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Mike Borsk

@MikeBorsk

History PhD Candidate @queensu | incoming Postdoctoral Fellow @UofT | Land, law, and surveyors | Writing (not here)

Joined September 2017
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Happy to share that my WMQ article, “Conveyance to Kin,” is out now! The link makes it real, but the generous support of many friends and colleagues over the years made it possible. Thanks to all! muse.jhu.edu/pub/275/articl…

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Happy to have finished my dissertation, ‘Measuring Ground: Surveyors and the Properties of States in the Great Lakes Region, 1783-1840.’ Jeff, and a host of wonderful people were behind me every step of the way. Thanks to all for the support these last six years.

Big day last week as @MikeBorsk defended his stellar thesis on the role of early surveyors in Upper Canada and Michigan in property, state, and information making. @queenshistory Administrative archives expertly mined to yield theoretical innovations.

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Tremendously proud of @AMartinborough for the exemplary defence of his dissertation this afternoon @queenshistory "Constituting a Settler Empire: Written Constitutions and Reordering the British Empire, 1860-1930" Watch for the book!


“Treaties are sui generis agreements intended to advance reconciliation.” Remarkable statement from today’s Restoule decision.

In Ontario (Attorney General) v. Restoule, the Court held the Crown must negotiate or, failing agreement, determine the compensation it owes to First Nations for breaching its treaty promises. Read our plain-language summary here: scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/c…. #CdnLaw

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Thanks to both the @CndHistAssoc and the @OsgoodeSociety for their recent recognition of my 2023 article, "Conveyance to Kin," in @OIEAHC's WMQ. It's an honour for me, and a help for anyone who wanted a short summary of a long article!

#cdnhist #twitterstorians #HistoryMatters Congratulations to this year’s winners of the CHA prizes! cha-shc.ca/congratulation…

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Join us in Philly next May for a conference on early early America. Proposals due August 30th. More info here: mceas.org/events/2025/05…

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We are thrilled to announce the speakers for our 2024 GHI Workshop, Global History: Remapping Categories and Concepts happening this fall @queenshistory Check out our website for more info: queensu.ca/ghi/events/upc…

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Registration is now open for Facing the Future of Early American Studies. Come join us in Philly or online July 10-12 to discuss the state of the field and honour the contributions of our former director, the incomparable Daniel K. Richter mceas.org/facing-future-…


Thanks to Uncommon Sense for giving me the opportunity to say more about the origins of this article, including the generous support and conversation with folks at @queensarchives and @OfficialCottfn

New on the blog! @MikeBorsk, author of WMQ article "Conveyance to Kin: Property, Preemption, and Indigenous Nations in North America, 1763–1822", discusses how Ebenezer Allan, the "founding father" of Rochester became central to his work. blog.oieahc.wm.edu/family-matters/ #VastEarlyAmerica



Study early Canada? Don’t let the exchange rate scare you - apply! Great people, resources, and opportunities here at the @mcneilcenter

We are now accepting applications for our pre-doctoral long-term dissertation fellowships, open to Ph.D. candidates in any discipline working on projects on North America and the Atlantic World before 1850. Deadline Feb 1 2023. bit.ly/3X6wrxy

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Find me by the coffee! #AHA23 #AHA2023

Grad students! Join us for a hybrid Graduate Student Open House at the McNeil Center tomorrow Jan 7 at 8:30-10 a.m. ET. For more info & to register: mceas.org/index.php/even…

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We are now accepting applications for THREE postdocs beginning in AY2023! Deadline Nov. 1 for the 24- & 12-month postdocs. Deadline Dec. 6 for the 9-month sabbatical postdoc. mceas.org/fellowships/po…


Legally obliged to bring a bit more CanCon to the @mcneilcenter as a Dunn Dissertation Fellow for 2022-2023. And looking forward to it!


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Here's a look at our second keynote speaker for our upcoming conference on Poverty and Scarcity in Global History ghiqueens.hypotheses.org queensu.ca/ghi/

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Here is a look at one of the keynote speakers for our upcoming conference on Poverty and Scarcity in Global History @fujikane1 ghiqueens.hypotheses.org queensu.ca/ghi/

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Thanks to everyone who submitted papers for our upcoming conference on Poverty and Scarcity in Global History. We're looking forward to reading your submissions! If you've not yet submitted, a few hours remain. But don't wait! Send in your abstracts to: ghiq@queensu.ca


Apply, apply, apply!

Some great news for the weekend! We have extended our CFP until November 15, 2021. And we are especially pleased to announce our conference's stellar keynotes: Professors Candace Fujikane (@fujikane1) and Anya Zilberstein (@Concordia)! For more, see:ghiqueens.hypotheses.org

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Have something to say about poverty and scarcity in global history? We want to hear it! Please, share and submit to the GHI’s upcoming 2022 conference, in partnership with the University of Glasgow’s Poverty Research Network.

It's official! Queen's University and the Poverty Research Network at the University of Glasgow are happy to invite submissions to our upcoming conference on poverty and scarcity in global history. Click and share the link below to see our new CFP. queensu.ca/history/news-a…



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We are excited to invite applications for The Geraldine Grace and Maurice Alvin McWatters Visiting Fellowship. Being unable to host a Fellow last year we have 2 #awards for 2021-2022! The #Fellowship is to support in person research @queensu #archives. bit.ly/3gSCrb1

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