Thomas Stroyan

- Lecturer

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PhD Candidate, Western University
Email: tstroyan@uwo.ca
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Research Interests

Lecturer and PhD Candidate Thomas Stroyan's primary interests are in Canadian international history, Latin American history, and international human rights history. He enjoys learning, reading, and writing about these histories individually but he is also especially drawn to investigating where these histories intersect. Stroyan has presented internationally at conferences on a variety of topics from Canada-Latin American relations and Transnational indigenous activist networks/connections in North America and Latin America. 

Current Projects

  1. Crossing the Andes: A Comparative Analysis of Canada's Engagement with Chile and Argentine in the Trudeau and Clark Eras, 1968-1984

    This is a comparative analysis of Canada's relationship with Chile and Argentina from 1968-1984. During this timeframe, Canada made unprecedented overtures to bolster relations with these countries, interest in increased engagement by Chile and Argentine as well. Despite these aspirations, Chile and Argentina saw themselves taken over by right-wing, human rights-abusing military regimes which significantly complicated these engagement goals. 

  2. "The Spectrum of Populism: Analyzing Argentine Leaders from Peron to Milei"

    Part of research for an upcoming presentation at the Canadian Historical Association's Political History Group conference, "Populism: Here and Abroad," this project draws comparisons between two ideologically opposite, yet undoubtedly populist, Argentine political leaders, Juan Domingo Perón and the current president Javier Milei. In comparing these two leaders, especially in light of their ideological differences, conclusions on how to define and understand populism will be drawn. 

  3. “Man of the Land: George Manuel’s Forgotten Activism in Temuco, Chile”

    A part of research I conducted for a conference presentation of the same title at the Middle Atlantic & New England Council for Canadian Studies (MANECCS) at Bridgewater State University\ in Plymouth, Massachusetts that I intend to turn into an article. This project explores the travels and activism of legendary Indigenous rights activist, George Manuel to Temuco, Chile. Manuel, former chief of the National Indian Brotherhood (nowAssembly of First Nations), founder and president of the World Council of Indigenous Peoples and author of, The Fourth World: An Indian Reality, travelled to Chile to help shed light on abuses being perpetrated by Chile's military junta against its indigenous population. Interestingly, despite Manuel's international fame and acclaim,  scholars in Canada, the United States, and Latin America seldom mention Manuel's travels to Chile except in passing. 

Publications

Book Review of: Canada and China: A Fifty Year Journey, by B. Michael Frolic, published in The American Review of Canadian Studies (ARCS).

Awards

  • Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship-Doctoral (CGS-D) - 2022-2025                      
  • Bogal-Szot Graduate Award in History - 2024
  • Harris Steel PhD Support - 2024
  • Queen’s Fellowship Supplementary Award - 2022-2024
  • Ontario Graduate Scholarship (Declined) - 2022