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Monday, September 26, 2022

Chinnaiah Jangam Interviewed by CBC Following Rise in Hate Crimes

History Professor Chinnaiah Jangam was recently interviewed as part of a CBC article entitled "Indian government warns of rise in hate crimes, 'anti-India activities' in Canada". A short excerpt is included below with the full article available online. The Indian government says there's been a rise in "hate crimes, sectarian violence and... More

Monday, September 26, 2022

Dominique Marshall Participates in CHA Roundtable

The Canadian Historical Association (CHA) has just posted the recording of a recent roundtable on  "Rethinking the Undergraduate Canadian History Survey" on their YouTube channel. The participants were as follows: Laura Ishiguro, Jamie Murton, Angela Tozer, Dominique Marshall, Mark Leier, Michael Dawson, and Chair: Funké Aladejebi. Thanks to the... More

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Danielle Kinsey Interviewed by NBC on the Controversy of the Kohinoor Diamond

History Professor Danielle Kinsey was recently interviewed as part of an NBC article regarding whether the Kohinoor diamond should be returned to India. A short excerpt can be found below with the full article by Brahmjot Kaur, "The Kohinoor diamond was obtained by the British Empire. Some argue is should be returned to India"... More

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Profile of Karyn Pugliese, MA Alumna

Karyn Pugliese, a history alumna (MA - June 2005), is now Executive Editor for Canada's National Observer. The profile text below is from the Canada's National Observer website. Karyn Pugliese is Executive Editor of Canada's National Observer and a member of the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation in Ontario. She was Managing Editor of... More

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

NiCHE publishes about the 2022 Shannon Lectures

The Network in Canadian History and Environment has published a summary of this year's Shannon Lecture Series on their blog. Read more here. The theme for this year's Shannon Lecture Series was 'The Management of Natural Resources and the Environment in Canada: Historical and Transnational Perspectives'.... More

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Rod Phillips talks about wine and art in San Diego

  Professor Rod Phillips gave a talk on wine and art at the Timken Museum of Art in San Diego on 14 August.  Titled ‘Intoxicated by Art: Wine and Art in the Age of Temperance’, his talk focused on the representation of wine and wine-drinking between about 1830 and 1930.   This was a period... More

Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Cultural Heritage Crime Conference 2022 is Taking Place Now! (August 1-3, 2022)

The Cultural Heritage Crime Conference (CHCC) is a global festival composed of locally hosted sessions designed to shine a spotlight on heritage crime issues. In England, Historic England estimates that 200 heritage crime occur each day. Heritage crime is linked to organized crime and arms, narcotics, and human trafficking. Recent conflicts in... More

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Spaces Remaining in “FYSM 1405C: The Long Civil Rights Movement”

FYSM 1405C: The Long Civil Rights Movement, one of our small seminars geared towards first year university students still has some spots available. You can learn more about this unique course and student reactions on our course description page. In a supportive atmosphere of no more than 25 students, Professor Pamela Walker guides new... More

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

John Walsh Participated in a CHA webinar

The Canadian Historical Association (CHA) has uploaded two webinars on its YouTube channel for those who were unable to attend the CHA Annual Meeting this year or those who did not attend the two plenaries. Plenary on the Future of the History PhD at Canadian Universities: The CHA Task Force on the Future of... More

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Stephen Osei-Owusu Discusses the Most Recent Shannon Lecture Series

The following excerpt is from Nick Ward's article, "Sharing Complex Histories of Conservation" where Stephen Osei-Owusu gives us more details on the recently wrapped up Spring 2022 edition of the Shannon Lecture Series. (The next Shannon Lecture Series will take place this fall.) The full article can be found online. Running from May through... More

Monday, July 11, 2022

“Active History on Display” Granted Funding for Two Digital Exhibits

“Active History on Display” has been granted $99,958 from the Canada History Fund to create two digital exhibits: one on the lived experiences of Asian Canadian communities (curated by Activehistory.ca editor and Carleton University professor Dr. Laura Madokoro); and the other on death, injury, and illness among migrant farm workers in Canada... More

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Christine Susan Whitehouse (June 30, 2022)

On June 30th, Jennifer Evans's former PhD student Christine Whitehouse passed away, far too young, from breast cancer. It is an immense loss to the world, to her family and, most especially, to her 2yr old daughter Etta. Christine was an accomplished student. She turned down a Commonwealth Trust fellowship to study here at Carleton. ... More

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