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Personalities, Institutions, & Illusions in Canadian History - An Event in Honour of Professor Robert Bothwell

  • Campbell Conference Facility 1 Devonshire Place Toronto, ON, M5S 3K7 Canada (map)

Personalities, Institutions, & Illusions in Canadian History

AN ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL EVENT IN HONOUR OF PROFESSOR ROBERT BOTHWELL

Date: Friday, April 5, 2024

Time: 9 am - 5 pm, EST

Location: Campbell Conference Facility, Munk School, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto ON M5S 3K7

About the Event

This full-day event honoured Professor Robert Bothwell, who taught for more than 50 years in the University of Toronto History Department and served as Director of the International Relations Program at Trinity College. Watch the event recordings below to hear how Prof. Bothwell’s work inspired generations of students. The event featured panel discussions touching on Bob’s works, research interests, and legacy, with panel discussions, a keynote address by Margaret MacMillan, long-time colleague of Bob and former Provost of Trinity College, and a conversation with Bob himself.

Agenda:

  • 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM: Welcome & Introduction

  • 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM: Panel #1 – Francine McKenzie (University of Western Ontario), Patricia McMahon (Torys LLP), Roger Sarty (Wilfrid Laurier University)

  • 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM: Coffee Break

  • 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM: Panel #2 – Norman Hillmer (Carleton University), Susan Armstrong-Reid (University of Guelph), Michael Carroll (MacEwan University)

  • 11:45 AM – 12:30 PM: Panel #3 – Jennifer Bonder (University of Toronto), Kathleen Rasmussen (US Department of State)

  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM: Lunch

  • 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM: Keynote Address – Margaret MacMillan (University of Toronto)

  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM: Panel #4 – Adam Chapnick (Canadian Forces College/Royal Military College), Susan Colbourn (Duke University), John English (University of Toronto)

  • 3:15 PM – 3:45 PM: Coffee Break

  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM: Bob Bothwell in Conversation with John Meehan (Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, Trinity College)

  • 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM: Concluding Remarks


Watch the event:

Personalities, Institutions , & Illusions in Canadian History – Welcome and Panel 1

Personalities, Institutions , & Illusions in Canadian History – Panel 2

Personalities, Institutions , & Illusions in Canadian History – Panel 3

Personalities, Institutions , & Illusions in Canadian History – Keynote Address

Personalities, Institutions , & Illusions in Canadian History – Panel 4

Personalities, Institutions , & Illusions in Canadian History – Bob Bothwell in Conversation