SMU History Department

New article in the Canadian Historical Review by Dr. @heathergreen21 of @smuhalifax and Dr. Liza Piper of @UAlberta: "Wishful Thinking: Extractive Ideology and Reclamation in Alberta, 1947–73"!

The @nationaltrustca #NextGreatSave is a competition to protect Canada’s historic places. This year, Sainte-Marie (NS) is in the running—and one of Canada’s most endangered heritage landmarks. Vote daily until April 24, 2026 to help save it. 👉 nextgreatsave.us.launchpad6.com/NextGreatSave2…

Wonderful to welcome back to campus Department of History, Saint Mary's University alum @historykirby (BA’17, MA’20), who participated in the “Where Can an Arts Degree Take Me?” session at the 2026 Faculty of Arts Student Conference

The program for the upcoming Atlantic Canada Studies Conference has been posted. Looking forward to seeing some folks in Charlottetown this summer! projects.upei.ca/geolab/events/…

Check out this session: "International Careers: Global Affairs Canada & Canadian University Services Overseas" at SMU. Details: Thursday, March 12, 10:00am in LI 135 (in Patrick Power Library)

New Op-ed in the Globe & Mail by Dr. @RBlakeBrown of @HistorySmu: "Canadians deserve to know what guns were used in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting. theglobeandmail.com/gift/fa3b3de58…

Looking for a great course this summer? Sign up for IPHH 3000: Heritage Field Placement. In IPHH 3000 students do placements in museums, archives and other cultural and heritage sites. While building new skills and networks, students also gain 3 credit hours toward their degree.

Professor Emeritus John Reid of @HistorySmu and Professor Emeritus M. Brook Taylor of @MSVU_Halifax have published their open letter to Minister David Ritcey and Premier Tim Houston re. Drastic Cuts to Nova Scotia Museum System on @Acadiensis acadiensis.wordpress.com/2026/03/03/joh…

Love History? Interested in graduate studies? Consider applying to Master of Arts program @HistorySmu in Halifax. Scholarships available! Deadline extended until March 15th! For more info see: smu.ca/academics/m-a-…

National Trust for Canada scholarships! See the Herb Stovel Scholarship, which provides 2 types of bursaries. Link: nationaltrustcanada.ca/herb-stovel-sc…

And see: "Down Below Ground: Research, Memory, and Place at Springhill Mine." niche-canada.org/2026/02/03/dow…

Recent BA graduate Kaley MacMullin and Dr. Heather Green of @HistorySmu have co-authored 2 posts on the Network in Canadian History & Environment’s The Otter. For the first see: "Finding Black Lung in he Archives." niche-canada.org/2026/01/02/fin…

We are pleased to announce that our new double issue of the Journal is now available online. Volumes 26–27 can be accessed through Érudit here: erudit.org/fr/revues/jrns… Thank you for your continued interest in and support of the Society’s work.

New article: "Closing the Knowledge Gap: Identifying Research Priorities for Firearm-Related Injury and Mortality in Canada" in the latest issue of the Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada. canada.ca/en/public-heal…

Congrats @smuhalifax student Elora Copeland for publishing "The Earl of Dalhousie & the Context of John Elliott Woolford's Famous Paintings" in Release Peace: The Magazine! This article began as an essay in HIST 2341 Atlantic Canada to Confederation. Link: releasepeace.org/the-earl-of-da…

Dr. Kirrily Freeman of @HistorySmu quoted in @nytimes article "The Nazi Plunder of Church Bells Changed the Sound of Europe." #ArtsWithImpact nytimes.com/2025/12/27/art…

I had the pleasure of being a visiting professor this week at the University of Padua, where I participated in a workshop funded by the European Research Council: “New Perspectives on the History of Firearms: Global Markets, Gun Control & Gun Cultures in the Contemporary World”

If you are looking for a flexible Winter 2026 course at SMU, please note that two History courses have just been switched to ‘Hybrid’ format (so students will be able to attend class in person or online): • HIST 2827: The History of Vietnam • HIST 2840: Japan before 1800

Today!