Launch of Carleton’s United Way Campaign; Economic Inequality; Innovation and Adaptation; Shannon Lecture Series 2017; Brown Bag Occasions;…
Below are upcoming events as well as announcements that may be of interest. (A bulletin will be sent out each week with upcoming events and announcements.) Departmental events are also posted on our website.
Events
October 24, 2017
Launch of Carleton’s United Way Campaign
Carleton’s United Way Campaign creates a great opportunity for staff and faculty on campus to connect, network and raise funds for a great cause. 100% of the funds raised by our campaign are invested locally helping kids achieve their potential, moving people from poverty to possibility, and bringing people and resources together to build a strong, healthy, safe community for all residents of Ottawa.
Please join us in making this year’s campaign a success.
The kick off Soup Launch is being held on Oct. 24 from noon to 1:30pm (doors will open at 11:30am). The event will be held in the Galleria and tickets are $5 again this year.
All events that have been confirmed to date will be posted to the Carleton United Way website at: https://carleton.ca/unitedway/
October 24, 2017
Economic inequality: Should Canada bring back inheritance taxes?
October 24, 2017 – 7:30 am to 8.45 am
Parliamentary Restaurant, Centre Block
$25 – pre-registration required
Breakfast included
Patrick Turmel, Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy and Director of the social and economic ethics section of Université Laval’s Applied Ethics Institute
Most democratic societies, including Canada, are faced with growing inequality, and various policies to address this issue have been the subject of repeated debate. One of the main areas of concern is the return of “patrimonial capitalism”, in which inheritance becomes the main determining factor of one’s socio-economic position. In this context, many voices on the international stage have been speaking to the necessity of increased inheritance taxes as an essential tool for achieving a more just society. Canada is one of the few developed countries to have eliminated inheritance or estate taxes. Should we consider reinstating this fiscal tool? This talk will consider the main objections to inheritance taxes in order to reach a clearer understanding of this morally and emotionally-charged debate.
This event will take place in French, with simultaneous interpretation available via cell phone. Register now!
October 25, 2017 – Senior and Graduate History Students Welcome
Innovation and Adaptation: Canada and the Challenges of Globalization Since 1968
The Historical Section of Global Affairs Canada, in conjunction with iAffairs Canada and the Canadian Foreign Policy Journal of the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (Carleton University), is holding a one-day conference on October 25 on “Innovation and Adaptation: Canada and the Challenges of Globalization Since 1968.” This conference, which will be held at the Lester B. Pearson Building in Ottawa, marks the publication of Canada’s Department of External Affairs, Volume III: Innovation and Adaptation, 1968-1984.
The election of Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s Liberal government in April 1968 coincided with the rapid acceleration of contemporary globalization. Suddenly, Canada’s global role seemed much less clear as Western Europe and Asia shook off the remnants of the Second World War and surged onto the international scene, demanding larger voices and bigger roles. Faster communications—cheap telephones and inexpensive jet travel—combined with the wave of trade liberalization unleashed by the Kennedy Round of tariff negotiations in 1967 heralded the new globalized order. At the same time, globalization quickly stretched the international agenda, adding new issues daily: human rights and women’s rights; energy, science, and the environment; global revolution and terrorism.
This symposium asks leading Canadian foreign policy historians and analysts to reflect on Canada’s experiences with the globalized world that emerged after 1968. Specifically, it invites them to tackle some of the major political, economic and social challenges first encountered by Canada’s foreign ministry in the decade after 1968, exploring how Canadian policymakers have responded to them in the four tumultuous decades that followed.
There is no fee for this conference, but as seating is limited, those wishing to attend are asked to register in advance. Please see here for a complete program and conference notes, as well as a link to the conference registration page. For more information, please e-mail Greg Donaghy or call 343-203-2069.
October 26, 2017
Jihad & Co.: Black Markets and Islamist Power
Thursday, October 26, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Barney Danson Theatre
Tickets: $10; $7 for students, seniors and Members
What’s the key to success for militant Islamists? In her book Jihad & Co.: Black Markets and Islamist Power, political scientist Aisha Ahmad offers a new explanation for the success of some ideologically-inspired groups: their ability to work within and exploit local economies. In this lecture, part of our World at War – International Speaker Series, she demonstrates that while civil wars and insurgencies provide opportunities to establish political control, it’s through business savvy that extremists gain and maintain their power. Ahmad, an expert in international security and conflict dynamics at the University of Toronto, tracked the activities of modern Islamist groups to uncover the economic drivers of complex security crises. Her ground-breaking research, including extensive interviews with jihadists and merchants from Somalia, Afghanistan and Pakistan, and new fieldwork on the wars in Mali, Syria and Iraq, challenges conventional wisdom by offering a rationalist explanation for the rise of Islamism.
Seating is limited. Tickets may be purchased at Ticketing, by calling 819-776-7000 or from our website at warmuseum.ca.
October 31, 2017
Feminist Incubator Series – “#Feminism: Popular Culture and the Representation of a Movement”
We are pleased to invite you to the next session of the Feminist Incubator Series, which will take place on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at the University of Ottawa, from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm, FSS 4015. Coffee/tea and snacks will also be provided.
Please find attached the submission to be discussed: “#Feminism: Popular Culture and the Representation of a Movement”. We’d love your feedback on this idea! We’d like to thank Katharine Bausch for her submission to this series.
If you have any questions, please email me: ummni_khan@carleton.ca.
November 2-4, 2017
Canadian premiere of the musical Sir John A. Macdonald
Maple Leaf Theatre Productions is presenting the Canadian premiere of the musical Sir John A. Macdonald at Centrepointe Theatre on November 2nd, 3rd, and 4th as one of the official Ottawa 2017 events celebrating Confederation.
Centrepointe Theatre has established a student price of $20.
Students can order tickets easily either online at www.centrepointetheatres.com, by phoning the box office at 613 580 2700 or of course directly at the box office.
Fall 2017
Shannon Lecture Series for 2017
The History Department’s Shannon Lecture Series for 2017, will commence on September 22, 2017. This year’s lecture series looks at Expo 67 as the highlight of Canada’s centennial. A world’s fair held in Montreal, it dazzled the world with its daring architecture, innovative exhibits, and high-minded theme, “Man and His World.” Many Canadians regarded it as Canada’s coming-out party, a moment when the young nation burst into the international limelight and strutted its stuff to universal acclaim. Substitute “Quebec” or “Indigenous Peoples” for “Canada” in the previous sentence and it would be equally true – Expo 67 was a rich, multivalent spectacle that generated diverse messages. In Canada’s 150th anniversary year, the Carleton Department of History is revisiting Expo 67 to reflect upon the meaning of it all. A select group of lecturers will address key topics such as Expo’s intellectual origins, how it became a proud emblem of modernization for both Canadian and Quebec nationalists, its impact on Indigenous rights and culture, and its iconic stature in the histories of architecture and cinema. X out the dates in your calendar to experience exposition by Expo experts that will expand your mind exponentially. Visit the Shannon Lectures website for more information or click the upcoming individual event listings below.
- November 3: Carmen Robertson: “Visibility/Invisibility: Art and the Indians of Canada Pavilion at Expo ’67”
- November 17: Inderbir Singh Riar: “Expo 67: Some Notes on Architecture, Nationhood, and Late Modernity”
- December 1: Janine Marchessault: “The Missing Archive of Expo 67”
November 6, 2017
Chris Andersen on University Reconciliation
On November 6, we’re hosting a talk with Dr. Chris Andersen, Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta.
Here is the URL for further info on this event – Nov 7, 4:00 p.m. start, DT 2017: https://carleton.ca/sics/2017/evening-chris-andersen/
2017–2018
History Department Brown Bag Occasions
The History Department invites you to a series of Brown Bag Occasions taking place in our History Lounge (433 Paterson), starting at 12:30. Bring your lunch and join us for any of the following talks:
- November 10: Candace Sobers: “Aspect of US foreign relations history related to Vietnam”
- January 26: Kerry Abel: “Finding Mrs. Simcoe: The Historian’s Craft Revisited”
- February 9: Mary Margaret Johnston-Miller and James Miller: “How Extraordinary! Preserving the Psychiatric Art of Scotland.”
- March 23: Chinnaiah Jangam: Report on sabbatical research
November 21, 2017
Between Hostility and Cosmopolitanism: Somali migrant women in Nairobi and Johannesburg
Nereida Ripero-Muñiz, PhD
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Tuesday, November 21, 2:30 pm, Paterson 433 (the History Lounge), Carleton University
Nereida Ripero-Muñiz is a lecturer and researcher from Spain based at the University of the Witwatersrand. She started researching the Somali community in Nairobi in 2007. In 2016, she was awarded a PhD by the University of the Witwatersrand. Her doctoral thesis investigated identity construction among Somali women living in Nairobi and Johannesburg. Her current research focuses on the transnational cultural links of the global Somali diaspora. She also was the researcher behind the collaborative photography project “Metropolitan Nomads: A Journey Through Johannesburg’s Little Mogadishu” currently on display on the 4th Floor of Paterson Hall.
Announcements
Carleton – United Way Payroll Deductions Now Open
Payroll deduction is the easiest way to donate to the United Way, you can choose any amount you wish, and they are tax-deductible. Set it up once and then forget about it! You can find instructions here along with FAQs and contact information: https://carleton.ca/unitedway/donate-now/
Did you know that you can even use the United Way campaign to donate to another registered Canadian charity? So if you contribute to both a United Way program and a charity of your choice, you can now do it all in one place! When making your donation, just specify which charity you want to help using their name and registered CRA number (e.g. “Ottawa Humane Society” 123264715 RR0001). All you have to do next is specify how much you’re donating to which cause.
CCLH Panel at CHA 2018
“Gathering Diversities,” the 2018 meeting of the Canadian Historical Association at the University of Regina (28-30 May 2018), invites panels speaking to “diversities in historical inquiries.” With this in mind, the Canadian Committee for Labour History (CCLH) is seeking to sponsor panels at this meeting relevant to the Canadian working class and labour movement. Exploration of the wide diversities within the Canadian labour and working-class experience is especially encouraged. As an official CHA committee, the CCLH will have at least one (but possibly more) dedicated slots on the program agenda.
Proposals for individual papers should not exceed 400 words, and panel proposals should not exceed 1200 words. Proposals for panels should include the name of a potential chair/discussant. To ensure that the CCLH executive has time to examine your panel and offer it official sponsorship prior to the CHA’s 1 November 2017 deadline, please send proposals and inquiries to Jason Russell, Jason.Russell@esc.edu, by 25 October 2017.
Call for Papers: Premier Undergraduate Conference is Now Accepting Essay Submissions
The Quebec Universities English Undergraduate Conference is now accepting essays for its 9th year. QUEUC is the largest undergraduate conference in Canada, with delegates from all provinces as well as international students.
Bishop’s University will be hosting the conference in Sherbrooke, QC on March 16-17, 2018.
The deadline for essay submissions is January 12th, 2018.
We encourage students from all programs within the Humanities to submit an essay. Successful submissions will be high quality undergraduate research papers that are between 7 and 8 pages in length.
Along with two days of panel discussions, QUEUC 2018 will include an array of social and networking events, including a wine and cheese social and English-themed Cranium game night.
QUEUC began in 2009, and since then has become Canada’s largest undergraduate student conference. QUEUC’s mission is to provide undergraduate students the unique opportunity to share and discuss their research in a welcoming and engaging environment. This conference offers students the change to meet and talk with like-minded undergraduates from across the globe. We hope you will join us to participate in this exciting tradition!
Please send any questions or comments to our email at queuc@ubishops.ca. For more information on registration and submissions, visit our website: www.queuc.com
Job Posting
The Department of History of the Université de Montréal is currently seeking applications for a full-time tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Canadian/Quebec History, 19th and 20th centuries.
The deadline for applications is November 6th, 2017.
The job description is attached to this email and can also be found on our website at: http://histoire.umontreal.ca/accueil/
For further information, please do not hesitate to contact us at gabrielle.vidal@umontreal.ca