Archives: History

Thursday, June 8, 2023

Shawn Graham is Using AI to Examine the Complex Web of Antiquities Trafficking

The following short excerpt is from an article by Alyssa Tremblay describing the new machine-learning methodology that History Professor Shawn Graham and his team have designed to examine the complex networks involved in antiquities trafficking. The full article, "Connecting the Digital Dots: History professor creates machine-learning method to... More

Thursday, June 8, 2023

The Baffler Reviews The Queer Art of History by Jennifer Evans

History Professor Jennifer Evans' book The Queer Art of History: Queer Kinship After Fascism has just been reviewed by Ben Miller of The Baffler, a magazine of art, criticism, and political analysis. A short excerpt is included below, with the full review, "Queer History Now! Learning to Remember Otherwise", available online. Queer historians have... More

Monday, June 5, 2023

Congratulations! History Students Win Medals at June 2023 Convocation

The History Department is proud to congratulate the following History students: Danielle Lyn Caron (MA History) for winning the Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement at the Graduate Level. Sarah Amalie Margaret Ham (BA Combined Honours in English and in History) for winning the University Medal (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences);... More

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Join Paul Nelles’ Book Launch on May 16th

Please join History Professor Paul Nelles on Tuesday, May 16 at 11:00 am EST for the launch of his new volume, Connected Mobilities in the Early Modern World: The Practice and Experience of Movement (Amsterdam University Press, 2023), co-edited with Rosa Salzberg. This book offers a panorama of movement, mobility, and exchange in the... More

Friday, May 5, 2023

Danielle Kinsey Talks About the Kohinoor Diamond Amid Calls for Its Return

History Professor Danielle Kinsey was quoted in an article explaining the global conversation about returning artwork pillaged during colonial times. A short excerpt is included below with the full article, "South Africans Want Their Diamond Back. Will the Monarchy Ever Return Colonial Jewels?" posted online. The diamond “has a history of being... More

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Audra Diptee Writes TED-Ed Video

History professor Audra Diptée has written a TED-Ed video lesson which focuses on her current project. The video, "They Called it Operation Legacy: The records the British Empire didn't want you to see," is available on YouTube. https://youtu.be/oPGVGckn7kQ... More

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

History Students Reflect on Practicum at Ingenium

“Electricity is everywhere, so researching its impact was an intimidating task. Breaking it down into specific objects, like the oven or a streetcar, and focusing on Ottawa made it far more manageable and felt more personal. Studying historic moments through objects has allowed us to create more of a connection between us and our... More

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

The History Department Mourns the Loss of Deborah Gorham (1937-2023)

The History Department regrets to inform the university community that our colleague Deborah (Debby) Gorham passed away on the 17th of April 2023 in Canmore, Alberta.  Debby Gorham was a professor emerita with a long and distinguished career.  Born in New York City in 1937, she grew up in a household of ideas and... More

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Laura Madokoro to Participate in Upcoming Panel

History Professor Laura Madokoro will be one of four panelists participating in "Talking Freely: A Chinese-Canadian Conversation". May 24 5:00 to 6:30pm Richcraft Hall, 2nd Floor Atrium Panelists: Dr. Xiaobei Chen Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University Dr. Laura Madokoro Associate Professor, Department of History,... More

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Laura Madokoro Discusses Changes to Border Rules with Several Media Outlets

History Professor Laura Madokoro was recently interviewed for The Agenda with Steve Paikin following the recent decision by the American and Canadian governments to amend their border agreement. You can watch the full episode, "How Changes to Border Rules Affect Canada and the U.S." online. She has also written two pieces for The Globe... More

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Jennifer Evans Wins Prestigious Humboldt Prize

Congratulations to History Professor Jennifer Evans for winning the Humboldt Prize! Prof. Evans was nominated by Prof. Martin Lücke at the Friedrich Meinecke Institut. This is part of the Freie Universität Berlin, where Prof. Evans is also working on a Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft project on queer history (the DFG is the German SSHRC). She is... More

Monday, March 20, 2023

Jennifer Evans Publishes New Book: The Queer Art of History

History Professor Jennifer Evans has a new book coming out in April: The Queer Art of History: Queer Kinship after Fascism. About the book: In The Queer Art of History Jennifer V. Evans examines postwar and contemporary German history to broadly argue for a practice of queer history that moves beyond bounded concepts and narratives of identity.... More

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