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.
Happy Holidays Everyone!
Events
January 3, 2019 – Contract Instructor Orientation
If you’re getting ready to teach your first course at Carleton, or if you’re returning after a break, you may have questions about policies and procedures, teaching tips and educational technology. Join Teaching and Learning Service (TLS) on Thursday, Jan. 3 from 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. for our winter 2019 Contract Instructor Orientation to get the answers to your questions.In addition to covering a variety of teaching and learning topics, the orientation also features a special presentation from your union representative and an interactive panel discussion on dealing with difficult situations in the classroom. Find out more and register for the orientation at: https://carleton.ca/edc/cu-events/contract-instructor-orientation-winter-2019
January 4, 2019 – cuLearn Course Design Drop-In Sessions in January
The Educational Development Centre (EDC) is hosting two cuLearn course design drop-in sessions in January to help you take your course to the next level: Friday, Jan. 4, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., 422 Dunton Tower. Come and work on your cuLearn course with us! We will have educational technologists and instructional designers on hand to answer your questions. No registration is required. Stay for the whole session or drop by for some quick help.
January 5, 2019 – Workshop: Preparing for the Winter Term
We’ll also be offering an additional half-day of workshops on Saturday, Jan. 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. specifically designed to help all Carleton faculty members and contract instructors get ready for a new term. Sessions include an introduction to cuLearn, preparing for the first week of class, and drop-in consultations. Please register for the Saturday workshops at: https://carleton.ca/edc/cu-events/workshop-day-preparing-for-the-winter-term/
Lecture Series 3: A History of Financial Crises, Tuesdays, January 8th – February 12th
Lecturer Dr. Monia Mazigh, through the Learning in Retirement program (open to all ages)This lecture series is an introduction to the history of financial crises. This isn’t a class about number crunching and hard graphics to decipher. No economic or mathematical background is required. We will explore the main economic theories underlying capitalism, and how capitalism survived dangerous financial crises throughout history. This lecture series will cover the classical Adam Smith school of economics to modern economic approaches. We will examine five main financial crises, from 1792 to the most recent one in 2008. Reflections about the future of capitalism will be explored and discussed as well.
Time: 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $140.00 (HST included) Register online today using our online registration form or call us at 613-520-3699. For a complete listing of all class descriptions, dates, times and lecturer biographies for winter 2019 please visit our website.
Lecture Series 4: The History of Jazz, Tuesdays, January 8th – February 12th
Lecturer Dr. Dave Schroeder, through the Learning in Retirement program (open to all ages)
This lecture series will look at the genre that is generally referred to as jazz, from the roots of its inception and creation, through to the present day. The sociological context that facilitated the birth of this music will be considered in depth. The slave trade, cultural influence and appropriation, and socioeconomic factors will be explored in relation to various significant works and artists over time. The lives of major artists will be examined for their artistic inspiration, vision, and influence. Recorded audio and video examples will be played for examination and discussion, and some live performances will also be featured. Various jazz-related genres and pieces will also be considered; jazz in Ottawa will be referenced regularly.
Time: 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $140.00 (HST included) Register online today using our online registration form or call us at 613-520-3699. For a complete listing of all class descriptions, dates, times and lecturer biographies for winter 2019 please visit our website.
January 9, 2019 – cuLearn Course Design Drop-In Sessions in January
The Educational Development Centre (EDC) is hosting two cuLearn course design drop-in sessions in January to help you take your course to the next level: Wednesday, Jan. 9, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., 422 Dunton Tower. Come and work on your cuLearn course with us! We will have educational technologists and instructional designers on hand to answer your questions. No registration is required. Stay for the whole session or drop by for some quick help.
Lecture Series 8: African American Music of the 1940s-1970s: Blues, R&B, Soul and Funk, Thursdays, January 10th – February 14th
Lecturer Keith McCuaig, through the Learning in Retirement program (open to all ages)
This lecture series will give an overview of some of the most popular musical genres from the 1940s to the 1970s. We will cover the history of this music, including the main figures, important recordings, and the musical features of each style. The cultural importance and impact of this music will also be discussed, including the overlap between these genres, and the ways in which one genre influenced another. From Muddy Waters and Marvin Gaye, to Aretha Franklin and James Brown, this class will be an exciting musical journey.
Time: 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $140.00 (HST included) Register online today using our online registration form or call us at 613-520-3699. For a complete listing of all class descriptions, dates, times and lecturer biographies for winter 2019 please visit our website.
Lecture Series 10: Into the Mystic: Perspectives on Sacred Architecture, Thursdays, January 10th – February 14th
Lecturer Marie Clausén, through the Learning in Retirement program (open to all ages)
Have you ever wondered what makes certain spaces feel sacred, or pondered whether we in today’s secular Western society still need such spaces? Should edifices dedicated to existential and metaphysical contemplation be perceived and preserved primarily as artefacts of quaint but irrelevant world views? Or can they in some sense be said to actually complete the human habitat? This lecture series explores such questions by taking a non-denominational and interdisciplinary look at how we make and unmake sacred space, and the meanings we attach to sacred architecture. We will also explore the implications of those meanings for the continued relevance of sacred architecture.
Time: 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $140.00 (HST included) Register online today using our online registration form or call us at 613-520-3699. For a complete listing of all class descriptions, dates, times and lecturer biographies for winter 2019 please visit our website.
January 11, 2019 – Kirsten Schut: “Dominican life and learning in fourteenth-century Naples”
The History Department invites you to a talk by Kirsten Schut, Contract Instructor, as part of our Friday Occasion Series. Join us in the History Department Lounge, 433 Paterson, at 10:00am.
About the Lecture:
Naples in the first half of the fourteenth century was one of the cultural and intellectual hotspots of late medieval Europe. The royal court flourished as a centre for patronage, and in addition to a university, Naples boasted several major schools run by the mendicant orders, such as the Dominicans, Franciscans, and Augustinians. My current project uses the life and works of a teacher at one of these schools, the Dominican friar John of Naples (d. ca. 1350), to investigate the relationship between the Dominicans of Naples and their city, and the connections between Naples and other cultural centres, such as Paris and Avignon. Using techniques developed at the University of Paris, John helped to train the friars of his convent to be effective teachers, preachers, and confessors. But he was also much more than a teacher: he advised the kings and queens of Naples and preached in their support, and worked to maintain good relations between the Dominicans and the local aristocracy. His example demonstrates that the Dominicans of Naples were deeply embedded in their community, but their educational and pastoral mission was mainly directed towards the local elite.
January 17-19, 2019 – Conference – Canada 1919: A Country Shaped by War
Thursday, January 17, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
Friday, January 18, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Saturday, January 19, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
LeBreton Gallery, Barney Danson Theatre, Ateliers C and D
Full conference: $175; $125 for students, seniors and members.
One-day registration: $100, $75 for students, seniors and students.
Join world-renowned historians to explore different aspects of the First World War and its many legacies: the return of Indigenous veterans, the conflict’s impact on French Canada, the contributions of nurses, the challenges of forging peace from the ashes of war, and much more. Scholars and history buffs won’t want to miss this bilingual academic conference, organized by the Canadian War Museum in conjunction with the exhibition Victory 1918 – The Last 100 Days and in commemoration of the centenary of the end of the conflict.
Speakers include international and Canadian experts like Michael Neiberg, Catriona Pennell, J. L. Granatstein, David Bercuson, Tim Cook, and Margaret MacMillan, author of Paris 1919. For more information, to see the conference schedule or to register, visit https://www.warmuseum.ca/event/country-shaped-by-war-canada-1919/.
February 1, 2019 – Mark Anderson: “Zombies, manifest destiny, and popular culture”
The History Department invites you to a talk by Professor Mark Anderson, History Professor, as part of our Brown Bag Friday Occasion Series. Bring your lunch and join us in the History Department Lounge, 433 Paterson, at 12:30pm.
February 8, 2019 – Andrew Johnston: “Zurich Congress of the WILPF in 1919 – on the occasion of the centenary”
The History Department invites you to a talk by Professor Andrew Johnston, Associate Professor in the History Department, as part of our Brown Bag Friday Occasion Series. Bring your lunch and join us in the History Department Lounge, 433 Paterson, at 12:30pm.
February 8, 2019 – workshop: “The EU’s 2004 Enlargements in Central and Eastern Europe: Assessing the Impact 15 Years On”
We are pleased to invite you to a day-long workshop organized by the Jean Monnet Chair in EU Relations with Russia and the Eastern Neighbourhood, “The EU’s 2004 Enlargements in Central and Eastern Europe: Assessing the Impact 15 Years On” on Friday, February 8, 2019, from 9:00AM – 4:15PM, in the Senate Room, 608 Robertson Hall, Carleton University (campus map).
On the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the European Union enlargement, this workshop will feature leading experts from Canada, the U.S. and Europe who will address political, social, environmental, and economic impacts of accession for the eight new member states located in Central and Eastern Europe. All of these countries were part of the Soviet Bloc prior to the collapse of the USSR, and thus faced major transition challenges both before and after EU accession.
To view the agenda to register, please click here. This event is free and open to the public. A light lunch will be provided.
March 22, 2019 – Michael Petrou: “Yugoslav-Canadians in the Special Operations Executive during the Second World War”
The History Department invites you to a talk by Adjunct Professor Michael Petrou as part of our Brown Bag Friday Occasion Series. Bring your lunch and join us in the History Department Lounge, 433 Paterson, at 12:30pm.
Announcements
Register Your Course for the Winter Incentive Program
Professors are encouraged to register their courses for the Centre for Student Academic Support (CSAS) Incentive Program. The program enables students to earn a small portion of their final grade by attending 50-minute learning strategies and academic writing workshops designed to help them become more effective academic learners. Grade allocation and the number of workshops required for each course is left to the discretion of the professor. Further information about the Incentive Program can be found here and professors can register by submitting a CSAS Faculty Request form
Summer 2019 Internship at Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic
The Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic is located along the historic waterfront in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Housed in a former fish plant, with wharves and floating vessels, it is home to over 30,000 artifacts, which comprise the Nova Scotia Museum’s Fisheries Collection.
Working as part of the collections team, the successful candidate will gain a breadth of hands-on experience in the field of collections management. Responsibilities may include database management and cataloguing; preventative conservation; artifact rehousing; and artifact research. Please note, this is a non-paid internship position. Hours and length of term are negotiable.
See attached posting for full details.
Call for Papers: 30th Canadian Military History Colloquium
Conference organizers invite submissions on all periods of Canadian military history and war and society. Proposals are welcome from all scholars including students, faculty and independent researchers.
There is no registration fee or conference fee for graduate students presenting papers.
Application deadline: 4 February 2019.
For more information visit canadianmilitaryhistory.ca.
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