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War of 1812 collection reflects development of Canadian icons

The UWindsor archives shed light on three legends of the War of 1812 – General Isaac Brock, Chief Tecumseh, and Laura Secord.

Medical historian to explore relationship of plague to poverty

The apparent prevalence of plague among the poor helped to shape class ideas related to physiology, says medical historian Kevin Siena.


Scholar to explore questions on the academy

The Humanities Research Group Distinguished Speakers Series presents Rev. James McConica addressing two questions on the UWindsor campus this week.

Dark comedy combines gender politics and sexual scandal

The public is invited to a staged reading of “The Metropolitan,” by history professor Steven Palmer, Tuesday in the Jackman Dramatic Art Centre.

Historian suggests War of 1812 reading

Historian Marshall Bastable recommends five books that will help readers understand the lasting importance of the War of 1812.

Display invites interest in War of 1812

The Leddy Library is marking the bicentennial of the War of 1812 with a display in its lobby of materials on the conflict.

Speaker to examine controversy over prize-winning e-book

A lecture Thursday will use the controversy surrounding “The Sentimentalists” to explore e-books in the bibliographical imagination.


Reception to launch book on history of Black Canadian women

A UWindsor grad will launch her book Moving Beyond Borders: A History of Black Canadian and Caribbean Women in the Diaspora at a reception Wednesday.

Historian to examine the experiences of Canada’s first Black nurses

A UWindsor history grad will examine the experiences of Black nurses in Windsor and Chatham hospitals in a free public lecture Tuesday, February 14.

History prof traces roots of German expansion to Canada in HRG talk

History professor Rob Nelson will deliver a lecture to the Humanities Research Group this afternoon and appear tomorrow on CJAM.