Posting Reason:

New Position

Location:

Desmarais Hall

Academic Period:

2026 Fall Semester

Faculty:

Faculté des arts / Faculty of Arts

Academic Unit:

Département d’histoire \ Department of History

Course Title:

Seminar in Canadian History

Course Code:

HIS4135

Section:

A00

Course Description:

Seminar in Canadian History: 20th Century Canadian War Art & Public History

In this course, students learn about the origins of Canada’s national war art collection (the Beaverbrook Collection of War Art) and how the majority of artworks in the collection came to be housed in Ottawa. Students will learn about how the war art collection began, with the establishment of the Canadian War Memorials Fund by Lord Beaverbrook in 1916, and the subsequent war art schemes that have operated in Canada, up to and including the present – with the Canadian Forces Artists Program. They will also learn about Canadian public history best practices (including museum, art gallery and archives best practices) that have evolved over the last century to accommodate/exhibit the war art collections. Importantly, students will learn about how this monumental collection of Canadian war art contributed (and continues to contribute) to such themes as: Canadian nation building of the twentieth century through the lenses of nationalism, gender, art historical discussions of high vs. low art, Canadian art canon building more broadly, memory and commemoration studies, modernism(s) and modernity, to name a few. Students will also have the opportunity to critically engage with and challenge these themes and the broader legacies of national narratives and “official” histories.

Posting limited to:

Professeur à temps-partiel régulier / Regular Part-Time Professor

Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/05/14

Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/06/17

Expected Enrolment:

15

Approval date:

2026/05/14

Number of credits:

3

Work Hours:

39

Hourly Rate:

Enseignement / Teaching: $239.47 (2024-2025)

The academic year starts on September 1 and ends on August 31.

These rates do not included vacation pay nor statutory pay.

These rates will be applied until a new collective agreement is ratified. Retro will be paid after the ratification.

Course type:

C

Posting type:

Régulier / Regular

Language of instruction:

Anglais | English

Competence in second language:

Passive

Course Schedule:

Jeudi | Thursday 19:00-22:00 - -

Requirements:

Ph.D. Comprehensive exam completed in relevant field.

MODE OF DELIVERY : In person

Schedule: Thursday 19:00 - 21:50

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