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Dr. Pamela Swett

@deanhummac

Dean, Faculty of Humanities, McMaster University Professor of history, specializing in 20th-century German and European social and cultural history

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My first ever interview in Turkish for International Women’s Day on the threat of anti-gender policies to democracy.

archive.is/jZQi6

08.03.2026 02:51 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Startseite | Die radikale Rechte in Deutschland 1945-2000

New online portal with documents on the post 1945 German far right. radikale-rechte.de

07.03.2026 03:14 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why do I love teaching at @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social? Well yesterday a biochem major who’s taking my 18th-century lit class came to my office hours to talk with me about MY BOOK which she IS READING out of SHEER INTEREST ✨

12.02.2026 14:12 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

"Smiles on faces" is right! Thanks to all our musicians and out conductor, Joe Resendes!

11.02.2026 01:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Iran keeps turning off the internet during mass protests By cutting internet access during uprisings, the Iranian regime turns connectivity itself into a mechanism of control.

β€œFor authoritarian regimes, internet blackouts are a powerful political tool of repression that conceal state violence,” says Communication Studies and Media Arts PhD candidate Niloofar Hooman. Read her timely analysis in @ca.theconversation.com: theconversation.com/why-iran-kee...

06.02.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Alexis-Carlota Cochrane, PhD candidate in Communication Studies and Media Arts, calls for an β€œenforceable, survivor-centred, AI-aware online safety framework” in response to new digital tools harming women and gender diverse people: news.mcmaster.ca/ai-generated...

04.02.2026 16:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Episode 1 of Generations Ahead, a new podcast series produced by the Wilson College of Leadership & Civic Engagement and The Walrus Lab, is out. Sam Reusch (Apathy is Boring) and my colleague Sara Wolfe discuss youth civic engagement during a critical time for democracy.

03.02.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Time to Say Goodbye

David Brooks’ last opinion piece for the NYT directs Americans to re-embrace their humanity, and he calls on universities to lead in this work. At Mac, the Faculty of Humanities and Wilson College, co-led by the Faculty of Social Sciences, do this every day. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/o...

02.02.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Opinion: An AI future demands liberal arts agility Graduates have the ethical and creative thinking skills that the AI-driven jobs of tomorrow will demand

A key point in this editorial, by Mount Allison president Ian Sutherland and student Lucas Orfanides, is that, along with possessing relevant (and essential) job skills, liberal arts grads are uniquely well positioned to deal with AI's ethicalΒ shortcomings.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...

05.01.2026 14:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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McMaster seeking international academics for new Canada Impact+ Research Chairs program – Faculty of Humanities | McMaster University

Excited to announce that McMaster Humanities is looking to recruit established international researchers to our institution. Please see the following link for details of the government of Canada’s Impact+ program and reach out to me if you are interested. www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/2025/12/22/m...

22.12.2025 18:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Even when some of those records illuminate shameful deeds and beliefs.

30.11.2025 15:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Hot to Trot πŸ₯΅πŸ€’ | πŸ’€ BURPS, BUTTS AND BONES πŸ§ͺ | Answer Questions About The Human Body | TVOkids
Hot to Trot πŸ₯΅πŸ€’ | πŸ’€ BURPS, BUTTS AND BONES πŸ§ͺ | Answer Questions About The Human Body | TVOkids YouTube video by TVOkids

Excited to share my acting debut with Ontario's public broadcaster TVO (@tvodocs.bsky.social @therundowntvo.bsky.social & more). I was in an episode on fever for the TVO Kids series 'Burps, Butts, and Bones' (do they know their audience or what?). I learned about acting from the +++talented Ryan.

24.11.2025 22:07 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well done, McMaster scholars Melinda Gough and Peter Cockett!

13.11.2025 03:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Call for Application: Full Professor of Modern and Contemporary History @unibayreuth.bsky.social

17.10.2025 12:14 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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McMaster expert unveils blueprint for climate justice at COP30Β  Professor Bonny Ibhawoh, chair of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, will share recommendations from a study conducted with the support of McMaster students and researchers at the global climate summit in Brazil.Β 

Professor Bonny Ibhawoh will share recommendations at the upcoming at COP30 Climate Change Conference from a study conducted with the support of McMaster students and researchers.
https://news.mcmaster.ca/bonny-ibhawoh-climate-justice-cop30/

07.11.2025 19:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Tenure track philosophy job in Canada

Western University’s Department of Philosophy seeks to hire a Asst Professor with an area of specialization in one or more of metaphysics,
epistemology, and logic, broadly construed). The anticipated start date is July 1,
2026

www.uwo.ca/facultyrelat...

19.09.2025 17:25 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Wowza! Congrats, Jen!

06.09.2025 00:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I know plenty of colleagues in Hum and Soc Sci disciplines who are trying to leverage AI in their research or integrate AI in their teaching in ways that support learning.

01.09.2025 18:38 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ayobami Adebayo, A Spell of Good Things. It's fiction, but I still felt I learned a lot about Nigerian culture. Added bonus for you, Alex, the educational system is critical to the narrative.

26.07.2025 17:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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TOMORROW: LBI London Summer Lecture 2025

Hitler’s Mein Kampf: Reflections 100 Years On
Dr Lisa Pine
Tomorrow, Thursday 10 July 2025, 5:30pm–7:00pm
Senate House, London
Free admission

Sign up: lbilondon.ac.uk/pine

@ghilondon.bsky.social @lisapine.bsky.social

09.07.2025 13:20 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Impending and Exciting News! Job Opportunity as a Research Fellow for my Wellcome Trust Research Project in Medical Humanities and HPSM at the University of Leeds soon to be posted!

05.06.2025 13:06 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I will be in Berlin, but not until later in the summer. Does your US tour in Sept, include GSA? Or... do you want to come to McMaster en route to see your sister?

02.05.2025 21:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy day! Book tour?

02.05.2025 11:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cultural groups across U.S. told that federal humanities grants are terminated Among the thousands of groups affected by the sudden cessation of funds are state arts councils, museums, historic sites, archives, libraries, educators and media outlets in all 50 states.

Among the thousands of groups affected by the sudden cessation of funds are state arts councils, museums, historic sites, archives, libraries, educators and media outlets in all 50 states.

03.04.2025 20:40 πŸ‘ 1840 πŸ” 773 πŸ’¬ 66 πŸ“Œ 105

πŸ“£ Reminder for Canadian university students! Applications due Monday, March 31st! More details below. ⬇️

28.03.2025 14:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What parallels do historians see between the Trump administration and the Nazi regime? Elon Musk appeared to make a Nazi salute as he celebrated the start of Donald Trump's second term as US president. Trump’s new administration hasΒ said it will acquireΒ Greenland and Panama, defunded US...

It is a great piece, Paul. The English translation is also circulating. Here it is.
www.france24.com/en/americas/...

08.03.2025 19:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ontario university course aims to fight the erasure of Black history in Latin America | CBC News As part of a class on Black Latin American and Caribbean history, a roundtable at McMaster University in Hamilton hears from Afro-Latinx scholars about race, culture, migration and diasporic identitie...

Congratulations to English and Cultural Studies postdoctoral fellow @stacya.bsky.social, whose course, "Black Latin America: Belonging, Refusal, Resistance" was featured on the CBC Hamilton website last week.

03.03.2025 16:43 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Faculty of Arts & Science - Assistant Professor (Philosophy Department) The Department of Philosophy invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin as early as July 1, 2025, subject to budgetary approval. Hiring salary will ra...

Philosophy at Lethbridge is also hiring

Faculty of Arts & Science - Assistant Professor Philosophy Department

uleth.peopleadmin.ca/postings/810...

15.02.2025 22:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm really appreciative of @thespec1846.bsky.social and JP Antonacci covering the recent measles outbreaks. Local news gets to the heart of local concerns in aa very personal way that I think has the power to change hearts and minds www.thespec.com/news/hamilto...

14.02.2025 13:54 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Philosophy at Guelph is hiring in Ethics/ Applied Ethics.

Please share widely.

careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...

10.02.2025 05:45 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0