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Join faculty and fellow students at UTM Historical Studies events this year! Details for events — including date, time, location, and link to register — will be posted on this page when available. Follow our Instagram account for updates.
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September 2026
Sept. 9, 11:00-1:00, MN4207 - Greek & Latin Orientation and Open House - drop in!
Sept. 17, 5:00-7:00, JHB318 (UTSG) - Dr. Jens-Uwe Hartmann (University of Munich), "Doctrine, Poetry, and Ritual: Did Aśvaghoṣa Compose the Tridaṇḍakamālā?" - Register by Sept. 11!
Sept. 17, 12:00-2:00, DV3219 - Muslim Materialities across the Indian Ocean World - Peyvand Firouzeh, "Thinking with Sea Coconuts: Ecological and Colonial Migrations of the Kashkul" - Webinar option available: Webinar registration
Sept. 18, 3:00-6:00, MN 3230 (CRC) - 2026-27 UTM Annual Classics Seminar Series - Dr. Philip Egetenmeier (University of Toronto Mississauga/University of Hamburg): “Communicating Succession under Augustus: Tribunician Power, Internal Conflict and the Chronology of 6 BCE”
Sept. 29, 5:00-6:00, MN3230 - Feminist Lecture Series - Book Launch: Broken Silence – A Story of Faith & Persistence - Sarah Grigg-Suri
Sept. 30, 1:00-3:00, MN4207 - Department of Historical Studies Student Event - Bites and Board Games - drop in!
October 2026
Oct. 1, 3:00-5:00, MN3230 - Past Sense Lecture Series - Mark McGowan - Kindred Spirits of the North: Indigenous Gifts to Irish Famine Relief, 1847 - Register (This is a hybrid event. Please email historical.studies@utoronto.ca if you would like the Zoom link)
Oct. 7, 3:30-5:30, MN3230 - Explorations in Manuscript Studies - Dr. Jens-Uwe Hartmann (University of Munich), "Just the Tip of the Iceberg: Manuscripts of Indian Buddhist Literature" - Register
Oct. 8, 1:00-4:00, MN3230 - Explorations in Manuscript Studies - Muslim Materialities across the Indian Ocean World - Olly Akkerman & Zahir Bhalloo, "Muslim Texts on the Move across the Indian Ocean" - Webinar option available: Webinar registration
Oct. 9, 1:00-3:00, MN3230 - Ancient Civilizations Working Group - drop in!
Oct. 16, 12:00-3:00, UTM Library - Odyssey Day - Register
November 2026
Nov. 4, 11:00-1:00, MN4207 - Department of Historical Studies - Undergraduate Research Kickoff & Faculty Mixer - RSVP
Nov. 5, 1:00-3:00, MN3230 - Muslim Materialities across the Indian Ocean World - Samira Sheikh, "Paper Routes Across Oceans" - Webinar option available
Nov. 13, 3:00-6:00, MN 3230 (CRC) - 2026-27 UTM Annual Classics Seminar Series - Dr. Jessica Romney (MacEwan University): Title TBA
December 2026
Dec. 3, 1:00-3:00 - Muslim Materialities across the Indian Ocean World - Jessica Rahardjo - details to come!
January 2027
Jan. 14, 1:00-3:00 - Muslim Materialities across the Indian Ocean World - Sylvia Wu - details to come!
February 2027
Feb. 5, 11:00-2:00, MN 3230 (CRC) - Classics Convivium + Lunch and Learn activity with Dr. Victoria Austin (12:00-1:00)
Feb. 5, 3:00-6:00, MN 3230 (CRC) - 2026-27 UTM Annual Classics Seminar Series - Dr. Victoria Austin (University Illinois Urbana-Champaign): Title TBA
Feb. 11, 1:00-3:00 - Muslim Materialities across the Indian Ocean World - Zulfiqar Hirji - details to come!
Feb. 26, 3:00-6:00, MN 3230 (CRC) - 2026-27 UTM Annual Classics Seminar Series - Dr. Lana Radloff, University of Toronto Mississauga: Title TBA
March 2027
Mar. 4, 1:00-3:00 (ONLINE) - Muslim Materialities across the Indian Ocean World - Teren Sevea - details to come!
Mar. 18, 1:00-3:00 - Muslim Materialities across the Indian Ocean World - Christopher Bahl - details to come!
Mar. 18, 5:15, Kaneff Rotunda - Classics and the World Today 9: Collections and Collecting with Dr. Elizabeth Marlowe (Colgate University) and Dr. Athena Kirk (Cornell University) - Reception in Maanjiwe nendamowinan to follow
April 2027
For a list of events from prior academic years, visit our Past Events page.
