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Annually Listed DIGH Electives 2026-27

(last updated July 20, 2026)

The following courses can serve as DH electives (in some cases, you will have to ‘apply for an override’ because the course in question is core to another program). Please contact the DH Coordinator for more information. More courses may be added; check back periodically.

In general, a potential elective course features content that intersects with digital media/culture, or is one where the instructor would be open to a student taking a DH perspective in the work. You might find courses in the calendar that are not listed here that might be suitable; contact the course instructor and the DH coordinator if you are interested in taking a course not listed below as a possible elective.

In some cases depending on the requirements of your home program, a 4000-level course might be appropriate and could be taken with appropriate permissions; please contact the coordinator if you’ve found a potential 4000 level course.

To enroll in DIGH 5011 and DIGH 5012 you must approach the DH Coordinator well in advance of the term start. Both of these require the student to either have arranged supervision with a willing faculty member (for the directed study) or with an organization (for the practicum) in advance. Contact the DH Coordinator for more information.

Fall 2026

CourseWhenFaculty
ALDS 5408 – F
Critical Discourse Analysis
Section Type – IN-PERSON
FallRachelle Vessey
DIGH 5902F Digital Humanities, Data & Society. Also listed as DATA5002 and COMS5225
Section type – IN-PERSON
FallTracey Lauriault
Cine-Archival Theory/Hist/Prac – CLMD 6105 – FFall
Playing with Memory & Heritage – CLMD 6106 – F
Section Type – IN-PERSON
FallPeter Hodgins
Digital History HIST 5706
also listed as DIGH 5902 – C
Section Type – IN-PERSON
FallShawn Graham
Memory, Culture & Heritage Cdn – HIST 5702 – GFallPeter Hodgins

Winter 2027

CourseWhenFaculty
Language Mapping ALDS 5905 – W
Section Type – IN-PERSON. Also offered as LING 5009, LING 4009, and ALDS 4906.
WinterErik Anonby
Music and Visual Culture
ARTH 5112 – W
Section Type – IN-PERSON Precludes additional credit for ARTH 5102.
WinterJesse Stewart
Indigenous Museology ARTH 5218 – W also CDNS 5003 – W
Section Type – IN-PERSON Precludes additional credit for ARTH 5207 and ARTH 5208.
WinterAlexandra Kahsenniio Nahwegahbow
Photography, Memory, Archive – ARTH 5500 – W also CDNS 5003 – C
Section Type – IN-PERSON.
WinterCarol Payne
Internet, Infrastructure, Materialities COMS 5224 – A
Section Type – IN-PERSON
WinterChris D. Russill
Issues of Cultural Mediation
CLMD 6103 – W
Section Type – IN-PERSON Topic: After AI: reinjecting the “human” back into the humanities
WinterPeter Hodgins
Public History Special Topics – Topics in Public History: Memory, Monuments, Memorials & Commemoration – HIST 5702 – XWinterSarafina Pagnotta
Photography and Public History – HIST 5709 – W
Section Type – IN-PERSON (campus presence required) Go to carleton.ca/history for full course descriptions.
Winter
Canadian History Special Topics – Map and Mapping in Canadian History – HIST 5316 – W
A seminar on a thematic or regional topic related to Canadian history.
WinterJohn Walsh