By Sean Graham
On this episode, I discuss with Jean-Michel Turcotte, Performing Chief Historian of the Directorate of Historical past and Heritage on the Division of Nationwide Defence and the convenor of the 2025 Shannon Lecture Sequence. We discuss Jean-Michel’s background, how that influenced the sequence theme of ‘Revisiting Canadian Armed Forces Experiences’ and a few of on-going tasks on the Directorate. We additionally focus on the altering nature of navy historical past, incorporating extra voices into the tales of Canada’s armed forces, and the way these modifications relate to broader historiographical traits.
The ultimate session of the Shannon Lecture Sequence, entitled The Transnational Making of United Nations Peacekeeping by Brian Drohan, will happen on Could 6 at 4p ET on Zoom. You could find extra data right here.
Historic Headline of the Week
Defence Tales, “Internet portal to navy historic paperwork open to the general public.” June 11, 2024.
Sean Graham is a cultural historian, an Adjunct Professor at Carleton College, and a contributing editor with Activehistory.ca
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