February Break Skating Party Pictures

Were you vacationing in a hot climate last week?  Or maybe you were watching the Canadian women's hockey team win gold at the Olympics?  Check out the pictures below from our fun skating adventure.  Happily no one fell!  Maybe I will work up the courage to make more than two loops around the rink for our next skating party in March.

Hot chocolate enjoyed by all

February Break Skating Party

Are you in Saskatoon for February Break?  Join us for a skating party this Thursday.

Date: Thursday February 20th
Time: Noon-1pm
Where: Bessborough outdoor rink
Hot chocolate provided, skates are available for rent at rink and it's free!

Online Presence Workshop Follow-Up

A huge thank you to Jessica DeWitt for presenting and helping to organize last week's Online Presence Workshop.  You can read Jessica's blog post about the workshop on the NiCHE blog here.

Online Presence Workshop

HGSC presents:

Online Presence Workshop: How History Grad Students Can Survive (and Thrive) in the Digital World

When: Tuesday, February 11th, 2-3pm

Where: Arts 722

-Jessica DeWitt, PhD Candidate, will give a brief opening speech on social media

-Jim Clifford, Assistant Professor of History, will be discussing how to start a personal website, blogging opportunities, and share graduate student digital project success stories.

-Jon Bath, Director of the Humanities and Fine Arts Digital Research Centre, will be discussing his own website and will be giving advice on and information about the finer details of working in the Digital Humanities.  

MA Colloquium

Time: 9:30-2:30 Prairie Room, Diefenbaker Centre
Lunch, Coffee, Tea, and Snacks provided















The programme:

HGSC at the 25th Annual Saskatoon Heritage Festival

On February 2, 2014 the HGSC joined over forty exhibitors at the Saskatoon Heritage Festival at the Western Development Museum.   Approximately 2000 people visited the festival and History Graduate Students had the opportunity to discuss our research with more than 150 individuals.  This was a chance to showcases the work that is being done by our grad students, network, and develop research connections.

 We were also able to publicise the upcoming De Brou Lecture on March 4th at the Frances Morrison Library.

The HGSC display

Ready to start

Talking about our research

Boomtown was busy

Our booth was by the model train display

6th Annual Dr. Dave de Brou Lecture

The HGSC is pleased to present the 6th Annual Dr. Dave de Brou lecture!

March 4th
Frances Morrison Library
Doors open at 6:30 lecture starts at 7pm.

"Facing Eugenics: Reproduction, Sterilization, and the Politics of Choice"

Dr. Erika Dyck will explore the history of Alberta's eugenics program - the largest of its kind in Canada - and will consider its origins and legacy.  2,822 people underwent sexual sterilizations in Alberta between 1929 and 1972, at a time when all birth control was illegal for healthy people.  How did men and women who came face-to-face with the eugenics program resist, accept, or ultimately fight against a program designed to control a population?