News
New Western University course scrutinizes Russia's war against Ukraine
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Heather Rivers ,The London Free Press , December 30, 2022
Russian missiles knock out power across Ukraine - Quotes from Professor Marta Dyczok
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Kyle Benning ,Global News , December 29, 2022Putin's Choice on Ukraine
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Dr. Vivian McAlister ,Geopolitical Monitor , December 29, 2022
"On the Right Side of History": Brian Mulroney's Enduring Battle Against Antisemitism
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Donald E. Abelson and Monda Halpern ,Policy Magazine , December 28, 2022
12 more London, area school names set for review, possible change
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Heather Rivers ,The London Free Press , December 21, 2022
Why is school named after Canada's monarch on board's renaming list?: Professor
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Heather Rivers ,The London Free Press , December 01, 2022
Review of Thames Valley school names could extend to British Royals
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Heather Rivers ,The London Free Press , November 30, 2022
Considering history and memory through the concept of ‘deep time’
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Rob Rombouts ,Western Social Science , November 29, 2022
CTV News - Will The TVDSB rename its schools? - Interview with Professor Cody Groat
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Carlile Fasset ,CTV News , November 27, 2022REMEMBRANCE DAY: The Boer War – a divisive war, a unifying memorial
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Randy Richmond ,The London Free Press , November 08, 2022
Without vets, how will schoolkids learn about world wars?
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Heather Rivers ,The London Free Press , November 08, 2022
Jonathan Vance speaks to the London Free Press about Remembrance Day.
In Memoriam: David Flaherty
Western Social Science , November 01, 2022
Students Exploring History
The London Free Press , October 31, 2022
High School History Day 2022 featured in the London Free Press.
Historic Soho affordable housing megaproject turns sod at former hospital site
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Megan Stacey ,The London Free Press , October 15, 2022
How an Indigenous voice on London's next city council could make a difference - Includes quotes from Professor Cody Groat
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Colin Butler ,CBC News , October 11, 2022
Examining the role of violence in the history of settler-colonialism - Story on Goodman presenter Ned Blackhawk
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Rob Rombouts ,Western Social Science , October 03, 2022Storms of a Century: Fiona (2022) & Five (1923) - Article by Professor Alan MacEachern
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Alan MacEachern ,Active History , October 03, 2022
Indigenous studies prof Cody Groat on exploring his family’s past
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Hannah Alper ,The Gazette , September 30, 2022Indigenous Studies Professor Cody Groat on exploring his family’s past
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Hannah Alper ,The Gazette , September 30, 2022
Following the completion of his thesis, Cody’s next academic project will follow his life’s theme of learning and sharing stories — but this time, it’s his own family’s. The project follows the intergenerational, Indigenous history of his family going back seven generations.
On the front lines of the fight against strongman politics- Quote from Sara Khorshid, History PhD student
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Naheed Mustafa ,The CBC , September 29, 2022CTV News - Story on Reconciliation Day 2022 - Includes interview with Professor Cody Groat
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Reta Ismail ,CTV News , September 29, 2022The latest in war in Ukraine - Interview with Oleksa Drachewych
Busan English Broadcasting , September 28, 2022Indigenous studies course focuses on “resilience and resistance”
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Rob Rombouts ,Western Social Science , September 26, 2022A former journalist recalls Ukraine’s 1991 vote for independence — and how its resilience endures
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Marta Dyczok ,The Conversation , August 30, 2022
On Aug. 24, 1991, Marta Dyczok was one of a handful of foreign journalists working for a British newspaper and in the Ukrainian parliament when legislators surprised the world and voted for Ukraine’s declaration of independence.
The Common Travel Area: An Anglo-Irish Centenary Worth Celebrating
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Vivian McAlister ,Geopolitical Monitor , August 23, 2022
Adjunct Professor Vivian McAlister takes a look at 100 successful years of what became known as the Common Travel Area, or CTA.
172-year-old home spared from demolition in Oxford County
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Sean Irvine ,CTV News , August 09, 2022
Southwest Oxford council has approved a notice of intent to designate a two-storey yellow brick structure on Mount Elgin Road, in Mount Elgin, Ont. as heritage - Includes comments from Assistant Professor Cody Groat.
Pope’s visit to Canada sparks calls to renounce centuries-old Doctrine of Discovery
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Stephanie Taylor ,The Toronto Star , July 30, 2022
History and Indigenous studies professor Cody Groat shares his thoughts on the papal visit and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s call for an apology.
What Pope Francis left out in his words of apology to residential school survivors
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Stephanie Taylor ,The Toronto Star , July 26, 2022
Includes comments from Assistant Professor Cody Groat
New York Times - Francis Begs Forgiveness - Includes comments from Assistant Professor Cody Groat
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Jason Horowitz, Ian Austen, Vjosa Isai, Elisabetta Povoledo, Mark Walker and Gaia Pianigiani ,New York Times , July 25, 2022
CityNews Toronto - 'I humbly beg forgiveness': Pope apologizes - Includes comments from Assistant Professor Cody Groat
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Caryn Ceolin ,City News Toronto , July 25, 2022‘Wow, we could really burn down this place’: Lessons from the Great Miramichi Fire of 1825 - Interview with Professor Alan MacEachern
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Nick Moore ,CTV News Atlantic , July 23, 2022
A forest fire that plagued New Brunswick nearly 200 years ago may be long forgotten, but for one Canadian historian, its magnitude and relevance are more significant than ever.
CTV News - Interview with Professor Marta Dyczok on Russia's response to UK Prime Minister's resignation
CTV News , July 15, 2022Irish Radio Canada interviews Adjunct Professor Vivian McAlister about the Anglo-Irish Common Travel Area Agreement
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Austin Comerton ,Irish Radio , June 28, 2022'An amped-up version of normal': Crowds flock as first no-restrictions summer since 2019 dawns
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Jennifer Bieman ,The London Free Press , June 23, 2022
Includes an interview with Professor Jonathan Vance
London researcher studying city's hosiery history
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Mah Noor Mubarik ,CBC News , June 22, 2022
Interview with undergraduate Paige Milner, History BA (Hon) ' 23
UPEI to host launch of books about Island tourism and Lucy Maud Montgomery
Atlantics Brief Desk , June 14, 2022
Alan MacEachern and Edward MacDonald are the co-authors of The Summer Trade: A History of Tourism on Prince Edward Island, which launches at UPEI in June 2022.
How a northwestern Ontario pilot helped bring Queen Elizabeth's 1953 coronation to Canadians
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Jon Thompson ,CBC News , June 04, 2022
History professor Alan MacEachern explains the role Operation Pony Express played in televising the Queen’s coronation in 1953.
Memorial Day 2022 Offers for Military and Veterans from Clarks to Wendy's
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Jack Dutton and Tom Fish ,NewsWeek , May 27, 2022
Americans recognize the contribution veterans and current serving military members make to the country - Quotes from Professor Aldona Sendzikas
Universities are ramping up targeted hiring to meet CRC equity goals - Quotes from Professor Margaret McGlynn
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Diane Peters ,University Affairs , May 26, 2022
Highlighting the living history of museums
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Rob Rombouts ,Western Social Science , May 25, 2022
Professor Cody Groat awarded by the CHA
The Canadian Historical Association , May 19, 2022Cody and Kim Anderson won the prize for the Best Article in Indigenous History from the Canadian Historical Association
CTV News - One year since Kamloops discovery - Interview with Professor Cody Groat
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Angie Seth ,CTV News , May 18, 2022History and Indigenous Studies professor Cody Groat provides insight and reflection on the one-year anniversary of the discovery of 215 unmarked graves at the Kamloops Residential School.
What does Putin have planned on Russia's Victory Day?
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Patrick Galey , May 09, 2022
Quote included from Oleksa Drachewych (May 8th). Experts say that after two months of thwarted offensives, Putin is left with limited options, from all-out mobilization to declaring victory in the eastern Donbas region.
City council to consider heritage designation for what's left of former Kent Brewery
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Angela McInnes ,CBC News , May 03, 2022City council will revisit the planning committee's recommendation to issue a heritage designation for the site of a historic brewery in London, Ontario.
Robert Wardhaugh's Dungeons & Dragons campaign has been running for 40 years
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Jody MacGregor ,PC Gamer , May 01, 2022Robert Wardhaugh ran his first game of Dungeons & Dragons as a teenager in 1982, and hasn't stopped.
Russia is refocusing its military efforts on the Donbas region in Eastern Ukraine
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Matt Galloway ,The Current , April 23, 2022
Matt Galloway talks to Kharkiv restaurant owner Michael Chernomorets and his friend Vlad Glabacheck, who are heading east to fight; and discusses the Donbas region's strategic significance with Marta Dyczok, an associate professor of history and political science at Western University.
How Russia's fixation on the Second World War helps explain its Ukraine invasion
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Oleksa Drachewych ,The Conversation , April 21, 2022Russian media references to the “de-Nazification” of Ukraine to justify its invasion have placed Russia's fascination with the Second World War in the public eye.
5 areas where Canada needs to step up on the war in Ukraine
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Marta Dyczok ,The Conversation , April 12, 2022Russian atrocities against Ukrainians are increasingly coming to light. Canada could and should be doing more to stop Russia, both independently and in coalition with other countries.(Writing in The Conversation – Marta Dyczok)
Indigenous artifacts in Vatican collection 'need to come home,' advocates say
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Evan Solomon ,CTV National News , April 01, 2022
History and Indigenous studies professor Cody Groat says there are still many unknowns about the Indigenous cultural items that are part of the Vatican’s collection.
Former Western University student serving in Ukraine calls for more international help
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Andrew Graham ,Global News , March 07, 2022
A former Western University student who is now serving in Ukraine’s Territorial Defense Forces is sending a message to those in Canada watching Russia’s invasion of his home country: “Don’t be indifferent.” In 2020, Maksym Sviezhentsev defended his PhD dissertation Phantom Limb: Russian Settler Colonialism in the Post-Soviet Crimea (1991-1997) through Western’s department of history.
Oral history project aims to tell stories from London's Black community
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Rob Rombouts ,Western News , February 07, 2022
A project aiming to tell the stories that paint the history of the SoHo neighbourhood is seeking to fill in some gaps in the history of the Black community in London, Ont. Very little is known or recorded about what happened in the Black community in London from the 1870s to the 1980s, said Michelle Hamilton, professor in the public history program. “We are hoping to get at that history.”
Western faculty take part in restoring piece of Black history
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Rob Rombouts ,Western News , February 01, 2022
The former home of the African Methodist Episcopal Church is a small, unassuming wooden building, but it is also a connection to the earliest history of the Black community in London, Ont. Efforts are now underway to save the chapel and what it represents, with support from members of the Western community, including professor in public history, Michelle Hamilton.
Wartime Canada given new life through Strategic Priorities Fund grant
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Rob Rombouts ,Western Social Science , January 12, 2022
Wartime Canada was originally launched in 2012, to highlight the experience of Canadians during the first and second world war, by digitizing documents related to daily life. The project gave new life to these documents and made the materials more widely available. The project co-directors are Jonathan Vance, professor in the Department of History, and Graham Broad, associate professor in King’s Department of History.
