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Wednesday, February 28, 2018
One production group in this year’s HIST 4302 - Making Documentary History with Michael Ostroff –– had much fun with Green Screen technology. Using a green screen allows a filmmaker to place a subject in the foreground of shot and to insert - during editing - background images of their choice. Earlier today, undergraduate... More
Friday, January 5, 2018
In this post, undergraduate student Jeanette Schramm writes from Lyon, France to make her pitch about the value of studying history abroad. It’s difficult to deny the benefits of trying new experiences and challenging yourself. As I wandered about on my first day in Lyon, however, disoriented and dragging heavy suitcases under the hot... More
Thursday, November 2, 2017
As part of her co-operative education placement with Carleton University Library’s Archives and Research Collections, undergraduate student Chloe Dennis was charged with creating an online exhibit that would highlight the collection of lantern slides—that is, photos or images that were printed on glass and projected with light. This collection... More
Friday, October 27, 2017
The students in Pamela Walker’s first-year seminar, The Long Civil Rights Movement, aren’t just reading about the immigrants, suffragettes, labour activists, and bohemians who made Greenwich Village, New York a hotbed of social activism in 1913, they are putting themselves in the shoes of those activists. Over the course of the first semester,... More
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
In this post, undergraduate student Ken Yoshida tells us what it’s like to be the first Carleton student to study at Okayama University in Japan and what it’s like to study history in Japan. When student Ken Yoshida arrived at Okayama, Japan this past April, he was just in time to see the cherry... More
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Jeff Blackadar has been awarded the 2017 George Garth Graham Undergraduate Digital History Fall Research Fellowship. Jeff is a part-time student weaving his studies in history around a full-time job with an agency of the Canadian Government. He’s interested in the analytical side of digital history as a complement to the other methods of... 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
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
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
Following Friday's June Convocation Ceremony, we want to congratulation all of our 2017 graduates, with a special shout-out to the following medal winners: Corbin James Williams (BA Honours in History) for winning the University Medal in Arts at the Undergraduate Level; Siobhán B. Dundon (BA Combined Honours in History and Political Science) for... More
Monday, June 5, 2017
The History Department is proud to congratulate the following History students: Corbin James Williams (BA Honours in History) for winning the University Medal in Arts at the Undergraduate Level; Siobhán B. Dundon (BA Combined Honours in History and Political Science) for winning the Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement at the... 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
Friday, April 7, 2017
Please join us in the Department of History at the 13th Annual Underhill Undergraduate Colloquium: Friday, April 7 1:30-3:00pm History Lounge (433 Paterson). We will be showcasing student documentaries, digital projects, and awarding prizes for the best essays and articles published on Making History Matter. There will be a reception for faculty... More
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