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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

Monday, March 13, 2023

Laura Madokoro Writes About US Border Politics

The following excerpt is from History Professor Laura Madokoro's article in the Conversation, "The U.S. is playing border politics again - this time with Canada." The full article is available online. Concern is reportedly growing among some American legislators about migrants crossing into the United States from Canada. One recent headline... More

Thursday, March 9, 2023

Jaime Simons’ Project Nominated for Best DH Short Publication

The History Department is pleased to announce that one of our students, Jaime Simons, has been nominated for a Digital Humanities Awards. Jamie's project, "Remixing the Ottawa" has been nominated for Best Digital Humanities Short Publication. The full list of nominees is available online, including details on how to vote for your favourite... More

Thursday, March 9, 2023

Chinnaiah Jangam Discussed TDSB’s Motion to Address Caste-Based Discrimination

History Professor Chinnaiah Jangam was recently interviewed following the Toronto District School Board's decision to look into caste-based discrimination. The full article, "‘Historic’ motion to address caste discrimination being considered by Toronto District School Board" by Shlok Talati can be found online with a short excerpt below. The... More

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Congratulations to Jennifer Evans for Winning a Research Achievement Award

The Carleton University Research Achievement Awards are administered by the Office of the Vice-President (Research and International). The purpose of these awards is to recognize outstanding research achievements. The awards were established in 1989 to enhance the quality of research and to recognize research excellence. The recipients’ terms... More

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Danielle Kinsey Talks to NBC News about the Queen Mary’s Crown

History Professor Danielle Kinsey spoke with NBC News following the decision to reset Queen Mary's crown without the controversial Kohinoor diamond. A short excerpt of the article by Brahmjot Kaur can be found below with the full article, "Camilla swaps the Kohinoor diamond for another controversial stone on her coronation crown," can be found... More

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Rod Phillips talks about wine on food podcast

Professor Rod Phillips was interviewed for the The Science behind your Salad podcast. Produced in the UK, the podcast deals with food production in light of climate change and global conflict. The theme of the podcast was wine grapes, and Rod discussed the history of viticulture and wine. The podcast is here:... More

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

New Journal Article is a True Collaborative Effort

The History Department is pleased to announce the publication of a new collaborative article which has involved many people linked to the Department: Jennissen, Therese, Dominique Marshall, Chris Trainor, and Beth Robertson. 2023. “Creating, Archiving and Exhibiting Disability History: The Oral Histories of Disability Activists of the Carleton... More

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Rod Phillips interviewed on the history of alcohol and health

Professor Rod Phillips was interviewed on ‘All in a Day’, CBC Radio 1 Ottawa’s afternoon program, on alcohol and health. He outlined historical attitudes towards alcohol – which until the twentieth century largely focused on the dangers of alcohol to social stability and morality, rather than health.  Rod gave historical context to the... More

Friday, January 20, 2023

Rod Phillips interviewed on health warning labels for alcohol.

Professor Rod Phillips was interviewed on Radio QR FM Calgary on the question of health warnings on bottles of alcohol.  The issue has arisen with the recent report from the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction that draws attention to the health harms of alcohol consumption.  It draws attention to links between alcohol... More

Saturday, December 17, 2022

Jennifer Evans Interviewed in German Media on Queer/Trans History

Jennifer Evans was interviewed by Deutschlandfunk Kultur about Queer and Trans History in Germany. She spoke together with members of the Schwules Museum* and the international research consortium she is part of with the Freie Universität Berlin about the tensions in the German academy - still - around this well-established field of study.... More

Friday, December 16, 2022

What’s Cooking in the History Department?

The History Department has a cookbook! The recipes in this departmental cookbook were collected as part of a pandemic-era social event held over Zoom in January 2022. Attended by History students and professors alike, the recipes within speak to a time when we couldn’t gather to share food among friends and colleagues. With this cookbook, the... More

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