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Monday, November 16, 2015

Media and the Night by Will Straw, McGill University

Media, even in the digital age, take their place within what the French geographer Luc Gwiazdzinski has called a “chrono-urbanism”, the differentiation of urban time across the 24-hour cycle. This paper will look at the ways in which different media have engaged with night-time in cities, through distinctive forms, formats, and styles of... More

Friday, November 6, 2015

Book Launch Nov 17 – Exploring Big Historical Data: The Historian’s Macroscope

When: November 17, 2015 Time: 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM Location: Paterson Hall Room: 433 (History Lounge) Cost: Free Intended Audience: Anyone Event contact: Shawn Graham Email contact: shawn.graham@carleton.ca Phone contact: 613-520-2828 More information available here With colleagues Ian Milligan (University of Waterloo) and Scott Weingart (Indiana... More

Friday, October 23, 2015

Researching a Red Market in the Digital Age

Smithsonian archaeologist to visit Carleton to speak about his work investigating the online trade in human remains on sites like Instagram. These days, it is said that you can find anything online. The research of Dr. Damien Huffer, post-doctoral fellow at the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum Conservation Institute and Department of... More

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Julius Freund (1869-1941) and the Fate of a German-Jewish Art Collection

Julius Freund (1869-1941) and the Fate of a German-Jewish Art Collection: Nathalie Neumann  National Gallery of Canada, Lecture Hall, Thursday, October 22, 6:00 pm  This lecture discusses the history of the textile merchant Julius Freund’s famous collection of art, which included many German Romantic drawings and painting.  Freund, the... More

Friday, October 9, 2015

Did you know: The Director’s Fund for Students in the PhD in Cultural Mediations?

We now have a fund to support Cultural Mediations students in need. If you are interested in giving to the Director's Fund - Cultural Mediations, you can donate in a one time gift or by payroll deduction which is a simple and effective method to contribute significantly over time with a small donation.  This fund has been... More

Friday, October 9, 2015

Dr. Ruth Phillips – 2015 CMA Lifetime Achievement/Distinguished Service Award Winner

Our very own Ruth Phillips (ICSLAC and SSAC), has received the 2015 Lifetime Achievement/Distinguished Service Award from the Council for Museum Anthropology (CMA). This is a new award for the CMA to recognize members whose careers demonstrate extraordinary achievements that have advanced museum anthropology and all nominations are evaluated based... More

Friday, October 9, 2015

ICSLAC Faculty Win Carleton University Research Prize

The Migration and Diaspora Studies Steering Committee recently received the Building Connection Award, which is given to “an individual or a team who has made an outstanding contribution through a history of achieving exceptional success in building relationships and connections which have had a sustained impact both over time and across... More

Friday, October 9, 2015

Did you know? Mocassin Vamps in Walking With Our Sisters Exhibit

Did you know that one of our PhD Cultural Mediations students took part in a beading circle in Aberdeen, Scotland which resulted in these beautiful mocassin vamps currently on display with the Walking With Our Sisters exhibit at the Carleton University Art Gallery? You can view Christina Williamson's vamps with those created and donated by... More

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

“After #CadaanStudies: Decolonizing and Democratizing Area Studies” (an ICSLAC Workshop)

The Institute of African Studies, the Institute for Comparative Studies in Literature, Art and Culture (ICSLAC) and Sahan Literary Forum present “After #CadaanStudies: Decolonizing and Democratizing Area Studies” (an ICSLAC Workshop) with Safia Aidid, PhD Candidate, Harvard University Date: Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015 Time: 11:30 a.m. Location:... More

Friday, October 2, 2015

From Dreams to Realities: Performing History in the Assassin’s Creed® video game series

The History Department is hosting a Shannon Lecture by Maxime Durand of Ubisoft Montreal Friday, October 23, 2015 in the Multi Media Lab, Discovery Centre, MacOdrum Library for more information see... More

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Dr. Kobena Mercer: Black Diaspora Art Practices Since the 1980s: Critical Reflections on a Journey

The Centre for Transnational Cultural Analysis Presents: Black Diaspora Art Practices Since the 1980s: Critical Reflections on a Journey Dr. Kobena Mercer, History of Art and African American Studies, Yale University and FASS Distinguished Visiting Professor Public Lecture— October 5, 2015 6:00 pm, Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Canada... More

Friday, September 18, 2015

Welcome!

Please join us: Welcome to ICSLAC! Who: All Digital Humanities and Cultural Mediations students, faculty members, committee members When: Friday, September 25 from 3 pm to 5 pm Where: 201 St. Patrick's Building... More

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