From BHum to Trudeau Scholar
Amanda Clarke, BHum/07, MA/08 has been awarded a Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarship worth $180,000. Clarke was one of 15 Canadian and international doctoral candidates to receive... More
Archives: College of the Humanities
Corvus takes flight
Under the direction of Greg Fisher, a group of four Greek and Roman Studies students have recently launched an on-line journal. Corvus, the Latin word for raven, explores a range of topics pertaining... More
Resurrecting Ruins
By Nicole Findlay If not for a chance encounter with two strangers in a Damascus hotel, archaeological ruins dotting the Euphrates River might continue to lie unexplored by visitors to the region.... More
Legacy to the future
by Nicole Findlay The Ottawa Muslim Women’s Organization (OMWO) presented the Centre for the Study of Islam with a cheque for $5000 on Wednesday, October 07 in the College of the Humanities. The... More
Thinking beyond the clash of civilizations
by Nicole Findlay Scripture from the Bible, philosophy, the exploits of conquering heros, combined with commentary on modern political ideologies and the dogma pitting East against West provided... More
Film student recruited to review university instead of movies
When humanities and film studies student Paul Anderson isn’t watching movies at the ByTowne or Mayfair theatres, as part of film studies research the student protests, he is either blogging for... More
Excavating the old world
Anna Avdeeva and Magali Desjardins Potvin rolled up their sleeves this summer and received some hands-on training on how to dig up the past. The two students each spent four weeks participating in... More
College of the Humanities receives ultimate vote of confidence
It took nearly twenty years of casual browsing and three years of intense research to find the perfect university, but last week Pamela and Richard Joho made it official: they found what they were... More
College of the Humanities dreams of Centre for Hindu Studies
Carleton University’s College of the Humanities has embarked on a mission to establish a Centre for Hindu Studies within the religion program. According to Farhang Rajaee, director of the... More
Naming the Witch named for award
Last month, Kim Stratton, professor of religion, College of the Humanities received the Frank W. Beare Book Award for her book Naming the Witch: Magic, Ideology, and Stereotype in the Ancient World.... More