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Monday, January 6, 2020

Jennifer Evans publishes article in the Washington Post

Jennifer Evans published an article in the Washington Post December 27th that explored the controversy surrounding a recent art collective's effort to chasten Germans for seeming to forget the lessons of the... More

Thursday, November 19, 2015

Carleton History students create Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences digital timeline

Carleton University students have produced a digital timeline of the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences from its beginnings in 1938 to the present. Their timeline has been posted on the Federation website to celebrate its 75th anniversary. Fourth-year undergraduate student Andrew Narraway says that the practicum provided him with... More

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Carleton History at the Active History Conference

Carleton History will have a terrific presence at the Active History Conference taking place at Huron College, London, Ontario this weekend (October 2-4, 2015). John Walsh and our visiting fellow Jean-Pierre Morin will be addressing the future of Public History programmes, while John will also speak about student learning and Jean-Pierre on... More

Thursday, September 24, 2015

David Dean Showcases Public History in China

Every five years historians from around the world gather to discuss key topics and themes at the International Congress of the Historical Sciences (ICHS). The 22nd Congress met in Jinan, China in August, and featured the inaugural presence of a new affiliated group: the International Federation for Public History (IFPH). Dr David Dean spoke... More

Friday, August 14, 2015

History Department welcomes Jean-Pierre Morin, as Public Servant in Residence in 2015-2016

The Department of History will proudly host Jean-Pierre Morin, Departmental Historian/Senior Policy Advisor at Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada as their Public Servant in Residence for 2015-2016. Beginning in August 2015, Morin will bring his sixteen years of expertise as a public servant researcher, strategist and policy advisor... More

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

History, Smartphones, and Giving Back to Your Hometown: Sara Nixon Discusses Grimsby Timescapes on CBC

How can historians give back to their communities? Public History MA student Sara Nixon was on CBC Ottawa Morning on Monday January 19 to talk about just that. It's a topic she has explored in detail through the development of her smartphone application, Grimsby Timescapes. Through her blog, as well as her research, Sara... More

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

CBC’s Hallie Cotnam talks to Carleton faculty and students about their role in pitching design for new exhibits at the Museum of History.

Professor David Dean, and Emily Keyes, a student in the Museums, National Identity and Public Memory seminar, talk to CBC's Ottawa Morning about their collaboration with the Canadian Museum of History developing the museum's new gallery. Listen at http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Local+Shows/Ontario/ID/2623116818/?page=2 For more... More

Thursday, November 20, 2014

18 Carleton Students Get “The Chance of a Generation”

A recent article in University Affairs features a unique collaboration between The Canadian Museum of History and Carleton's Department of History. Graduate students enrolled in the Museums, National Identity and Public Memory seminar will have the opportunity to help develop Canadian History Hall, the national museum's "signature new gallery."... More

Monday, November 17, 2014

Public History graduate Arpita Bajpeyi produces new podcast with the History Watch Project

Public History graduate Arpita Bajpeyi has produced the first episode in a new series of podcasts, coordinated by Dr. Audra Diptee and affiliated with the History Watch Project. This episode features a discussion with Drs. Danielle Kinsey and Shawn Graham on the ways in which history is represented in video games, and the challenges... More

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Public History students collaborate with Canadian Museum of History

Carleton Public History students are currently gaining valuable experience in collaboration with the Canadian Museum of History, participating in the development of the Museum’s signature gallery, the Canadian History Hall. Scheduled to open in 2017, the Hall will be the largest, most comprehensive and engaging exhibition about Canadian history... More

Thursday, July 17, 2014

Marie-Anne Gagnon on CBC Ottawa Morning

MA in Public History student Marie-Anne Gagnon spoke to CBC Ottawa Morning’s Hallie Cotnam about Aboriginal representations in 1960s Canadian cookbooks on Tuesday 15 July. If you missed it just tune in at http://picosong.com/Ppsk/... More