Archives: History

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Former MA Student Wins Best Paper Award

Alumna Alana Toulin, who earned an M.A. in History under the supervision of Prof. Andrew Johnston, has just been awarded the Best Article Prize from the Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. Congratulations Alana! About the JGAPE Best Article Prize  For the best article published in The Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive... More

Monday, June 1, 2020

David Dean Wins a CU-COVID-19 Rapid Response Research Grant

In response to COVID-19, Carleton University swiftly developed an internal funding opportunity to provide seed funding for individuals or teams of researchers for original, innovative, and time-sensitive research to propose solutions to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, or to apply to external research grant competitions targeting the... More

Thursday, May 28, 2020

Pamela Walker Explains to University Affairs How She Incorporates Games into her Classes

Professor Pamela Walker, talks to Matthew Guida of University Affairs, about how she has students gain a deeper understanding of history through role playing games. A short excerpt is included below, with the full article, "Role-playing games are breathing new life into the history classroom", is available online. After noticing a decline in... More

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Jennifer Evans Profiled in Carleton Newsroom

The following excerpt is from a story by Lisa Gregoire. The full article, "Carleton History Professor Wins Medals at Powerlifting Nationals" can be found on the Carleton Newsroom site. Jennifer Evans knows all about heavy lifting. A respected author, scholar, Carleton University history professor, graduate adviser—she’s all that. But in early... More

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Shawn Graham Discusses Online Course: Crafting Digital History

Digital Historian, Professor Shawn Graham, talks about his online course, HIST 3814/DIGH 3814: Crafting Digital History with Ainslie Coghill and Nick Ward. A short excerpt can be found below with the full story, "Crafting Digital Learning: Digital History online course focuses on learning through collaboration, compassion, and glorious failures",... More

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Rod Phillips talks about alcohol and covid-19

Professor Rod Phillips recently talked about alcohol in the context of the covid-19 pandemic. Rod is a historian of alcohol (he teaches a course on it at Carleton) and also writes on wine for the international wine media. First, he participated in a webcast from the UK with two other wine writers (one of... More

Thursday, April 30, 2020

Rebecca Friend’s Research Profiled in Grad News

The following excerpt is from the article by Taia Goguen-Garner. The full article, "Grad Research: Incorporating Youth Perspectives in Monuments", can be found online. Rebecca Friend, a Master’s student in Public History is researching how children and childhood have been represented in Canadian commemorations like monuments and... More

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Charlotte Gray Named to Advisory Council for Next $5 Bank Note

On March 9, 2020, the Bank of Canada announced the members of the independent Advisory Council who will develop a short list of iconic Canadians who could be featured on the next $5 bank note. Acclaimed author and adjunct research professor, Charlotte Gray, is among the seven experts chosen for this prestigious task force.... More

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Jennifer Evans Speaks to the Charlatan About Covid-19 and Octopus Books

History Professor Jennifer Evans weighed in on the importance of independent book stores, many of which are struggling during the coronavirus lockdowns. Prof. Evans' comments were made in light of the financial hardship that local small business are facing at this time of uncertainty. The full article, "The impact of COVID-19 on Octopus Books"... More

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Laura Madokoro Writes about Coronavirus and Racism in the Conversation

Associate Professor, Laura Madokoro, has written an article describing how government actions during the coronavirus pandemic can affect vulnerable populations. A short excerpt is included below with the full article, "Coronavirus: Racism and the long-term impacts of emergency measures in Canada" available online. The dangers to public health... More

Friday, April 24, 2020

Colleagues Mourn the Loss of Jan Fedorowicz, Ph.D. (1949-2020)

Dr. Jan Krzysztof Fedorowicz, Adjunct Professor in the Department of History of Carleton University, passed away on April 16. Over forty years, Jan authored studies in Polish history, from the foreign relations of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 17th and 18th centuries, to the general history of the mid-nineteenth century. His study of... More

Friday, March 27, 2020

Daniel McNeil Interviewed for FASSinate Magazine

History Professor Daniel McNeil discusses how public-facing humanities research can contribute to the critical discourse on energy and climate change. A short excerpt is included below. The full article, "Strange Weather, Shy Elitism and Soul Rebels" by Nick Ward, can be viewed online. We see climate change everywhere. Its present and looming... More

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