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Friday, July 5, 2024

Rod Phillips talks about the LCBO strike

Professor Rod Phillips was interviewed by several media outlets on the eve and on the first day of the LCBO strike. He is a historian of alcohol and also a wine writer and commentator on alcohol policy. He discussed the background to the strike and pointed out that a key issue for the union... More

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Two Generations of Graduates Celebrating Together

On Friday, members of the History Department came out to proudly watch our undergraduate and graduate students cross the stage for convocation. It was an especially exciting time for one of our graduates, Mary Gunn! Not only did she win the University Medal, but she also crossed the stage that morning with her youngest... More

Thursday, May 9, 2024

Jennifer Evans Wins Marston LaFrance Research Fellowship

Congratulations to History Professor Jennifer Evans for winning the 2024-2025 Marston LaFrance Research Fellowship! The title of her upcoming lecture will be "How Photography Shaped the Sexual Revolution". This is our Faculty’s leading award for research excellence. It was an exceptionally strong field this year with more applicants than usual.... More

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Krenare Recaj, Norman Hillmer, and Laura Madokoro Awarded a SSHRC Connection Grant

Krenare Recaj, PhD Candidate, and History Professors Norman Hillmer and Laura Madokoro have been awarded a SSHRC Connection Grant for an upcoming conference titled "Memory, Politics, and Precedent: Canada and the Kosovar Refugee Diaspora 25 Years On". The conference will be held on 2 November 2024 at the University of Toronto and is being... More

Friday, February 16, 2024

Chinnaiah Jangam Wins A.K. Ramanujan Book Prize for Translation (South Asia)

Congratulations to History Professor Chinnaiah Jangam for winning the A.K. Ramanujan Book Prize for Translation (South Asia)! The  AAS 2024 Awards Ceremony will take place at the Sheraton Grand Seattle Hotel, Grand Ballroom, Second Floor on Saturday, March 16 at 10:15am Pacific Time. About Gabbilam: A Dalit Epic, translated by Chinnaiah Jangam... More

Monday, December 18, 2023

Krenare Recaj Publishes Book Based on Doctoral Research

Congratulations to PhD Candidate Krenare Recaj on the publication of her children’s book, “You Are Albanian” based in part on her doctoral research, which explores the history of the Kosovar Albanian refugee movement and diaspora. The book has garnered a great deal of media attention and been toasted by the Kosovar Consulate in Canada.... More

Thursday, November 23, 2023

***NEW*** David Dean Fund for Public History – Giving Tuesday, 28 November

As a tribute to all that David Dean has meant to our department, especially our students, to the university, and to partners near and far, we are proud to announce the formation of the David Dean Public History Fund (https://futurefunder.carleton.ca/campaigns/david-dean-public-history-fund/)  As David's impending retirement coincides with the... More

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Andrew Burtch Talks about the War Games Exhibit

The following excerpt is from the article by Noah Leafloor, of the Algonquin Times. The full article, "Explorer: War Games museum exhibit prompts you to consider big questions," can be found online. About 10 years ago, Andrew Burtch, a historian who works at Ottawa’s Canadian War Museum had an idea about how to offer... More

Friday, November 3, 2023

New Virtual Exhibit: “Oral Histories of Disability Rights Activist.”

On November 2nd, on the occasion the virtual talk given by Hollis Peirce and Dominique Marshall on "The Progression of Disability Rights on Ottawa," for the series #BeyondBytown organised by the Bytown Museum, the Carleton University Disability Research Group launched the virtual exhibit "Oral Histories of Disability Rights Activists." It can be... More

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Populist Publics Team Presents Research

On October 31st, at the Centre for Global Pluralism in Ottawa, the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung hosted a roundtable discussion featuring Jennifer Evans, primary investigator of the SSHRC-supported Populist Publics project on online hate and historical misrepresentation, along with Swen Steinberg (Queens U), Dani Carron (Carleton U, MA '23) and David... More

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Virtual event Nov 2: The Progression of Disability Rights in Ottawa with Dr. Dominique Marshall

The Progression of Disability Rights in Ottawa with Dr. Dominique Marshall A compelling exploration of the milestones, challenges, and future of disability advocacy in the nation's capital. Thu, Nov 2, 2023 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT Join us on November 2nd for "The Progression of Disability Rights in Ottawa," a compelling exploration of... More

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Congratulations! History Students Win Medals at November Convocation

The History Department is proud to congratulate the following History students: Chantal Brousseau (MA History with Specialization in Data Science) for winning the University Medal for Outstanding Graduate Work - Master's Level; Wafa Lamah El-Rayes (Bachelor of Journalism Honours with History minor) for winning the Senate Medal for Outstanding... More

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