Gilberto Fernandes
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Publishing in Open Access panel
This Wednesday, October 23rd, 10.30-12.00, I’m participating in a panel for graduate students at York University, Scott Library, about Publishing in Open Access.
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This Pilgrim Nation: book pre-order
My first book This Pilgrim Nation: the Making of the Portuguese Diaspora in Postwar North America is coming out this Winter with the University of Toronto Press. The official publication date is December 9, 2019; just in time for Christmas. But you can pre-order your copy now at a 25% discount on the University of…
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City Builders nominated 2019 for Heritage Toronto Public History Award
See the list of nominees here: https://www.heritagetoronto.org/what-we-do/heritage-toronto-awards/2019-public-history/
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City Builders featured in York University’s Grad Life podcast
Last month I sat down for a conversation with Will Sloan about my City Builders project, which was featured in the York University’s Faculty of Graduate Studies podcast series Grad Life. You can listen to the podcast below.
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City Builders & Myseum of Toronto exhibit at the Columbus Centre
The City Builders’ exhibit at the Columbus Centre, part of this year’s Myseum of Toronto Intersections festival, was launched on March 24 with a reception held in that Italian-Canadian community space. About 50 guests attended the event, which started out with a series of brief speeches from Emanuele Lepri (Villa Charities/ Columbus Centre), Jeremy Diamond…
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City Builders received Lieutenant Governor of Ontario’s Heritage Award for Excellence in Conservation
The City Builders project was one of this year’s recipients of the Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award for Excellence in Conservation. The awards ceremony was held at the Provincial Legislative Building, Queen’s Park, on Friday, February 22, presided by the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. Thank you Ontario Heritage Trust for this wonderful…
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Canadian Immigration History Syllabus – ActiveHistory.ca
Thanks to Daniel Ross and Laura Madokoro for taking the initiative, and for inviting me to co-author a Canadian Immigration syllabus with some of the leading migration historians in Canada. The purpose of this open syllabus is to assist educators and students interested in disseminating information and knowledge “that can shed light on lies, falsehoods…
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City Builders featured in RTPi’s “Hora dos Portugueses”
My City Builders project was featured in an episode of the show “Hora dos Portugueses” on Portugal’s international public TV broadcaster RTPi. You can watch it here (starting at 9’15”). O meu projeto City Builders foi foco de uma reportagem no programa “Hora dos Portugueses” na RTPi. Pode ver o episódio aqui (início ao minuto 9’15”).
Gilberto Fernandes 