Alexa Lepera
| Degrees: | B.A (Queen's University), B.A.H. (Queen's University), M.A. (York University) |
| Email: | alexalepera@cmail.carleton.ca |
Current Program: MA Public History (2021)
Supervisor:
Academic Interests:
Public History; Memory Studies ; Black Studies; Critical Museology; Black Feminist Theory
Select Conference Contributions:
“Circumventing the Limits of the Colonial Archives: An Analysis of Autoethnography in Black Women’s Writings,” Underhill Graduate Student Colloquium, Ottawa, Canada, 2022.
“Reckoning in the Archives, In Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route,” Inaugural Gender, Feminist, and Women’s Studies Master’s Symposium, Toronto, Canada, 2019.
Teaching Experience:
HIST 1707: World History (M. Owusu), Fall 2021/Winter 2022
Description of Research:
Alexa’s current research focuses on representations of Black history at the Canadian Museum of History. As part of this research, she will analyze the curatorial design of the Canadian History Hall, including textual materials (plaques and interpretative panels) and material objects where it pertains to Black history. This project will also provide recommendations on how the CMH can improve their representations and collection practices.
This project is funded by a SSHRC-Canada Graduate Scholarships-Masters award.