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Do Oral Traditions Have Any Value in Reconstructing the Past?
By: Ethan Chan In Oral Traditions as History, Jan Vansina defines oral traditions as “as verbal messages which are reported statements...
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We're thrilled you’re here! Members of the Queen's University History Department Student Council have worked hard to create an inclusive and diverse DSC, and therefore we have decided to open up our blog to student submissions. We hope that The Watson becomes a space in which History students can celebrate their interests with passion and enthusiasm, where we can connect with each other in a new way.
Student submissions can be emailed to hist.dsc@asus.queensu.ca.
Further details are found under Submit.
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The “Accepted” and the “Marginalised” of Historical Knowledge — “Whose History?” Part II
By Kai Siallagan This article is the second in a series that takes a critical perspective to the basis of Western history and...
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Happy Finals!
From the DSC to you, we would like to wish you all good luck on your finals and hope you have a relaxing winter break. We will be back...
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A Brief History of Thanksgiving in the United States and Canada
Thanksgiving in Canada and the United States have always been very different. In the United States Thanksgiving is celebrated on the...
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Decolonisation in History and in the Academy — "Whose History?" Part I
By Kai Siallagan Discussions of decolonisation are becoming increasingly prevalent in contemporary academia. Historians often pride...
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Remembrance Day – Special Article
By Kai Siallagan Today we are uploading a special article in observance of Remembrance Day. Today marks the 103rd anniversary of the...
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The Origins of Guy Fawkes Day
Guy Fawkes Day, otherwise known as Bonfire Night, is an annual celebration that takes place on November 5, commemorating the day in 1605...
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"БРАТ" - REES Movie Screening Mon. November 8!
The Russian & Eastern European Studies Network is hosting a (free) live showing of the movie Брат ("Brother") from 7-9 PM ET on Monday,...
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Can Empathy Help Historians in Their Writing of History?
By Ethan Chan: In my upper-year seminar course, HIST 400 Topics in the World: History in the World, one of the assigned readings was an...
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Welcome to The Watson 2021-2022 - What to Know
Welcome back to The Watson! We are excited for an excellent 2021-2022 school year. The Watson is a student-run blog that operates as a...
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Check Out These Indigenous History Resources Available Through Queen's OMNI
Videos/Documentaries: Treaties, Reconciliation and Indigenous History in Canada, CBC, 2017, available online #Beyond94 - Canada's...
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A Watson Wrap-up
By: Chloe Fine As the school year comes to a close with the last of classes being over, The Watson is wrapping up our most recent season...
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The Reunification of Ethiopia up to 1896
By Alex Wodzicki This is the fifth part of a multi-part series on the history of the Kingdom of Ethiopia. If you haven’t read it...
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Canada's Longest and Friendliest War
By: Chloe Fine Canada has gone to war on several occasions since its confederation; however, there is one very unique war that Canada has...
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The Oromo Migration and the Kingdom of Ethiopia in the 16th and 17th Centuries
By Alex Wodzicki This is part four of a multi-part series on the history of Ethiopia. If you haven’t read it already, be sure to check...
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Books for Learning More About Black Canadian History
By: Chloe Fine The history of Black people in Canada has not traditionally been at the forefront of Canadian history and education on...
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The Kingdom of Ethiopia and the Muslim Sultanates of the Horn of Africa
By Alex Wodzicki This is part three of a multi-part series on the history of Ethiopia. If you haven’t read it already, be sure to check...
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The Medieval Kingdom of Ethiopia
By Alex Wodzicki This is part two of a multi-part series on the history of Ethiopia. If you haven’t read it already, be sure to check out...
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The Early History of Ethiopia and the Kingdom of Aksum
By Alex Wodzicki In honor of Black History Month, I thought it would be interesting to look at the Kingdom of Ethiopia and its...
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Navigating a History Degree at Queen's
By Kathleen Ferns Hey everyone, I’m Kathleen! I’m a member of the History DSC and I’m one of the peer advisors with PATH, which is the...
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