North American antiquity and the practice of modern history

Nipissing University
News Release

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Nipissing University is pleased to welcome James Taylor Carson to campus for the Department of History’s annual keynote address.

Titled, North American Antiquity and the Practice of Modern History, the address takes place on Thursday, November 5, from 7 – 9 p.m. in room R308.

The abstract for the lecture is as follows: when Europeans first arrived in the place they named the Americas they denied the humanity of the people who had inhabited the land for millennia. The descendants of the European diaspora still deny those people and, by extension, the antiquity of the places they inhabit. But this ancient world and its influences are all around us if we only take the time to look. McDonald’s fast food, Hurricane Katrina and the election of Barack Obama each point to the importance of our ancient past, but such examples can only assume their ancient significance if we rethink who we are and how we relate to our own place and time.

Carson is an associate professor of History and associate dean at Queen's University.

The lecture is free of charge and all are welcome.

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