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Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Vivek Kumar of Jawaharlal Nehru University in India, writing a review in UBC's Journal of Paccific Affairs, says Dalits and the Making of Modern India by Carleton History professor Chinnaiah Jangam is “is a significant addition to the literature associated with Dalits because in contemporary India most writing on Dalits begins with the colonial... More
History Professor Shawn Graham, MA Public History student Cristina Wood, and Damien Huffer of Stockhold University have published an article in Internet Archaeology, the oldest born-digital archaeological journal on the web (since 1996). The article, entitled "What the Machine Saw: some questions on the ethics of computer vision and machine... More
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Distinguished Research Professor J. Laurence (Larry) Black's newest book, The New World Disorder: Challenges and Threats in an Uncertain World (edited by Prof. Black, Michael Johns, and Alanda Theriault) has garnered the following words of praise: The sheer breadth of topics covered in The New World Disorder: Challenges and Threats in an Uncertain... More
Monday, February 25, 2019
The paperback edition of Professor Rod Phillips's book, Alcohol: A History, has just been published. Originally published in hard covers in 2014 by the University of North Carolina Press, it has since appeared in French, Korean, and Turkish, as well as in a South Asian edition (published in India) and as an audiobook. A Chinese edition is... More
Thursday, January 17, 2019
Professor David Dean’s edited collection of essays on the early 17th century witchcraft play The Witch of Edmonton has just appeared in the journal Early Theatre (21.2). Bringing together historians and theatre scholars to offer new insights into this extraordinary play, his introduction offers “histories and contexts” to the play which he... More
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Distinguished Research Professor J. Laurence (Larry) Black has just had his 54th book (written, edited, or co-edited) appear entitled Putin's Third Term as Russia's President, 2012-18. London: Routledge, 2019, 294p. It is part of the Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series. Professor Black also has a book that has just gone into... More
Friday, December 14, 2018
Jennifer Evans published an opinion piece in the Washington Post on Tumblr and Facebook's troubling new Community Standards policy. Drawing on her SSHRC-supported research in the history of sexuality and photography, she argues that overreaction to charged images reflects age-old tensions around photography's place on the border between art and... More
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Professor Rod Phillips won the Silver Award in the "Culinary Narratives" category at the 21st Taste Canada Awards Gala in Toronto on 29 October. The award was given for his book, 9000 Years of Wine: A World History, which was published last year. The Awards are designed "to recognize and celebrate superior writing and... More
Monday, October 22, 2018
Description An authoritative overview of the developing field of public history reflecting theory and practice around the globe This unique reference guides readers through this relatively new field of historical inquiry, exploring the varieties and forms of public history, its relationship with popular history, and the ways in which the field has... More
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Professor Norman Hillmer, Chancellor’s Professor of History and International Affairs, and Professor Philippe Lagassé, Associate Professor and the William and Jeanie Barton Chair in the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs have just released a new edited volume in the Canada Among Nations series entitled "Justin Trudeau and Canadian... More
Friday, July 20, 2018
Moggallan Bharti says Dalits and the Making of Modern India by Carleton History professor Chinnaiah Jangam is "a treasure trove for the student of nationalism and India's troubled history. The book with its rich archival work is a shot in the arm for several scholars who maintain that India does not have a single... More
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Professor Rod Phillips gave a paper at the 21st George Rudé Seminar in French History and Civilization at the Australian National University (Canberra) in July. His paper, on aspects of the wine trade in 18th-century Burgundy, is part of a book he is writing on the history of burgundy (wine). As one of the... More
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