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Monday, March 20, 2017

Charlotte Gray will work with graduate students in the History department today

Award-winning author and historian Charlotte Gray will work with graduate students in the History department today. Gray’s many books examine Canadian history in a way that draws in huge audiences. She is one of Canada’s premier writers within literary non-fiction and today she will share with students  her techniques to write history for... More

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

The Underhill Undergraduate Colloquium is Coming Soon

Please join us in the Department of History at the 13th Annual Underhill Undergraduate Colloquium: Friday, April 7 1:30-3:00pm History Lounge (433 Paterson). We will be showcasing student documentaries, digital projects, and awarding prizes for the best essays and articles published on Making History Matter. There will be a reception for faculty... More

Friday, March 3, 2017

Mayor Recognizes Bruce Elliott for Providing Questions for this Year’s “Great Ottawa History Challenge”

Mayor Jim Watson recognizes Prof Bruce Elliott for providing the history questions for this year's "Great Ottawa History Challenge" at the annual Heritage Day event at Ottawa City Hall on Tuesday, February 21, 2017.  The quiz was also published in the Ottawa Citizen newspaper on February 20 to raise awareness of Ottawa's rich and diverse... More

Thursday, March 2, 2017

Carleton Welcomes Students From Across Canada for 23rd Underhill Graduate Colloquium

The 23rd Underhill Graduate Colloquium is around the corner, and Carleton’s Department of History is delighted to welcome student presenters from across Canada to the National Capital. Taking place from March 9-11, 2017, the theme for this year’s conference is “Revealing the Past.” It will be the site of numerous student presentations that... More

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Paul Litt to give keynote address at University of Alberta’s 2017 Graduate Student Conference

Professor Paul Litt, cross-appointed in History and the School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies, will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming Conference of the University of Alberta’s History and Classics Graduate Student Association (HCGSA). Scheduled for March 2 – 4, 2017 at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, it will have the theme... More

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Event Tonight – Climate Café: Climate Refugees

Join us for an evening of conversation, learning and debate as we explore the relationship between climate change, refugees, and migration in our community and elsewhere. Nadia Abu-Zahra (International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa) Jay Drydyk (Philosophy, Carleton University) Sergio Guerra (Spoken Word Artist and... More

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

History Booksale on Wednesday and Thursday this week in 433 Paterson

Are your bookshelves overflowing? Do you need space for more books? Or are you on the lookout for more (inexpensive) tomes? This week on Wednesday and Thursday (March 1st and 2nd) the History Department is holding a book sale in the History Lounge (Rm. 433, Paterson Hall). Thanks to several recent donations of a... More

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Book Launch of Animal Metropolis: Histories of Human-Animal Relations in Urban Canada

Three Ottawa historians launch Animal Metropolis: Histories of Human-Animal Relations in Urban Canada on March 3. A collection of playful and thought provoking historical essays about how animals shape the urban experience, ranging from orcas in Vancouver to rabid dogs in Banff to carthorses in Montreal, the book pushes the reader to think... More

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

History Book Sale: Great Books at Great Prices

Are your bookshelves overflowing? Do you need space for more books? Or are you on the lookout for more (inexpensive) tomes? Next week on Wednesday and Thursday (March 1st and 2nd) the History Department is holding a book sale in the History Lounge (Rm. 433, Paterson Hall). Thanks to several recent donations of a... More

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Black History Event on February 18th

Professor Audra A. Diptee has co-organized the Black History Month event "Popular Resistance in Africa and International Solidarity:  A Conversation with Professor Horace G. Campbell."  The event will be held on the second floor of the River Building, on Saturday 18th February, 2017. Website:  http://carleton.ca/blackhistorymonth/ About... More

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Josh Blank, Carleton MA, invited to speak by Polish Canadian Women’s Federation

Blank will be discussing his recent book, Creating Kashubia: History, Memory and Identity in Canada’s Polish Community  based on Blank's MA research in Carleton's History Department. January 15th 2017, 4 PM At Polish Combatant’s Hall 379 Waverley St. Ottawa Admission Free Information : 613-739-8663 For more on Blank's research into Polish... More

Monday, December 5, 2016

Final Shannon Lecture, by Thomas Laqueur, Attracts Large and Diverse Audience

The fourth and final lecture of the 2016 Shannon Lecture Series was given on Friday, December 2 by Thomas Laqueur, the Helen Fawcett Professor of History at the University of California-Berkeley. Professor Laqueur has written a number of path-breaking and award winning books on the history of sexuality and the body, and his most recent, The... More

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