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Department of History

Department of History

Public History

Concordia’s History Department is unique in Canada in terms of the wealth of resources that it possesses to study the use of history in the public sphere and to produce tools to communicate the past to the larger public.

Public History Research Centres

The Curating and Public Scholarship Lab (CaPSL)

A hub where faculty, students, and community and museum partners translate academic scholarship into on-site and mobile exhibitions that respond to critical social issues.

The Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling

Centre d’histoire orale et de récits numérisés (COHDS/CHORN)

COHDS/CHORN explores the connections between oral history, new media, and the arts, and opens up access to and analysis of the audiovisual oral history record.

Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies

The Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS), engages in major research on the causes and dynamics of genocide and other forms of mass violence to develop policy recommendations, training programs, and advocacy work.
BA Honours in History
Public History Internship
BA Minor in Law & Society

Affiliated faculty

Stacey Zembryzki

Concordia faculty are involved with such subjects as oral history, policy development, documentary production, digital media, and museum curatorship. Students can secure training relevant for future careers in museums, historic sites, archives, cultural institutions, film and television production, legal institutions, and all levels of government. Training in public history prepares students for work both in and outside the academy, and raises fascinating issues regarding how history is shaped, experienced, and disputed in politics, culture, and everyday life.

Meet our graduate students!
 
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