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Power, Identities & Equity

Students in this area of emphasis focus on the intersection of identities such as gender, sexuality, race, class, (dis)ability and Indigeneity as they are reimagined in digital culture and by digital technology.

 

Storytelling & Public Humanities

Students in this area of emphasis focus on the relationship between digital culture, data, public discourse, and narrative.

 

Performance, Making & Design

Students in this area of emphasis learn to integrate their knowledge from core CTS classes into a variety of methods of making, creating, and performance.

 


 

 

Program

Bachelor of Arts Major and Minor

Technology is inextricably linked to human experience, culture, and society, and has created the increasingly important field of digital humanities.

Gryph Puppet

gryph sockThe now old and wise Gryph Puppet recounts its life as a university student during the shocking, shaking days of the pandemic era in 2020. The changing times was not familiar for the young and curious puppet as it attempts to adjust its life to the new campus rules. No longer can the puppet cough in public without getting death stares from people on the bus.

Illuminating Life Medieval Manuscript Exhibit

Explore our most recent experiential learning project and get a feel for the dynamic work of creating an exhibit.

 

Past and Upcoming Projects

Discover student-led experiential learning initiatives with the History Department in collaboration with Archival & Special Collections.

Research carried out by students at the University of Guelph fosters a vibrant campus culture that encourages curiosity and innovation. These exhibits, curated by students across disciplines, demonstrate the creativity and dedication of Guelph students, History faculty, and library staff.

 

The Scottish Studies Collection

The University of Guelph's Scottish Studies Collection holds thousands of items and is the largest collection of Scottish historical materials in the world outside the UK.

Close-up of illustration from an atlas of Scotland

HIST*4700 - Premodern History: Land Charters of Scotland (1332-1585)

Take a Course on Scottish History!

Work with rare original manuscripts, learn about Scottish law and society, and curate a public exhibit.

Calling all future medievalists and museum curators! Take a course that explores one of the University of Guelph’s most treasured collections: the Scottish Land Charters. Dating from the 1300s, these charters provide a window into the history of medieval and early modern Scotland. Who knew that property law could be so interesting!

Experience History through the Library Archives

Get up close to the past with the History Department and Archival & Special Collections.