Instructor and course creator for new undergraduate course offering in Public History at Carleton -History Through Comic Books (HIST 3909B). This course introduces students to ‘Graphic History’ – history told through and taught using comics and graphic novels. Covering the early twentieth century to the present, this course considers comic books and graphic novels as historical documents and historical representations. Specific topics this course will cover include: the 1950s comics censorship… Show more Instructor and course creator for new undergraduate course offering in Public History at Carleton -History Through Comic Books (HIST 3909B). This course introduces students to ‘Graphic History’ – history told through and taught using comics and graphic novels. Covering the early twentieth century to the present, this course considers comic books and graphic novels as historical documents and historical representations. Specific topics this course will cover include: the 1950s comics censorship campaigns and legislation under the Canadian Criminal Code, comics and their use in public history, the growth of the Canadian comics industry, current comic bans and challenges, as well as future potentials for graphic history. This course situates comics within the larger growing landscape of visual narratives and formats used in the telling, teaching, and understanding of public history including zines, video games, and digital platforms. This class queries ideas of what is a historical ‘document’ and in doing so interrogates our own practice(s) as public historians. Show less

PhD Candidate with a Concentration in Public History researching the understudied legacy of comics censorship in postwar Canada and its impact on vocational practices and norms in education and libraries. Other research interests include the teaching of history, visual and popular culture, digital humanities, archives and critical librarianship, and the history of youth reading and education.Selected Presentations: - "Graphic History: Teaching with Comic Books and Graphic Novels."… Show more PhD Candidate with a Concentration in Public History researching the understudied legacy of comics censorship in postwar Canada and its impact on vocational practices and norms in education and libraries. Other research interests include the teaching of history, visual and popular culture, digital humanities, archives and critical librarianship, and the history of youth reading and education.Selected Presentations: - "Graphic History: Teaching with Comic Books and Graphic Novels." 5th Public History Summer School at University of University of Wrocław (Poland) 2022 - “Alberta’s Forgotten Censor and the Continued Campaign Against ComicsPost-1954.” 80 Years and Beyond: A Virtual Symposium on Canadian Comics. Societyfor the Promotion of Canadian Comics (October 2021)Selected Professional Services: - Participant and Presenter 7th Annual Public History Summer School at University of University of Wrocław (Poland) 2024- Co-Chair Underhill Graduate Students of History Colloquium - Carleton 2022- Participant and Presenter 5th Annual Public History Summer School at University of University of Wrocław (Poland) 2022 Show less

Course Lecturer at Graduate School of Information Studies (GLIS) - Instructor for INFS 619 Information Behaviour and Resources (Fall 2023 and Fall 2024); instructor for GLIS 616 Information Retrieval: controlled vocabulary, information hierarchies, and taxonomies across interdisciplinary digital environments (Fall 2019 and Fall 2020); instructor for GLIS 672 Law / Legal Information in Libraries: Law librarianship and emerging legal information areas including data privacy, and digital rights… Show more Course Lecturer at Graduate School of Information Studies (GLIS) - Instructor for INFS 619 Information Behaviour and Resources (Fall 2023 and Fall 2024); instructor for GLIS 616 Information Retrieval: controlled vocabulary, information hierarchies, and taxonomies across interdisciplinary digital environments (Fall 2019 and Fall 2020); instructor for GLIS 672 Law / Legal Information in Libraries: Law librarianship and emerging legal information areas including data privacy, and digital rights management (Fall 2019) Show less