The study of history promotes better understanding of how societies work, the factors that bring them together and set them apart, and the events that have shaped their development. It helps to explain how different political and legal systems came into being and how economic and geographic conditions have driven the growth of nations. More information »
Information for students
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News
- Professor Toby Gelfand, Hannah Chair for the History of Medicine, recently published Charcot in Morocco through the University of Ottawa Press.
- Dr. Simon Jolivet's book, Le vert et le bleu. Identité québécoise et identité irlandaise au tournant du XXe siècle, is a finalist for the Canada Prize in Social Sciences to be awarded by the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences.
On behalf of the History Students' Association and the Department of History, HSA President, Catherine Packman presents Mme Hugette Labelle with gifts upon her retirement after 18 years as Chancellor of the University. January 22, 2012.- Visual Arts graduate Elle Chae paints a piece of art for the Department of History.
- Professor Galen Perras speaks on CTV on the 70th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Research
- Research Perspectives is a journal of discovery and invention from the University of Ottawa.
