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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
PhD student Noë Bourdeau presented preliminary research findings from his dissertation at Professor Zoe Waxman's Seminar on the Holocaust and Memory, part of the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies. Bourdeau's research bridges the fields of Holocaust studies and transgender studies to foreground the role of gender mutability across... More
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Ph.D. student Tyla Betke has just had a paper published in the The Canadian Historical Review. The abstract is posted below while the full paper, "'Not a Shred of Evidence' :Settler Colonial Networks of Concealment and the Birtle Indian Residential School" is available online. Abstract This article examines how the network of settler colonial... More
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
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
Thursday, November 26, 2020
This #GivingTuesday donate to bring Ottawa's history to life! On December 1st @carletonuniversity is supporting CapitalHistory.ca by doubling the impact of your donations dollar-for-dollar. With more than 35,000 people passing by each day this is one of the most dynamic ways residents and visitors can learn about little known and untold stories.... More
Friday, October 13, 2017
History alumnus and curator of agriculture, food, and fisheries at the Canada Science and Technology Museum, Will Knight, has written about his experiences as an environmental historian in the "Rhizomes" series of the Network in Canadian History & Environment (NiCHE)’s blog, The Otter~La Loutre. The full article, Rhizomes: An Interview with... 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
History alumnus John Milloy has written an article for the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance's Educated Solutions publication where he discusses the benefits of a history degree in the search for employment. The full article, "Can an Arts and Social Sciences Degree Really Lead to a Good Job?", can be found online on page 12... More
History alumnus Gerald Goodwin has written an opinion piece in the New York Times as part of their Vietnam '67 series. The full article, "Black and White in Vietnam," is available online with a short excerpt below. Excerpt: In 1967, the NBC journalist Frank McGee spent nearly a month living with soldiers of the... More
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
On CBC Radio One's July 3 edition of New Fire, recent Carleton University history graduate Robert Comeau discusses returning home to Iqaluit to attend law school in the fall. The title of the show is "How far would you go for education?", and Robert's interview starts at minute 20:40 of the episode. Thank you... More
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
History Alumnus Adam Coombs, along with History Professor Matt Bellamy, spoke to CBC's Don Pittis, following the recent announcement by the Federal Government regarding the legalization of marijuana. The full article, "As Ottawa looks to legalize pot, business lessons from the Prohibition era" is available... More
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Below is an account from Evan Jones, MA in History, following his recent post-graduation Machu Picchu trip. So there I was, September had arrived, I had a degree in hand and absolutely no idea where to go from here. The stress of a defense was all I could think about, and when it was done I... More
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Blank will be discussing his recent book, Creating Kashubia: History, Memory and Identity in Canada’s Polish Community based on Blank's MA research in Carleton's History Department. January 15th 2017, 4 PM At Polish Combatant’s Hall 379 Waverley St. Ottawa Admission Free Information : 613-739-8663 For more on Blank's research into Polish... More
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