Paige McDonald
M.A. Candidate
| Degrees: | B.A., Hons. King’s University College at the University of Western Ontario |
| Email: | paige.mcdonald@carleton.ca |
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Current Program (including year of entry)
M.A., 2014
Supervisor
Dr. Norman Hillmer
Academic Interests
Canadian history, the Second World War, Canada’s Pacific Coast, national defence, media constructions, social memory.
Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistantships:
- Europe in the Twentieth Century (2015-2016)
- Canadian Political History (2014-2015)
- Canada’s International Policies (2014-2015)
Description of Research
I am interested in the concepts of threat and enemy invasion in Canada during the Second World War. My current research focuses on the ways British Columbian newspapers constructed threat in response to specific events including the attack on Pearl Harbor, the shelling of Estevan Point, and the Aleutian Islands Campaign. I hope to broaden this analysis in my thesis by also considering threat construction in film and radio.