History

This in-person lecture is free and open to the public.

The lecture will also be available online as a Zoom webinar. For registration, click the link below

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CguCYE2oTieMuZyxrLZluA

Academic Advising

For all your Academic Advising needs contact the following:

Chair of the History Department - Dr. Mark Meuwese m.meuwese@uwinnipeg.ca

Undergraduate History advisor - Dr. James Hanley at j.hanley@uwinnipeg.ca

Graduate Studies - Dr. Ryan Eyford at r.eyford@uwinnipeg.ca

Features

Indigenous History Winner - Carolyn Lawton

Congratulations to the 2021-22 Indigenous History Essay Prize winner "Carolyn Lawton"

New Website for the Manitoba Tuberculosis History Project

To coincide with National Indigenous Peoples Day, the Manitoba Indigenous Tuberculosis History Project (MITHR) has launched a brand-new website, , with access to educational and historical resources about Indigenous patients at the tuberculosis hospitals. see the full story here.

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3 year BA History Gold Medal winner

Congratulations! to Sandesh Fernandez for being History's Gold Medal winner for the highest GPA in a 3 year Bachelor of Arts Majoring in History.

Honouring Canada's History Champions - Alumni Kelly Hiebert

University of Winnipeg Alumni awarded - GOVERNOR GENERAL’S HISTORY AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING. Kelly Hiebert The Westwood Historical Society, a school organization led by teacher Kelly Hiebert and his students at Westwood Collegiate, has created a documentary on the rise of hate and antisemitism in Canada. For the full list of receipients: https://www.canadashistory.ca/explore/awards/honouring-canada-s-history-champions

Indigenous History Essay Prize winner - Emily Gartner

Emily Gartners essay "Indigenization at the Manitoba Museum through Metis Exhibits" is the 2021 winner of the Indigenous History Essay Prize

New Faculty member for History of Art

The University of Winnipeg and the History Department would like to introduce Cathy Mattes our newest member of the History of Art Department. Cathy Mattes is a Michif (Southwest Manitoba) curator, writer, and now Associate Professor in History of Art, join us in welcoming Cathy.