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
TODAY: February 7, 2018
History, Indigenous People and Genocide in Saskatchewan with Dr. Robert Alexander Innes
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Indigenous Policy and Administration, and the School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies invite you to a talk taking place on Wednesday, February 7 at 4:30 p.m. in room 482 of the MacOdrum Library. This is an open public lecture with free admission. All are welcome to attend.
Neither historians nor the Canadian government have acknowledged the existence of the genocide that occurred in the early 1880s in Treaty 4 territory that killed hundreds and perhaps thousands of First Nations and Métis people. Many historians have detailed how the Canadian government implemented a starvation policy in the Cypress Hills as a means to exert control over the First Nations people in the region and force them to move to other regions. It is difficult to understand why historians have not categorized the deaths caused by the starvation policy as a genocide when they all have agreed that the government knew prior to cutting off food rations many people were dying of starvation and have all said that the policy killed a large number of people. Some historians may have been reluctant, as Andrew Woolford states, “to impose a rigid Holocaust analogy onto the Canadian context.” Some may not want to call it a genocide because, as James Daschuk mentioned in an interview, there is no way to determine the number of deaths that occurred exactly as a result of the starvation policy.
This paper will show that in fact there is a way to ascertain the number of deaths and that the procedure to determine the number is actually just straightforward history. In outlining the context of the genocide and detailing how one Saskatchewan First Nation determined how many of their band members died as a result, this paper asks, considering the number of historians who have looked at the starvation policy, why is it that none have done the work to determine the number of deaths the Canadian government caused from this policy and whether the actual number that were killed determines whether genocide occurred?
Dr. Robert Alexander Innes is a member of Cowessess First Nation and an Associate Professor in the department to Indigenous Studies at the University of Saskatchewan. He is the author of Elder Brother and the Law of the People: Contemporary Kinship and Cowessess First Nation (University of Manitoba Press, 2013) and co-editor along with Kim Anderson of Indigenous Masculinities: Legacies, Identities, Regeneration (University of Manitoba Press, 2015).
For more information, please email ZoeS.Todd@carleton.ca.
February 8, 2018
Documentary film screening and discussion
Screening and discussion of the documentary film Home in a Foreign Land (Casa en Tierra Ajena)
Please join us this Thursday, February 8, 6pm
303 Paterson Hall
Free admission
The film explores the factors that lead to the forced migration of Central American migrants, their experiences of intense repression during their journeys, as well as the networks of solidarity and support that develop.
We will be joined by the film’s producer, Dr. Carlos Sandoval García, whose book “Exclusion and Forced Migration in Central America: No More Walls” (Palgrave, 2017) inspired the film. Dr. Sandoval García is a professor of communication studies at the University of Costa Rica.
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:
- 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
February 9, 2018
Black History Month Event: Public Lecture, From Old to New African Diasporas
| Time: | 6:30 pm — 8:00 pm |
| Location: | Paterson Hall, 303, Humanities Lounge |
Public Lecture: “From Old to New African Diasporas: The multiple difficulties of untangling displacements and identities”, Professor Pablo Idahosa, York University
About the Event: The event will be hosted by Sarah Onyango Host/Producer, CHUO 89.1FM.
Wine & cheese reception to follow.
RSVP Required.
For more information see: https://carleton.ca/blackhistorymonth/
February 9, 2018
Clean Energy and Climate Policy: An Exchange of Experiences , Views and Visions for the Future
You are invited to attend the launch event of the Jean Monnet Network on EU-Canada Relations (www.carleton.ca/caneunet), “Clean Energy and Climate Policy: An Exchange of Experiences , Views and Visions for the Future” Policy Workshop, with international scholars, on Friday, February 9, 2018, from 9:30AM-5:30PM, in the Second Floor Conference Room, Richcraft Hall, Carleton campus. (second attached poster) Registration is required to attend (register here) and a light lunch will be available for registered attendees. To view the current agenda, please visit: https://carleton.ca/caneunet/cu-events/clean-energy-and-climate-policy-canada-and-europe-shared-learning/ .
February 9, 2018
Works-in-Progress workshop with Philip Kaisary
Our next Works-in-Progress workshop will take place on Friday February 9th. The featured presenter is Carleton’s law professor, Phillip Kaisary. The discussant will be Meredith Terretta, from the University of Ottawa. The workshop topic will be: The Haitian Revolution and Socio-economic Rights. Same time – 12:00 – 2:00pm. We hope you will join us. Further details for this event are in the attached poster, and lunch is provided by us!
The series is a monthly workshop featuring discussions about faculty papers whose scope spans issues of global and international relevance. Papers are pre-circulated to workshop registrants. The goal of the works-in-progress series is to provide a forum for in-depth engagement and exchange on cutting-edge issues of global significance. We strive to have a lively, challenging and thought-provoking seminar and invite you to join us in providing an informative forum of discussion for a multidisciplinary audience, sharing at least one common interest, namely globalization and/or internationalism – whatever that means to you.
If you would like to register for the February 9th workshop or for any of the upcoming workshops in this series, or if you have general questions, please contact bgins@cunet.carleton.ca.
February 9, 2018
Art History and HTA Undergraduate Research Symposium in honour of Angela Carr
I’m writing to alert you to an event being held in honour of Prof. Angela Carr on the morning of Friday, Feb. 9 in the MacOdrum Library: We are holding an undergraduate research symposium with students from Art History and the History and Theory of Architecture program, two programs to which she contributed much over her career at Carleton. I know there are colleagues and students in your programs as well who are familiar with Angela and her work, so I’ve attached a poster for distribution to them.
February 11, 2018
Ring in the Chinese New Year with the Ottawa Transpacific Orchestra and Friends”
You are cordially invited to one of the most unique concert events of the year. In celebration of the Chinese New Year, student members of Carleton University’s Ottawa Transpacific Orchestra (OTPO) have arranged a delightful afternoon of musical fusion and intercultural collaboration. Experience the enrapturing sounds of the erhu, guzheng, yangqin, xiao and zhongruan, and their interplay with voice, piano, guitar, drums, and more.
On Sunday, February the 11th, 3:00 pm, at Dominion-Chalmers United Church (355 Cooper Street, at the corner of Cooper and O’Connor), immerse yourself in a sonic atmosphere like none other. Admission is free. (Your registration at Carleton University Events would be gratefully appreciated, but is not required.)
For more information, please contact Keite Gularte: otporchestra@gmail.com
February 13, 2018
Feminist Incubator Series
We are pleased to invite you to the next session of the Feminist Incubator Series, which will take place on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at Carleton University, from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm, Dunton Tower 1419 (boardroom). Coffee/tea and snacks will also be provided.
Please find in the attachment the submission to be discussed: “Storytelling Methodologies: Centering Women’s Experiences or Exploiting Marginalized Bodies in the Academy?”
We’d love your feedback on this idea! We’d like to thank Manjeet Birk for her submission to this series.
If you have any questions, please email me: ummni.khan@carleton.ca. Hope to see you there!
February 15, 2018
Author Meets Readers – Against Community: Colonialism, Apartheid, Fascism
5:00-7:00pm, Irene’s Pub (885 Bank Street)
About the Book: Curating Community argues that museums and constitutions invite visitors to gloss over the biases and complexities of society. The book asks us to reconsider deep questions about how we conceptualize the limits of ourselves, as well as our political communities, in order to attend to everyday questions of justice in the courtroom, the museum, and beyond.
About the Author: Stacy Douglas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Law and Legal Studies. Her research interests pertain to theories of democracy, the role of the state, the relationship between government and governed, and processes of decolonization.
February 15, 2018
Wayne Cox Talk – Against All Odds: Contemporary State Formation and the Case of the Kurds
Thursday, February 15, 2018, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m., A602 Loeb
Dr. Wayne S. Cox, Associate Professor, Department of Political Studies & Fellow, Centre for International and Defence Policy, Queen’s University
February 16, 2018
The Evidence Room Looks at the Role Architecture Played in the Holocaust
The Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism is displaying The Evidence Room in its Lightbox Gallery on campus until February 16.
The Evidence Room is an ambitious and powerful reconstruction of key architectural elements of Auschwitz, and takes a look at the disturbing relationship between architecture and the horrors of the Holocaust.
https://carleton.ca/architecture/2018/evidence-room/
February 26, 2018
Liberal International Institutionalism on the Decline? Rethinking African Treaty Withdrawals
The Faculty of Public Affairs presents the 2018 FPA Research Excellence Award Symposium: Liberal International Institutionalism on the Decline? Rethinking African Treaty Withdrawals with Speaker Kamari Clarke.
February 26, 2018 at 1:00 PM to 5:30 PM
2nd floor conference rooms Richcraft Hall
Space is limited and advance registration is required.
February 27, 2018
Male Gaze or Lesbian Gaze? The Photos and Writing of Kiyooka Sumiko
February 27th 2-4pm
History Department
4th Floor Paterson Hall
Between 1968 and 1973, Kiyooka published no fewer than eight books that variously contained photography, non-fiction, prose fiction, and poetry depicting lesbian lives, books that formed part of a “lesbian boom” in the Japanese media. Kiyooka’s non-fiction and early lesbian photography in particular document and offer a practical guide to contemporary lesbian life in Japan and beyond, including Korea, Vietnam, and Okinawa. She also draws on lesbian history focused on ancient Greece, Japan, and elsewhere to make utopian claims about the future for lesbians in Japan and globally. Yet, perhaps owing to her work’s androcentric appeal and sometimes salacious tone, Kiyooka has been absent from lesbian histories by members of the community.
Dr. James Welker of Kanagawa University will contextualize Kiyooka’s contribution to non-fiction and photography and shed light on why she has not been claimed as a pioneering lesbian
photographer, writer, and activist in Japan.
March 9, 2018
Works-in-Progress workshop with Audra Diptee
Our next Works-in-Progress workshop will take place on Friday March 9th. The featured presenter is Carleton’s history professor, Audra Diptee. The discussant will be Candace Sobers, from BGInS. The workshop topic will be: The Problem of Modern Day Slavery: Is Critical Applied History the Answer?. Same time – 12:00 – 2:00pm. We hope you will join us. Lunch is provided by us!
The series is a monthly workshop featuring discussions about faculty papers whose scope spans issues of global and international relevance. Papers are pre-circulated to workshop registrants. The goal of the works-in-progress series is to provide a forum for in-depth engagement and exchange on cutting-edge issues of global significance. We strive to have a lively, challenging and thought-provoking seminar and invite you to join us in providing an informative forum of discussion for a multidisciplinary audience, sharing at least one common interest, namely globalization and/or internationalism – whatever that means to you.
If you would like to register for the March 9th workshop or for any of the upcoming workshops in this series, or if you have general questions, please contact Jenelle.Williams@carleton.ca.
March 9, 2018
European Union Trade Policy in the 21st Century
On behalf of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at Carleton University and the CN-Paul M. Tellier Chair on Business and Public Policy at the University of Ottawa, I am delighted to invite you to attend an international research conference titled “European Union Trade Policy in the 21st Century,” on Friday, March 9, 2018, from 8:00AM—4:00PM. The event will be held at Carleton University in the second floor conference rooms (rms. 2220-2228) in Richcraft Hall (formerly the River Building) (please find a campus map here).
This full-day conference will bring together scholars from Europe and North America, mainly from the fields of political science and economics, to assess and discuss recent developments in the EU’s trade policy as well as challenges for the future. The conference will be divided into 3 main sessions: the EU’s trade strategy and process; the EU’s trade relations with important partners; and the politicization of trade policy in the EU. Please find a copy of the draft agenda at the event webpage.
This event is sponsored by the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence and the CN-Paul M. Tellier Chair on Business and Public Policy at the University of Ottawa, and is funded by the Erasmus + Programme of the European Union, by the Faculty of Public Affairs as part of its Research Month, and by Carleton University.
Registration for this conference is required. To register, please visit the event webpage here.
March 15-17, 2018
Underhill Graduate Student Colloquium
The Underhill Graduate Student Colloquium is one of the longest running history graduate conferences in Canada. In March 2018, the Department of History, Carleton University, will be hosting the 24th Annual Colloquium. This year’s theme, “Storying Our Pasts: Historical Narrative and Representations” highlights historical output and means of storytelling. We hope to draw on different methodologies in a self-reflexive dialogue about how historians present and share their research.
See attached document for more details about the colloquium.
April 6, 2018
Works-in-Progress workshop with Audra Diptee
Our next Works-in-Progress workshop will take place on Friday April 6th. The featured presenter is Carleton’s journalism and communications professor, Karim Karim. The discussant will be Natasha Bakht, from the University of Ottawa. The workshop topic will be: A Legacy of Ignorance: Western and Muslim Failures to Understand the Other. 1:00 – 3:00pm. We hope you will join us. Lunch is provided by us!
The series is a monthly workshop featuring discussions about faculty papers whose scope spans issues of global and international relevance. Papers are pre-circulated to workshop registrants. The goal of the works-in-progress series is to provide a forum for in-depth engagement and exchange on cutting-edge issues of global significance. We strive to have a lively, challenging and thought-provoking seminar and invite you to join us in providing an informative forum of discussion for a multidisciplinary audience, sharing at least one common interest, namely globalization and/or internationalism – whatever that means to you.
If you would like to register for the April 6th workshop or for any of the upcoming workshops in this series, or if you have general questions, please contact Jenelle.Williams@carleton.ca.
Announcements
Job Postings: BGInS Visiting Professor and Fellow-in-Residence, 2018/19
I am pleased to announce that the Dean and the Provost have now approved the ads for two visiting positions in BGInS for 2018/19. The ads are attached.
As you can see, the two positions are as follows:
- Visiting Professor: This is a one-semester position, which can be taken in either the Fall or the Winter. We are looking for a scholar of international reputation in the field of global and international studies. The successful candidate is expected to teach one fourth-year seminar and deliver a public lecture. The award is for $30,000.
- Fellow-in-Residence: This is a two-semester position. We are looking for a distinguished practitioner in the field of global and international studies, presumably someone already resident in the Ottawa area. The successful candidate is expected to teach one course per term and deliver a public lecture. The award is for $20,000.
These ads have already been posted on the University website, in the CAUT Bulletin, and in University Affairs. The Visiting Professor ad is also being circulated to the Scholars at Risk network. For both positions, we will begin consideration of applicant files after February 15.
Call for Papers – Can a liberal education make you a better discerner of truth?
The Department of General Education at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta, Canada is inviting papers and panel presentations for our second Liberal Education Conference. This year’s theme is: “Can a liberal education make you a better discerner of truth?” The conference welcomes papers on any theme related to the following broad topic areas:
- The ‘problem’ of truth
- Science and the social good
- Sources of authority, who gets to speak and for whom?
- Literary texts as responses to falsehoods, how do fictions challenge lies?
- The tension between the commitment to pluralism and the need for objective standards of truth
We seek abstracts for high-quality papers on the conference’s theme. Papers should be prepared for 20-25 minutes of speaking time, leaving 20-25 minutes for discussion. Panels of up to three presenters should be prepared for 20-25 minutes presentation and 20-25 minutes discussion. Please see below for submission details. We intend to publish proceedings of selected papers on the conference theme.
Submission Guidelines: We request submissions of abstracts of 250 to 500 words prepared for anonymous peer-review. The deadline for receipt of submissions is 5 pm on February 23, 2018. Decisions will be made by March 5th, 2018. Please send abstracts to kdharamsi@mtroyal.ca with the subject line ‘LibEd 2018 Submission’. Attached to the same email, please include a separate cover page that gives the following details:
- Title of Paper or Panel
- Name of presenter(s) or panelists
- Institutional Affiliation
- Contact Details
Please send documents in PDF, Word, or Rich Text format. Submissions, and any further inquiries should be sent to kdharamsi@mtroyal.ca
Registration will be $200.00 Cdn. Fee includes three breakfasts, three lunches, and dinner on the first night. There will also be light refreshments throughout the conference.
Student participation is welcomed. Students helping to organize the conference will read some of the submissions and offer their feedback. The students will also help notify successful participants, help manage our social media presence, our registration page, and our Facebook closed group (search for MRU Liberal Education). We expect that students will network with academics and others during and after the conference.