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
January 17, 2019 – Opening Ceremony of “Where Are the Children?”
You are cordially invited to join us on January 17 at 4:00 pm in Carleton University’s MacOdrum Library for the opening ceremony of the installed exhibition, Where Are the Children? This is an exhibition on loan from the Legacy of Hope Foundation, curated by photo-based artist and curator Jeff Thomas, that provides an overview of the histories of residential schools in Canada. It features more than 100 unforgettable historical images and puts those images into their historical context. More on the exhibition can be found at the exhibit’s website.
The MacOdrum Library is co-hosting the exhibition with the Carleton Centre for Public History, and with the financial support of the Department of History, the Office of the President, the Office of the Provost, and the Office of the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The Carleton Centre for Indigenous Initiatives is also supporting this exhibition by featuring tours for Carleton students and faculty that includes break-out sessions with Elders and Knowledge Keepers.
Refreshments will be provided.
To assist with our planning, please RSVP by January 15 by sending a message to the Carleton Centre for Public History indicating how many guests will be attending. But please still attend even if you are unable to RSVP!
Further information about the exhibition and its associated activities can be addressed to Michel Hogue (michel.hogue@carleton.ca) and John C. Walsh (john.walsh@carleton.ca), or via the Carleton Centre for Public History.
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/.
January 21, 2019 – Q&A session on writing historical fiction
with Y.S. Lee, author of A Spy in the House
When: Mon, Jan 21 2019, 2:30-4:00pm
Where: Uni Centre 279
On Monday, January 21st 2019, Y.S. Lee will visit Professor Danielle Kinsey’s FYSM 1405B course on Victorian London. The class will be discussing Dr. Lee’s young adult novel A Spy in the House, which won the Canadian Children’s Book
Centre’s inaugural John Spray Mystery Award in 2011. It is the first in her acclaimed four-book series The Agency, is set in 1850s London, and revolves around the clandestine adventures of complex heroine Mary Quinn. In a lengthy
Q&A session, Dr. Lee will answer questions about her writing process, doing primary source research, creating authentic Victorian atmosphere, and what she’s doing when she says she is writing, “ahistorical fiction.” All are welcome to attend
but please do RSVP to Danielle.Kinsey@carleton.ca so we can work to accommodate everyone.
January 22, 2019 – JAPAN in 2018 – The Year in Review: Domestic and International Aspects
Carleton University History Department presents JAPAN in 2018: The Year in Review: Domestic and International Aspects
Lecture no. 2 in the 2018-19 Japan Lecture Series at Carleton University by Prof. Jacob Kovalio.
TUESDAY, January 22nd, 2019 at 7:00 PM, 303 Paterson Hall
PARKING under Library Bldg & No. 2
January 23, 2019 – Cultural Memory Workshops for Katori Hall’s The Mountaintop at the GCTC
Next Wednesday, January 23, join the Cultural Memory Workshops for Katori Hall’s The Mountaintop at the GCTC. Katori Hall’s award-winning The Mountaintop gets inside the head of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as he relaxes on what will be his last night alive. It’s at once hilarious and deeply resonant, pulling away the curtain of myth surrounding the civil rights leader and bringing forth his humanity. Tickets are $25. To reserve one, please email: cmw.ottawa@gmail.com
January 24, 2019 – Book Launch: Such a Lonely, Lovely Road
When: Thursday, January 24, 2019 | 1:00 PM
Where: 433 Paterson Hall (History Lounge) Carleton University
About the Book: Coming out in South Africa … At what cost? All his life Kabelo Mosala has been the perfect child to his doting absent parents, who show him off every chance they get. Both his parents and his small community look forward to him coming back after medical school and joining his father’s practice. They also plan to give him the perfect township wedding. But Kabelo’s one wish has always been to get as far away from the township as he possibly can and never come back. A few weeks before he leaves for university, however, he forms a close bond with Sediba, one of his childhood friends, confirming his long-held suspicion that he is gay. Their relationship is thrown into turmoil by social pressures and conflicting desires, and it starts to look as if they can’t be together. But against all odds the two young men make their way back to each other, risking scorn from the community that raised them.In her characteristic, beautifully modulated voice, with razor-sharp clarity, Kagiso Lesego Molope tackles an urgent issue in her country of birth.
January 24, 2019 – The Politics of Disease: Medicine Unbundled and the Minefields of Indigenous Health Care
January 24, 2019 at 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM, 2017 Dunton Tower
Join us for an afternoon with Garry Geddes, as he reads from his latest book: Medicine Unbundled: A Journey Through the Minefields of Indigenous Health Care. This book explores the dark history of segregated Indigenous hospitals and has been praised as a “necessary story for Canadians to read.” Geddes has received numerous awards for his work, including the Lt. Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence. The author’s reading will be followed by a question and answer period, where participation is more than welcome! Seating is limited!
January 31, 2019 – Career Night for History Majors
Are you tired of being asked what you can do with a History degree? Or have you asked yourself that same question? Or do you have concrete questions about work, volunteer or study abroad opportunities?
If so, you’ll want to join us at the Career Night for History Majors. We’re assembling some of our recent graduates and current students to show you what they are doing with their History degree.
Come learn about their experiences first-hand and gain practical advice about how to plan for the future. We’ll also have experts on hand from across campus to tell you about the sorts of programs you can take advantage of while pursuing your degree. Join us to learn:
- How you can pair your studies with on-the-job experience through the History department’s practicum placements
- How you can enrich your studies by spending a semester abroad or seeking an international internship
- How campus and community volunteer opportunities as well as alternative spring breaks can help round out your educational experiences
- How Carleton’s career counselling services can help you prepare for life after your degree
And you’ll have lots of opportunities to meet our current students and to learn about their experiences. Come hear about how they’ve made the most of their undergraduate degrees.
Don’t miss out on the door prizes! Or the snacks!
- When: January 31, 2019 6:00pm—8:30pm (doors open at 5:30 pm, presentations start at 6:00)
- Where: Dunton Tower (DT) 2017, Carleton University
Let us know you’re coming. RSVP at history@carleton.ca
January 31, 2019 – Understanding the everyday politics of the global refugee regime: Collective action in a time of populism?
Political Science Speaker Series Lecture – Speaker: James Milner, Dept. of Political Science
12:00 – 1:30 PM, A602 Loeb Building
In the aftermath of World War Two, states created a global refugee regime to facilitate collective action to ensure protection for refugees and to find a solution to their plight. Today, the regime seems unable to reliably deliver on this objective: refugees face perilous protection environments in the global North and South, and the average duration of a refugee situation is now 20 years. At first glance, the recent experience of developing a Global Compact on Refugees within the UN system would seem to suggest that the prospect of future cooperation may be further constrained given the rise of populist leadership in states central to the regime’s functioning. Drawing on a more detailed understanding of the development of the Global Compact on Refugees and the early results of a 7-year collaboration with partners in Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon and Tanzania, however, this lecture will argue that a more nuanced understanding of the everyday politics of the global refugee regime, as observed through the making and implementation of global refugee policy, sheds new light on the preconditions for cooperation and collective action This insight raises important questions for the refugee regime and potentially other areas of multilateral cooperation.
January 31, 2019 and/or February 1, 2019 – Play about the community of Africville presented in the NCR
The Canadian Museum of History is celebrating Black History Month this year by presenting the award-winning theatrical production Once: Africville Stories. Performed by Nova Scotia’s Voices Black Theatre Ensemble, this play gives voice to the people of Africville — the African-Nova Scotian community in Halifax — who were moved and dispersed in the 1960s.
There are two performances; one taking place on January 31 and one on February 1. Note that Friday’s performance includes a post-show reception and an opportunity to meet the cast.
Once: Africville Stories: January 31 and February 1, at 7 p.m.
Canadian Museum of History, 100 Laurier St., Gatineau
Tickets: $20; $15 for students
historymuseum.ca or 819-776-7000
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
CAPITAL RESEARCH DAY – Deadline for Applications is February 15, 2019
Celebrate Carleton University undergraduate research, with a focus on Ottawa and Gatineau! Please encourage undergraduate students in your courses to complete the application form online: https://carleton.ca/geography/capital-research-day-abstract-submission/
Posters, projects, papers, poems, and other experiments are all welcome. Please see the attached poster for full details.
ACADEMIC JOB POSTING- Hellenic Studies Program at Simon Fraser University
The Hellenic Studies Program at Simon Fraser University invites applications for a full-time tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor who will hold the inaugural 5-year renewable Edward and Emily McWhinney Professorship in International Relations starting September 2019.
Excellence in research and teaching are the primary criteria for this position. Candidates must have a research expertise in comparative approaches to interstate relations and population movements with a focus on Greece, the Balkans, and the Eastern Mediterranean. The ideal candidate will have a successful record in their chosen specialization, be well regarded in their field, and should have already gained a significant reputation in academic circles. The chosen candidate must hold a PhD in either history, political science, sociology, international relations or a related area by the employment start date. See the attached posting for more details.
The application deadline is March 14, 2019. Applicants will submit electronically a cover letter, CV, statement of research interests, teaching philosophy and SIX academic letters of reference. Original letters of reference should be submitted by the referees directly to Dr. Robert Gordon, Chair of the Appointments Committee. Complete applications should be sent in pdf format to hellenic@sfu.ca
Only those holding or those eligible to be promoted to the rank will be considered. The position is subject to availability of funding. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. Under the authority of the University Act personal information that is required by the University for academic appointment competitions will be collected. For further details see: http://www.sfu.ca/vpacademic/Faculty_Openings/Collection_Notice.html
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