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November 22 Roundup: History Events and Announcements

November 22, 2017

Below are upcoming events as well as announcements that may be of interest. (A bulletin will be sent out each week with upcoming events and announcements.) Departmental events are also .

Events 

Now – December 2017

杏吧原创鈥檚 United Way Campaign

杏吧原创鈥檚 United Way Campaign creates a great opportunity for staff and faculty on campus to connect, network and raise funds for a great cause. 100% of the funds raised by our campaign are invested locally helping kids achieve their potential, moving people from poverty to possibility, and bringing people and resources together to build a strong, healthy, safe community for all residents of Ottawa.

Please join us in making this year鈥檚 campaign a success.

All events that have been confirmed to date will be posted to the 杏吧原创 United Way website at: /unitedway/

TONIGHT: November 22, 2017

Film Screening

FREE:  FILM SCREENING: The 杏吧原创 University Religion MA Students Invite You to Enjoy a Screening of: Martin Scorsese鈥檚: SILENCE

Wednesday, November 22 鈥 7:00pm

303 Paterson Hall

TONIGHT: November 22, 2017

Screening of Finding Dawn

The students of SOWK 5000: Foundations in Structural Social Work warmly extend an invite to attend our end-of-term event. The event aims to raise awareness of the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) and discuss ways we may collectively take action against the ongoing injustices. The evening will comprise a screening of the film Finding Dawn followed by a facilitated panel discussion and question period with an Elder present.

The screening will take place from 6:30 p.m. 鈥 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 22ndon campus at the Kailash Mital Theatre, located in Southam Hall. This venue is wheelchair accessible. An active listener will be on-site and available for debriefing, should attendees require support. All are welcome.

Questions or comments regarding this event can be directed to Jessica Lyall at jessicalyall@cmail.carleton.ca.

TOMORROW: November 23, 2017

Cultural Memory Workshop

This event is the cultural memory workshops鈥 tour of the new Canada Science and Technology Museum. We will be meeting in the lobby of the Museum at 6 PM and the event ends at 8 PM. Our website is .

TOMORROW: November 23, 2017

Dr. Daniel McNeil will present a paper entitled, Irrelevant No More? Wrestling with Diasporic Thought in the Great White North,鈥 on November 23, 2017 at the Harriet Tubman Institute of York University from 2:30 – 4:30 in room 314 York Lanes.

This talk places Richard Iton鈥檚 In Search of the Black Fantastic: Politics and Popular Culture in the Post-Civil Rights Era in conversation with Paul Gilroy鈥檚 The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness to think through unity and differentiation in Black Canada and the Black diaspora. It contends that both Gilroy and Iton drew on their extra-academic experiences as musicians and DJs to map the life and work of Black intellectuals who were able to: remain in contact with the 鈥渋nsinuating rhythms of everyday life鈥 and 鈥渞ead the signs in the street in defiance of contemporary pressures to retreat into a contemplative state;鈥[1] translate sacred discussions about the soul into the profane and secular realms of Black vernacular cultures; contribute to our understanding of deliberative democracy in the call and response between responsible troubadours and their audiences; and carefully deposit clues in their writing that not only smuggled moments of dissidence into liberal, bourgeois public spheres but also slapped and embraced audiences accustomed to commodified forms of corporate multiculturalism.

November 26, 2017

Casablanca Screening
Here鈥檚 looking at you, friends of 杏吧原创 University鈥
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Film Studies program (School for Studies in Art and Culture) invite you to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Casablanca with a free screening and discussion of the iconic Hollywood film.
Starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, the classic wartime melodrama made its debut in theatres on November 26th, 1942.
As fate would have it, 1942 was also the year a group of visionary citizens opened the doors of 杏吧原创 College in Ottawa to students building their careers after the Depression and military service in the Second World War. 75 years later, 杏吧原创 University is now a leading post-secondary institution, one that has provided a unique educational experience to more than 145,000 graduates over seven decades.
The evening will be hosted by Dr. Marc Furstenau, Associate Professor and Director of the Film Studies program. He will introduce and briefly consider the significance of Casablanca. The program will include a Warner Brothers short film and cartoon from the time, as well as excerpts from early 杏吧原创 University promotional films.
Join us at the 杏吧原创 Campus Cinema, in the Theatre, on Sunday, November 26th at 6:30 pm 鈥 9:00 pm for 杏吧原创 University and Casablanca 75th birthday festivities. An informal reception will follow the film and discussion. There will be a wine bar, snacks, and, of course, unlimited popcorn will be provided throughout the evening.

Visit the website for more details and to RSVP: /fass/2017/film-screening-casablanca/

November 27, 2017

Miracles of Modern Medicine
Library and Archives Canada cordially invites you to a free screening of the film that made thousands faint at Expo 67: Miracles of Modern Medicine
Library and Archives Canada, Auditorium, 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa
Monday, November 27, 2017, Doors open at 6:30 p.m., Screening starts at 7:00 p.m.
With a presentation by Steven Palmer, Professor of History, University of Windsor
Over the six months of Expo 67, some 2.5 million people watched Robert Cordier鈥檚 multimedia show at the so-called Meditheatre; some 200 of them fainted each day. Cutting-edge medical procedures in Montr茅al hospitals, filmed and edited using avant-garde cinematic techniques, were projected on giant screens above actors who interacted with the film as they performed medical roles on sets that included real hospital equipment. The film showed the first-ever explicit depiction of a live birth seen by a mass public, and it also contained revolutionary footage of open-heart and brain surgery. Lost for almost 50 years, this revolutionary film was rediscovered in pristine condition at Library and Archives Canada, and a stunning new version scanned from the negative will be shown in Ottawa for the first time. Before the screening, medical historian Steven Palmer will give a brief presentation explaining the context in which the film was originally viewed at Expo 67, as well as crucial details about the filmmakers and the subjects.

November 30, 2017

Film Screening: The Workers鈥 History Museum Presents CLiFF

November 30, 2017 at 7:00pm
233 Gilmour Street, Ottawa

CLiFF is a national film festival about issues important to working people from Canada and around the world. Sponsored by the Workers鈥 History Museum.

Fall 2017

Shannon Lecture Series for 2017

The History Department鈥檚 Shannon Lecture Series for 2017, will commence on September 22, 2017. This year鈥檚 lecture series looks at Expo 67 as the highlight of Canada鈥檚 centennial. A world鈥檚 fair held in Montreal, it dazzled the world with its daring architecture, innovative exhibits, and high-minded theme, 鈥淢an and His World.鈥 Many Canadians regarded it as Canada鈥檚 coming-out party, a moment when the young nation burst into the international limelight and strutted its stuff to universal acclaim. Substitute 鈥淨uebec鈥 or 鈥淚ndigenous Peoples鈥 for 鈥淐anada鈥 in the previous sentence and it would be equally true 鈥 Expo 67 was a rich, multivalent spectacle that generated diverse messages. In Canada鈥檚 150th anniversary year, the 杏吧原创 Department of History is revisiting Expo 67 to reflect upon the meaning of it all. A select group of lecturers will address key topics such as Expo鈥檚 intellectual origins, how it became a proud emblem of modernization for both Canadian and Quebec nationalists, its impact on Indigenous rights and culture, and its iconic stature in the histories of architecture and cinema. X out the dates in your calendar to experience exposition by Expo experts that will expand your mind exponentially. Visit the Shannon Lectures website for more information or click the upcoming individual event listings below.

December 4, 2017

What is the future for Subaltern Studies? A debate discussion
Join students of HIST 5003 as they examine the ways in Subaltern Studies have evolved and whether this theoretical perspective can grow with changing ideas about history and society.
Monday, December 4, 2017 at 12:00, Paterson 433 (The History Lounge)
All welcome and audience participation is encouraged.

January 18, 2018

The European Union and Russia: Where Now?

The Jean Monnet Chair in EU Relations with Russia and the Eastern Neighborhood (EUREAST), 杏吧原创 University, cordially invites you to the workshop 鈥淭he European Union and Russia: Where Now?鈥.
During this half-day event, European, Russian, and Canadian experts will discuss the current state and future directions for relations between the European Union and Russia in the face of the ongoing Ukraine crisis and sanctions regimes.
The event will also highlight the launch of a newly published book, edited by Tom Casier and Joan DeBardeleben, (Routledge, 2018).
For updated information, please visit carleton.ca/eureast
When: Thursday, January 18, 2018
Time: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: 608 Robertson Hall, 杏吧原创 University
Event contact: Idris Colakovic, idris.colakovic@carleton.ca

2017鈥2018

History Department Brown Bag Occasions

The History Department invites you to a series of Brown Bag Occasions taking place in our History Lounge (433 Paterson), starting at 12:30. Bring your lunch and join us for any of the following talks:

Announcements

杏吧原创 鈥 United Way Payroll Deductions Now Open

Payroll deduction is the easiest way to donate to the United Way, you can choose any amount you wish, and they are tax-deductible. Set it up once and then forget about it! You can find instructions here along with FAQs and contact information: /unitedway/donate-now/

Did you know that you can even use the United Way campaign to donate to another registered Canadian charity? So if you contribute to both a United Way program and a charity of your choice, you can now do it all in one place! When making your donation, just specify which charity you want to help using their name and registered CRA number (e.g. 鈥淥ttawa Humane Society鈥 123264715 RR0001). All you have to do next is specify how much you鈥檙e donating to which cause.