This Tuesday join the HSA, McGill’s Trivia Club, and our Classics counterparts for a night of trivia, camaraderie, and entirely optional knee-slapping. You’ve spent the last semester and a half preparing for this moment. All those hours spent in McGill’s cement, book-filled Bastille have brought you here. You know Ivan the Terrible’s title didn’t mean … More Feb 24, 2013

In light of the current protest movement, this Wednesday the HSA is hosting an interdisciplinary panel to discuss ways of understanding some of the tensions between First Peoples’ communities and the federal government. Professor Elizabeth Elbourne (History) will touch on the nature of historical treaties which continue to impact discussions over indigenous rights. Professor George … More Feb 16, 2013

On Thursday, February 21st, from 5-7 PM in Arts 160, join an hour-long panel discussion on museum internships and how they translate into career opportunities; refreshments will follow. Students from all departments are welcome. The panelists include: Dr John Fossey – Curator of Archaeology, Montreal Museum of Fine Art; Professor Emeritus, Classical Studies Dr Kathryn … More Feb 13, 2013

Natalie Zemon Davis is kind of a big deal. Too many awards and accolades to list. She wrote The Return of Martin Guerre. Go see her if you can. Our very own Professor Brian Lewis will be moderating and Professor Elizabeth Elbourne will take part in the panel discussion. All the information’s in the poster … More Feb 11, 2013

Join us and the EASSA (East Asian Studies Students’ Association) for a jointly-coordinated field trip to the Pointe-à-Callière Museum in the Old Port on February 16th. We’ve managed to peaceably corral one of the top men behind the Samurai exhibit to give us an exclusive tour of the collection. It’s gonna be feudal. So feudal. … More Feb 3, 2013

“From February 2 to June 16, 2013, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts will present for the first time and exclusively in Canada, the exhibition Peru: Kingdoms of the Sun and Moon: Identities and Conquest in the Early, Colonial and Modern Periods. Conceptualized, organized, produced and toured by the MMFA, this exhibition will display an … More Feb 3, 2013