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SUMMARY:Speaker Series | Canadian Intelligence in the Early Cold War
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us for the Diefenbunker’s 2026 Cold War Speaker Series! In this series of free events\, hear from experts on a variety of topics to bring you new perspectives on the Cold War. \nTopic: Canadian Intelligence in the Early Cold War\nSpeaker: Alan Barnes  \nDate: Thursday\, October 15\, 2026\nTime: 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. ET\nLocation: Virtual\nCost: Free  \nEvent Details: \n>> Hosted virtually on Zoom. Advance registration is required to receive the Zoom link.\n>> Includes a presentation followed by an audience Q&A.\n>> Session will be recorded for educational purposes and made available after the event.  \n>> REGISTER NOW(opens in new tab) \nOverview \nIn this lecture\, Alan Barnes will speak to the history of Canadian foreign intelligence assessment organizations between 1945 and 1965 and their assessments of the Soviet threat to North America. He will also discuss the role of intelligence in decisions on the CF-105 Avro Arrow project.  \nAbout the speaker \n \nAlan Barnes was an analyst and a manager of analysts in the Canadian intelligence community for over 25 years. He served as a military intelligence officer\, and as the Middle East analyst in the Political Intelligence Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Mr. Barnes moved to the Intelligence Assessment Secretariat (IAS) of the Privy Council Office when that organization was formed in 1993 and was the Director of the IAS Middle East and Africa Division from 1995 until his retirement in 2011. Mr. Barnes played a key role in the IAS’s efforts to improve analytical tradecraft and in the training of new analysts. Since his retirement Mr. Barnes has continued his work on issues related to intelligence assessment. He is currently researching the history of strategic intelligence in Canada since 1945 and is Project Co-Leader of the Canadian Foreign Intelligence History Project. \n\nLearn more about the other events in the 2026 Cold War Speaker Series! \nAugust 13: Love in a Dangerous Time: Canada’s LGBT Purge \nSeptember 24: Allied Intelligence Networks in the Early Cold War
URL:https://diefenbunker.ca/events/speaker-series-oct-2026/
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series | Allied Intelligence Networks in the Early Cold War
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us for the Diefenbunker’s 2026 Cold War Speaker Series! In this series of free events\, hear from experts on a variety of topics to bring you new perspectives on the Cold War. \nTopic: Allied Intelligence Networks in the Early Cold War\nSpeaker: Dr. Timothy Andrews Sayle \nDate: Thursday\, September 24\, 2026\nTime: 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. ET\nLocation: Virtual\nCost: Free \nEvent Details:\n>> Hosted virtually on Zoom. Advance registration is required to receive the Zoom link.\n>> Includes a presentation followed by an audience Q&A.\n>> Session will be recorded for educational purposes and made available after the event. \n>> REGISTER NOW\nOverview \nIn this lecture\, Dr. Timothy Andrews Sayle will present themes from his new book The Next War: Indications Intelligence in the Early Cold War\, diving into recently declassified documents to explore previously hidden history of the development of the allied indications network.  \nAbout the speaker \n \nDr. Timothy Andrews Sayle is Associate Professor of History at the University of Toronto and a senior fellow of the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History. He has published widely in the field of international history\, including books\, edited collections and articles on NATO\, Canadian external affairs\, nuclear history and the history of intelligence. \n\nLearn more about the other events in the 2026 Cold War Speaker Series! \nAugust 13: Love in a Dangerous Time: Canada’s LGBT Purge \nOctober 15: Canadian Intelligence in the Early Cold War \nNovember 19: Details to follow
URL:https://diefenbunker.ca/events/speaker-series-sept-2026/
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series | Love in a Dangerous Time: Canada’s LGBT Purge
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us for the Diefenbunker’s 2026 Cold War Speaker Series! In this series of free events\, hear from experts on a variety of topics to bring you new perspectives on the Cold War.\nTopic: Love in a Dangerous Time: Canada’s LGBT Purge \nSpeakers:\n>> Scott de Groot\, Curator\, Canadian Museum for Human Rights\n>> Gloria Dawn Halvorsen\, LGBT Purge Survivor\n>> Jen Laird\, LGBT Purge Survivor\n>> Danny MacKinnon\, LGBT Purge Survivor \nDate: Thursday\, August 13\, 2026\nTime: 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. ET\nLocation: Virtual\nCost: Free \nEvent Details:\n>> Hosted virtually on Zoom. Advance registration is required to receive the Zoom link.\n>> Includes a presentation followed by an audience Q&A.\n>> Session will be recorded for educational purposes and made available after the event. \n>> REGISTER NOW\nOverview\nTo mark Pride Month in the National Capital Region\, this event will include a look at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights exhibition Love in a Dangerous Time: Canada’s LGBT Purge\, presented by its Curator\, followed by a panel discussion with LGBT Purge survivors from the Rainbow Veterans of Canada. \nThis event is hosted in collaboration with the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum. \nAbout the speakers \n \nScott de Groot is a curator and historian at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. He holds a PhD from Queen’s University and specializes in the history of sexuality and gender\, public history and heritage\, and 2SLGBTQ+ activism. He is an Associate of the Wilson Institute for Canadian History at McMaster University and teaches in the Human Rights Program at Global College\, University of Winnipeg. \nScott is the lead curator of Love in a Dangerous Time: Canada’s LGBT Purge\, the largest exhibition on queer history and 2SLGBTQ+ activism ever produced by a Canadian museum. The exhibition has won several awards\, including the 2025 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Museums: History Alive! After nearly two years in Winnipeg\, Love in a Dangerous Time will begin a national tour in 2027. Two pop-up versions of the show are already travelling to non-museum venues across North America\, from regional libraries on Vancouver Island to the Embassy of Canada to the United States in Washington\, DC. \nPassionate about public history and heritage\, Scott has contributed to several major projects in an advisory capacity\, including Thunderhead: Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ National Monument\, the Two-Spirit Archives at the University of Winnipeg\, and a queer history mural project at the Rainbow Resource Centre’s Broadway campus. \n \nGloria Dawn Halvorsen is a Saint John\, NB-based musician\, sound engineer\, and human rights advocate dedicated to creating positive community change. \nBeyond her music\, Gloria is a powerhouse in community building and LGBTQ2S+ advocacy. As a Royal Canadian Navy veteran (1984–1987) and member of the Rainbow Veterans of Canada\, she works to raise awareness about the LGBT Purge. Her trailblazing advocacy for trans rights includes serving as a delegate to the Canadian Human Rights Commission Round Table and speaking at institutions like Dalhousie Medical School and the UNB Faculty of Law. Through leadership roles with organizations like UBU Atlantic and PFLAG\, she has provided vital safety\, transition support\, and sensitivity training across New Brunswick. \n \nJen Laird was born into a military family and grew up on a farm in rural Ontario\, with her parents and 3 brothers.  After graduating high school in 1980\, she immediately enlisted in the military\, however it wasn’t until 1983 that an opening finally became available for Military Police (MP). \nShe finished her basic training in Cornwallis and went to CFB Borden for MP training\, excelling in all courses and was set to graduate at the top of her class. Two weeks before graduation\, Jen was unceremoniously escorted out of class without explanation. After 5 nightmarish months of isolation\, interrogation and psychological evaluations\, she was purged in April of 1984 with a diagnosis of “Homosexuality”. Jen kept this secret ‘shame’ to herself until 2019. \nToday\, Jen lives in Ottawa with her partner of 20 years and their two spoiled cats\, Kevin and Stewart. \n \nDanny MacKinnon grew up in the Halifax area\, where he first enrolled in the militia during High School. Joining the regular force as an Administration Clerk for ten years before being purged while posted to the Canadian Defence Liaison Staff in London\, England. After 18 years of different education and careers\, he returned to the Canadian Armed Forces\, completing 25 years before retiring in the Ottawa area with his husband and their dogs. \n\nRainbow Veterans of Canada is a not-for-profit organization that provides a supportive and safe space for Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) veterans impacted by the LGBT Purge and other CAF veterans who identify as 2SLGBTQ+. They educate and advocate for the rights\, benefits\, and recognition of LGBT Purge Survivors and 2SLGBTQ+ CAF veterans.  \n\nLearn more about the other events in the 2026 Cold War Speaker Series!\nSeptember 24: Allied Intelligence Networks in the Early Cold War \nOctober 15: Canadian Intelligence in the Early Cold War \nNovember 19: Details to follow
URL:https://diefenbunker.ca/events/speaker-series-lgbt-purge/
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SUMMARY:2025 Cold War Speaker Series: Canada\, Africa\, and the Cold War
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us this fall for the Diefenbunker’s Cold War Speaker Series! In this series of free events\, hear from experts on a variety of topics to bring you new perspectives on Cold War themes and events.  \nEvent 3 \nTopic: Canada\, Africa\, and the Cold War   \nSpeaker: Dr. Kevin Spooner  \n  \nDate: Thursday\, November 20\, 2025  \nTime: 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. ET  \nLocation: Virtual  \nCost: Free  \nEvent Details:  \n\nHosted virtually on Zoom. Advance registration is required to receive the Zoom link. \nIncludes a presentation followed by a Q&A. \nSession will be recorded for educational purposes and made available after the event. \n\n>> REGISTER NOW \n\nOverview\nAfrica was a site of significant Cold War tensions\, where political ideologies and the challenges associated with decolonization often collided. This talk examines Canada’s role\, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa\, exploring the connections between race and the battle for allegiances between East and West. Canada’s peacekeeping legacy will be addressed.  \nAbout the speaker\n \nDr. Kevin Spooner  \nKevin Spooner is Professor of North American Studies and History at Wilfrid Laurier University\, where he is also the Director of the Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada. Kevin received his MA and PhD in Canadian History from Carleton University\, after also studying at Trent and Queen’s Universities. Contributing to the development of North American Studies at Laurier\, Kevin served as program coordinator from 2009 to 2014 and currently teaches core courses for North American Studies and upper-year courses in aspects of the history of Canadian foreign policy for the History department. His research expertise is in the history of Canadian foreign policy\, particularly Canada’s contribution to international peacekeeping and Canadian relations with Africa. Canada’s place in the world\, from the 1940s to the 1960s\, remains an important focus of his writing; his current manuscript project explores the impact of decolonization on Canadian relations with Africa\, during the governments of John Diefenbaker and Lester Pearson.  \n  \n\nLearn more about the other events in the 2025 Cold War Speaker Series!\nSeptember 18\, 2025: Cold War Workers \nOctober 16\, 2025: Military Research in the Early Cold War
URL:https://diefenbunker.ca/events/2025-cold-war-speaker-series-november/
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SUMMARY:2025 Cold War Speaker Series: Military Research in the Early Cold War
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us this fall for the Diefenbunker’s Cold War Speaker Series! In this series of free events\, hear from experts on a variety of topics to bring you new perspectives on Cold War themes and events.  \nEvent 2 \nTopic: Duty or Opportunity? Canadian Scientists and Military Research in the Early Cold War  \nSpeaker: Dr. Matthew Wiseman   \n  \nDate: Thursday\, October 16\, 2025  \nTime: 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. ET  \nLocation: Virtual  \nCost: Free  \nEvent Details: \n\nHosted virtually on Zoom. Advance registration is required to receive the Zoom link. \nIncludes a presentation followed by a Q&A. \nSession will be recorded for educational purposes and made available after the event. \n\n>> REGISTER NOW \n\nOverview\nIn this talk\, historian Matthew S. Wiseman will discuss his recent book\, Frontier Science\, highlighting newly declassified records about the size and scope of military research and development in Canada during the early Cold War to investigate the militarization of the country’s professional scientific community.   \nAbout the speaker\n \nDr. Matthew Wiseman   \nMatthew S. Wiseman is an assistant professor (teaching stream) in the Department of History at the University of Waterloo. His research and teaching concentrate on the history of twentieth-century Canada\, with special emphasis on the development of science and medical research ethics. He is the author of Frontier Science: Northern Canada\, Military Research\, and the Cold War\, 1945–1970 (UTP\, 2024) and co-editor of Silent Partners: The Origins and Influence of Canada’s Military-Industrial Complex (UBC Press\, 2023). With an eye to understanding the social and political dynamics of science\, Wiseman’s publications examine the complex dimensions of military- and state-sponsored research conducted at government\, private\, and academic institutions. He also studies gender equity in the professional scientific community and is currently writing two books\, one on the history of military medicine in Canada and a second on the history of women scientists at the National Research Council.  \n  \n\nLearn more about the other events in the 2025 Cold War Speaker Series!\nSeptember 18\, 2025: Cold War Workers \nNovember 20\, 2025: Canada\, Africa\, and the Cold War
URL:https://diefenbunker.ca/events/2025-cold-war-speaker-series-october/
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SUMMARY:2025 Cold War Speaker Series: Cold War Workers
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us this fall for the Diefenbunker’s Cold War Speaker Series! In this series of free events\, hear from experts on a variety of topics to bring you new perspectives on Cold War themes and events.  \nEvent 1 \nTopic: Cold War Workers: Labour\, Family\, and Community in a Nuclear State   \nSpeaker: Dr. Isabel Campbell  \n  \nDate: Thursday\, September 18\, 2025  \nTime: 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. ET   \nLocation: Virtual   \nCost: Free  \nEvent Details:  \n\nHosted virtually on Zoom. Advance registration is required to receive the Zoom link. \nIncludes a presentation followed by a Q&A. \nSession will be recorded for educational purposes and made available after the event. \n\n>> REGISTER NOW \n\nOverview\nThis talk presents stories and themes from the book Cold War Workers\, edited by Dr. Isabel Campbell. Cold War Workers raises questions about the influence of settler-colonial masculine institutional values on those who laboured for the Cold War state and society. By comparing the experiences of different types of workers\, families\, and communities\, this volume reveals how race\, gender\, and privilege affected people in varied and sometimes unexpected ways.  \nAbout the speaker\n \nDr. Isabel Campbell  \nDr. Isabel Campbell is a senior historian at the Department of National Defence\, an adjunct research professor in the history department at Carleton University\, and a senior fellow at the Bill Graham Centre for International History at the University of Toronto. She has published on Canada and the Cold War\, alliance strategy\, gender and service families\, and the intersections between foreign policy and military history\, as well as on the Royal Canadian Air Force\, the Canadian Army\, and the Royal Canadian Navy\, and archival matters. \nReceive 25% off the book Cold War Workers from McGill-Queen’s University Press. \n  \n\nLearn more about the other events in the 2025 Cold War Speaker Series!\nOctober 16\, 2025: Military Research in the Early Cold War \nNovember 20\, 2025: Canada\, Africa\, and the Cold War
URL:https://diefenbunker.ca/events/2025-cold-war-speaker-series-september/
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SUMMARY:2024 Cold War Speaker Series: Canada and NATO during the Cold War
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us this fall for the Diefenbunker’s Cold War Speaker Series! In this series of free events\, hear from experts on a variety of topics to bring you new perspectives on Cold War themes and events. \nEvent 3\nDate: Thursday\, November 14\, 2024\nTime: 7:00 – 8:15 p.m. ET\nLocation: Virtual\nCost: Free \nTopic: Canada and NATO during the Cold War\nSpeaker: Dr. Susan Colbourn \nDetails:\n– Hosted virtually on Zoom. Advance registration is required to receive the Zoom link.\n– Includes a presentation followed by a Q&A.\n– Session will be recorded for educational purposes and made available after the event. \nThis event is made possible through the support of CSS Building Inc. \n>> REGISTER NOW\n\nOverview\nCanada and NATO: Past\, Present\, and Future\nThis talk will consider Canada’s role in the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization\, the evolution of Ottawa’s relationship with the alliance throughout the Cold War\, and NATO’s role in Canadian foreign policy today. \nThis event is in recognition of the 75th anniversary of NATO\, established on April 4\, 1949. \nAbout the speaker\nDr. Susan Colbourn is Associate Director of the Program in American Grand Strategy and Associate Research Professor at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. A historian of international relations since 1945\, she has written widely about transatlantic relations\, nuclear weapons\, and the past and present of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). She is the author of Euromissiles: The Nuclear Weapons That Nearly Destroyed NATO (Cornell University Press\, 2022). \n  \n  \n  \n\nHeadline Sponsor\n \n  \nMedia Sponsor\n \n  \n\nLearn more about the other events in the 2024 Cold War Speaker Series!\nSeptember 12\, 2024: Women in Canada’s Cold War Military \nOctober 17\, 2024: Canada and the US in the early Cold War \nInterested in sponsoring the Speaker Series? Your support enables us to continue offering these events for free.\nSee the opportunities here.
URL:https://diefenbunker.ca/events/2024-cold-war-speaker-series-november/
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SUMMARY:2024 Cold War Speaker Series: Canada and the US in the early Cold War
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us this fall for the Diefenbunker’s Cold War Speaker Series! In this series of free events\, hear from experts on a variety of topics to bring you new perspectives on Cold War themes and events. \nEvent 2\nDate: Thursday\, October 17\, 2024\nTime: 7:00 – 8:15 p.m. ET\nLocation: Virtual\nCost: Free \nTopic: Canada and the US in the early Cold War\nSpeaker: Dr. Asa McKercher \nDetails:\n– Hosted virtually on Zoom. Advance registration is required to receive the Zoom link.\n– Includes a presentation followed by a Q&A.\n– Session will be recorded for educational purposes and made available after the event. \n>> REGISTER NOW\n\nOverview\nGetting into Bed with the Elephant: Canada-US Relations in the Early Cold War\nThis talk will give an overview of Canada’s political relationship with United States during the early era of the Cold War (1945-1965)\, of how both governments worked together during the crises of the era\, and how the legacy of the period can be felt today we see another election year in the United States. \nAbout the speaker\nAsa McKercher (PhD\, Cambridge) is Stanley K. Hudson Research Chair in Canada-US Relations and Associate Professor at the Mulroney Institute of Government\, St. Francis Xavier University. His books include Building a Special Relationship: Canada-US Relations in the Eisenhower Era\, 1953-1961 (UBC Press\, 2024) and Camelot and Canada: Canadian-American Relations in the Kennedy Era (Oxford\, 2016)\, as well as the edited collections North of America: Canadians and the American Century\, 1945-61 (UBC Press\, 2023) and Mike’s World: Lester B. Pearson and Canadian External Affairs (UBC Press\, 2017). He is Editor-in-Chief of International Journal\, Canada’s journal of global policy analysis. A specialist in Canada-US relations\, Canadian foreign policy\, US foreign policy\, and North American political and cultural history\, he has previously taught at Queen’s University\, McMaster University\, and the Royal Military College of Canada. \n\nNeptunium Sponsor\n \n  \n  \nMedia Sponsor\nOttawa Citizen \n\nLearn more about the other events in the 2024 Cold War Speaker Series!\nSeptember 12\, 2024: Women in Canada’s Cold War Military \nNovember 14\, 2024: Canada and NATO during the Cold War \nInterested in sponsoring the Speaker Series? Headline sponsor opportunities are available. Your support enables us to continue offering these events for free. See the opportunities here.
URL:https://diefenbunker.ca/events/2024-cold-war-speaker-series-october/
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SUMMARY:2023 Cold War Speaker Series: Spies\, Lies\, and Macho Guys: Documenting RCMP Surveillance against the Women’s Liberation Movement in Canada
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us virtually this fall for the Diefenbunker’s Cold War Speaker Series! In this series of free talks\, hear from experts on a variety of relevant topics to bring you new perspectives on Cold War themes and events. \nSession 3\nDate: Thursday\, November 16\, 2023\nTime: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET\nTopic: Spies\, Lies\, and Macho Guys: Documenting RCMP Surveillance against the Women’s Liberation Movement in Canada\nSpeakers: Christabelle Sethna and Steve Hewitt\nCost: Free \nDetails:\n– Hosted virtually on Zoom. Advance registration is required to receive the Zoom link.\n– Includes a presentation followed by a Q&A\, for a total of approximately one hour.\n– Session will be recorded for educational purposes. \nPresentation Overview:\nSpies\, Lies\, and Macho Guys: Documenting RCMP Surveillance against the Women’s Liberation Movement in Canada \nAs in a number of western countries\, Cold War spying on individuals\, groups\, and activities considered subversive was widespread in Canada. Authors Christabelle Sethna and Steve Hewitt discuss their book\, Just Watch Us: RCMP Surveillance of the Women’s Liberation Movement in Cold War Canada\, and the declassified RCMP Security Service documents they used to research and understand the efforts of a predominantly male police force to spy on the Women’s Liberation Movement from the 1960s to the 1980s. \nSpeaker Bios:\nDr. Christabelle Sethna\, Ph.D. is a historian and Full Professor in the Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies\, University of Ottawa\, teaching courses on feminist methodologies\, anti-racism\, colonialism\, and critical animal studies. She has published widely on sex education\, contraception\, and abortion transnational histories\, with a focus on Canada. She is the co-author or co-editor of the following books: Animal Metropolis (2017\, UCalgary)\, Just Watch Us (2018\, UMcGill)\, Abortion Across Borders (2019\, Johns Hopkins)\, and No Place for the State (2020\, UBC). Her research has been supported by the Social Sciences and Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and she is currently Principal Investigator for a SSHRC-funded project about women’s transnational travel for abortion services\, 1960s–1990s. \nSteve Hewitt is an Associate Professor in North American history at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. He has written extensively on topics related to security and intelligence in the past and present. His past books include Spying 101: The RCMP’s Secret Activities at Canadian Universities\, 1917-1997 and\, co-authored with Christabelle Sethna\, Just Watch Us: RCMP Surveillance of the Women’s Liberation Movement in Cold War Canada. Currently\, he is working on a history of terrorism and counter-terrorism in Canada. \n\n  \n» Register for the Speaker Series\n  \n\nLearn more about the other presentations in the 2023 Cold War Speaker Series!\nSeptember 28\, 2023: P. Whitney Lackenbauer\, Ph.D. discussing “When the Skies Rained Boxes”: Northern Canadians and Continental Defence during the Cold War \nOctober 12\, 2023: Joanna Smolko and Tim Smolko discussing How Popular Musicians Addressed the Cold War in the US and Canada
URL:https://diefenbunker.ca/events/2023-cold-war-speaker-series-spies-lies-and-macho-guys-documenting-rcmp-surveillance-against-the-womens-liberation-movement-in-canada/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20231012T070000
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SUMMARY:2023 Cold War Speaker Series: How Popular Musicians Addressed the Cold War in the US and Canada
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us virtually this fall for the Diefenbunker’s Cold War Speaker Series! In this series of free talks\, hear from experts on a variety of relevant topics to bring you new perspectives on Cold War themes and events. \nSession 2\nDate: Thursday\, October 12\, 2023\nTime: 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. ET\nTopic: How Popular Musicians Addressed the Cold War in the US and Canada\nSpeakers: Joanna Smolko and Tim Smolko\nCost: Free \nDetails:\n– Hosted virtually on Zoom. Advance registration is required to receive the Zoom link.\n– Includes a presentation followed by a Q&A\, for a total of approximately one hour.\n– Session will be recorded for educational purposes. \nPresentation Overview:\nHow Popular Musicians Addressed the Cold War in the US and Canada \nThis talk will begin with an overview of the 2021 book Atomic Tunes\, which shows how popular musicians from the 1940s to the 1990s expressed their views on a number of Cold War topics such as the nuclear arms race\, communism vs. capitalism\, the proxy wars\, civil defense\, bomb shelters\, McCarthyism\, and the Berlin Wall. Then\, hear an analysis of the lyrics of several songs by the Canadian progressive/heavy metal band Rush. Their drummer and lyricist Neil Peart addressed Cold War topics frequently in his lyrics\, especially in the early 1980s when the nuclear arms race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union was at a peak. \nSpeaker Bios:\nJoanna Smolko earned a B.A. in Music from Covenant College (2000)\, an M.M. in Theory and Composition from the University of Georgia (2002)\, and a Ph.D. in Musicology from the University of Pittsburgh (2011). She teaches various music courses as an adjunct professor at the University of Georgia. Her areas of research and writing include American popular music from the 19th and 20th centuries\, American folk music\, film music\, and the intersections between American history and music. She was a contributing editor for the 2nd edition of The Grove Dictionary of American Music (Oxford University Press\, 2013)\, and wrote and revised numerous articles. Some of her publications include “Southern-Fried Foster: Representing Race and Place in Looney Tunes Cartoons\,” American Music 30:3 (2012)\, coediting Stephen Collins Foster: 60 Favorite Songs (Mel Bay\, 2010) with Stephen Saunders\, and coauthoring the “Living in Harmony” chapter from Anxiety Muted (Oxford University Press\, 2015) with Tim Smolko. In 2021 she edited the volume Christian Sacred Music in the Americas (Rowman & Littlefield) with Andrew Shenton. \nTim Smolko is an academic librarian and musicologist. He earned a M.L.S. from the University of Pittsburgh in 2007 and an M.A. in Musicology from the University of Georgia in 2011 where he currently works as a cataloger in the Main Library. His first book\, Jethro Tull’s Thick as a Brick and A Passion Play: Inside Two Long Songs (Indiana University Press\, 2013)\, won the 2014 “Best Research in Recorded Rock Music” Award from the Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC). \n\n  \n» Register for the Speaker Series\n  \n\nLearn more about the other presentations in the 2023 Cold War Speaker Series!\nSeptember 28\, 2023: P. Whitney Lackenbauer\, Ph.D. discussing “When the Skies Rained Boxes”: Northern Canadians and Continental Defence during the Cold War \nNovember 16\, 2023: Christabelle Sethna and Steve Hewitt discussing Spies\, Lies\, and Macho Guys: Documenting RCMP Surveillance against the Women’s Liberation Movement in Canada
URL:https://diefenbunker.ca/events/2023-cold-war-speaker-series-how-popular-musicians-addressed-the-cold-war-in-the-us-and-canada/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Virtual
CATEGORIES:Events EN
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230928T190000
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SUMMARY:2023 Cold War Speaker Series: “When the Skies Rained Boxes”: Northern Canadians and Continental Defence during the Cold War
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us virtually this fall for the Diefenbunker’s Cold War Speaker Series! In this series of free talks\, hear from experts on a variety of relevant topics to bring you new perspectives on Cold War themes and events. \nSession 1\nDate: Thursday\, September 28\, 2023\nTime: 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. ET\nTopic: “When the Skies Rained Boxes”: Northern Canadians and Continental Defence during the Cold War\nSpeaker: P. Whitney Lackenbauer\, Ph.D.\nCost: Free \nDetails:\n– Hosted virtually on Zoom. Advance registration is required to receive the Zoom link.\n– Includes a presentation followed by a Q&A\, for a total of approximately one hour.\n– Session will be recorded for educational purposes. \nPresentation Overview:\n“When the Skies Rained Boxes”: Northern Canadians and Continental Defence during the Cold War \nThis talk will explore aspects of how “military modernization” affected Northern Canadians\, and particularly Indigenous peoples\, during the Cold War. Topics will include the interplay between security and sovereignty priorities\, various socio-economic and political impacts of the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line\, and the Canadian Rangers as a uniquely Canadian form of military service in remote Northern regions. \nSpeaker Bio:\nP. Whitney Lackenbauer\, Ph.D.\, is Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in the Study of the Canadian North and a Professor in the School for the Study of Canada at Trent University\, Ontario\, Canada. He is network lead of the North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network (NAADSN) and is Honorary Lieutenant Colonel of 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group. He has (co-)written or (co-)edited more than sixty books and more than one hundred academic articles and book chapters\, many of which explore Indigenous–military relations and Arctic issues. His recent books include The Joint Arctic Weather Stations: Science and Sovereignty in the High Arctic\, 1946-72 (2022); L’histoire des Rangers canadiens du Québec (2022); The Canadian Armed Forces’ Eyes\, Ears\, and Voice in Remote Regions (2022); and Lines in the Snow: Thoughts on the Past and Future of Northern Canadian Policy Issues (2022). www.lackenbauer.ca \n  \n» Register for the Speaker Series\n  \nLearn more about the other presentations in the 2023 Cold War Speaker Series!\nOctober 12\, 2023: Joanna Smolko and Tim Smolko discussing How Popular Musicians Addressed the Cold War in the US and Canada \nNovember 16\, 2023: Christabelle Sethna and Steve Hewitt discussing Spies\, Lies\, and Macho Guys: Documenting RCMP Surveillance against the Women’s Liberation Movement in Canada
URL:https://diefenbunker.ca/events/2023-cold-war-speaker-series-when-the-skies-rained-boxes-northern-canadians-and-continental-defence-during-the-cold-war/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Virtual
CATEGORIES:Events EN
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20221117T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20221117T200000
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SUMMARY:2022 Cold War Speaker Series: Dr. Andrew Burtch
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us virtually this fall to hear from experts about a variety of relevant Cold War themes and events.  \nDr. Andrew Burtch discusses Canada\, the Cold War\, and the Korean War as a part of the 2022 Cold War Speaker Series hosted by the Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum. \n\nDate: Thursday\, November 17\, 2022\nTime: 7:00 p.m.\nPrice: Free \nDetails:\n– Please RSVP at least 48 hours in advance in order to receive the join link.\n– Virtual attendance via Zoom. \nPresentation Topic:\nThough the Cold War began shortly after the end of the Second World War\, as the wartime alliance between the Soviet Union and the United States gave way to a superpower competition\, arguably\, for Canada\, the Cold War began in earnest during the Korean War. During this first “hot war” of the Korean War\, postwar discourse shifted from that of veterans resettlement\, economic expansion\, and postwar life to a broader story about atomic anxiety\, greater defence spending\, and deterrence that would last more or less without interruption until the end of the Cold War. \nIn this talk\, Andrew Burtch will present on the history of the Korean War\, its place within Canada\, and its role as a catalyst for a new and ominous phase of the Cold War. \nSpeaker Bio:\nAndrew Burtch is the Canadian War Museum’s Post-1945 Historian. As the historian responsible for Gallery 4: The Cold War\, Peacekeeping\, and Contemporary Operations\, he has developed displays about Canada’s involvement in the Korean War\, military medicine\, United Nations peacekeeping\, and the Afghanistan War. His book\, Give Me Shelter: The Failure of Canada’s Cold War Civil Defence\, received the 2012 C.P. Stacey Award for Canadian military history. \n\n» Register for the Speaker Series\nLearn more about the other presentations in the 2022 Cold War Speaker Series!\nSeptember 22\, 2022: Dr. Sean Maloney discussing Nuclear War Films. \nOctober 6\, 2022: Michelle Douglas and Christos Pantieras discussing the LGBT Purge.
URL:https://diefenbunker.ca/events/2022-cold-war-speaker-series-dr-andrew-burtch/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Virtual
CATEGORIES:Events EN
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20221006T190000
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SUMMARY:2022 Cold War Speaker Series: Michelle Douglas and Christos Pantieras
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us virtually this fall to hear from experts about a variety of relevant Cold War themes and events.  \nMichelle Douglas and Christos Pantieras discuss the LGBT Purge as a part of the Cold War Speaker Series hosted by the Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum. \nDate: Thursday\, October 6\, 2022\nTime: 7:00 p.m.\nPrice: Free \nDetails:\n– Please RSVP at least 48 hours in advance in order to receive the join link.\n– Virtual attendance via Zoom. \nPresentation Topic:\nThe LGBT Purge: Yesterday\, Today\, and Tomorrow through Personal Experience and Visual Art.\nAs the 2022 Artist-in-Residence\, created Christos Pantieras a multi-layered installation about “Justin Case”\, a comic character created by Civil Defence Canada to promote preparedness and safety. Pantieras will discuss how his reinterpretation of the character portrays anxiety\, distrust\, and internal struggle and how he connected this to the LGBT Purge. \nSpeaker Bios:\nMichelle Douglas is the Executive Director of the LGBT Purge Fund\, a not-for-profit corporation that was set up to manage a portion of the funds that emerged from the class action settlement for LGBT members of the Canadian Armed Forces\, the RCMP and the federal public service who were systematically discriminated against. Michelle Douglas served as an officer in the Canadian Armed Forces from 1986 to 1989. She was honourably discharged from the military in 1989 as a result of the Purge. She launched a landmark legal challenge against the military’s discriminatory policies against LGBT service members that resulted in the ending of Canada’s discriminatory policies in 1992. Her experience in the military was the start of 30 years of social justice and human rights activism. \nChristos Pantieras is from Ottawa\, Ontario. He received an M.F.A. in sculpture from York University\, and a B.F.A. from the University of Ottawa. Pantieras explores themes of communication\, relationships\, and intimacy. Sourcing online language from emails\, text messages\, and gay hook-up apps\, he manipulates the digital word through analog processes. His work amplifies the resonance of a lost connection while blurring the boundaries between virtual space and physical space. Select institutions where his work has been presented include: the Ottawa Art Gallery\, The ArQuives\, Modern Fuel ARC\, AXENÉO7\, CIRCA Art Actuel\, and Artcite Inc. \n\n» Register for the Speaker Series\n  \nLearn more about the other presentations in the 2022 Cold War Speaker Series!\nSeptember 22\, 2022: Dr. Sean Maloney discussing Nuclear War Films. \nNovember 17\, 2022: Dr. Andrew Burtch discussing Canada\, the Cold War\, and the Korean War.
URL:https://diefenbunker.ca/events/2022-cold-war-speaker-series-michelle-douglas-and-christos-pantieras/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220922T190000
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SUMMARY:2022 Cold War Speaker Series: Dr. Sean Maloney
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us virtually this fall to hear from experts about a variety of relevant Cold War themes and events.  \nDr. Sean Maloney discusses Nuclear War Films as a part of the Cold War Speaker Series hosted by the Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum. \nDate: Thursday\, September 22\, 2022\nTime: 7:00 p.m.\nPrice: Free \nDetails:\n– Please RSVP at least 48 hours in advance in order to receive the join link.\n– Virtual attendance via Zoom. \nPresentation Topic:\nThe Secret History of Nuclear War Films. \nKing of the Cold War crisis film\, Dr. Strangelove became a cultural touchstone from the moment of its release in 1964. The duck-and-cover generation saw it as a satire on nuclear issues and Cold War thinking. Subsequent generations\, removed from the film’s historical moment\, came to view it as a quasi-documentary about an unfathomable secret world. \nSean M. Maloney uses Dr. Strangelove and other genre classics like Fail Safe to investigate a curious pop cultural contradiction. Nuclear crisis films repeatedly portrayed the failures of the Cold War’s deterrent system. Yet\, the system worked. What does this inconsistency tell us about the genre? What does it tell us about the deterrent system\, for that matter? \nBlending film analysis with Cold War history\, Maloney looks at how the celluloid crises stacks up against reality — or at least as much of reality as we can reconstruct from these films with confidence. The result is a daring intellectual foray that casts new light on Dr. Strangelove\, one of the Cold War era’s defining films. \n\n» Register for the Speaker Series\n  \nLearn more about the other presentations in the 2022 Cold War Speaker Series!\nOctober 6\, 2022: Michelle Douglas and Christos Pantieras discussing the LGBT Purge. \nNovember 17\, 2022: Dr. Andrew Burtch discussing Canada\, the Cold War\, and the Korean War.
URL:https://diefenbunker.ca/events/2022-cold-war-speaker-series-dr-sean-maloney/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Virtual
CATEGORIES:Events EN
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