday, Nov 6, 2:30 pm in Rm A226.

Refreshments will be served. See you there!

Reminder: History Keynote Address, November 5, 7 pm

Nipissing University is pleased to welcome James Taylor Carson to campus for the Department of History’s annual keynote address.

Titled, North American Antiquity and the Practice of Modern History, the address takes place on Thursday, November 5, from 7 – 9 p.m. in room R308.

Seminar series: Viking-Age Environmental Change, Friday Nov. 6

Dr. James Murton writes:

The History Department Seminar Series, in conjunction with James Abbott of the Geography Department, will feature archeologist Dr Kristján Ahronson, speaking on "Viking-Age Environmental Change: The First Centuries of Human Settlement in Iceland."

Dr. Ahronson is a visiting scholar at the University of Toronto and the Canadian Museum of Civilization, and is a Lecturer at the University of Wales (Bangor). He will discuss the way in which his work is providing a better understanding of the process of cultural diffusion in the North Atlantic through a new use of volcanic deposits to more accurately date changes in vegetative cover as a result of the Norse settlement of Iceland.

Friday, Nov 6, 2:30 pm, Rm A226.

Everyone Welcome. Refreshments will be served!

History Club meeting: Tuesday, November 3rd at 11:30am in room R313.

Tonight's History Pub relocated

It will be at 100 Georges, upstairs. A double-booking is responsible for the change.

Department of History Annual Keynote Address -- Thursday, November 5, 2009

The History Department invites you to its Annual Keynote Address

James Taylor Carson

Associate Professor of History and Associate Dean
Queen's University

“North American Antiquity and the Practice of Modern History.”

Abstract: When Europeans first arrived in the place they named the Americas they denied the humanity of the people who had inhabited the land for millennia. The descendants of the European diaspora still deny those people and, by extension, the antiquity of the places they inhabit. But this ancient world and its influences are all around us if we only take the time to look. McDonald’s fast food, Hurricane Katrina and the election of Barack Obama each point to the importance of our ancient past, but such examples can only assume their ancient significance if we rethink who we are and how we relate to our own place and time.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

R308

7:00 - 8:00

Contact Nathan Kozuskanich (nathank@nipissingu.ca) for more info.

Image: Cahokia, a 13th-century North American city.

Upcoming History Club events

Meeting on Tuesday, October 20th, at 11:30 in room R313.

Historical Halloween Pub is coming up on Thursday, October 29th, 2009 beginning at 9:00pm at the Bull and Quench (603 McIntyre St. E.) Come dressed as a historical figure, or from a historical period. Prizes ($25 gift cards from the LCBO and Chapters/Coles) will be awarded for the two best costumes!

North Bay launch of Francoise Noel's new book - Thursday, October 15, 7 pm

A reminder:

Dr. Francoise Noel's upcoming book, Family and Community Life in Northeastern Ontario: The interwar years, will have its North Bay area launch on Thursday, October 15, 7-8:30 PM, at the NB Public Library at 271 Worthington Street E.

This book is based on extensive interviews and archival research and reconstructs how various individuals and groups lived together and sometimes came into conflict in the years before the Second World War. As the title indicates, Dr. Noel is especially interested in family life and its rituals, a subject she treated so well in her previous book, Family Life and Sociability in Upper and Lower Canada.

If you live in the North Bay area, and especially if you grew up here, this book will be of special interest to you.

Books will be available for sale at the launch and also at Gulliver's, 157 Main Street W.

Model NATO Organisational Meeting - Oct 8

Dr. Gendron sends this information:

There will be a meeting for students interested in participating in the 2010 Model NATO conference in Ottawa as part of the Nipissing Model NATO team on Thursday, Oct 8 at 11:30 in room H349.

Any interested students are free to contact me for further information or if they are unable to attend the meeting.

Scavenger hunt!

Nipissing University History Club

First Year Scavenger Hunt

Check the Nipissing University History Club Bulletin Board for your next clue.