All photos on this page by Colin Schindler-Currie, MA Student at University of Waterloo, except top left courtesy of Scottish Studies
Organizers
L-R: (Back) Rui (Raymond) Li, Grant Schreiber, Julia di Castri, Brenna Clark, Kristen Becker, Norah (Nour) Newman. (Front) Michael Hems, Riva Lewis, Katherine Foran. Absent: Mayar Alfarra, Matthew Edwards, James Essel, Bohan Shi, Cathryn Spence.
As faculty advisor for this year's conference, I was impressed by the Guelph-based graduate students who came together so well to organise a well-run and truly enjoyable event, and the dedication shown by faculty who agreed to act as chairs.
Presenters
Nicole Vankooten, MA student at UWaterloo presenting, "Turning a New Leaf: The Medieval English Legacy of Canadian Forestry Management."
Gabriel Contreras Soto, Universitat Jaume I (Spain), presenting from Santiago, Chile. "Finnish Communism and the Soviet Invasion: A Political History of the Winter War (1939-1940)."
Ryan Snopek, PhD student at York University, (MA graduate from Waterloo) presenting, “Future in the Margins: Reading Race in Early American Science Fiction."
Gillian Wagenaar, PhD student at UWaterloo presenting, “Letters from the Boiler House: Conflict and Communication in a Second World War Canadian Internment Camp."
James E. Rubino, MA student at Guelph presenting, “Picturesque Mountains in the Common Eye: A Close Reading of William Bathurst’s Two Scottish Tours 1826 and 1857 Manuscript."
A highlight was getting to be a part of a panel and gaining further experience speaking in front of our peers.
Keynote
Dr. Mikki Brock's keynote was a huge highlight for Scottish and pre-modern students and was interesting for everyone. She touched on all of our interests from legal history of the early modern period, the reformation, gender dynamics, and witch-hunts in Scotland.
Katherine Foran, organizing committee member, setting up the tech.
The fantastic keynote by Professor Mikki Brock not only showcased excellent history, but also featured references to horses, Spinal Tap, and Monty Python – always nice to see and hear in a history lecture!
Stats
12 panels
One roundtable by University of New Brunswick
India, Kazakhstan, Spain, United States