Department of History, Saint Mary’s University
@historysmu.bsky.social
Department of History at Saint Mary's University in Halifax / K'jipuktuk. Offering BA & MA degrees as well as minors in Applied History and British Studies. For info: [email protected]
Thinking about a career in museums, archives, or heritage sites? The Public Humanities & Heritage program might be right for you!
We welcome you to join us for an info session on November 27, 2:30 pm, in MN 519.
For more info contact: [email protected] or [email protected].
We welcome you to join us for an info session on November 27, 2:30 pm, in MN 519.
For more info contact: [email protected] or [email protected].
November 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Thinking about a career in museums, archives, or heritage sites? The Public Humanities & Heritage program might be right for you!
We welcome you to join us for an info session on November 27, 2:30 pm, in MN 519.
For more info contact: [email protected] or [email protected].
We welcome you to join us for an info session on November 27, 2:30 pm, in MN 519.
For more info contact: [email protected] or [email protected].
Still looking for a Winter 2026 class at SMU? Consider HIST 3470.2 British Black Atlantic. In this class, students examine topics such as Britain's involvement in the African slave trade, the Black Loyalists, and the Black community in the UK.
November 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Still looking for a Winter 2026 class at SMU? Consider HIST 3470.2 British Black Atlantic. In this class, students examine topics such as Britain's involvement in the African slave trade, the Black Loyalists, and the Black community in the UK.
On Nov 28 at 3pm Halifax time, Dr. Rosana Barbosa of @smuarts.bsky.social will be taking part in a webinar on the topic of "Immigration, politics and trade: the influence of the United States in Brazil–Canada relations." Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
On Nov 28 at 3pm Halifax time, Dr. Rosana Barbosa of @smuarts.bsky.social will be taking part in a webinar on the topic of "Immigration, politics and trade: the influence of the United States in Brazil–Canada relations." Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Dr. Michael Vance will present at the next SMU History Seminar series: "Irish Soldier Settlers in Atlantic Canada, c. 1818-1838." Details: Friday, Nov 7, 1pm in Loyola 173. All are welcome! #cdnhist
November 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Dr. Michael Vance will present at the next SMU History Seminar series: "Irish Soldier Settlers in Atlantic Canada, c. 1818-1838." Details: Friday, Nov 7, 1pm in Loyola 173. All are welcome! #cdnhist
Hold the date! Dr. Mark Kuhlberg of @laurentianu.bsky.social
will present at the SMU History Seminar on Friday, Nov 28 at 1:00 in McNally North 219. "Killing Bugs for Business and Beauty: Canada's Aerial War Against Forest Pests, 1913-1930." All are welcome!
will present at the SMU History Seminar on Friday, Nov 28 at 1:00 in McNally North 219. "Killing Bugs for Business and Beauty: Canada's Aerial War Against Forest Pests, 1913-1930." All are welcome!
October 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Hold the date! Dr. Mark Kuhlberg of @laurentianu.bsky.social
will present at the SMU History Seminar on Friday, Nov 28 at 1:00 in McNally North 219. "Killing Bugs for Business and Beauty: Canada's Aerial War Against Forest Pests, 1913-1930." All are welcome!
will present at the SMU History Seminar on Friday, Nov 28 at 1:00 in McNally North 219. "Killing Bugs for Business and Beauty: Canada's Aerial War Against Forest Pests, 1913-1930." All are welcome!
Looking for a Winter 2026 History course at SMU? Consider HIST 2397 Imperial Britain, 1870-present! Students in this course explore the important changes that affected British society from the height of imperial power to the present.
October 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Looking for a Winter 2026 History course at SMU? Consider HIST 2397 Imperial Britain, 1870-present! Students in this course explore the important changes that affected British society from the height of imperial power to the present.
Please join us for our next History Seminar Series: Irish Soldier Settlers in Atlantic Canada, c. 1818-1838 with Dr. Michael Vance, November 7, 1-2 pm, in L173
October 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Please join us for our next History Seminar Series: Irish Soldier Settlers in Atlantic Canada, c. 1818-1838 with Dr. Michael Vance, November 7, 1-2 pm, in L173
New Winter 2026 History course @smuhalifax!: HIST 1826 Moments That Made Canada. Students consider twelve pivotal moments that altered the course of Canadian history!
October 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
New Winter 2026 History course @smuhalifax!: HIST 1826 Moments That Made Canada. Students consider twelve pivotal moments that altered the course of Canadian history!
New publication by Dr. Michael Vance: “‘Red Haggis’: A Depression-Era Comic Strip in the Young Worker” in Labour/ Le Travail! #cdnhist #cdnhistory #labourhistory See: lltjournal.ca/index.php/ll...
October 15, 2025 at 2:16 PM
New publication by Dr. Michael Vance: “‘Red Haggis’: A Depression-Era Comic Strip in the Young Worker” in Labour/ Le Travail! #cdnhist #cdnhistory #labourhistory See: lltjournal.ca/index.php/ll...
Hold the date for the History Seminar Series talk on October 31 at 1:00pm. Dr. Rosana Barbosa will present "Chiquinha Gonzaga: Music as an Instrument of Liberation." Location: SMU Campus, McNally North 219.
October 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Hold the date for the History Seminar Series talk on October 31 at 1:00pm. Dr. Rosana Barbosa will present "Chiquinha Gonzaga: Music as an Instrument of Liberation." Location: SMU Campus, McNally North 219.
New publication by Dr. @shiralurie.bsky.social in the Journal of the Early Republic!: “William Bonham’s Republic: Defining Politics in the Whiskey Rebellion” muse.jhu.edu/article/969331
October 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
New publication by Dr. @shiralurie.bsky.social in the Journal of the Early Republic!: “William Bonham’s Republic: Defining Politics in the Whiskey Rebellion” muse.jhu.edu/article/969331
Coming January 2026!
September 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Coming January 2026!
Hold the date: Dr. Christian McWhirter will present "Grappling with the Ages: The Lincoln Descendants and the Weight of Lincoln's Legacy" at the SMU History seminar series. Details: Friday, Oct 17, 12:00-1:00, **Loyola 281 (**new location). All are welcome!
September 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Hold the date: Dr. Christian McWhirter will present "Grappling with the Ages: The Lincoln Descendants and the Weight of Lincoln's Legacy" at the SMU History seminar series. Details: Friday, Oct 17, 12:00-1:00, **Loyola 281 (**new location). All are welcome!
Dr. Gregory Kennedy and Dr. Clint Bruce will hold a public conversation at Saint Mary's University: "Rethinking Acadia in Canada and the World." Details: Sept 19 at 4:30 pm; Atrium 101 (Stephanie MacDonald Lecture Theatre). All are welcome!
September 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Dr. Gregory Kennedy and Dr. Clint Bruce will hold a public conversation at Saint Mary's University: "Rethinking Acadia in Canada and the World." Details: Sept 19 at 4:30 pm; Atrium 101 (Stephanie MacDonald Lecture Theatre). All are welcome!
Hold the date: Dr. Mark McGowan, professor emeritus at the University of Toronto, will be present "Finding Molly Johnson: Catholics and the Fate of Irish Famine Orphans, 1847-1848". Details: 16 October, 7pm, Scotiabank Theatre, Sobeys Building. All are welcome!
September 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Hold the date: Dr. Mark McGowan, professor emeritus at the University of Toronto, will be present "Finding Molly Johnson: Catholics and the Fate of Irish Famine Orphans, 1847-1848". Details: 16 October, 7pm, Scotiabank Theatre, Sobeys Building. All are welcome!
Faculty update! Dr @karlykehoe.bsky.social is completing a 2-month research fellowship at
@edinburghuni.bsky.social's Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities working on Activating Colonial Privilege: The Imperial Strategies of Highland Catholics, 1750-1820. iash.ed.ac.uk/profile/prof...
@edinburghuni.bsky.social's Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities working on Activating Colonial Privilege: The Imperial Strategies of Highland Catholics, 1750-1820. iash.ed.ac.uk/profile/prof...
September 4, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Faculty update! Dr @karlykehoe.bsky.social is completing a 2-month research fellowship at
@edinburghuni.bsky.social's Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities working on Activating Colonial Privilege: The Imperial Strategies of Highland Catholics, 1750-1820. iash.ed.ac.uk/profile/prof...
@edinburghuni.bsky.social's Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities working on Activating Colonial Privilege: The Imperial Strategies of Highland Catholics, 1750-1820. iash.ed.ac.uk/profile/prof...
The SMU History department is looking forward to welcoming the Class of 2029! #FirstDayOfClasses #ReadyAyeReady
September 3, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The SMU History department is looking forward to welcoming the Class of 2029! #FirstDayOfClasses #ReadyAyeReady
Summer research update! Dr @ptwohig.bsky.social worked on his SSHRC-funded project examining how unions, women’s orgs and environmental groups reshaped occupational health. He was a visiting prof at NYU and did research at
@harvard.edu's Schlesinger Library & Archives and
Northeastern University
@harvard.edu's Schlesinger Library & Archives and
Northeastern University
September 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Summer research update! Dr @ptwohig.bsky.social worked on his SSHRC-funded project examining how unions, women’s orgs and environmental groups reshaped occupational health. He was a visiting prof at NYU and did research at
@harvard.edu's Schlesinger Library & Archives and
Northeastern University
@harvard.edu's Schlesinger Library & Archives and
Northeastern University
Learn about the history of Shakespeare's London in a fall course with Dr. Tim Stretton at Saint Mary's University in Halifax! Community members can attend this course for free via #ArtsForEveryone. The class takes place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:00-2:15. Find out more at: loom.ly/9fHFmTQ
September 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Learn about the history of Shakespeare's London in a fall course with Dr. Tim Stretton at Saint Mary's University in Halifax! Community members can attend this course for free via #ArtsForEveryone. The class takes place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:00-2:15. Find out more at: loom.ly/9fHFmTQ
Learn about the history of Love and Family in China in a fall course with Dr. Xiaoping Sun at Saint Mary's University in Halifax! Community members can attend HIST 3416 for free via #ArtsForEveryone. The class takes place on Mondays from 4:00-6:30. Find out more at: loom.ly/9fHFmTQ
August 29, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Learn about the history of Love and Family in China in a fall course with Dr. Xiaoping Sun at Saint Mary's University in Halifax! Community members can attend HIST 3416 for free via #ArtsForEveryone. The class takes place on Mondays from 4:00-6:30. Find out more at: loom.ly/9fHFmTQ
Learn about the history of Pop Culture in Latin America in a fall course with Dr. Rosana Barbosa at Saint Mary's University Halifax! Community members can attend HIST 2251 for free via #ArtsForEveryone. Find out more at: loom.ly/9fHFmTQ.
August 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Learn about the history of Pop Culture in Latin America in a fall course with Dr. Rosana Barbosa at Saint Mary's University Halifax! Community members can attend HIST 2251 for free via #ArtsForEveryone. Find out more at: loom.ly/9fHFmTQ.
Coming this Winter 2026!
July 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Coming this Winter 2026!
Coming this Fall 2025!
July 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Coming this Fall 2025!
Coming this Fall!
June 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Coming this Fall!
Available Fall 2025! Students explore the development of popular culture in Latin America to discover how diversity, social and political struggles influenced the diverse cultural aspects of the region.
May 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Available Fall 2025! Students explore the development of popular culture in Latin America to discover how diversity, social and political struggles influenced the diverse cultural aspects of the region.