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Information Guide – Montréal & McGill 2016 McGill-Queen’s Graduate Conference in History Past the Pages / / Au-delà des pages Welcome to Montréal! Since 2004, the McGill-Queen’s Graduate Conference in History has invited young scholars from across Canada and the United States to participate in a discussion about the practice of history. For thirteen years, graduate students in History and the Humanities have chosen this conference to present their promising research. This year, we are pleased to expand the conference to include an afternoon of excisions and camaraderie for conference participants and graduate students in the Department of History and Classical Studies. On behalf of the organizing committee and all of us here in the History and Classical Studies Graduate Student Association, welcome to Montréal! This information guide should answer most of your questions about transportation, scheduling, and other practical matters. Upon arrival to the first day of conference panels on February 26, you’ll receive a wifi passcode for your time at McGill University. As part of our sustainability mission is to reduce our paper use, we hope that you will refer to this guide and the conference proceedings using a digital device. If possible, please bring a digital device with you to the conference, as there will be no paper materials circulated regarding the conference or scheduling. In the meantime, we eagerly await your arrival and look forward to an excellent conference! MCGILL UNIVERSITY Montréal & McGill University Home to over 1.6 million people, Montréal Contents is Canada’s second largest metropolis and WELCOME…………….. 1 the largest city in the province of Quebec. MONTRÉAL & MCGILL..1-2 Originally called Ville-Marie, the city is MQ2016 SCHEDULE….. 2-3 named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked BEFORE YOU ARRIVE…. 3-4 hill located in the heart of the city. While TRANSPORTATION……. 4-5 French is the city’s official language, you ACCOMMODATION…… 5 should have no trouble navigating the city and university campus in English. #MQ2016…………….. 5 McGill is primarily an Anglophone campus and is home to over 39,000 students RESTAURANT GUIDE…. 6 of which over 9,200 are postgraduates. We hope that you take the opportunity CAMPUS MAP...………. 7 to explore the downtown campus, which is located at the foot of Mount Royal. It is important that we acknowledge the history of the land where we are Department of History & hosting our conference. To quote a statement drafted by the Post Graduate Classical Studies Student Society in collaboration with Indigenous members of the McGill Leacock Building, 6th floor community, the Kahnawake Cultural Centre and Indigenous Studies scholars 885 Sherbrooke Street Ouest across Canada, “McGill University is located on land which has long served as Montréal, Quebec H3A 2T7 a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabeg nations. McGill University honors and Thomson House respects the diverse Indigenous peoples connected to this territory on which (Conference Venue) we gather today.” We are delighted to have you here at McGill University to engage with 3650 Rue McTavish, fellow young historians, and we want to do all we can to deliver an exceptional Montréal, Québec H3A 1Y2 experience. If you have any questions about the conference, please feel free to email us at [email protected]. If you have any questions about Twitter: @MQ_2016 graduate studies in history and classical studies at McGill, please browse www.mcgill.ca/history/graduate or ask one of our PhD or MA students! 2016 McGill-Queen’s Graduate Conference in History 2 MQ2016 Schedule Presenters are welcome to take part in all aspects of the conference, including the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts and McLennan / Osler Library Special Collections excursions, Welcome to MTL! Pub Night at Brutopia, two days of conference panels, Seth Koven’s keynote address followed by a wine and cheese reception, ‘Pub Night Part Deux’ at Thomson House, and the buffet lunch with an address by Jeremy Tai. We have planned a packed schedule and we hope that you take in as much of the conference as possible. Of course, we encourage you to carve out sometime to explore Montréal and the McGill University campus! THURSDAY, 25 February FRIDAY, 26 February Museum Excursions (15:00 arrival) 8:00 Registration Room 405 Participants will convene at one of the addresses Upon arrival to the 3rd floor of Thomson House, below. Look for someone holding a flag with the presenters are asked to register in room 405. As a McGill martlet (our heraldic mascot). Once reminder, all attendees must pay a $20 conference fee. Only cash payment in Canadian dollars will be everyone is accounted for, the group will tour the accepted. Upon paying this fee at registration, respective collections. It is important that you be attendees will receive their nametag, wifi password, on time, as we have scheduled a tour for the group. conference package, and drink tickets for the wine If you plan to attend one of these excursions, and cheese reception. For late arrivals, registration please RSVP by email no later than 5 February. will be available throughout the day. ([email protected]) 8:00 – 8:30 Breakfast coffee, tea, juice, muffins, croissants, chocolatines, Montréal Museum of Fine Arts and fresh fruit 1380 Rue Sherbrooke O Montréal, QC H3G 1J5 Convene on the front steps at 3:00pm 8:30 – 8:55 Welcome McLennan Library Special Collections & Opening remarks from Dr. David Wright, Professor of Osler Library of the History of Medicine History and Department Chair 3459 McTavish Street Montréal, QC H3A 0C9 5-minute shuffle Convene outside McLennan’s main entrance at 3:00pm and then proceed to the 4th floor as a 9:00 – 10:20 Panels A & B group. 30-minute coffee/tea break with cookies & fruit 10:50 – 12:20 Panels C & D Welcome to MTL! 70 minute lunch (see list of recommended cafés and Pub Night at Brutopia restaurants on page4) 1219 Rue Crescent Montréal, QC H3G 2B1 13:30 – 14:50 Panels E & F After the excursions, come break the ice and enjoy some microbrews with McGill graduate students 30-minute coffee/tea break with cookies & fruit and your fellow conference presenters. With a big 15:20 – 16:40 Panels G & H day ahead, we don’t expect for it to be a late- night… but we’re not ruling it out! Heck, go all- 30-minute break in and try Montréal’s legendary poutine! We have a space reserved, just ask a server for the McGill- Thomson House Ballroom Queen’s group! 17:10 – Welcome from Conference Co-Chairs, Tyler Yank & Stephan Pigeon www.mcgillqueens2016.wordpress.com 2016 McGill-Queen’s Graduate Conference in History 3 MQ2016 Schedule (continued) 17:20 – Introduction from Dr. Brian Lewis, Professor of History 10:50 – 12:10 Panel K & L 20-minute shuffle 17:30 – 19:00 Keynote Address Thomson House Ballroom Dr. Seth Koven (Rutgers) 12:30 – 13:00 Buffet Lunch “Economies of Conscience in Wartime Britain: The Hobhouses in War & Peace” A meal of soup, salad, and sandwiches is included for all conference participants throughout the afternoon 19:00 Wine & Cheese Reception address. With interlude from McGill Classics Play 13:00 – Introduction from Dr. Jason Opal, Associate Professor of History and Graduate Head Euripides’ Hekabe 13:10 – 14:50 Afternoon Address 21:00 – 00:00 Pub Night Part Deux Dr. Jeremy Tai (McGill) SATURDAY, 27 February “Under the Gaze of Chinese Fascism: 8:30 Late Registration Spiritual Revival and Urban Aesthetics in 1930s Xi’an” 8:30 – 9:00 Breakfast coffee, tea, juice, muffins, croissants, chocolatines, 15:10 – 16:30 Panels M & N and fresh fruit 9:00 – 10:20 Panels I & J 16:30 – 16:45 Closing Remarks Presentation of the Twitter Prize for best ‘Tweeter’ 30-minute coffee/tea break with cookies & fruit Before you arrive Conference Presentations We expect that each presenter will give a 15 to 20 minute paper. It is crucial that presenters are mindful of the time restraint! This is out of courtesy to your fellow presenters. If a presentation goes beyond the allotted time, panel chairs have been instructed to have the presenter immediately conclude the talk. This will help ensure sufficient time for questions and feedback from the audience and keeps the conference program on schedule. Please, ensure that your presentation keeps to the allotted time! Technology Each conference room will be equipped with a television screen for those presenters who wish to include a visual presentation with their talk. It is the responsibility of the presenter to provide a laptop with VGA input or an adapter to accommodate this hardware. We do not expect any difficulties with the wifi; however, we strongly recommend that presenters do not expect to download the presentation from email or online storage. Experience shows that technology always seems to fail when you need it the most. We strongly recommend that you have a set of presentation notes with you! www.mcgillqueens2016.wordpress.com 2016 McGill-Queen’s Graduate Conference in History 4 Before you arrive (continued) Taking in Montréal When thinking about your transportation arrangements, consider arriving in Montréal early enough to take in the museum and special collections excursions or departing on the Sunday after the conference, if you can swing it. Montréal offers a number of impressive sites that are worth visiting to take in the city’s beauty, including Old Montréal and the Old Port, Notre-Dame Basilica, Parc du Mount Royal, Montréal Olympic Stadium, Mary Queen of the World Cathedral, Saint Joseph’s Oratory, and Moshe Safdie’s Habitat 67. If you fancy yourself a foodie, be sure to check out either Atwater Market or Jean-Talon Market! We recommend that you check out Montréal’s Mile End neighbourhood which hosts the best bagels you’ll ever have at Fairmount Bagels (74 Avenue Fairmount O) and St-Viateur Bagels (263 Rue Saint Viateur O), which is open 24/7! Problems Please let us know if you encounter any problems while on your way to Montréal.