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Dimitry Anastakis

Professor

Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of History

  • Professor
    Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of History
  • +1 (416) 910-8654 (Work)
  • University of Toronto, Sidney Smith Hall, 100 St George St, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G3, Canada

BIO

Dimitry Anastakis is a Professor and the L.R. Wilson and R.J. Currie Chair in Canadian Business History at the University of Toronto in the Department of History and the Rotman School of Management. A Member of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada, Professor Anastakis’s work addresses the intersection of business, the state and politics, and globalization, particularly in the post-1945 period in Canada. He has published nine books and edited collections, including three books on the development of the Canadian auto industry. His current research looks at the infamous 1970s Bricklin car venture in New Brunswick and its broader meaning in North America, and a project on the issue of free trade in Canada within the context of neoliberalism’s emergence. Professor Anastakis is the former co-editor of the Canadian Historical Review, was the first chair of the Canadian Business History Association, which he helped launch, and is a former Fulbright Chair in Canadian Studies at Michigan State University.

Preferred method of contact: Email

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Professor
    University of Toronto, Department of History, and Economic Analysis and Policy, Rotman School of Management, Toronto, Canada2019 - present
  • L.R. Wilson and R.J. Currie Chair in Canadian Business History
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada2019 - present
  • Professor
    Trent University, Department of History, Peterborough, Canada2014 - 2019
  • Member
    Trent University, Master of Education Studies Program, Peterborough, Canada2014 - 2019
  • Chair
    Trent University, Department of Canadian Studies, Peterborough, Canada2011 - 2014
  • Associate Professor
    Trent University, Department of History, Peterborough, Canada2008 - 2014
  • Member
    Trent University, Frost Centre for Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies, Peterborough, Canada2005 - 2019
  • Assistant Professor
    Trent University, Department of History, Peterborough, Canada2004 - 2008
  • Fulbright-Michigan State University Chair in Canadian Studies
    Michigan State University, Canadian Studies Centre, East Lansing, United States2003 - 2003

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
    York University, Toronto, Canada1995 - 2001
  • Master of Arts (M.A.), History
    York University, Toronto, Canada1994 - 1995
  • Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Honours, History
    Western University, London, Canada1989 - 1993

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Certificate of Attendance in Canadian Law Studies
    Osgoode Hall Law School2001 - present
    Courses: Business Associations, Securities Regulation, Fiscal Federalism
  • Completed partial fulfillment of Canadian Securities Course
    Canadian Securities Institute, Toronto, Canada2001 - present

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Postdoctoral Fellow
    University of Toronto, Munk School of Global Affairs, Toronto, Canada2004 - 2004
    Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • NCE AUTO21 Postdoctoral Fellow in Government Policy and the Automotive Industry
    Carleton University, Norman Patterson School of International Affairs, Ottawa, Canada2002 - 2003
    Postdoctoral Fellowship

AVAILABILITY

  • Media enquiries
  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision

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