History
| RYERSON HISTORY SOCIETY AND THE RYERSON HISTORY ON FILM CLUB |
The student-run Ryerson History Society (RHS) organizes events in and around the university campus. Keynote speakers have given lectures on a variety of topics affecting the world in both the past and the present, including “The Greatest Art Fraud of the 20th Century,” “The Balkan Conflict,” “The British Empire and its Effects on Canadian Culture,” and “Change and Continuity in U.S. Intelligence.” The RHS also screens films in conjunction with the Ryerson Philosophy Club.
The Ryerson History on Film Club (RHFC) is a branch of the RHS, which focuses on the depiction and interpretation of historical events in the celluloid medium. The RHFC screens films with a historical dimension from around the world. Ryerson professors from different departments introduce the films and lead discussion afterwards.
These two groups bring an appreciation of both history and current affairs to a wider audience and welcome everyone in the university community to participate in their activities.
For more information, check out www.kislenko.com.
| UPCOMING AND RECENT EVENTS |
| 04 April 2012 | The International Issues Discussion (IID) series at Ryerson University is pleased to present the sixth and final talk in its special Winter 2012 series, Following the Current: A Forum on Global Affairs and News Media Today. Our guest will be Nahlah Ayed, veteran foreign correspondent for CBC television, radio, and online media, and one of Canada’s best-known reporters. Based in the Middle East for seven years, she most recently covered the “Arab Spring” from Egypt and Libya. She has won numerous awards for her work, including three Gemini nominations for reports from the field and an honorary doctorate from the University of Manitoba for distinguished achievement. The event will be held Wednesday, April 4, from 6:30-8:30pm, in the George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, room ENG 103, Ryerson University (245 Church Street, see: www.ryerson.ca/maps ) All are welcome and admission is free.
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| 28 March 2012 | The International Issues Discussion (IID) series at Ryerson University is pleased to present the fifth talk in its special Winter 2012 series, Following the Current: A Forum on Global Affairs and News Media Today.
Our guest will be Hadani Ditmars, veteran journalist and photographer, and author of the best-selling book, Dancing in the No-Fly Zone - covering the pre and post-invasion realities of life in Iraq between 1997 and 2003. Over the past twenty years her work has appeared in the New York Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Globe and Mail, Newsweek, Time, Maclean’s and a host of other major publications. She has also provided current affairs commentary for CBC and BBC radio and television, OMNI TV, and numerous other media outlets. Covering many events and issues from places like Beirut, Tehran, Jerusalem, and Baghdad, Ditmars draws on diverse and unique experiences in the field. The title of her talk will be, “Dancing in No-Fly Zones: Reflections on Two Decades of Reporting from the Middle East.” The event will be held Wednesday, March 28, from 6:30-8:30pm, in the George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, room ENG 103, Ryerson University (245 Church Street, see: www.ryerson.ca/maps ) All are welcome and admission is free. Founded in 2005, the IID is a non-partisan, student-led forum designed to engage all members of the Ryerson University community on major events and issues in contemporary global affairs through reasoned, objective, and scholarly discourse. For further details about the IID and our series please see http://iid.kislenko.com or contact the IID student leaders at ryerson.international.issues@gmail.com .
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| 22 March 2012 | On behalf of Dr. Carl Benn, Chair of the Department of History, it is my pleasure to invite you to a special seminar discussion on careers in international relations and intelligence with the Government of Canada.
Our guest will be Dr. Linda Goldthorp, who served as Director General of Intelligence Production at the Department of National Defence, and formerly the Senior Policy Planning Advisor for the Private Office of the Secretary General of NATO. In her capacity, she provided intelligence analysis and advice on a host of major international issues and crises, such as Kosovo, East Timor, Bosnia, Northern Ireland, and Iraq. In August 2011 she was appointed as the first Public Servant in Residence at the University of Toronto. Dr. Goldthorp will be discussing how best students can pursue careers in intelligence, the foreign service, and other international relations fields, as well as what skills the Government of Canada looks for in prospective employees. This seminar will be Thursday, March 22, 4:00-6:00 pm, in POD 368 (Podium Building: 350 Victoria Street: see www.ryerson.ca/maps ) at Ryerson University, Toronto. Seating is limited so RSVPs are appreciated. Please email Dr. Arne Kislenko at akislenk@ryerson.ca to reserve a seat, or if you have questions. Colleagues, please feel free to pass along this information to your students.
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| 21 March 2012 | The International Issues Discussion (IID) series at Ryerson University is pleased to present the fourth talk in its special Winter 2012 series, Following the Current: A Forum on Global Affairs and News Media Today.
Our guest will be Michelle Shephard, National Security reporter for the Toronto Star and author of the critically acclaimed book, Decade of Fear: Reporting from Terrorism’s Grey Zone. For the past ten years she has travelled through some of the most dangerous regions of the world, and covered national and international politics from the corridors of power in Washington and elsewhere. She was also associate producer of the powerful documentary, Under Fire; dealing with the tremendous hazards confronting front-line war correspondents. Winner of several top journalism prizes in Canada, including (twice) the National Newspaper Award and the Governor General’s Michener Award for Public Service Journalism, Ms. Shephard is widely regarded as one of the leading experts in Canada on national/international security issues. The event will be held Wednesday, March 21, from 6:30-8:30pm, in the George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, room ENG 103, Ryerson University (245 Church Street, see: www.ryerson.ca/maps ) All are welcome and admission is free. Founded in 2005, the IID is a non-partisan, student-led forum designed to engage all members of the Ryerson University community on major events and issues in contemporary global affairs through reasoned, objective, and scholarly discourse. For further details about the IID and our series please see http://iid.kislenko.com or contact the IID student leaders at ryerson.international.issues@gmail.com .
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| 16 March 2012 | The Department of History at Ryerson University is pleased to welcome the Mosaic Institute as it hosts a one-day conference on peace and development in the Middle East called The Citizen Summit: Young Canadians’ Day of Dialogue for Peace in the Middle East. The conference will take place on Friday, March 16th, 2012 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Oakham Conference House at Ryerson University (63 Gould Street, Toronto: see http://www.ryerson.ca/maps) The forum brings together UofMosaic chapters at Ryerson, the University of Toronto, and York University, all of which have been trying to facilitate reasoned and objective discussion about the Middle East on their respective campuses.
The Citizen Summit will be a day-long event that will consist of panel discussions focusing on such topics as the emergence of various “people’s movements” in the Middle East, the related disappearance and/or weakening of so many regional dictators, the Palestinian bid for recognition of statehood from the UN, and the implications that this wave of change across the Middle East has for democracy, development, and Canada's interests. The Citizen Summit will also feature a panel about opportunities for Canadian youth-led, in-region dialogue and development initiatives to contribute constructively to a grassroots peace movement in the Middle East. A luncheon keynote address by a prominent peace innovator, and small group dialogue sessions with trained mediators, will also be part of the event. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit http://citizensummit.eventbrite.com/ or http://www.facebook.com/events/345800165453156/ Some of the confirmed speakers and moderators at the event include: Daniel Levy, Marie-Joelle Zahar, Margaret MacMillan, Michael Bell, Hind Aboud Kabawat, Arne Kislenko, Derek Penslar, and representatives from Peace it Together, Operation Groundswell, the Canadian International Scientific Exchange Program, and Save the Children.
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| 08 March 2012 | Just a reminder from the Department of History at Ryerson University about the Canadian International Council (Toronto Branch) first annual Ryerson-University of Toronto foreign policy student debate.
The debate question will be: “This House believes that Canada’s influencing role in the world is in terminal decline.” Speaking in favour is the team from Ryerson. Speaking against is the team from the University of Toronto. Comments – and voting - from the House (the audience) will be part of the proceedings! The event will be held Thursday, March 8 at 7:00 pm in the George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, room ENG 103, Ryerson University (245 Church Street, see: www.ryerson.ca/maps ) All are welcome and admission is free. A poster advertising the talk is attached. For further information about the CIC, see www.cictoronto.ca Please come out in support of the students as we begin a hopefully long-standing tradition!
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| 29 February 2012 | The International Issues Discussion (IID) series at Ryerson University is pleased to present the third talk in its special Winter 2012 series, Following the Current: A Forum on Global Affairs and News Media Today.
Our guest will be Brian Stewart, one of Canada’s best known and most respected foreign correspondents. For decades he has reported from around the world for CBC’s The National. He has filed award-winning reports and acclaimed documentaries from Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, and Rwanda: where he uncovered advance warnings of the mass murders. Currently the Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto, Mr. Stewart is one of this country’s foremost experts on contemporary international relations, and particularly media coverage of them. His lecture is entitled "Hope Out of the Ruins: Stories of Optimism, Altruism, and Courage from Around the World." The event will be held Wednesday, February 29, from 6:30-8:30pm, in the George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, room ENG 103, Ryerson University (245 Church Street, see: www.ryerson.ca/maps) All are welcome and admission is free. [ View / Print Poster ]
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| 15 February 2012 | In recognition of the one-year anniversary of the “Arab Spring”, the International Issues Discussion (IID) series at Ryerson University is pleased to present a special round-table discussion on democratic transitions in the world today; The Struggle for Democracy: Part II.
Our guests will be former Canadian Ambassador and Diplomat in Residence at Ryerson University, Jeremy Kinsman; the recent Canadian Ambassador to Egypt, Ferry de Kerckhove; career diplomat Ben Rowswell from the Center for Strategic and International Studies; and Dr. Arne Kislenko from the Department of History at Ryerson. They will be giving short talks on current or prospective developments in the Arab world, Russia, and Burma, with discussion (and audience engagement) following on the broader questions of democratic transitions elsewhere in the world. The event will be held Wednesday, February 15, from 6:30-9:30pm, in the George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, room ENG 103, Ryerson University (245 Church Street, see: www.ryerson.ca/maps.) Light refreshments will be available. All are welcome and admission is free. [ View / Print Poster ]
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| 08 February 2012 | On behalf of the U of Mosaic at Ryerson University, I am pleased to invite you to attend the third seminar in a special series on Middle East dialogues: THE FOURTH STAGE OF THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT; a talk by Dr. Alan Dowty, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, and Senior Associate for Middle East Studies of the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame.
The event will be held Wednesday, February 8, 6:30-8:30 pm in TRSM 1146 (the Ted Rogers School of Management) at Ryerson University. Please see www.ryerson.ca/maps for location details. The dialogue aspires to be a space where common understanding is fostered by students’ commitment to promoting healthy exchanges between diaspora communities in order to influence Canada’s foreign policy, and to identify joint opportunities for grassroots peace-building. An initiative of The Mosaic Institute (www.mosaicinstitute.ca ), the UofMosaic is a program to encourage Canadian university students to confront old conflicts, become purveyors of peace on campus, and help strengthen their fellow Canadians' commitment to fostering peace, pluralism and good government around the world - starting right here at home. Everyone is welcome, and the event is free. [ View/Print Poster ] |
| 01 February 2012 | The International Issues Discussion (IID) series at Ryerson University is pleased to present the second talk in its special Winter 2012 series, Following the Current: A Forum on Global Affairs and News Media Today.
Our guest will be John Owen, professor of international journalism at the City University in London, England. He spent over twenty years with CBC: five years as the Chief News Editor of TV News, and six years as the Chief of Foreign Bureau. He is Chairman of London’s Frontline Club, Trustee of the George Soros Open Society Foundation, and an internationally acclaimed author. Among his publications, he was co-editor and contributor to the 2008 book, International News Reporting: Frontlines and Deadlines. Mr. Owen’s lecture is entitled "Hard News, Hard Times for the Media: Will the News Get Better?" The event will be held Wednesday, February 1, from 6:30-8:30pm, in the George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, room ENG 103, Ryerson University (245 Church Street, see: www.ryerson.ca/maps ) All are welcome and admission is free. [ View / Print Poster ]
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| 25 January 2012 | On behalf of the U of Mosaic at Ryerson University, I am pleased to invite you to attend the second seminar in a special series on Middle East dialogues: Palestinians Outside Palestine: Refugees, the “Right of Return,” and Prospects for Peace.
The event will be held Wednesday, January 25, 6:30-8:30 pm in ENG 103 (the George Vari Engineering Building) at Ryerson University. Please see www.ryerson.ca/maps for location details. The dialogue aspires to be a space where common understanding is fostered by students’ commitment to promoting healthy exchanges between diaspora communities in order to influence Canada’s foreign policy, and to identify joint opportunities for grassroots peace-building. An initiative of The Mosaic Institute (www.mosaicinstitute.ca), the UofMosaic is a program to encourage Canadian university students to confront old conflicts, become purveyors of peace on campus, and help strengthen their fellow Canadians' commitment to fostering peace, pluralism and good government around the world - starting right here at home. The Northern District Branch of the TPL is located at 40 Orchard View Boulevard (the first block north of Eglinton Avenue, on the west side of Yonge Street). Refreshments will be served before the lecture from 7:10 p.m. For more information, call (416)393-7610. All are welcome and admission is free. [ View / Print Poster ] |
| 25 January 2012 | Dr. Carl Benn will present an illustrated lecture on the “War of 1812” at the Northern District Branch of the Toronto Public Library at 7:30 p.m.
The War of 1812, which engulfed United States, Great Britain, her Canadian colonies, and the First Nations of the Great Lakes and upper Mississippi regions, was a dramatic and formative event in North American history. In this illustrated presentation, Carl Benn explores the war’s complex origins, confused campaigns, and misunderstood conclusions in order to clarify the course of the conflict and its larger historical meanings. Carl Benn, Chair of the Department of History, came to Ryerson University in 2008 after working in the museum field for 34 years. His last post in that field was Chief Curator of the City of Toronto’s Museums and Heritage Services. His main areas of academic interest centre on Euroamerican and First Nations history in eastern North America before the 20th century. He has published extensively in journals and other venues, and his books include Historic Fort York (1993); The Iroquois in the War of 1812 (1998); The War of 1812 (2002); and Mohawks on the Nile: Natives Among the Canadian Voyageurs in Egypt, 1884-85 (2009). He currently is completing a book on aboriginal memoirs from 1812-15, and then intends to undertake research for a book on the Iroquois at the time of the Pontiac War and Royal Proclamation in the 1760s. The Northern District Branch of the TPL is located at 40 Orchard View Boulevard (the first block north of Eglinton Avenue, on the west side of Yonge Street). Refreshments will be served before the lecture from 7:10 p.m. For more information, call (416)393-7610. All are welcome and admission is free. |
| 18 January 2012 | The International Issues Discussion (IID) series at Ryerson University is pleased to present the first talk in its special Winter 2012 series, Following the Current: A Forum on Global Affairs and News Media Today.
Our guest will be Tony Burman, the former head of Al Jazeera English and CBC News. An award-winning journalist and news executive for more than 35 years, Burman is internationally recognized as one of the foremost experts on the media and its coverage of international affairs. Among numerous awards, in 2007 he received the Gordon Sinclair Award for lifetime achievement in broadcast journalism. Since September 2011 he has been the Velma Rogers Graham Research Chair in News Media and Technology at Ryerson’s School of Journalism. Mr. Burman’s lecture is entitled "News Over Noise in the Age of Al Jazeera." The event will be held Wednesday, January 18, from 6:30-8:30pm, in the George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, ENG 103, Ryerson University (245 Church Street, see: www.ryerson.ca/maps ) All are welcome and admission is free. [ View / Print Poster ] |
| 30 November 2011 | The International Issues Discussion (IID) series at Ryerson University is pleased to present its sixth and final lecture of the Fall 2011 term, "Yes We Can? A Review of U.S. Foreign Relations and Domestic Politics Today”.
Our guests will be Dr. Robert Teigrob and Dr. Arne Kislenko: both professors in the history department at Ryerson University. Their talk will be Wednesday, November 30, 630-830 pm, in ENG 103 (George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre: 245 Church Street, at the corner of Gould and Church: see www.ryerson.ca/maps ) at Ryerson University, Toronto. All are welcome and admission is free. [ View / Print Poster ]
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| 16 November 2011 | The International Issues Discussion (IID) series at Ryerson University is pleased to present its fifth lecture of the Fall 2011 term, "Organized Crime in Latin America: More Than Drugs, Blood, and Bullets".
Our guest will be Luis Horacio Najera, a well-known Mexican journalist with over twenty years’ experience covering organized crime, corruption, human rights violations, and government abuses in Latin America. Najera also served as the Public Information Officer for the General Attorney’s office in Chihuahua. In 2008 he sought exile in Canada after receiving numerous death threats following his reports on Mexican drug trafficking syndicates. He is currently the 2011-2012 CJFE/Scotiabank Massey College Journalism Fellow at the University of Toronto. Najera’s talk will be Wednesday, November 16, 630-830 pm, in ENG 103 (George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre: 245 Church Street, at the corner of Gould and Church: see www.ryerson.ca/maps ) at Ryerson University, Toronto. All are welcome and admission is free. [ View / Print poster ]
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| 02 November 2011 | The International Issues Discussion (IID) series at Ryerson University is pleased to present its fourth lecture of the Fall 2011 term, "Canada's National Security: Reflections on Strategies, Priorities and Goals," in conjunction with the Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies (CASIS).
Our guest will be Dr. Linda Goldthorp, who served as Director General of Intelligence Production at the Department of National Defence, and formerly as the Senior Policy Planning Advisor for the Private Office of the Secretary General of NATO. She provided intelligence analysis and advice on a host of major international issues and crises, such as Kosovo, East Timor, Bosnia, Northern Ireland, and Iraq. In August 2011 she was appointed as the first Public Servant in Residence at the University of Toronto. Dr. Goldthorp's talk will be Wednesday, November 2, 630-830 pm, in ENG 103 (George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre: 245 Church Street, at the corner of Gould and Church: see www.ryerson.ca/maps ) at Ryerson University, Toronto. All are welcome and admission is free. [ View / Print poster ]
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| 26 October 2011 | The International Issues Discussion (IID) series at Ryerson University is pleased to present its third lecture of the Fall 2011 term: The Pirates of Puntland – Inside the World of Somalia’s Modern-Day Buccaneers .
Our guest will be journalist and author, Jay Bahadur. Bahadur is a Canadian freelance journalist and author of the recently published book The Pirates of Somalia (HarperCollins, 2011). He spent several months in Puntland - an autonomous region of Somalia and the heart of the pirates' tribal homeland—gaining unique access in a notoriously dangerous part of the world. He has published articles in The Times, The New York Times, Financial Times, and The Globe & Mail, and has advised the U.S. State Department on Somali piracy. Bahadur has also worked as a freelance correspondent for CBS News, and has appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, CNN, Bloomberg, the BBC, and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Bahadur currently lives in Toronto, where he runs an international news website, Journalist Nation. Bahadur’s talk will be Wednesday, October 26, 630-830 pm, in ENG 103 (George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre: 245 Church Street, at the corner of Gould and Church: see www.ryerson.ca/maps ) at Ryerson University, Toronto. All are welcome and admission is free [ View/Print Poster ]
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| 11 October 2011 | The International Issues Discussion (IID) series at Ryerson University is pleased to present its second lecture of the Fall 2011 term: The Libyan Rebellion: Its Wider Meaning for the Middle East. Our guest will be former Canadian Ambassador Jeremy Kinsman. Ambassador Kinsman's distinguished service in government spanned 40 years. Among his most senior posts he was Ambassador to the Russian Federation, the European Union, and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. Since retiring he has been Diplomat-in-Residence at both Princeton University and the University of California Berkeley, developed an international democracy-support project, and written the Diplomat's Handbook for Democracy Development Support. He returns this year to Ryerson as the Department of History’s Distinguished Visiting Diplomat. Ambassador Kinsman’s talk will be Tuesday, October 11, 630-830 pm, in the Oakham House Lounge, at Ryerson University, Toronto (63 Gould Street, near the corner of Church and Gould Streets: see www.ryerson.ca/maps ). Please note the change in rooms from our usual venue. Seating in the Oakham House is limited to 100 so come on time to make sure you get a seat! All are welcome and admission is free. [ Print / View Poster ]
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| 28 September 2011 | The International Issues Discussion (IID) series at Ryerson University is pleased to present its first lecture of the Fall 2011 term, "Security and Terrorism Since 911: A Decade in Review”, in conjunction with the Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies (CASIS).
Our guest will be Michel Juneau-Katsuya: a former Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) officer with 31 years’ experience in law enforcement and intelligence, including terms as a Senior CSIS Officer on the Soviet desk, Chief of National Requirements, and Chief of Asia-Pacific operations. He is also a nationally renowned expert and commentator on security and intelligence issues and co-author of Nest of Spies: The Starting Truth About Foreign Agents at Work Within Canada´s Borders (2009). Mr. Juneau-Katsuya´s talk will be Wednesday, September 28, 630-830 pm, in the George Vari Engineering Building, room ENG 103, at Ryerson University: 245 Church Street, Toronto (at Church and Gould Streets: see www.ryerson.ca/maps ) All are welcome and admission is free. [ Print / View Poster ]
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| 08 April 2011 | The History Club is pleased to present its final film night of the semester. We will be showing "M.A.S.H."
Show time is 6:00 pm on Friday, April 8 in KHS 251 (Kerr Hall South, www.ryerson.ca/maps). All are welcome to attend. [ Print / View Poster ] |
| 06 April 2011 | The International Issues Discussion (IID) series at Ryerson University is pleased to present the final talk in its special Winter 2011 series:
Into the Divide: A Forum on India and Pakistan in the World Today. Our guest will be Dr. T.V. Paul, the founding Director of the McGill University/Université de Montréal Centre for International Peace and Security Studies and the James McGill Professor of International Relations at McGill University. He specializes in international security, regional security and South Asia. He has authored and edited numerous books, chapters and journal articles, including his book The Tradition of Non-use Nuclear Weapons, which was selected for inclusion in the Peace Laureate Exhibition honouring Barack Obama in 2009. Dr. Paul's Lecture is entitled "Weak States and South Asia's Perennial Insecurity" The event will be held Wednesday, April 6, from 6:30-8:30pm, in the George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, room ENG 103, Ryerson University (245 Church Street, see: www.ryerson.ca/maps) All are welcome and admission is free. [ Print / View Poster ] |
| 23 March 2011 | The International Issues Discussion (IID) series at Ryerson University is pleased to present the fifth talk in its special Winter 2011 series:
Into the Divide: A Forum on India and Pakistan in the World Today. Our guest will be Dr. Faisal Devji, a Reader in Indian History and a Fellow of St. Antony’s College at the University of Oxford. He has recently authored two books, Landscapes of the Jihad: Militancy, Morality, Modernity and The Terrorist in Search of Humanity: Militant Islam and Global Politics. Dr. Devji received his PhD in Intellectual History at the University of Chicago and has held faculty positions at Harvard, Yale and the New School for Social Research in New York. Dr. Devji's lecture is entitled "Muslim Zion: Religion and the Making of Pakistan". The event will be held Wednesday, March 23, from 6:30-8:30pm, in the the George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, room ENG 103, Ryerson University (245 Church Street, see: www.ryerson.ca/maps) All are welcome and admission is free. [ Print / View Poster ] |
| 17 March 2011 | The International Issues Discussion (IID) series at Ryerson University is pleased to present the fourth talk in its special Winter 2011 series, "Into the Divide: A Forum on India and Pakistan in the World Today".
Our guest will be Ahmed Rashid, a Pakistani journalist and author. Among the publications he contributes to, he has been the Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia correspondent for London’s Daily Telegraph for the last two decades. Rashid has authored three best-selling books. His latest book is "Descent into Chaos: U.S. Policy and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia", which is also the title of his lecture. The event will be held Thursday, March 17, from 7:00-9:00pm, in the Ryerson Library Building (LIB) 72, Ryerson University (245 Church Street, see: www.ryerson.ca/maps) All are welcome and admission is free. [ Print / View Poster ] |
| 14 March 2011 | The International Issues Discussion (IID) series at Ryerson University is pleased to present "The Struggle for Democracy: A Round Table Discussion".
In response to on-going developments in North Africa and the Middle East, this special event will explore popular movements for democracy across the globe with perspectives from four experts, each focusing on a different region. Our lineup includes:
The event will be held Monday, March 14, from 6:30-8:30 pm, in the Library Building (LIB) 72, Ryerson University (350 Victoria Street, see: www.ryerson.ca/maps) All are welcome and admission is free. [ Print / View Poster ] |
| 11 March 2011 | Ryerson’s Department of History and the University of Toronto sponsor a workshop, “Water and Society in Eastern Mediterranean Regions during Ancient and Mediaeval Times” on 11 March 2011 at Ryerson’s Oakham House. |
| 11 March 2011 | The History Club is pleased to present its eighth film night of the 2010-2011 academic year. We will be showing "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" (2007): a Andrew Dominik film starring Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, and Sam Shepard. The movie focuses on the last few days of the famous outlaw’s life, and the young man who decided to kill his childhood idol.
Show time is 6:00 pm on Friday, March 11 in KHS 251 (Kerr Hall South, www.ryerson.ca/maps). |
| 10 March 2011 | The International Issues Discussion (IID) series at Ryerson University and the Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies (CASIS) are pleased to present "Six Faces of Intelligence: My Career Experiences with 'The Dark Side' and Their Lessons", a lecture by Anthony (Tony) Campbell.
Tony Campbell is one of the leading experts on intelligence and national security issues in Canada. He was a career public servant for 34 years during which he produced, used and managed intelligence as a diplomat in Guyana, Spain and Morocco, as a policy advisor to ministers, as an international negotiator, and as Executive Director of the Intelligence Assessment Secretariat in the Privy Council Office. He teaches strategic communication in the Peace and Conflict Studies Program at Royal Roads University and has been a visiting fellow at Cambridge, Carleton and Warwick Universities. The event will be held Thursday, March 10, from 7:00-9:00 pm, in the Library Building (LIB) 72, Ryerson University (350 Victoria Street, see: www.ryerson.ca/maps) All are welcome and admission is free. [ Print / View Poster ] |
| 09 March 2011 | The International Issues Discussion (IID) series at Ryerson University is pleased to present the third talk in its special Winter 2011 series:
"Into the Divide: A Forum on India and Pakistan in the World Today" Our guest will be Hina Jilani, a Pakistani lawyer specializing in human rights and constitutional rights litigation. Ms. Jilani began practicing law in 1979 and started the first law firm of women lawyers in Pakistan in 1980. Since then, she has held several distinguished posts including Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General on Human Rights Defenders. She is a member of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and has published extensively on human rights and women in Pakistan. Her talk is entitled “Human Rights and Democratic Development in Pakistan.” The event will be held Wednesday, March 9, from 6:30-8:30pm, in the George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, room ENG 103, Ryerson University (245 Church Street, see: www.ryerson.ca/map) All are welcome and admission is free. [ Print / View Poster ] |
| 02 March 2011 | The International Issues Discussion (IID) series at Ryerson University and the Toronto branch of the Canadian International Council (CIC) are pleased to present a special session on Canadian foreign policy, Wednesday, March 2 630-830 pm in ENG 103 (George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, 245 Church Street, www.ryerson.ca/maps).
Our guest will be Dr. Adam Chapnick , deputy director of education at the Canadian Forces College and an associate professor of defence studies at the Royal Military College of Canada. He currently teaches courses in Canadian governance and strategic decision-making and Canadian foreign policy. His most recent book is Canada’s Voice: The Public Life of John Wendell Holmes (UBC Press 2009), which was shortlisted for the 2010 Dafoe Book Prize. Dr. Chapnick holds a PhD in History from the University of Toronto. All are welcome and admission is free. [ Print / View Poster ] |
| 18 February 2011 | The History Club is pleased to present its seventh film night of the 2010-2011 academic year. We will be showing "The Year of Living Dangerously" (1982): a Peter Weir film starring Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver, and Linda Hunt. The movie follows a group of foreign correspondents in Jakarta amidst the political intrigue and violence of Indonesia during the 1965 coup and civil war.
Show time is 6:30 pm on Friday, February 18 in KHS 251 (Kerr Hall South, www.ryerson.ca/maps ). For more information about the History Club find us on Facebook at HistoryClub@Ryerson. Admission is free and all are welcome! [ Print / View Poster ] |
| 16 February 2011 | Ryerson University’s Department of History and the International Issues Discussion (IID) series are pleased to present the second lecture by the Department of History’s Distinguished Visiting Diplomat, Ambassador Jeremy Kinsman.
Ambassador Kinsman’s distinguished service in government spanned 40 years. Among his most senior posts he was Ambassador to the Russian Federation, the European Union, and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. Since retiring he has been Diplomat-in-Residence at both Princeton University and the University of California Berkeley, developed an international democracy-support project, and written the Diplomat's Handbook for Democracy Development Support. For his second lecture, Ambassador Kinsman will be discussing the European Union: "The Rise and Decline of the EU: Can the Great Project Recover?" The event will be Wednesday, February 16, from 630-830 pm, in the George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, room ENG 103, Ryerson University (245 Church Street: www.ryerson.ca/maps) All are welcome and admission is free. [ Print / View Poster ] |
| 09 February 2011 | The International Issues Discussion (IID) series at Ryerson University is pleased to present the second talk in its special Winter 2011 series:
"Into the Divide: A Forum on India and Pakistan in the World Today" Our guest will be Joseph Caron, a former Canadian diplomat who has had an extensive career in both the public and private sectors, specializing primarily in Asian economic affairs. Among his positions in the Canadian government, Mr. Caron was Assistant Deputy Minister for Asia-Pacific, and served as Canada’s Senior Official for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. He also served as ambassador to China and Japan. His final diplomatic posting prior to his retirement from the Foreign Service in 2010 was as High Commissioner to the Republic of India. His talk is entitled “Diplomacy from the Ground Up: India’s Rise in Asia,” The event will be held Wednesday, February 9, from 6:30-8:30pm, in the George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, room ENG 103, Ryerson University (245 Church Street, see: www.ryerson.ca/maps) All are welcome and admission is free. [ Print / View Poster ] |
| 02 February 2011 | The History Club is pleased to present its sixth film night of the 2010-2011 academic year in support of the Alternative Spring Break (ASB) international development student group. We will be showing "Apocalypse Now": Francis Ford Coppola’s epic 1979 film about the Vietnam War. Inspired by Joseph Conrad’s novella Heart of Darkness, the film is widely regarded by critics as one of the best movies of all time.
Show time is 6:30 pm on Wednesday, February 2 in ENG 103 (Vari Engineering Building, 245 Church Street, www.ryerson.ca/maps). Admission is “pay what you can” with all proceeds going to help fund Ryerson’s ASB development projects in Colombia and Vietnam. For further details about the ASB please see http://asbryerson.tumblr.com Admission is free and all are welcome! [ Print / View Poster ] |
| 02 February 2011 | Toronto Public Library, Runnymede Branch 6:30 - 8:00 pm Science and Technology in the Medieval Islamic World Join Dr. Ingrid Hehmeyer, Associate Professor in the History of Science and Technology, Ryerson University, who will speak about science and technology in the Medieval Islamic World. Water and Waste in a Medieval Islamic City: Recent Fieldwork in Yemen Runnymede Branch |
| 28 January 2011 | The History Club is pleased to present its fifth film night of the 2010-2011 academic year: this time a “night out” on Friday, January 28th to see "The King’s Speech", currently playing at AMC theatres. Details are on the attached poster.
Admission is free and all are welcome! [ Print / View Poster ] |
| 26 January 2011 | Toronto Public Library, Runnymede Branch 6:30 - 8:00 pm Science and Technology in the Medieval Islamic World Join Dr. Ingrid Hehmeyer, Associate Professor in the History of Science and Technology, Ryerson University, who will speak about science and technology in the Medieval Islamic World. Astronomy Under Islam Runnymede Branch |
| 19 January 2011 | Toronto Public Library, Runnymede Branch 6:30 - 8:00 pm Science and Technology in the Medieval Islamic World Join Dr. Ingrid Hehmeyer, Associate Professor in the History of Science and Technology, Ryerson University, who will speak about science and technology in the Medieval Islamic World. Medical and Science Practice Runnymede Branch |
| 19 January 2011 | The International Issues Discussion (IID) series at Ryerson University is pleased to present the first talk in its special Winter 2011 series:
“Into the Divide: A Forum on India and Pakistan in the World Today” Our guest will be Dr. Amitabh Mattoo, Professor of International Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University and the Director-General of the Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies in New Delhi. He previously served with the National Knowledge Commission as a senior advisor to the Indian Prime Minister, and he is currently leading Track II negotiations with Pakistan. His talk is entitled, “India, Pakistan, and the Kashmir Crisis.” The event will occur on Wednesday, 19 January from 6:30-8:30 pm in the George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, Room ENG 103 at Ryerson University (245 Church Street: see www.ryerson.ca/maps). All are welcome and admission is free. Founded in 2005, the IID is a non-partisan, student-led forum designed to engage all members of the Ryerson and broader Toronto communities on major events and issues in contemporary global affairs through reasoned, objective, and scholarly discourse. For further details about the IID and our series,please see www.iid.kislenko.com or contact the IID student leaders at ryerson.international.issues@gmail.com. |
| 01 December 2010 | The International Issues Discussion (IID) series at Ryerson University is pleased to present its final event in the Fall 2010 series in conjunction with the Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies (CASIS):
“A North Korea without Nukes: is there any hope?” Our guest will be: Michael O’Hanlon, Director of Research and a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institute in Washington, DC, specializing in national security and defence issues, and one of the foremost experts in the world on the Korean peninsula. He recently served on the Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board and previously worked as a National Security Analyst at the Congressional Budget Office. His current research focuses on military technology and strategy in Northeast Asia. Among his many publications, he is co-author of Crisis on the Korean Peninsula. The event will be Wednesday December 1 630-830 pm, in the George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, room ENG 103, Ryerson University (245 Church Street: see www.ryerson.ca/maps ) All are welcome and admission is free. [ Print / View Poster ] |
| 30 November 2010 | The History Club is pleased to present its fourth film night of the year, Tuesday, November 30, beginning at 6:30 pm in ENG 103.
We will be showing "Bright Star": a 2009 film based on the last three years of poet John Keats and his romantic relationship with Fanny Brawne. It stars Ben Whishaw as Keats and Abbie Cornish as Fanny. A British/Australian/French co-production, it was directed by Jane Campion, who wrote the screenplay and was inspired by the Andrew Motion’s biography of Keats. Admission is free and all are welcome! [ Print / View Poster ] |
| 26 November 2010 | “War and Memory Conference”: 1-5 p.m. at Oakham House, jointly sponsored by Ryerson and Wilfred Laurier universities, with presentations by Terry Copp, Robert Teigrob, Olivier Courteaux, Geoff Keelan, Matt Symes, and Arne Kislenko. Free admission. For details, click here. |
| 04 November 2010 | The International Issues Discussion (IID) series at Ryerson University is pleased to present its fourth event in the Fall 2010 series in conjunction with the Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies (CASIS):
“Afghanistan and the Evolving Terrorist Threat”. Our guest will be: Rick "Ozzie" Nelson, Director of the Homeland Security and Counter-terrorism Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC. Mr. Nelson is a former U.S. Navy helicopter pilot with over 20 years of operational military and intelligence experience. He held a variety of senior posts in the Navy's operational command structure, including recent service in Afghanistan. The event will be Thursday, November 4 630-830 pm, in the George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, room ENG 103, Ryerson University (245 Church Street: see www.ryerson.ca/maps ) For further details about the IID and our series, please see www.iid.kislenko.com or contact the IID student leaders at ryerson.international.issues@gmail.com Admission is free and all are welcome! [ Print / View Poster ]. |
| 03 November 2010 | The History Club is pleased to present its second film night of the year, Wednesday, November 3, beginning at 6:30 pm in ENG 103.
We will be showing " A Woman in Berlin (Eine Frau in Berlin, 2008)": a German film based on the powerful and important 1954 book by an anonymous author – now believed to be Marta Hillers, a journalist whose diaries were released in 2003 after her death. The book and film follow a nameless woman who keeps a diary as the Russians invade Berlin in the spring of 1945, while waiting for the return of her husband from the Eastern Front. A Woman in Berlin deals with the struggles of civilians in the midst of a devastating war: surrounded by hunger, violence, and desperation. More pointedly, it is an account of the estimated hundreds of thousands - possibly up to 2 million – women and girls in Germany who were raped and brutalized by Soviet forces in the last few months of the Second World War. Admission is free and all are welcome! [ Print / View Poster ]. |
| 01 November 2010 | “Post-Communist Russia: Lurching Between Success and Failure”: 6:30 p.m., KHS 239 (Kerr House South), 50 Gould Street. Ambassador Jeremy Kinsman, the Department of History’s new Visiting Distinguished Diplomat, will consider recent Russian history and conditions, based in part on his experience as Canada’s ambassador to Moscow in the 1990s, in the department’s International Issues Discussion Series. Everyone is welcome from the Ryerson and wider Toronto communities. For more information, contact Dr. Arne Kislenko at akislenk@ryerson.ca. [ Print / View Poster ] |
| 28 October 2010 | “The Rise of China: Global Implications, Canadian Reflections”: 6:30 p.m. at Oakham House, second floor, 63 Gould Street. Professor Jeremy Paltiel from Carleton University and a recent visiting professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing will explore this important topic in the Department of History’s International Issues Discussion Series. Everyone is welcome from the Ryerson and wider Toronto communities. For more information, contact Dr. Arne Kislenko at akislenk@ryerson.ca. [ Print / View Poster ] |
| 22 October 2010 | “The Letters of E.P. Thompson” : 4:30 p.m. Dr. Wade Matthews from York University will speak on this subject at Ryerson. Faculty and graduate students are welcome to attend this seminar. For room location and other details, contact Dr. Catherine Ellis at cellis@ryerson.ca. |
| 21 October 2010 | “Bonnie and Clyde”: 6:30 p.m. (ENG 103). The Ryerson History Club persents this romanticized but engaging portrayal of the famous bank-robbing couple in 1930s America. Film historians regard this 1967 movie (with Warren Beaty and Faye Dunaway) as one of the more important presentations in the “New Hollywood” genre, noted for its graphic and realistic depictions of violence and sex. Everyone welcomed; free admission. [ Print / View Poster ] |
| 15-16 October 2010 | “New Voices in Labour Studies Conference” co-sponsored by Ryerson’s Department of History at York University’s Research Tower, 8:30-5:30 both days; free; all welcome; for more information click here. |
| 29 September 2010 | “Radicalization and National Security: A Canadian Conversation”: 6:30 p.m. in the Vari Engineering Building (ENG 103). Ryerson’s Dr. Arne Kislenko and Waterloo’s Dr. Lorne Dawson will address this important topic in this year’s first International Issues Discussion Series presentation. Everyone is welcome; more information at iid.kislenko.com. |
| 27 September 2010 | “Alternate Spring Break” information night, 6 p.m. in POD-250. Learn about this year’s plans for the ASB in Colombia in February and for Vietnam and Laos in May. For more information, visit www.asbryerson.tumblr.com or contact Arne Kislenko at akislenk@ryerson.ca. |
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