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Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Professor Rod Phillips's latest book is Wine: A Social and Cultural History of the Drink that Changed our Lives. It was published in the U.K. at the end of March in the 'Classic Wine Library' of Oxford-based Infinite Ideas Publishers. This is a new approach to the history of wine. Instead of writing a chronological history... More
Thursday, February 8, 2018
Kerry Abel (adjunct professor) is pleased to announce the publication of Roots of Entanglement: Essays in the History of Native-Newcomer Relations, from the University of Toronto Press. The collection of 14 essays by senior historians in the field is, in part, a response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s call for a better appreciation... More
Monday, January 15, 2018
Professor Paul Nelles has published Books in Motion in Early Modern Europe: Beyond Production, Circulation and Consumption. The co-edited volume of essays offers an innovative methodological approach to the life cycle of books in and outside Europe. Its focus on the spatial, material and social aspects of book culture will be of interest to... More
Indian Cultural Forum, a prestigious academic and cultural collective of the South Asian academic community, has published excerpts from Dalits and the Making of Modern India by Prof. Chinnaiah Jangam, Assistant Professor in the History Department. About Dalits and the Making of Modern India by Chiannaiah Jangam: This book reformulates the meaning... More
Wednesday, January 3, 2018
Three of Rod Phillips's recent books appeared on 'Best of 2017' lists at the end of the year. 9000 Years of Wine: A World History was one of the 'Best Books on Drink of 2017' in The Guardian (UK), where it was described as "impeccably researched." It was also on the end-of-year select book... More
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Professor Audra Diptee has recently published an article entitled "The Problem of Modern Day Slavery: Is Critical Applied History the Answer?" in the journal Slavery & Abolition. Her article proposes a methodology that better enables historians to engage with contemporary issues such as human trafficking. This is part of her larger project... More
Friday, October 6, 2017
Carleton history alumna Jennifer Anderson is launching her first book, Propaganda and Persuasion. Please join University of Manitoba Press (UMP) in celebrating the launch on October 12th from 7:00-9:00 pm. Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum, 3929 ch. Carp Road, Carp, Ontario. Light refreshments... More
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
The History Department is happy to announce that Distinguished Research Professor Deborah Gorham and Adjunct Research Professor Charlotte Gray are both finalists in the English Non-Fiction category for the 2017 Ottawa Book Awards for the following titles: Deborah Gorham, Marion Dewar: A Life of Action (Second Story Press) Charlotte Gray, The... More
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Professor Rod Phillips' book, Alcohol: A History, which was published by the University of North Carolina Press in 2014, has just been released as an audiobook. There's a sample of the audio available through Audible. The French translation will be released in audiobook format soon. This book has also been translated into Korean and... More
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Sessional lecturer Mark Bourrie has reached a deal with Biblioasis, a Windsor-based publishing company better known for its Giller Prize and Governor-General Award-winning fiction for two biographies as part of its new national and international non-fiction program.. The first book, a study of the life of 17th century French explorer... More
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
History Professor Paul Litt and his new book Trudeaumania have been featured in the 2017 issue of FASSinate magazine. Read the full article, “Trudeaumania: History Professor Examines the Original Wave of Trudeaumania in New Book” by Nick Ward. FASSinate is published for the alumni, faculty, staff, friends and partners of the Faculty of Arts... More
Making History Matter is an undergraduate publication that is housed in the History Department. Its aim is to encourage informed discussion and debate of contemporary issues by undergraduate historians. Making History Matter publishes articles that are purposefully brief and reflective. All published works have been nominated by faculty members.... More
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