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C4P for the 24th UMaine-UNB History Graduate Student Conference is now live. The theme is "Resilience and Resistance: Challenging the Norm."

Please circulate, and if you're a grad student, consider applying!
November 24, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Congratulations to our awesome undergraduate student Sabina Leduc, who has won the Miramichi Historians' Prize in New Brunswick History for her work on the impacts of mill closure on Doaktown, Nackawic, and Juniper, NB.

Way to go, Sabina!
November 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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In keeping with our month of celebration, today we're sharing a recent accomplishment of our awesome Acting Chair, Dr. Donald Wright.

Last month Dr. Wright delivered the Queen's University Archives Lecture, entitled "Arthur Lower and I: An Archive Story in Three Parts."

Way to go, Don!
November 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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This month we're sharing the accomplishments and projects of our amazing faculty and students.

First up: Dr. Carolyn MacDonald!

She published a monograph, "Encounters with Greek Art in Roman Italy: Viewing and the Invention of Identities, 146 BCE -138 CE," and gave three conference papers. Wow!
A picture of Dr. MacDonald, sunglasses on her head and looking directly at the camera.
November 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Very excited for our 3rd annual Queer History Month Lecture, which will be delivered by Dr. Ronald Cummings--All are warmly welcome!!
poster for 3rd annual Queer History Month Lecture. Dr. Ronald Cummings, lecture titled "Queer Marronage as Survival: Queer Life in the Embers of the Plantation." Friday October 24th, 5-7pm, room 318 Harriet Irving Library, UNB
October 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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We're happy to announce two exciting new MA fellowship opportunities in our department. Please share with all interested students!
October 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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All are warmly invited to the Department of Historical Studies' 3rd Annual Queer History Month lecture. This year's lecture will be delivered by Dr. Ronald Cummings, Professor of
Caribbean Literature and Black Diaspora Studies in the Department of English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University
A poster advertising a talk with an image of Dr. Ronald Cummings. The talk is titled : Queer Marronage as Survival: Queer life in the Embers of the Plantation. It takes place Friday, October 24th, from 5-7 and the Harriet Irving Library room 318
October 2, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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We hope to see you all tomorrow evening for what promises to be a very stimulating lecture by Dr. Liston!
September 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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If you're in Fredericton or environs tomorrow, please come out to hear the brilliant Dr. Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey.
September 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Please join us on September 25th for an exciting public lecture, co-hosted with the Classical Association of Canada, by Dr. Maria Liston (University of Waterloo):

"The Rich Athenian Lady was Pregnant: New Discoveries about the Richest Tomb in Prehistoric Athens."
Poster for the event with a picture of Dr. Alston, and the relevant info: Classical Archaeology Lecture! The UNB Department of Historical Studies and the Classical Association of Canada Present: The Rich Athenian Lady was Pregnant: New Discoveries about the Richest Tomb in Prehistoric Athens Dr. Maria Liston, University of Waterloo Advances in archaeological and analytical techniques can often add new insights into what we know about old fields. An early Iron Age burial in Athens, the tomb of the "Rich Athenian Lady" was extensively studies and published when it was discovered in the 1960s. However, the study of cremated human remains was in its infancy at the point, and burned remains received little attention. Reexamination of the human bones from this tomb revealed tiny cremated remains of a pre-term fetus, and additional information about the Rich Athenian Lady herself. These discoveries help us to better understand the context of this remarkable burial. September 25, 2025, 7-9PM Carleton Hall 106 Refreshments provided! Followed by logos for the Classical Association of Canada and UNB Department of Historical Studies.
September 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Save the date!! We're thrilled to announce Governor General Award Winner Dr. Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey's public lecture on Black revolutionary politics in North America and the Atlantic world! Sept 16th, 4-6pm, Tilley Hall room 102, University of New Brunswick. All are Welcome!!
a poster advertising a lecture by Governor General Award Winner Dr. Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey on Black revolutionary politics in the Atlantic world. Sept 16th, 4-6pm, Tilley Hall room 102, University of New Brunswick. All are Welcome!!
August 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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If you're in Fredericton on Saturday the 14th, join us from 2-4pm at the Fredericton Public Library for "Debt, Development, and Destruction" a conversation between @agentlazero.bsky.social and Heather Millar about their books The Debt of a Nation and Fracking Uncertainty. All are welcome!
A book launch poster for Fracking Uncertainty by Heather Millar and the Debt of a Nation by Angela Tozer at the Fredericton Public Library 2-4 pm, on Saturday 14th of June. The poster features the two book covers as well as a black and white photo of the two authors. The event is sponsored by several units at the University of New Brunswick
June 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Congratulations to all of our graduates! We are so proud of you folks and wish you all the best in your future
endeavours 🎉🎆🎉
May 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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UNB students are putting on a (modern) rendition of Aristophanes' ancient comedy the Frogs here on campus under the expert direction of Dr. Carolyn MacDonald a professor in our department. All are welcome on March 21st and 22nd in Memorial Hall, see the flyer for more details.
A poster for a theatrical production of Aristophanes' the Frogs: You and your students are warmly invited to attend next week's performances of Aristophanes' Frogs, a modern twist on an ancient classic starring students, recent grads, and even faculty from Historical Studies and beyond. In this comic extravaganza, the wine-god Dionysus and his unpaid intern Xanthias embark on a heroic journey to bring a rock-and-roll icon back to life. They’ll tangle with actual heroes, cross the river Styx, face terrifying monsters and sweet-singing hippies, and finally make it to Club Underworld for an epic showdown between Elvis Presley and David Bowie. It’s Ancient Greek myth like you’ve never seen it before! Oh, and did we mention there are frogs? Date: March 21 and 22 Time: 7:30pm (doors at 7pm) Place: Memorial Hall, UNB Absolutely free!
March 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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✨Join us tomorrow, Friday 7th of February, for our 9th annual Black History Month Lecture. 5-7pm at the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick! All are warmly welcome ✨
red poster with white and black elements. Poster advertises open to the public Black History Month Lecture by Dr. Claudine Bonner titled "Addendum to a Love Letter: Narratives from Africville." 5 to 7 pm, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. February 7th.
February 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM