A Piece Of Work: The HSA

Dalton Liggett, current HSA President, discusses the relationships between gay identity, performances (and non-performances) of masculinity, and experiences of violence amongst gay men in the inter-war period.

Jeffrey Rowe, a McGill Masters Student, discusses how spiritualism fit into the Canadian imagination and how the elusive issues of fraudulence work towards legislator’s enforcement of Canada’s witchcraft throughout the twentieth century.

Robin Vochelet, a fourth year McGill undergraduate student, describes his research on the development of post-independence Singapore, covering the “Mother Tongue Policy” and the controversial theory of “Asian Values.”

Dr. Mike Davis, a recent McGill PhD graduate, discusses past Governor of Louisiana, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, and his engagement in ritual tattooing.

Lauren Parison, a first year graduate student, discusses her research on the relationships between the Muslim, Christian, and Jewish citizens of al-Andalus, emphasizing female and familial relations within such topic. 

Felicity Brassard, a McGill student majoring in East Asian studies and creator of the podcast “Time Crunch History”, explains her journey of understanding master narratives throughout history.