Aly Firth, MA student at Wilfrid Laurier University, offers an assessment of transgender roles and crossdressing in performances for the troops during the First World War. This Military Lecture is sponsored by Tri-U partner Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada and Guelph Museums.
Three online lectures offered through the University of Guelph during Winter 2025 with thanks to the Francis and Ruth Redelmeier Professorship in Rural History.
In today's polarized world, anger is often celebrated as a tool for liberation, yet its roots in ancient and medieval thought have been largely overlooked. Join The Medieval DRAGEN Lab guest, Dr. Marc Cels of Athabasca University, who will meekly offer his observations about how the current debate could be enriched by becoming a bit medieval on the subject of anger.
Recently, Tri-U students held their annual election. Ethan Coudenys, MA student at Guelph, Rosemarie Forsberg, MA student at Laurier, and Vera Zoricic, PhD student at Waterloo became the 2024-25 co-presidents. They organize events and encourage community-building among Tri-U students. Check out their bios.
Video highlights of Waterloo PhD candidate, Catherine Ramey's, research and teaching travels in Angola.
The Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada invites you to a hybrid lecture with Tim Cook. In this presentation Cook will discuss his new book, The Good Allies, a masterful account of how Canadians and Americans made the transition from wary rivals to steadfast allies, and how Canada thrived in the shadow of the military and global superpower.
The Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada invites you to a hybrid lecture by Dr. Matthew Wiseman. In this talk, Dr. Wiseman will discuss his recent book, Frontier Science: Northern Canada, Military Research, and the Cold War, 1945-1970, that investigates the most challenging issue of Canadian defence in the postwar Arctic: the human body.
Join Dr. Stephen Sherlock in an exploration of archeological sites in Northeast Yorkshire from the Neolithic period to the Roman arrival. Dr. Sherlock partners with DRAGEN Lab, a research project partner in the Tri-U.
Rural History Speaker Series for Fall 2024