Sean Carleton

Sean Carleton is Canadian academic and historian who specializes in social movements and political activism in Canada.[1] Carleton holds BA and MA degrees in History from Simon Fraser University and a Ph.D. from the Frost Centre for Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies from Trent University.[2] He currently teaches in History and Indigenous Studies at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.[3]

Research

Carleton's research focuses on the history of settler capitalism and schooling in Canada, with a particular emphasis on the development of the residential school system. His writing also addresses the rise of residential school denialism and its implications for reconciliation in Canada.[4] He discusses the role of public schools in supporting settler colonialism and offers insights into the history of Indian Day Schools. Other themes of his writing include Indigenous resistance, historical perspectives on colonial strategies, and reflections on significant events in Canadian history.[4]

His publications include the book Lessons in Legitimacy: Colonialism, Capitalism, and the Rise of State Schooling in British Columbia, published in 2022.[5] He has also written about comics and their relation to critical consciousness and colonialism.[6]

Carleton has written review articles that discuss graphic publications and their impact on understanding violence and racism in Canadian history. He has also published various book reviews on works related to Indigenous education and reconciliation.[6]

Awards

  • 2024 - Founders' Prize, Best Book (2022-2024), Canadian History of Education Association[7]
  • 2023 - Clio Book Prize, BC, Canadian Historical Association[1]
  • 2022 - Best Article Prize (2020–2022), Canadian History of Education Association.[8]
  • 2020 - 1919: A Graphic History of the Winnipeg General Strike awarded the Canadian Association of Work and Labour Studies Book Prize.[9]
  • 2018 - Top 40 Under 40, Avenue magazine, Calgary, Alberta.[10]
  • 2017 - Drawn to Change: Graphic Histories of Working-Class Struggle awarded the Wilson Book Prize by the Wilson Institute for Canadian History at McMaster University.[11]
  • 2017 - Canadian Historical Association Public History Prize for Graphic History Collective, with Paul Buhle, eds., Drawn to Change: Graphic Histories of Working-Class Struggle.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Société historique du Canada". Canadian Historical Association. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  2. ^ "Sean Carleton". www.sfu.ca. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  3. ^ "About". Sean Carleton. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  4. ^ a b "Meet Sean Carleton, 2022 Rh Award Winner in the Humanities category". UM Today. 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  5. ^ Carleton, S. (2022). Lessons in Legitimacy: Colonialism, Capitalism, and the Rise of State Schooling in British Columbia. UBC Press. ISBN 978-0-7748-6810-5.
  6. ^ a b "Research & Writing". Sean Carleton. 2014-04-14. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  7. ^ "View of 2024 Canadian History of Education Association Founders' Prizes / Association canadienne d'histoire de l'éducation Prix des Fondateurs". Historical Studies in Education / Revue d'histoire de l'éducation. 2025-01-10. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
  8. ^ "CHEA Award Winners 2020-2022". ACHE-CHEA. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  9. ^ Carleton, Sean (2020-10-13). "1919 wins CAWLS Book Prize". Sean Carleton. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  10. ^ Molyneux, Jaelyn (2019-10-31). "2018 Top 40 Under 40". Avenue Calgary. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  11. ^ "Between the Lines's graphic novel Drawn to Change wins 2017 Wilson Book Prize". Quill and Quire - Canada's magazine of book news and reviews. 2017-05-30. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  12. ^ "Société historique du Canada". Canadian Historical Association. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
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