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How things get forgotten: An example from Newfoundland. The 17th century Welsh colonizers
Cabot Martin
January 28, 2016
Before Beaumont Hamel, there was Gallipoli
Keynote Address by Prof. Kahraman Şakul, Istanbul Şehir University
November 14, 2015
A symposium on the Gallipoli campaign from Newfoundland and Turkish perspectives Bruneau Centre for Innovation and Science, Innovation Hall (IIC-2001) St. John’s Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland. See full program.
Lives Lived: Person and Place in Newfoundland Biographical Writing
Jeff Webb, Vicki Hallett, and Patrick Mannion
October 29, 2015
A panel in partnership with the Dictionary of Canadian Biography The Panelists: Jeff Webb (Department of History) “Rethinking the Individual: Biographies of Collaborative Circles” and Vicki Hallett (Department of Gender Studies) “Life Narrative, People, and Place: Why I Didn’t Write a Biography of a Newfoundland Poet.” Patrick Mannion, chair. In partnership with the Dictionary of… Read More
2015 George Story Lecture: The Pirate Who Never Was? Eric Cobham and Invention in History
Olaf Janzen
April 30, 2015
Those who ventured into the Newfoundland fishery and trade during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were confronted by many risks – hazards of navigation, uncertain conditions in the fishery, unpredictable markets. The frequent wars of the period could bring attacks on shipping and shore stations by hostile warships and privateers, while piracy could become a… Read More