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Thursday, June 9, 2022

Congratulations Graduates!

The College of the Humanities offers our warmest congratulations to the Classes of 2020, 2021 and 2022 who will be celebrated over the next two weeks! To our graduating students, we hope your time at Carleton has provided you with the opportunities to expand your knowledge, fueled your passion to discover the world around... More

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

New Publications

Congratulations to Distinguished Research Professor John Osborne on his recent and forthcoming publications.    ... More

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

2022 Rose Maguire Lecture

Dr. Kyle Harper University of Oklahoma Plagues, Past and Present Presented by the Greek and Roman Studies Program The COVID-19 pandemic has given us an unfortunate reminder of the destabilizing potential of emerging infectious diseases. Plague and pestilence have been a part of the human past from the beginning to present, and this talk... More

Thursday, January 27, 2022

The 2022 Edgar and Dorothy Davidson Lecture: Dr. Oludamini Ogunnaike

The MA in Religion & Public Life in the College of the Humanities proudly presents this year's Annual Edgar and Dorothy Davidson Lecture presented by Dr. Oludamini Ogunnaike:  You can watch the recorded lecture with the link below.... More

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Now accepting applications for Fall 2022 for the MA in Religion and Public Life

The College of the Humanities houses the Master's of Arts in Religion and Public Life. The program is a twelve-month program (full-time, part-time studies are also available) consisting of two coursework semesters, followed by a summer research semester, leading to a Major Research Essay (which is examined but not defended). Financial support is... More

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

New Book Launch! Congratulations Dr. Mohammed Rustom on “The Essence of Reality”

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Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Congratulations to Professors Banducci and Stratton-FASS Mid-Career Research Grants

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is pleased to announce the recipients of the FASS Mid-Career Research Grants. Laura Banducci - Greek and Roman Studies (carleton.ca) Research project:  "Legacy Data" in Archaeology:  Combining the Analogue and the Digital at Gabii       Kimberly B. Stratton - Bachelor of Humanities —... More

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

2022 Edgar and Dorothy Davidson Lecture: Dr. Oludamini Ogunnaike

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Friday, September 17, 2021

Religion, Foreign Policy and Diplomacy: A View from the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa

As part of the Religion program’s MA Religion and Public Life Series, we are delighted to share with you that the Minister Counselor for Public Affairs, Christina Higgins, U.S. Embassy Ottawa, will be giving a public zoom talk on DATE:  Sept 27th, 2021 TIME: 3:30-4:30 pm EST. The lecture will focus on “U.S. Foreign... More

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Congratulations to Professor Gregory MacIsaac, Winner of a 2021 Carleton University Teaching Award

Monday, July 26, 2021 The Associate Vice-President (Teaching and Learning) is pleased to announce the outstanding educators who have been named 2021 Carleton University Teaching Award winners. This year was an exceptional one for online teaching and learning. The Excellence in Blended and Online Teaching Award received a record number of 20... More

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Annual Student Colloquium: An Interdisciplinary Discussion on the Academic Study of Religion Religion and the Public Sphere: Diverse Approaches

Annual Student Colloquium: An Interdisciplinary Discussion on the Academic Study of Religion Religion and the Public Sphere: Diverse Approaches. April 16, 2021 11AM-4PM ZC Grad Promotion Poster... More

Monday, March 1, 2021

Four DH MA Specialization students nominated for The DH Awards

Something to Celebrate! Let’s celebrate the fact that four of this year’s DH MA cohort have had worked nominated for The DH Awards, under three separate categories – best use of DH for public engagement, best DH data visualization, and best DH Response to COVID-19! These projects emerged from their course work in DIGH5000. The Digital... More

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Religion, Pandemics, and the Body Politic Tuesday, March 4, 7 p.m.

Religion, Pandemics, and the Body Politic with Professor Pamela E. Klassen, University of Toronto Tuesday, March 4, 7 p.m. Online via Zoom Webinar More details and registration here (Please register to receive the event link) In this lecture, I consider how the stories we tell to make sense of pandemics matter enormously for how... More

Friday, February 5, 2021

Thinking about pursuing an MA in Religion and Public Life?

Join us February 11 at 7pm for a panel discussion and Q&A about our unique, student-centered MA program. Hear from faculty, alumni, and current students about their experiences with the program, and the knowledge and skills gained from it. For more information, please contact Shawna.Dolansky@carleton.ca Register for the... More

Friday, December 18, 2020

Holiday Office Closure

The last day the (virtual) Humanities office will be open will be Wednesday December 23rd. It will re-open on Thursday January 7th. Winter term classes begin on Jan 11th. Wishing everyone a restful... More

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Paige’s Blog – On learning, re: my life in pieces

Snip, snip, go the scissors of the Fates. Sometimes, my life lies in pieces around me. Consider my apartment: books everywhere, post-it notes with lists of readings, essays to edit; literal pieces (of literature) splay my education languorously across minimal square footage. There is a papered materiality to studying English that I cannot escape.... More

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Reflecting on Twenty Years of The Bachelor of Humanities

On Friday the 30 th of September, the Bachelor of the Humanities program welcomed alumni and their families back to Carleton to celebrate the program’s 20th anniversary. Faculty and former students caught up with each other at an informal pub-night and a gala dinner, and seven alumni turned the tables on their former professors... More

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

SANTHARA – A Challenge to Indian Secularism

Supported by the College of the Humanities and the Edgar and Dorothy Davidson Fund in Religious Studies, attend a screening of SANTHARA, an award-winning documentary by Shekhar Hattangadi, a Mumbai, India-based columnist, law professor, and film-maker. Hattangadi’s interest in the interface between secular law and religious ritual has... More

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Why the humanities are a good choice for university-bound students

Fellow parents of grade 12 students: Anxiety is something that we’re all struggling to live with these days, but if your teen is graduating from high school this year, you may be dealing with even more soul-searching, gut-wrenching stress – theirs, but also your own. How to advise? What makes a good life? You... More

Thursday, December 20, 2018

Paige’s Blog – On learning, re: my life in pieces

Snip, snip, go the scissors of the Fates. Sometimes, my life lies in pieces around me. Consider my apartment: books everywhere, post-it notes with lists of readings, essays to edit; literal pieces (of literature) splay my education languorously across minimal square footage. There is a papered materiality to studying English that I cannot escape.... More

Thursday, December 20, 2018

Reflecting on Twenty Years of The Bachelor of Humanities

On Friday the 30th of September, the Bachelor of the Humanities program welcomed alumni and their families back to Carleton to celebrate the program’s 20th anniversary. Faculty and former students caught up with each other at an informal pub-night and a gala dinner, and seven alumni turned the tables on their former professors by... More

Friday, January 19, 2018

Paige’s Blog – On learning, re: my life in pieces

Snip, snip, go the scissors of the Fates. Sometimes, my life lies in pieces around me. Consider my apartment: books everywhere, post-it notes with lists of readings, essays to edit; literal pieces (of literature) splay my education languorously across minimal square footage. There is a papered materiality to studying English that I cannot escape.... More

Monday, December 11, 2017

2018 Alumni Trip to Greece

Classical Greece Crete, Mykonos, and Athens with Study Leader Professor Shane Hawkins October 11 – 21, 2018 Greece – there are few places on earth whose history has shaped the modern world so powerfully and in so many ways. The birthplace of democracy, theatre, western literature and philosophy, with its timeless art and architecture,... More

Monday, November 27, 2017

Fall Break Trip to NYC

Lindsay Tannahill, October 2017: I was lucky enough to be apart of the magnificent trip that some of the Humanities students took to New York City over reading week. It was a phenomenal experience, and it was wonderful to be able to explore the city with such a great group of my peers. Definite... More

Sunday, November 26, 2017

Reflecting on Twenty Years of The Bachelor of Humanities

On Friday the 30th of September, the Bachelor of the Humanities program welcomed alumni and their families back to Carleton to celebrate the program’s 20th anniversary. Faculty and former students caught up with each other at an informal pub-night and a gala dinner, and seven alumni turned the tables on their former professors by... More

Sunday, November 26, 2017

Paige’s Blog – On learning, re: my life in pieces

Snip, snip, go the scissors of the Fates. Sometimes, my life lies in pieces around me. Consider my apartment: books everywhere, post-it notes with lists of readings, essays to edit; literal pieces (of literature) splay my education languorously across minimal square footage. There is a papered materiality to studying English that I cannot escape.... More

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Reflecting on Twenty Years of The Bachelor of Humanities

On Friday the 30th of September, the Bachelor of the Humanities program welcomed alumni and their families back to Carleton to celebrate the program’s 20th anniversary. Faculty and former students caught up with each other at an informal pub-night and a gala dinner, and seven alumni turned the tables on their former professors by... More

Friday, August 16, 2013

Why major in humanities? Not just for a good job — for a good life.

Full story from Washington... More

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