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Learn how propaganda was used to sway public opinion during the First World War.

The idea for the project “My Place in Canadian History: Digital Storytelling with Historical Thinking Concepts” came from a simple question that was extremely relevant to both Stefano Fornazzari San Martín and Daraius M. Bharucha, given their own journeys to Canada.

David Watkins believes that studying history is a key to self–determination. In his Canadian–African studies course students use the study of Canadian history to focus on their cultures' contributions to the multicultural fabric of Canada.

Charles Pachter's edgy perspective brings art and Canadian history together in new and unusual ways.

As Canada’s Royal Canadian Mounted Police mark one hundred years of service, Canada’s History looks back at a few of the key dates in the history of Canada’s most recognized police force. 

Book Review: Hugh Brody, a renowned British anthropologist and filmmaker, spent ten years in the 1970s mapping the Canadian Arctic for the federal government. In present-day Nunavut, he learned two Inuktitut dialects, immersed himself in the language, stories, and memories of the people with whom he lived, and learned “that there is a whole other way of hearing and sustaining knowledge.”

Book review: Harriet’s Legacies intertwines the work of Black artists and academics. Governor General’s Literary Award winner George Elliott Clarke contributes powerful poems written from the perspectives of, among others, African- Canadian artist Edward Bannister and Black Victoria Cross winner William Hall.

Cross-Border Cosmopolitans offers fresh insights into Black liberation movements in the twentieth century, focusing on the transnational efforts of Black North Americans of American, Caribbean, and Canadian descent.

For the cameramen of the Second World War, half the battle was about making their film the first to hit the newsreels.  

Students will apply aesthetic and historical thinking skills using the work of Canadian artist Kate Siklosi and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to develop an understanding of historical injustices.