The 32nd Underhill Colloquium is fast approaching and we are ready to share our tentative schedule. 

In addition to our two keynote events, we are excited to host nine panels and two workshops over the course of two days. Please refer to this page for the most up-to-date information about this year’s programming, as scheduling may be subject to changes.

DAY ONE: FEBRUARY 26, 2026

15.30 – 16.00: REGISTRATION & COFFEE

Location: 4th Floor, Paterson Hall, History Department Atrium

Join us on the 4th floor of Paterson Hall, where participants can check-in and grab some coffee before we kick-off the 2026 Underhill Colloquium!

16.00 – 16.10: WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS

Location: Room 433, Lounge / Moderator: Underhill Co-Chairs

16.10 – 17.30: SESSION ONE

Session 1 A: Research Methods and Community Connections
Location: Room 433, Lounge / Moderator: TBD

  • Kegan Rumig (he/him), Carleton University
  • Lydia Robb (she/her), Carleton University
  • Kavita Mistry (she/her), Carleton University
  • Madeline deJonge (she/her), Carleton University

Session 1 B: Shared Memory and Commemoration in Historical Practice 
Location: Room 436, Seminar Room / Moderator: TBD

  • Emma Sharpe (she/her), University of Ottawa
  • Katrina Hermann (she/her), University of British Columbia
  • Meghan Torchia (she/her), Queen’s University
  • Alex Throndson (he/him), University of Alberta

17.30 – 18.00: BREAK & SOCIAL TIME

Location: 4th Floor, Paterson Hall, History Department Atrium

Feel free to use this time to relax, socialize, or join us for some soft programming in the atrium before we head over to Carleton University Art Gallery (CUAG) for the keynote panel. We will walk over from Paterson around 18.00.

18.00 – 18.30: KEYNOTE PANEL WELCOME & MINGLE

Location: CUAG

Doors open for the keynote panel at 18.00. We will be serving light refreshments and encourage you to browse the gallery’s current exhibitions, Material Journeys, and kahyónha_kárha_atenoseràke_karònyake streamforestlawnsky, prior to the panel starting at 18.30.

18.30 – 20.00: KEYNOTE PANEL

Location: CUAG / Moderator: Underhill Co-Chairs

Rebecca Dolgoy (she/her) and Alexa Lepera (she/her) will be speaking on their work with community-oriented exhibitions at Ingenium. Specifically, they will be discussing their recent exhibition ‘Memories Made in the Kitchen,’ now open at the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum. The conversation with be facilitated by our co-chairs and a short audience Q & A will follow.

DAY TWO: FEBRUARY 27, 2026

9.00 – 9.20: COFFEE & CHECK-IN

Location: 4th Floor, Paterson Hall, History Department Atrium

Join us on the 4th floor of Paterson Hall to grab some coffee before we begin day two.

For those arriving on day two, please check-in to pick up your name tag and programme. 

9.20 – 9.30: WELCOME

Location: Room 433, Lounge / Moderator: Underhill Co-Chairs

9.30 – 10.50: SESSION ONE

Session 1 A: Indigeneity, Settler-Colonialism and the Making of Communities
Location: Room 433, Lounge / Moderator: TBD

  • Marissa Little (she/her), Queen’s University
  • Samuel Mickelson (he/him), Carleton University
  • Magnus Glennie (he/him), Carleton University
  • Charlotte Thomson (she/her), Carleton University

Session 1 B: Gendered History and Social Memory
Location: Room 436, Seminar Room / Moderator: TBD

  • Ally Robidoux (they/them), Carleton University
  • Annabelle Penney (she/her), Carleton University
  • Patricia Park (she/her), Western University
  • Simran Kalsi (she/her), Carleton University

10.50 – 11.00: BREAK

11.00 – 12.00: SESSION TWO

Session 2 A: Defining the Borders of Community in North America
Location: Room 433, Lounge / Moderator: TBD

  • Rebecca Hartley (she/her), University of Toronto
  • Emma Bock (she/her), McGill University
  • Kaitlyn Carter (she/her), Queen’s University

Session 2 B: Networks of Action: Community, Policy, and Activism
Location: Room 436, Seminar Room / Moderator: TBD

  • Emma Schlitt (she/her), Carleton University
  • Sam Kennie (he/him), McGill University
  • Aidan Power (he/they), Carleton University

12.00 – 12.50: LUNCH

Location: 4th Floor, Paterson Hall, History Department Atrium

Lunch will be served in the atrium during this time. If you are joining for the keynote luncheon, please make your way to the lecture hall around 12.50.

12.50 – 14.00: KEYNOTE LUNCHEON

Location: 3rd Floor, Paterson Hall (PA303) / Moderator: Underhill Co-Chairs

Starting at 13.00 sharp, Professor Alex Nahwegahbow (she/her) will be speaking at on her methodology and practice of care and relationality with Indigenous art, histories, and material culture, followed by a short audience Q & A.

14.00 – 14.15: BREAK

14.15 – 15.15: WORKSHOPS

Workshop A: 
Location: Room 433, Lounge

  • Marienza Miserere (she/her), McMaster University

Workshop B: 
Location: Room 436, Seminar Room / Moderator: TBD

  • Claire Blackmer (she/her), Carleton University

15.15 – 15.25: BREAK

15.25 – 16.25: SESSION THREE

Session 3 A: Capital, Culture, and Community Across Borders
Location: Room 433, Lounge / Moderator: TBD

  • Nicholas Langer (he/him), Carleton University
  • Eugene Henry (he/him), Carleton University
  • Aasiyah Khan (she/her), Carleton University

Session 3 B: Practicing Place: Design, Governance, and Power
Location: Room 436, Seminar Room / Moderator: TBD

  • Candide Mawoko (she/her), University of Ottawa
  • Briana Kroeker (she/her), Carleton University
  • Aymen Aiblu (he/him), Carleton University

16.25 – 16.35: BREAK

16.35 – 17.35: SESSION FOUR

Session 3 A: Queer Histories of Practice and Connection
Location: Room 433, Lounge / Moderator: TBD

  • Fionnuala Braun (she/her), Carleton University
  • Amber Collins (she/her), Carleton University
  • Gabryelle Iaconetti (she/they), Concordia University

17.35 – 17.45: CLOSING REMARKS

Location: Room 433, Lounge / Moderator: Underhill Co-Chairs

We will be wrapping up another year of Underhill with some brief remarks. Afterwards, people are free to head out or join us in heading over to the Mike’s Place for snacks and socializing!

18:00: MIKE’S PLACE

DAY THREE: FEBRUARY 28, 2026

TIME TBD: BONUS SOCIAL

Exhibition Tour of Memories are made in the kitchen at Food & Agriculture Museum
Location: Canada Food & Agriculture Museum / Moderator: Underhill Co-Chairs & Ingenium Staff