Lycell Lectures; Life Sciences Day; Canadian Military History Colloquium; Book Launch: Science of the Seance; Under the Influence; Book Launch: Running on Empty; Digital Humanities Summer Institute; …
Below are events taking place soon as well as announcements that may be of interest. (A bulletin will now be sent out each Wednesday with upcoming events and announcements.) Departmental events are also posted on our website.
Events
May 4-18, 2017
The Vatican Library and the Counter-Reformation, a Series of Five Lectures
In the 2017 Lyell Lectures at Oxford University, Paul Nelles enters the social and material world of the Vatican Library in the late sixteenth century. At the vanguard of the Counter-Reformation, the library gradually adapted to its new role as an instrument of papal policy and hub of ecclesiastical reform. The lectures locate the Vatican Library within a constellation of new state-sponsored collections in early modern Europe. Framed around the vibrant fresco cycles that graced the new library quarters constructed under Pope Sixtus V (1585-1590), the lectures visit specific episodes in sixteenth-century cultural history to probe the dynamic of script and print within the space of the Vatican Library. Particular attention is given to the individuals, practices, and working tools that intersected with libraries in this period.
The first Lyell Lecture, Libraries, Space, and Power will be delivered on Thursday, 4 May 2017 at 5pm in the Lecture Theatre, Weston Library, followed by a drinks reception at 6.15pm in Blackwell Hall.
May 5, 2017
Life Sciences Day – History has a table at the event
Carleton will be hosting its first ever Life Sciences Day: From Technologies to Behaviours to Policies on Friday, May 5th from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM in the second level conference rooms and atrium of Richcraft Hall (formerly River Building). The all-new event will showcase the university’s activities to a broad audience drawn from the Carleton community, government agencies and the private sector. With a target of over 250 attendees, the university aims to bring together academic, government and industry sectors to build awareness of the important work encompassed by Life Sciences at Carleton.
Life Sciences Day will showcase Carleton’s activities in the Life Sciences in the broadest sense, providing a unique opportunity for students and researchers in Life Sciences to meet and explore partnership possibilities with the industry and government attendees. This multidisciplinary event will bring together research from multiple faculties, including the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Engineering and Design, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, and the Faculty of Public Affairs.
May 5-6, 2017
28th Canadian Military History Colloquium
Hosted by the Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarmament Studies, the 28th Canadian Military History Colloquium will be held at Wilfrid Laurier University from 5-6 May, 2017.
Keynote Speakers:
- Tim Cook, Canadian War Museum
- Holger Herwig, University of Calgary
- Gary Sheffield, University of Wolverhampton
For general updates on the conference, panels, and accommodations, check the colloquium site HERE.
If you have any questions, contact us at conference@canadianmilitaryhistory.ca.
May 7, 2017
Book Launch: Science of the Seance
Join Beth Robertson for the launch of her new book, Science of the Seance: Transnational Networks and Gendered Bodies in the Study of Psychic Phenomena, 1918-1940.
- Sunday, May 7, 2017 from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM (EDT)
Black Squirrel Books & Espresso Bar
1073 Bank Street Ottawa, ON K1S 3W9 Canada
May 8, 2017
Under the Influence: How Labatt and its Allies Brewed up a Nation of Canadian Beer Drinkers
LifeLong Learning Markham is a volunteer, not for profit organization dedicated to providing intellectually stimulating and thought provoking lectures for adults in the Markham area. The goal is to provide a series of 5-6 lectures on a wide variety of topics in both the Spring and Fall of each year. Lectures will be given by university professors, authors, medical experts and people who are acknowledged leaders in their field. Lectures will be held on Monday mornings at the Angus Glen Golf Club on Kennedy Road.
Because 2017 is Canada’s 150th Birthday, the Spring Lecture series focuses on Canada. Professor Matthew Bellamy will be speaking on May 8, 2017: “Under the Influence: How Labatt and its Allies Brewed up a Nation of Canadian Beer Drinkers”.
The full list of speakers as well as information on registration and ticket sales is available online.
May 17, 2017
Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street, at 6:30pm.
This free event is presented with Library and Archives Canada and Society Canadian Immigration Historical Society in association with the Ottawa Asian Heritage Month Society, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce Cambodia and the Vietnamese Canadian Community of Ottawa.
From the 1960s through the 1970s Canada’s dominant value system shifted from Europe centered to a diversity based, multicultural model. One of the tangible expressions of this major change was the response of Canadians and their government to the terrible refugee tragedy, impacting millions of lives, in Southeast Asia.
May 17-20, 2017
Digital Humanities Summer Institute: Technologies East
Explore the possibilities that the digital humanities open up for your research at DHSITE this may! Registration is now open for a series of workshops at the University of Ottawa and at Carleton exploring everything from social media analysis to mapping, twitter bots to game studies. See the website at https://dhsite.org for more information.
May 18, 2017
Beyond SDG5: African Women Innovation and the Future
Forthcoming IAS – African Heads of Mission conference: 8:30am-5:00pm in room 270-274 of Residence Commons. RSVP: 2017IASConference.eventbrite.ca. For more details contact the Institute of African Studies.
May 24-26, 2017
Marx’s Capital after 150 Years: Critique and Alternative to Capitalism Conference
The conference which will be held at York University from May 24-26, 2017 and will play host to a number of speakers including: Immanuel Wallerstein, Saskia Sassen, Etienne Balibar, Himani Bannerji, Marcello Musto and many more. Everyone is welcome. Admission is free.
For more information on the Conference, including the conference program, please visit: http://www.marxcollegium.org/
June 14, 2017
Workshop: Canadian Foreign Intelligence History Project (CFIHP)
This is a one-day workshop that the CFIHP will be holding in Ottawa on 14 June. Full details are available on the attached pdf as well as on the CFIHP webpage: https://carleton.ca/csids/canadian-foreign-intelligence-history-project/.
This will be an opportunity discuss the documentation available through the CFIHP database and opportunities for research and collaboration.
July 17-22, 2017
Historical Thinking Summer Institute
The Historical Thinking Summer Institute is designed for teachers, curriculum developers, professional development leaders, historians, museum educators and curators who want to enhance their expertise at designing history programs, courses, units, lessons, projects, or educational resources that explicitly focus on historical thinking.
Attendees of the 2017 Historical Thinking Summer Institute will participate in a variety of activities including presentations and workshops, learning activities at the Canadian Museum of History and the Canadian War Museum, discussions of readings, guest
lectures, and group work to explore six historical thinking concepts: evidence, significance, continuity & change, cause & consequence, perspective-taking, and the ethical dimension of history. Visit the website for more details: http://www.canadashistory.ca/HTSI.
Announcements
History Administrators’ Anniversary Scholarship
We surpassed our goal of $8800 this year towards the History Administrators’ Anniversary Scholarship. Combining this year’s contributions with the $8000 previously raised, we are able to convert the fund to an endowment that will pay out an annual $1000 award in perpetuity. A big thank you to everyone for your generous support!
Mitacs Globalink: recruit top international undergrads for your 2018 summer research projects
The Mitacs Globalink Research Internship (GRI) is now accepting faculty submissions for Summer 2018. GRI pairs faculty in Canada with international undergrads for 12-week research projects from May to September.
- All disciplines are eligible
- Top-ranked senior undergrads travel from Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Mexico, Tunisia, and Saudi Arabia
- Faculty can submit multiple projects and re-submit projects from previous years
Submit projects by June 14, 2017, at 5 p.m. PDT.
Questions? Visit the website or contact helpdesk@mitacs.ca