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“Studying History”
Presentation by: Muhamed AminPhD Candidate
Department of HistoryUniversity of Ottawa
Introduction• Welcome!
• Introduction
• What is History?
• How do we study History?
• Why Study History at the University of Ottawa?
• Conclusion
• Questions?
Who am I?• 2nd Year PhD Student • Research Interests?
•Migration / Refugees / Human Rights / European Integration• Why History?
•Undergraduate Studies in Political Science and History•Awareness of Current Events / Trends / Processes•Why are things the way they are?•How did we get to where we are now?
• Curiosity + Self-Awareness•Striving to be the Best!•Expert in my Field!
• Make a Difference in the World•Give a Voice to These People•Personal Attachment
Who are you?• Name?• Background?• What does History Mean to You?
•Different for Everyone!•No Wrong Answers!•Shared Experiences
• What are your Interests?•Attending this Workshop for a reason!
What is History?• Understanding the Present by Looking at the Past
•What does History teach us?• Ex: 2008 Financial Crisis?
•History Repeating Itself?!
• History helps us understand who we are, where we come from and, ultimately, where we are headed.
• Not just about facts and dates?•Search for new Meanings & Interpretations of the Past
How do we study History?
• Freedom and Flexibility?•Any time period
• Thousands of Years!•Any part of the world
• North America / South America / Europe / Africa / Asia / Middle East
•Any subject• War and Conflict / Culture / Society / Ideas / People / Politics / Military / Sport / Women and Gender / etc
•Any Language• English / French / Arabic / Italian / Spanish / Mandarin / German / Russian / Urdu / etc.
• 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes!• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbkSRLYSojo
Studying History at the University of Ottawa?
• Why U of Ottawa?• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fYa9yYZWc4
•Bilingualism (English and French)•Diverse Background of Faculty•Capital City of Canada
• Parliament• National Archives• Museums
•Mentorship• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaMHCl4cwdI&feature=related
Future Prospects?• What can I do with a History Degree?
•Training?–Research Skills–Analytical Skills–Writing Skills
•Career Options?•Education (Teachers College)•Graduate School •Government
•Researcher•Policy Analyst
•Journalism•Museum Studies
•Curator•Exhibit Designer
Conclusion• Humanities?
•Communications / Religious Studies / Visual Arts / Theatre / Modern Languages / Philosophy / Geography
• ALL TOUCH ON HISTORY!
• Post-Secondary Education?•Strive to be the best•Work Hard and Success will Follow!•Satisfaction of knowing you accomplished something that not many people get the opportunity to do
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