History

About Us

Local Roots, Global Reach

 

The Department of History at the University of Winnipeg is a community of scholars, faculty members, undergraduate students, and graduate students dedicated to the study of the past. The Department offers courses and supports research in a wide range of areas, themes, and eras, from Winnipeg itself to Canada and the Americas and from Europe to Africa and Asia.

Our study of the global experiences of humankind is rooted in an appreciation of the history of our own city and province. Closely associated with the Department is the Centre for Rupert’s Land Studies. The University of Winnipeg is also a member of the Newberry Consortium for American Indian Studies.  We are committed to building and maintaining relationships with Indigenous communities both within and external to the University of Winnipeg.

Collectively our twenty-three full-time Department members and sixteen part-time members come from a broad and diverse range of backgrounds, having received their training at the University of Winnipeg itself and Institutions elsewhere in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Africa. Indigenous history, histories of colonization, decolonization and diaspora, and histories of global oppression and resistance are among the Department’'s areas of strength. Affiliated with the Department are two endowed chairs in multicultural studies, the Chair in Mennonite Studies, held by Royden Loewen, and the Chair in German-Canadian Studies, held by Alexander Freund. The holders of these chairs conduct research, offer courses, and promote scholarship in their areas of specialization.

Our students too bring to the university community their experiences in Winnipeg, Manitoba, other parts of Canada, and the world. Along with undergraduate and graduate programmes in History, the Department offers an undergraduate programme in the History of Art. The Joint Master's Program in History is offered in partnership with the University of Manitoba. The Department actively contributes to the University’s commitment to accessibility and offers its Bachelor of Arts programme at the Winnipeg Education Centre.