The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) Archives is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for its 2018 fellowship program. In 2018, 6 fellowships will be awarded to senior scholars, postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, and independent researchers to conduct research in the JDC Archives, either in New York or in Jerusalem.
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“[Until now] there has been no comprehensive study of the Canadian reaction to the famine… a major contribution.” – Roman Serbyn, editor of Famine in Ukraine, 1932-1933
In 1932-33, a famine–the Holodomor (“extermination by hunger”)–raged through Ukraine, killing millions. Although the Soviet government denied it, news about the catastrophe got out. Canadians came to learn about the famine from many sources, though the reports could be contradictory.
Through an extensive analysis of newspapers, political speeches, and protests, Starving Ukraine examines both Canada’s reporting of the famine and the country’s response. In doing so, Serge Cipko alludes to how public domestic reaction to crises impacts how those events play out on the world stage. Continue reading
Recently, Chloe Dennis blogged on the acquisition of 193 glass lantern slides donated to Archives and Research Collections at Carleton University. In addition, Ms. Dennis created a virtual exhibit showcasing these slides, archived as part of the John William Foster fonds at the ARC.
The latest Bulletin of the Network was just sent out and should be arriving to in-boxes shortly. The Bulletin can also be found below for those not subscribing or not yet part of the CNHH mailing list.
By Sandrine Murray
On May 9, 2017, CNHH attended Global Impact Soirée, an event highlighting Canadian contributions to international aid.
Tyler Owens and Julia van Drie helped research a film discussing Canada’s history of international aid. It took the work of six CNHH members to identify events, while research assistants Tyler and Julia documented them. The CNHH also helped rejuvenate the slide show of CIDA highlighted at the evening. “25 years of excellence in International Photography,” was brought back online at the CNHH’s request, and is now hosted by the MacOdrum Library at Carleton University.To see the photos, check out the CIDA photo library collection here.
The Canadian Council for International Co-operation (CCIC) and the Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CASID) are happy to announce the launch of their NextGen database and invite members of the CASID and the CNHH to join. This database can provide members of the CNHH the opportunity to promote their research on development and humanitarianism and make it visible to a wider academic community.
The NextGen database is a user-friendly online searchable inventory of more than 500 Canadian researchers from universities, colleges, institutes, think-tanks, and civil society organizations (CSOs) working on international development and humanitarian assistance! It is part of a broader three-year collaboration.
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by Nicholas Hepner
Nicholas is a third year student in the Department of History at Carleton University. In addition to being a member and RA with the CNHH, Nicholas interns with Cuso International and was enrolled in HIST 3807A Practicum in History where research on this article was undertaken under the supervision of Jennifer Buter, Communications Officer at Cuso. The CNHH thanks Cuso and Dr. John Walsh, who ran HIST 3807A, for their support with this project.
Over the course of a semester, I spent several months on a practicum with Cuso International, a Canadian international development non-governmental organization (NGO). Cuso International develops partnerships with developing countries around the world and sends volunteers on two-year contracts. During these months I spent at Cuso International’s Ottawa office, I researched the history of the organization during the 1980s and 1990s. In that time, I learned about Cuso International’s initiatives during these years, like its support for the anti-apartheid movement, and some notable alumni (returned volunteers) who volunteered with Cuso International during those years.
The Global Humanitarianism Research Academy is now accepting applications for its fourth session to be held in 2018. This opportunity for PhD candidates and early Postdoctoral Fellows is led by Drs. Fabian Klose (Leibniz Institute of European History Mainz), Johannes Paulmann (Leibniz Institute of European History Mainz), and Andrew Thompson (University of Exeter), in co-operation with the International Committee of the Red Cross (Geneva) and with the support of the German Historical Institute London.
The Research Academy will be held at the University of Exeter and Archives of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva, on 9-20 July 2018. The deadline to apply is 31 December 2017.
The Royal Bank of Canada Foundation-Bodleian Visiting Fellowship 2018 and the Bahari Visiting Fellowship in the Persian Arts of the Book 2017-18 are now accepting applications.
Lien social et Politiques 82, Printemps 2019.
Ce numéro se situe dans la continuité de ces analyses avec une double intention :
Rassembler des travaux empiriques consacrés à des pratiques concrètes de « transition » énergétique et climatique (en incluant le champ de la mobilité), institutionnelles ou non, de manière à mieux saisir la dynamique des politiques et expérimentations en cours dans une variété de contextes ;
