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ABOUT US

The History Department studies the past to prepare historically informed global
citizens for the challenges of today and tomorrow. Our faculty and students
produce historical knowledge and interpretations that reveal how and why the
past matters.

We have several areas of research focus in history: Canadian, Digital,
Environmental/ Science/Medicine, Gender/Women, Indigenous, International/Global,
Public History, Social/Cultural, and War/Conflict. Several of our faculty have
cross-appointments to other departments or programs.

In geographic terms, we teach undergraduate and graduate courses on Canada, the
United States, Europe, East Asia, Middle East, and Africa. Our department
supports an undergraduate program in International Relations, in conjunction
with the Department of Political Science, and we run an undergraduate program in
American Studies. Our graduate students earn a PhD in History or MA in History.
The MA options include a 12-month program, a 2-year program with a thesis, and a
Public History field.

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NEWS AND UPDATES


IS PUTIN DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM STALIN’S MILITARY PURGE? DESPITE PARALLELS,
PROBABLY NOT



Assistant Professor Oleksa Drachewych's latest article featured in the
Communication takes a look at Putin's recent actions in relation to another well
known leader of Russia - Josef Stalin.

Drachewych writes that repression in Putin’s Russia since February 2022 has
parallels to Stalinist terror. Drachewych's research, stemming from a 2022
analysis, looks at parallels between Soviet atrocities during the Second World
War and Russia’s atrocities in Ukraine today. Some of these parallels are
instructive.




TRUDEAU URGES POPE TO RETURN INDIGENOUS ITEMS HELD IN THE VATICAN’S COLLECTION



Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged Pope Francis on Friday to escalate
reconciliation efforts with Indigenous peoples in Canada by returning cultural
items stowed away in the Vatican’s extensive collection of artifacts.

In social media posts on Instagram, Facebook and X, Mr. Trudeau said
he thanked the Pope for reconciliation efforts so far, and said he is advocating
for the next step – returning cultural belongings to First Nations, Inuit and
Métis peoples in Canada.

Assistant Professor Cody Groat is featured in this article, pointing out the
significance of Mr. Trudeau's comments.




GIVE US ACCESS TO THESE IMPORTANT ARCHIVES, HISTORIANS PLEAD WITH LONDON
HOSPITAL OFFICIALS



Great to hear Michelle Hamilton on London Morning, talking about this important
petition to Save Victoria Hospital archives.

For three years, local archivists and historians have been trying to get their
hands on hundreds of boxes of documents they say hold vital pieces of London's
medical history and are currently sitting in a basement room at Victoria
Hospital.

What's stopping them? London Health Sciences Centre officials won't let anyone
look at the documents, said Michelle Hamilton, a historian and professor at
Western University, who was brought in to work with the Vision SoHo Alliance in
2021 to document the culture and history of the South of Horton neighbourhood
and its now-demolished South Street Hospital.




A RUSSIAN MISSILE EXPLODED NEAR ZELENSKYY. EXPERTS SAY THE UKRAINIAN LEADER'S
STILL PUTIN'S TOP TARGET



A missile strike on Odesa on Wednesday put these dangers in full view of the
visiting leader of Greece, as well as Ukrainian President Volodymyr
Zelenskyy, when the missile reportedly hit less than a kilometre from where they
were meeting.

If Russia were to somehow kill the Ukrainian leader, Dyczok, a Western history
and political science professor said it would undoubtedly be "a huge blow" to
the country — though it would not stop Kyiv's fight.

Dyczok notes Zelenskyy addresses his fellow Ukrainians every night via video, as
part of his efforts to stay connected to the people living through war on a
daily basis.

 




TWO YEARS OF WAR



On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks with Steven
Pifer, who served as U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine from 1998-2000 and is currently
embedded at Stanford University’s Center for International Security and
Cooperation, and Marta Dyczok, an Associate Professor of History and Political
Science at the University of Western Ontario and CERES Fellow at the University
of Toronto. Enjoy…

 




‘IN SOUL, YOU ARE THERE’: UKRAINIAN STUDENTS REFLECT ON 2ND ANNIVERSARY OF
RUSSIAN INVASION



Nyshchei, a Ukrainian PhD student in History describes being a student
throughout the war as feeling “split.” While she can’t envision a clear future
with her friends and family back home remaining in danger, she lives in London
safely attending classes and socializing with friends.

Nyshchei wants to thank her professors, staff and fellow history students for
helping her overcome the confusion about the new academic system and unfamiliar
country. 




WHEN THEY DIED, THEY WERE BURIED WITHOUT A MARKER. INSIDE THE QUEST TO RESTORE
DIGNITY TO SOME OF ONTARIO’S FORGOTTEN



When Cody Groat was a kid, he’d ride his bike around a seemingly empty swath of
ground in the local cemetery. Townsfolk, too, out for a stroll, would promenade
past the clearing, thinking it was to accommodate future burials.

But below the grass-covered field — about the size of a youth soccer pitch —
there were bodies, hundreds upon hundreds, laid to rest without marker or
memorial.

It would take Groat, now all grown up and an assistant professor at Western
University, to uncover the richness of history buried there, of people whose
stories would reveal how generations have treated their impoverished, their
shunned, their forgotten.




CBC NEWS REPORTS ON SEARCH TO FINISH HER FAMILY TREE THAT LED THIS CHICAGO WOMAN
TO AN UNMARKED GRAVE IN INGERSOLL, ONT



Robin Moore was searching for months to find any information about her
great-great grandfather, who was an African American settler to Canada in the
19th century, for a family tree she's building. 

After several calls and lots of research, Moore, who lives in Chicago, found a
potential connection in the southwestern Ontario town of Ingersoll, east of
London, where her ancestor James Hisson may have been laid to rest. 

When Moore visited Ingersoll, she connected with Western University Indigenous
studies and History professor, Cody Groat, who grew up in the town and is
overseeing the research project.




CBC NEWS INTERVIEWS RESEARCHERS LOOKING TO TELL STORIES OF INGERSOLL'S FORGOTTEN
AT UNMARKED GRAVESITE



This summer, Indigenous studies and history professor Cody Groat and history
students Rebecca Small and Emily Kirk, are among a team of historians,
archaeologists and students at Western who are working to uncover the history
and tell the stories of the more than 350 community members who are buried
there.

Groat, with the assistance of Small and Kirk, and in collaboration with the
Ingersoll Rural Cemetery Board, the Town of Ingersoll and the Township of Zorra,
are now working to memorialize and remember these community members, planning to
erect a headstone on the site with the names of everyone for whom this is their
final resting place.




LEGACY GIFT OF $2M LARGEST EVER FOR WESTERN LIBRARIES

Western Libraries recently received its largest donation to date. A $2 million
gift from the estate of Halina and James Russell (Rus) Robinson will give
students and scholars access to rich resources in the emerging fields of
military and veterans history.
Jonathan Vance, Distinguished University Professor and J.B. Smallman Chair in
the department of history, said the signature collection created through Rus and
Halina’s generosity will set Western apart.
“It gives students at all levels unparalleled access to the most important
literature in military history, making Western a magnet for young researchers
interested in the field.”


TEN SUMMER READS BY WESTERN FACULTY AND ALUMNI



For the beach, backyard or your bedside table, Western News suggests 10 summer
reads written by faculty and alumni.

Included in this list is Out Here: Governor Sir Humprey Walwyn's Quarterly
Reports from NewFoundland, 1936-1946, authored by Peter Neary (1938-2024),
professor emeritus, department of History and Melvin Baker.

Cowritten with Melvin Baker, this book centers on Walwyn, the British-appointed
governor of Newfoundland during a period of remarkable change, culminating in
Newfoundland’s union with Canada in 1949.




IS PUTIN DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM STALIN’S MILITARY PURGE? DESPITE PARALLELS,
PROBABLY NOT



Assistant Professor Oleksa Drachewych's latest article featured in the
Communication takes a look at Putin's recent actions in relation to another well
known leader of Russia - Josef Stalin.

Drachewych writes that repression in Putin’s Russia since February 2022 has
parallels to Stalinist terror. Drachewych's research, stemming from a 2022
analysis, looks at parallels between Soviet atrocities during the Second World
War and Russia’s atrocities in Ukraine today. Some of these parallels are
instructive.




TRUDEAU URGES POPE TO RETURN INDIGENOUS ITEMS HELD IN THE VATICAN’S COLLECTION



Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged Pope Francis on Friday to escalate
reconciliation efforts with Indigenous peoples in Canada by returning cultural
items stowed away in the Vatican’s extensive collection of artifacts.

In social media posts on Instagram, Facebook and X, Mr. Trudeau said
he thanked the Pope for reconciliation efforts so far, and said he is advocating
for the next step – returning cultural belongings to First Nations, Inuit and
Métis peoples in Canada.

Assistant Professor Cody Groat is featured in this article, pointing out the
significance of Mr. Trudeau's comments.




GIVE US ACCESS TO THESE IMPORTANT ARCHIVES, HISTORIANS PLEAD WITH LONDON
HOSPITAL OFFICIALS



Great to hear Michelle Hamilton on London Morning, talking about this important
petition to Save Victoria Hospital archives.

For three years, local archivists and historians have been trying to get their
hands on hundreds of boxes of documents they say hold vital pieces of London's
medical history and are currently sitting in a basement room at Victoria
Hospital.

What's stopping them? London Health Sciences Centre officials won't let anyone
look at the documents, said Michelle Hamilton, a historian and professor at
Western University, who was brought in to work with the Vision SoHo Alliance in
2021 to document the culture and history of the South of Horton neighbourhood
and its now-demolished South Street Hospital.




A RUSSIAN MISSILE EXPLODED NEAR ZELENSKYY. EXPERTS SAY THE UKRAINIAN LEADER'S
STILL PUTIN'S TOP TARGET



A missile strike on Odesa on Wednesday put these dangers in full view of the
visiting leader of Greece, as well as Ukrainian President Volodymyr
Zelenskyy, when the missile reportedly hit less than a kilometre from where they
were meeting.

If Russia were to somehow kill the Ukrainian leader, Dyczok, a Western history
and political science professor said it would undoubtedly be "a huge blow" to
the country — though it would not stop Kyiv's fight.

Dyczok notes Zelenskyy addresses his fellow Ukrainians every night via video, as
part of his efforts to stay connected to the people living through war on a
daily basis.

 




TWO YEARS OF WAR



On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks with Steven
Pifer, who served as U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine from 1998-2000 and is currently
embedded at Stanford University’s Center for International Security and
Cooperation, and Marta Dyczok, an Associate Professor of History and Political
Science at the University of Western Ontario and CERES Fellow at the University
of Toronto. Enjoy…

 




‘IN SOUL, YOU ARE THERE’: UKRAINIAN STUDENTS REFLECT ON 2ND ANNIVERSARY OF
RUSSIAN INVASION



Nyshchei, a Ukrainian PhD student in History describes being a student
throughout the war as feeling “split.” While she can’t envision a clear future
with her friends and family back home remaining in danger, she lives in London
safely attending classes and socializing with friends.

Nyshchei wants to thank her professors, staff and fellow history students for
helping her overcome the confusion about the new academic system and unfamiliar
country. 




WHEN THEY DIED, THEY WERE BURIED WITHOUT A MARKER. INSIDE THE QUEST TO RESTORE
DIGNITY TO SOME OF ONTARIO’S FORGOTTEN



When Cody Groat was a kid, he’d ride his bike around a seemingly empty swath of
ground in the local cemetery. Townsfolk, too, out for a stroll, would promenade
past the clearing, thinking it was to accommodate future burials.

But below the grass-covered field — about the size of a youth soccer pitch —
there were bodies, hundreds upon hundreds, laid to rest without marker or
memorial.

It would take Groat, now all grown up and an assistant professor at Western
University, to uncover the richness of history buried there, of people whose
stories would reveal how generations have treated their impoverished, their
shunned, their forgotten.




CBC NEWS REPORTS ON SEARCH TO FINISH HER FAMILY TREE THAT LED THIS CHICAGO WOMAN
TO AN UNMARKED GRAVE IN INGERSOLL, ONT



Robin Moore was searching for months to find any information about her
great-great grandfather, who was an African American settler to Canada in the
19th century, for a family tree she's building. 

After several calls and lots of research, Moore, who lives in Chicago, found a
potential connection in the southwestern Ontario town of Ingersoll, east of
London, where her ancestor James Hisson may have been laid to rest. 

When Moore visited Ingersoll, she connected with Western University Indigenous
studies and History professor, Cody Groat, who grew up in the town and is
overseeing the research project.




CBC NEWS INTERVIEWS RESEARCHERS LOOKING TO TELL STORIES OF INGERSOLL'S FORGOTTEN
AT UNMARKED GRAVESITE



This summer, Indigenous studies and history professor Cody Groat and history
students Rebecca Small and Emily Kirk, are among a team of historians,
archaeologists and students at Western who are working to uncover the history
and tell the stories of the more than 350 community members who are buried
there.

Groat, with the assistance of Small and Kirk, and in collaboration with the
Ingersoll Rural Cemetery Board, the Town of Ingersoll and the Township of Zorra,
are now working to memorialize and remember these community members, planning to
erect a headstone on the site with the names of everyone for whom this is their
final resting place.




LEGACY GIFT OF $2M LARGEST EVER FOR WESTERN LIBRARIES

Western Libraries recently received its largest donation to date. A $2 million
gift from the estate of Halina and James Russell (Rus) Robinson will give
students and scholars access to rich resources in the emerging fields of
military and veterans history.
Jonathan Vance, Distinguished University Professor and J.B. Smallman Chair in
the department of history, said the signature collection created through Rus and
Halina’s generosity will set Western apart.
“It gives students at all levels unparalleled access to the most important
literature in military history, making Western a magnet for young researchers
interested in the field.”


TEN SUMMER READS BY WESTERN FACULTY AND ALUMNI



For the beach, backyard or your bedside table, Western News suggests 10 summer
reads written by faculty and alumni.

Included in this list is Out Here: Governor Sir Humprey Walwyn's Quarterly
Reports from NewFoundland, 1936-1946, authored by Peter Neary (1938-2024),
professor emeritus, department of History and Melvin Baker.

Cowritten with Melvin Baker, this book centers on Walwyn, the British-appointed
governor of Newfoundland during a period of remarkable change, culminating in
Newfoundland’s union with Canada in 1949.




IS PUTIN DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM STALIN’S MILITARY PURGE? DESPITE PARALLELS,
PROBABLY NOT



Assistant Professor Oleksa Drachewych's latest article featured in the
Communication takes a look at Putin's recent actions in relation to another well
known leader of Russia - Josef Stalin.

Drachewych writes that repression in Putin’s Russia since February 2022 has
parallels to Stalinist terror. Drachewych's research, stemming from a 2022
analysis, looks at parallels between Soviet atrocities during the Second World
War and Russia’s atrocities in Ukraine today. Some of these parallels are
instructive.







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Research Seminar Series
Marta Dyczok, Associate Professor (History and Political Science)
Ukraine, not 'the' Ukraine
Thursday, November 14, 2024
12:30pm (ET)
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McCaffrey Seminar Series
Ryan McLachlan, PhD Student
"Not Because You're Right but Simply Because You're British": Provided and
Promised American Material Support During the Falklands War
Thursday, November 28, 2024
12:30pm (ET)



 

2nd Annual History Show n' Tell for the United Way Elgin Middlesex
Friday, December 6, 2024
12:30-2:30pm
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