Producing History in an Auto Town: Oshawa After World War II
This fall's History Matters series wraps up at the Pape/Danforth branch next Wednesday, November 16, 6:30 pm with this talk on an important slice of history in the city of Oshawa. Christine McLaughlin is a fifth year PhD student at York University. In this talk she explores Oshawa following World War II and in particular looks at the way in which the members of the United Auto Workers at General Motors shaped the city's history during this period. For more information or directions, call 416-393-7657.
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History Matters, now in its second year, aims to connect working historians with the public. The historians have an opportunity to showcase their recent work while the public is able to take part in the debates. We explored the events around the e. coli outbreak in Walkerton with Joy Parr (University of Western Ontario), learned about the environmental activism of Rosalie Bertell (Lisa Rumiel, McMaster) and got a front row seat in the clash between politics and urban planning (Stephen Bocking, Trent).
We thank The History Education Network (THEN/Hier) for their generous assistance in making this series possible. To see podcasts of previous lectures, please go to activehistory.ca. |
6 thoughts on “Producing History in an Auto Town: Oshawa After World War II”
Will there be a book from this speaker in the future ?
Hi Jessica:
Not sure, but this is part of Christine’s dissertation, and these often do end up as books. Undoubtedly Christine will continue to continue to research in this field and publish her work in one way or another.
Great. I’d like and i’m happy that my grandfather is part of the historical series.
Will there be a publication from this presenter in the future?
Hi–thanks for your comment. Unfortunately Christine McLaughlin is not presently booked for public talks at the library. It was a very interesting presentation, however. Sorry you missed it!
Will there be a publication from this presenter later on ?