Gilberto Fernandes

  • Kicking the Sky

    A pretty awesome endorsement from Anthony de Sa for our work at the Portuguese Canadian History Project.

  • Thank you Jonah Schein!

    Thank you to Jonah Schein and his team for inviting me to share my research on the history of Portuguese politics in Toronto with folks in his riding, and to all those who came out on that terribly cold evening. Also great to hear Dave Meslin’s wonderful ideas on how we can break the “fourth…

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  • 2014 History Matters series is here!

    The History Matters lecture series is back for its 4th season, this time dedicated to the theme of “Aboriginal Peoples in Canada: Past and Present.” The History Matters series is a collaboration between the Toronto Public Library (TPL), ActiveHistory.ca, a member of York University’s Graduate History Program (myself), and starting this year Heritage Toronto. The…

  • Public talk on the history of Portuguese politics in Toronto

    On Wednesday, February 26, I will be giving a public presentation titled “Invisible Politics and the Measures of ‘Participation’: Toronto’s Portuguese ‘Constituency,’ 1950s-1990s”, at MPP Jonah Schein’s riding office, on 1674 St. Clair Ave. West, Toronto, starting at 6.30 pm. See poster for more information.

  • Um atentado à memória

    Eis um artigo que publiquei no jornal comunitário de Toronto, Voice Newspaper, edição de 22 de maio, 2012, acerca dos cortes orçamentais governo Conservador aos arquivos do Canadá – “um atentado à memória coletiva de todos os canadianos.”

  • Welcome to my blog!

    Welcome to my blog. Here I will post information about upcoming lectures, public history initiatives, media appearances, and related stuff. I will also publish interesting research finds, historical vignettes, book reviews, and the occasional opinion piece about issues related to the themes of this website. Hope you enjoy it.