Brian Thorn
Professor

Dr. Brian Thorn

He/him/his

Positions

Full-time Faculty
Faculty of Arts and Science - History and Indigenous Studies - History
Full-time Faculty
Faculty of Arts and Science - Fine Arts and English Studies - English Studies
Graduate Program Faculty
Graduate Studies - History, MA

Education

BA, Queen's University
MA, Simon Fraser University
PhD, Trent University
2006

Languages spoken

  • french

Graduate Supervision

Accepting Students for Supervision

School year

  • 2026/27
  • 2027/28
  • 2028/29

Guidelines or Expectations for Prospective Students

Canadian history, political history, gender studies, movements of protest of the right and left. 

Research

Research Interests

  • Women's History
  • North American Political History
  • Right and Left-Wing Women
  • Right and Left Movements of protest
  • Conservative thought and ideology. 

Current Research Projects / Labs

Writing a monograph on Edmund Burke’s contributions to political and social thought.

Open to Media Inquiries

Publications

Books

From Left to Right: Maternalism and Women’s Political Activism in Postwar Canada. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 2016.  

Peer-Reviewed Articles

“A Colourful Crowning Ceremony: Images of Class, Gender, and Beauty in World War II-era Canadian Communism.” Labour/Le Travail 80 (Fall 2017): 185-211.

“Clare Boothe Luce and American Feminism: World War II and Beyond.” ANAMNESIS Journal. 22 April 2017 (online edition).  

“Clare Boothe Luce and the Evolution of American Conservatism.” ANAMNESIS Journal. 13 February 2017 (online edition).

“Women are Truly Wonderful in Their Ingenuity: Radical Housewives and Consumer Protest in the Cold War Era.” Left History 18:1 (Spring/Summer 2014): 9-36.