Alt tag
Industrial farm

7 Nights of History: Energy in Modern Industrial Agriculture

The past is all around us, but it only becomes history when we apply the tools of the historical discipline to think historically

Event

Andrew Watson (assistant professor, Department of History)

When:  Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 6 pm

Where:  Hose and Hydrant Brewing Company


612 11th St E, Saskatoon

Admission is free.

Info:  Keith Carlson keith.carlson@usask.ca

Andrew Watson's current research includes a project on the history of coal in Canada during the first half of the 20th century. He is also working with the Sustainable Farm Systems project, which explores the socioecological transition in agriculture, from traditional, organic practices at the end of the 19th century to modern, industrialized processes by the end of the 20th century.

7 Nights of History, a free public lecture series hosted by the Department of History, is the successor to 7 Days that Changed the World. The past is all around us, but it only becomes history when we apply the tools of the historical discipline to think historically. Each month a different U of S historian will deliver a public lecture that brings historical thinking to bear on a problem to better understand the human condition and navigate our way into the future. The public is encouraged to ask questions and join in discussion and conversation after each talk.



Upcoming Events

7 Nights of History: The Poet-Painter who Lost China: Emperor Huizong and the Power of Ink and Brush

Feb 25, 2026
A community lecture by Dr. George Keyworth (PhD) of the Department of History

Literature Matters: Place and People in Kate Beaton’s Graphic Oil Sands Memoir Ducks

Feb 25, 2026
A public talk by English PhD student Jenna Miller

Step-by-Step, Word-by-Word: Writing as Embodied Practice

Feb 25, 2026
A talk by author Ken Wilson

 

See all events