History

New awards to keep local history alive

Finding ways to cultivate interest in local heritage and history and encourage its research is the impetus behind two new awards recently created by the Department of History.

Department head Miriam Wright says the Windsor area has a fascinating history that is central to North America but there is still relatively little written about it by local historians.

“Both awards are a wish to recognize the work people in the community do to keep the history, the heritage and the stories of this region alive.” Wright says.

Paul-Matthias Tyrell poses in front of Ambassador BridgeVisiting scholar Paul-Matthias Tyrell will discuss his research into local cross-border history in a public lecture Tuesday entitled “Cars, booze and munitions: The Detroit-Windsor borderland economy in historical perspective, 1896-1946.”

Talk to focus on Windsor-Detroit history of cars, booze and guns

Visiting scholar Paul-Matthias Tyrell will discuss his research into local cross-border history in a public lecture Tuesday.

Kathleen McCroneHistory professor emeritus Kathleen McCrone will discuss Music and the Woman Question in Late-Victorian England in a public lecture Wednesday.

Lecture to consider Victorian concepts of women and music

History professor emeritus Kathleen McCrone will discuss Music and the Woman Question in Late-Victorian England in a public lecture Wednesday.

Lecture to discuss role of judiciary in resolving political disputes

In an era of judicialized politics, Canadians increasingly rely on the courts to resolve issues of public policy, says a researcher who will speak on the UWindsor campus Wednesday.

Kate Puddister will deliver a free public lecture entitled “Seeking Judicial Advice: Canadian Reference Cases 1949 to 2014,” November 5 at 4 p.m. in McPherson Lounge, Alumni Hall.

Dr. Puddister is a doctoral fellow in the Research Group on Constitutional Studies at McGill University. Her appearance in Windsor is sponsored by the Faculty of Law and the history and political science departments.