1.0Department of History/historyTanya Schwartz/history/author/tanyaschwartz/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="8VTcMB6n6g"><a href="/history/hist-3809a-historical-representation/">HIST 3809A: Historical Representation</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/history/hist-3809a-historical-representation/embed/#?secret=8VTcMB6n6g" width="600" height="338" title="“HIST 3809A: Historical Representation” — Department of History" data-secret="8VTcMB6n6g" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=/history/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> HIST 3809A: Historical RepresentationWinter 2026 Instructor: John C. Walsh Description:  In a capital city such as Ottawa, our everyday lives are steeped in historical representation. Among other things, we consume it through monuments, museum exhibitions, architecture, plaques, ceremonies (November 11 and July 1, especially), street names, and living history sites. We also, of course, consume […]