Canadian History
A third of the department’s regular faculty teach and
research in Canadian history. Social and economic history remains a
strength of our graduate programme, but recent appointments with
keen interests in the environment, public broadcasting and the
history of the book have significantly diversified our ability to
supervise graduate research at both the Master’s and Doctoral
levels.
Faculty members currently play leadership roles in three major
initiatives in Canadian history: the Canadian Century Research
Infrastructure; www.canada.uottawa/ccri/
Montréal l’avenir du passé; and
History and Environment of the Atlantic Region, a regional research
cluster of NiCHE (Network in Canadian History and Environment).
http://niche.uwo.ca
Our graduate programme in Canadian history builds on institutional
strengths. The QEII library is home to one of the finest
collections in the country, with particularly rich holdings in
Canadian labour history and radical publications, as well as a
rapidly developing digital collection focusing on culture. The
Maritime History Archives has truly exceptional holdings, which
resituate 19th and 20th century Atlantic Canada in the world. With
leading scholars and significant archival holdings, Memorial is the
natural place to study many diverse aspects of Atlantic Canadian
history.
There is a rich tradition of interdisciplinarity at Memorial, and
historians led two of the country’s pioneering eco-research
projects. With major research centres on Folklore and Language,
Material Culture, Newfoundland Studies, Qualitative Field Research,
Social and Economic Research, Medical History, and the Study of
Music, Media and Place, Memorial offers graduate students
remarkable opportunities for interdisciplinary research in Canadian
history.
