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Daniel Samson is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at Brock University, affiliated with the Faculty of Humanities. His research focuses on rural 18th- and 19th-century Nova Scotia, exploring the political and social processes that shaped colonial modernity, particularly through the lens of marginalized groups like Acadians, Mi’kmaq, and rural farmers. He is currently writing a biographical study of 19th-century miller James Barry, leveraging Barry’s extensive diary to examine bourgeois intellectual life in the colonial countryside.
Samson has developed Digital Humanities-centered courses, including the collaborative Digital Disruptions project with Western University and McGill University, which uses Acadian and Mi’kma’ki case studies to teach digital historical methods. This work has secured over $170,000 in institutional and provincial grants. He teaches courses on climate history, colonialism, and Atlantic World studies, emphasizing critical engagement with primary sources and digital tools.
His scholarship bridges Indigenous, French, and British colonial histories of Mi’kma’ki/Acadie/Nova Scotia, highlighting settler colonialism’s complexities. He collaborates with scholars like Dr. Tom Peace and Dr. Renée Girard to create accessible, interdisciplinary resources for teaching colonial history. Samson’s office is located in GL 219, and he advises students through scheduled appointments.
