Department of History at Simon Fraser University. #sfuhistory
Burnaby, BC
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How did JFK define political courage—and what can his presidency teach us as democracies face new threats?
Mar 5 | 6–8 PM PST | SFU Vancouver
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Just announced! @SFUHistory's Mirhady Lecture in Iranian Studies has returned with:
"Iran in Motion: Contested Histories of the Trans-Iranian Railway"
Oct 16 | 6PM | @SFUVan | Register Now!
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"The Vancouver Special—Blight or Brilliant?" as told by @jenniferchutter @sfufass @SFUHistory
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utppublishing.com/doi/10.313… – at Vancouver, British Columbia
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A great conversation with @donnaseto + her new book "Chinatown Vancouver", growing up in #Vancouver, attending Vancouver Technical (Go Tech!) in 1990s, + All Things #chinatownyvr
Thanks @VPL @cbcnewsbc @sfuurban @SFUFASS @SFU_polisci @SFUHistory
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📍Don't miss this major talk with @JosephTorigian, author of The Party's Interests Come First, the world's first English biography on Xi Zhongxun - father of China's leader, Xi Jinping. Happening June 23 at Harbour Centre 📆
Get your free tickets: buff.ly/G3g1sKM
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May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada. Head to our website to check out this article by Luke Clossey (@SFUHistory) and Karen Ferguson (@sfuurban) on Asian migration and Buddhism in BC.
#bcstudies #asianheritagemonth #asianheritage #asiancanadian #history #urbanstudies
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Just realized between @donnaseto + me...there will be 5 @SFU undergrad areas represented here on the @VPL stage: @SFUenglish @SFUHistory @SFU_polisci @SFUENV and @sfuurban by proxy – at Seymour Creek 2, British Columbia
SFU alumnus @donnaseto has written "Chinatown Vancouver," an illustrated history of the buildings in Vancouver's Chinatown (w/ a foreword by our former writer-in-residence @madeleinethien)
See Donna on May 24 (2 PM) @VPL (Central Branch).
RSVP: vpl.bibliocommons.com/events…
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An elementary school teacher and a SFU History alumnus, Brianna Condilenios credits her SFU education for providing the foundation, skills, and community connections that shaped her professional journey.
Learn more: sfu.ca/fass/news/2025/05/bri…
ALT Condilenios' journey: From SFU History student to convocation speaker at UBC to to embracing her role as a new teacher at the BCTF New Teacher's Conference.
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How can roleplays, games, & simulations be used in the classroom to challenge dominant discourses around class & working-class resistance? Find out at @SFUHistory's last public lecture of the series!
Apr 3 | 1 PM
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How can roleplays, games, & simulations be used in the classroom to challenge dominant discourses around class & working-class resistance? Find out at @SFUHistory's last public lecture of the series!
Apr 3 | 1 PM
RSVP: roles-of-resistance.eventbri…
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Congratulations to Letian Wang (MA Program) for getting published in BC Studies!
Our new issue features a research note by Letian Wang (@SFU, @SFUHistory) on the Settler Colonial History of early British Columbia, with a focus on the entanglement of Chinese migrants in this history. Follow the link in our bio to read!
#newissue #bcstudies #bchistory
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Our next free public lecture is coming soon!
Join @SFUHistory for "Adventures in Writing & Publishing" where Luke Clossey & Ilya Vinkovetsky discuss their latest research & getting published in non-traditional spaces.
Mar 27 | 2:30PM
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Join us on April 9 for a round table discussion, where we will develop visions for the creation of spaces of empowerment and strategies for strengthening resilience for 2SLGBTQI+ youth.
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ALT SFU Gender, Sexuality, And Women's Studies; 2SLGBTQI+ Youth: Challenges, Resilience and Empowerment April 9, 2025 | 12 – 2PM SFU Harbour Center, Room 2200 Jen Marchbank, SFU GSWS Travers, SFU Sociology & Anthropology Elizabeth Saewyc, School of Nursing at UBC Emylee Todd, QMUNITY Antoine Coulombe, UBC School of Social Work Melanie Groß, FH Kiel; SFU GSWS
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Happening this Friday - Off the Shelf Poetry Reading with Jen Currin and @nataliemlim
(#sfuenglish alumnus). Be at SFU Belzberg Library (Doors: 6:30 PM; Event: 7 PM) and enjoy some awesome poetry for free! No RSVP required.
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Our next free public lecture is coming soon!
Join @SFUHistory for "Adventures in Writing & Publishing" where Luke Clossey & Ilya Vinkovetsky discuss their latest research & getting published in non-traditional spaces.
Mar 27 | 2:30PM
adventures-in-writing-and-pu…
@SFUFASS @SFUResearch
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In today's fracturing political landscape, the Global South need to enhance their international cooperation more than ever. On March 24, join Leslie Elliott Armijo as she she delves into findings from her book, "South American Policy Regionalism." RSVP: buff.ly/D09pD6g
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Apr 10-11: join us for the 24/25 Wat Lecture with Professor Sophie Volpp (@UCBerkeley) as she investigates the delayed shipment of rare books from China to the US in 1941 and helps us rethink the conceptions of verisimilitude as well as mimetic illusion. bit.ly/3DFMWwI
