Jesse Robertson
M.A. Public History Student
| Degrees: | B.A., Hons. (King's College) |
| Email: | jesse.robertson@carleton.ca |
Current Program (including year of entry)
M.A. Public History (2013)
Supervisor
Dr. Michel Hogue
Academic Interests
Public history, Aboriginal treaty negotiations, historical reparations, Aboriginal-settler relations in Canada, political philosophy, place and belonging in settler-colonial states.
Select Publications and Current Projects
“Oscar Peterson’s Canadiana Suite 50 Years On,” Historica Canada Blog, March 15, 2015
“The Shelburne Race Riots,” in The Canadian Encyclopedia, Historica Canada. Article published November 19, 2014
“A Sad Chapter: The Komagata Maru,” Historica Canada Blog, May 23, 2014.
Teaching Experience
TA – Historian’s Craft (Fall 2013; Winter 2014)
Description of Research
I am interested in the history of Aboriginal-settler relations in British Columbia, and in the way that history is represented in contemporary public discourse. My current research explores how the BC Treaty Process frames, shapes, and puts limits on discussions of the colonial past. In this research, I am interested both in the symbolic role of treaty-making in the province, and in specific chapters and provisions that address the culture and heritage of treatied First Nations.