History @ VIU

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[History @ VIU @VIUHist]

Thank you to all our participants and volunteers for an amazing weekend at #UnSettleBC #BCStudies2017 ❤👍🏻

[Friends of the BC Archives @FBCArchives]

We are so excited to announce the return of our Speaker Series this fall!

Join us on September 24th in person and online for @SeanCarleton talk on his award-winning book "Lessons in Legitimacy" More info in the link below
https://t.co/AKfo5txSD0 👇🏼

[VIU @VIUniversity]

Kelly Black, a VIU Adjunct History Professor, received the Anne and Philip Yandle Best Article Award. The article is a call to action that asks settler heritage sites and museums “to make visible the disruptive processes of colonization." Learn more @ https://t.co/3IUmpYfVrO

[Whitney Wood @whitneylwood]

Join us next Friday for @IpshitaNath's talk in the Gender, Health, and Social Justice Speaker Series, co-hosted by @VIUniversity @VIUHist and @erikadyckhist @usaskhist with @CRC_CRC support, co-organized by the dream team of @karissapatton and @leti_johnson #histmed

[em-dash @DeanMisao]

Point Ellice is holding a gardening event for the whole family on Family Day. Learn about historic garden techniques and enjoy the early flowers.https://t.co/p356QFaoWS

[Sara @tinyredbook]

Yes!! Very imprsssed with the @Pitt_Rivers in general, but this in particular!

[Elizabeth Ewan @kiritekatawa]

Congratulations to @persephoneseale for winning an award for best History MA thesis at Guelph in 2020-21!

[VIU @VIUniversity]

Didn't get a chance to attend Dr. Kelly Black's VIU Colloquium Series lecture, which reflects on the last 60 years of public history at Point Ellice House? Watch the video of the lecture @ https://t.co/gCsuT6PL3k @K_elly_B

[History @ VIU @VIUHist]

@K_elly_B @KTRollwagen Also, you are great at finding gifs. So many skillz...😎

[History @ VIU @VIUHist]

The final weeks of the term are here - take care of yourselves and each other.
https://t.co/6zz34F4dic

[VIU News @viunews]

#VIU is committed to keeping our students,  employees & broader community safe and  healthy and has developed specific plans and procedures to reduce the risk of COVID-19 exposure on our campuses. Check out this fun video to learn more. https://t.co/9EwCRc1S5h

[VIU News @viunews]

Wondering how to buy textbooks and other supplies, as well as discounted bus passes? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page for more details on that and many other topics: https://t.co/KWLs3u7YHt

[Times Higher Education @timeshighered]

With a new @Netflix show about a woman running a university English department in the pipeline, academics have offered suggestions for plot lines and pitfalls to avoid

https://t.co/gG9reNXIdS

[University of Waterloo @UWaterloo]

#SheCycle aims to break cycles of poverty and end the stigma around menstruation – period. ♀️

Learn more about the socially-minded company that distributes reusable, antimicrobial-coated pads that protect against bacterial infections: https://t.co/fDilS3hyj7 #IWD2020 #UWaterloo

[Thread Reader App @threadreaderapp]

@rkelly123 Hi, there is your unroll: Thread by @SeanCarleton: People have been talking a lot about the 1990 "Oka" conflict in relation to #ShutDownCanada.… https://t.co/uGc0J5MrEI. Share this if you think it's interesting. 🤖

[Sean Carleton @SeanCarleton]

The core issue, the root of the problem, has not been resolved and land fraud in the community is ONGOING. The Mohawks have lost MORE land since 1990. Mohawk spokesperson @EllenGabriel1 has been very clear about all this, but Canada isn't listening: https://t.co/Swl1wzL6WJ

[ActiveHistory.ca @ActiveHist]

@SaidInHistory This afternoon's post by @SaidInHistory is on "The Historical Reality of Queer Families" and queer parenting https://t.co/Q1mI1xy2H8 #Cdnhist #Twitterstorians

[UVic Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives @CAPIUVic]

In 1914, the SS Komagata Maru crossed oceans to arrive on Canada's W coast. Citing regulations meant to limit Indian immigration, Cdn officials detained them for 2 months in #yvr Harbour + forcibly returned the majority to India - Book launch Oct 10 @uvic: https://t.co/XFszp6Uie8

[Sarah Greer @sarahlgreer]

New 10thC maps! In colour! Free for non-commercial reuse! For dates that are less random than they first appear!

[The Navigator @NavigatorVIU]

Hot off the press! The first issue for The Nav's 51st year is available for your viewing pleasure. Check it out on the Nanaimo, Cowichan, and Powell River campus, and keep your eye out for it in the Nanaimo community!

[Lady Science @ladyxscience]

Want to know the history of gender, labor & digital assistants?

Wonder who voiced Siri—and whether she was fairly compensated for her work?

Kinda creeped out every time you use Alexa?

Listen to our podcast episode with Hilary Bergen to learn more!

https://t.co/aXwfUaRf86