Archives: History

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Hands-on historical learning with digital technologies

Technology and history have come together in Professor Shawn Graham's first year history seminar, check it out! For a fully keyboard-accessible alternative for this video, either view it in Chrome or any Android or iOS device, view it in Firefox with the YouTube ALL HTML5 add-on installed, or disable Flash in Internet Explorer.... More

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Filming history

Students in Michael Ostroff’s fourth-year seminar are bringing history to the silver screen.  The group of sixteen students enrolled in Making Documentary History has made four short documentaries that explore diverse themes and time periods from Canada’s past. “More and more, we are seeing documentaries being produced exploring historical... More

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Recording the Cold War

When it came time to hand in his final assignment for his seminar course, Historical Representations, Joel Bandy decided to sing its praises – quite literally. Bandy, a student of classics, religion and history, wrote and recorded a song that encapsulated the Cold War era. They Call me the Fat Man interweaves imagery the... More

Monday, January 2, 2012

Undergrads capture local history

By Nicole Findlay The richest and most common source of historical knowledge is frequently the one most overlooked. Each of us is a living, breathing repository of memories and stories that define not only our personal histories, but our sense of place. Shawn Graham, assistant professor of digital humanities in Carleton University’s Department... More

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