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The latest issue of the History of Art & Architecture Department's Newsletter is now available online! View the May 2024 Newsletter.

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Slavery North is a one-of-a-kind academic and cultural destination where scholars, thinkers, artists, and cultural producers build community and produce research and cultural outcomes that transform our understanding of the neglected histories of Transatlantic Slavery in Canada and the American North.

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