All Things History with UMHiSA

Welcome to another episode of ‘All Things History with UMHiSA’!

In this episode, host Hannah Belec, speaks to Dr. Jocelyn Thorpe, an Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies and History at the University of Manitoba. The pair discuss Professor Thorpe’s Canadian Social History course and her approaches to social history in both her teaching and research. They also speak on Canadian social issues, like colonialism, with a critical race, power, feminist, and environmental lens.

Welcome to the strike edition of ‘All Things History with UMHiSA’ in collaboration with Students Supporting UMFA (SSUMFA).

In this episode, co-hosts Olivia Macdonald Mager and Hannah Belec speak with three members of SSUMFA: Fardeen Zareef, Mads Meyer-Parr, and Jayden Walker. The panel discusses the history of labour strikes at the University of Manitoba, the formation of SSUMFA, and the impact of the strike on students’ lives and studies at the U of M.The panel also discusses the U of M administration’s current bargaining position regarding the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA), their public relations strategy aimed towards students and media, and the Government of Manitoba’s current policy position concerning postsecondary education. 

SSUMFA Links:

Website: https://www.ssumfa.ca/ 

Instagram: https://instagram.com/studentssupportingumfa?utm_medium=copy_link

Twittter: https://twitter.com/supportingumfa?s=21

Welcome to the fourth episode of ‘All Things History with UMHiSA’!

In this episode, host Olivia Macdonald Mager, speaks to Associate Professor Greg Bak, the sole professor of Archival Studies at the University of Manitoba and University of Winnipeg Joint Master’s Program in History. The pair discuss dominant trends within archival studies, including processes of archival decolonization and the role of digital archives in an increasingly digital world.

Other talking points include a discussion of why archivists destroy documents, why all archives aren’t digitized, the role of legacy technologies in the archival process, and the process of correcting problematic narratives in colonial archives.

In this episode of All Things History with UMHiSA, host Celeste chats with University of Manitoba instructor George Buri about the importance of learning history. The pair have discussions about why learning from historical events, places and people is important for everyone to learn, not just post-secondary students. Topics in this episode include historical processing, historical reasoning, historiography, revisionist history, nostalgia, antiquity, academic writing, and philosophy.

Welcome to the second episode of ‘All Things History with UMHiSA!

In this episode, host Hannah Belec, speaks to Dr. Roisin Cossar, University of Manitoba Medieval History Professor and Acting-Head of the History Department. The pair discuss the experiences of students, educators, and researchers during the pandemic. What worked, what did not work, and what was learned in the virtual space is contemplated.

Other talking points include Professor Cossar's current virtual-collaborative project, with Dr. Jason Brown and student Allegra Chiarella, involving the transcription and translation of a 15th century Italian register that outlines the expulsion and interrogation of concubines by Dominican inquisitor, Fra Bartolomeo de Ferrara.