Indigenous Peoples and Empires: Encounters in North America
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| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2026-09-01 | - |
| 2027-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
Introduction to the University Program
The Department of History at Queen's University offers a comprehensive program in history, with a focus on Indigenous peoples and empires in North America.
Program Description
The program examines Indigenous peoples of North America in the early modern period, focusing on their experiences of European conquest and colonization. It critically examines how historians have written about such encounters, exploring themes such as Euro-Indigenous relations, sovereignty and possession, warfare and slavery, and Atlantic worlds and continental histories.
Course Details
- Course Title: Indigenous Peoples and Empires: Encounters in North America
- Course Code: HIST 821
- Units: 3.00
- Topics:
- Atlantic World
- Canada
- Colonialism
- Early Modern
- Indigenous History
- North America
- Term: Fall 2024 and Fall 2025
- Instructor: Scott Berthelette
- Delivery Mode: In-person
Program Objectives
The program aims to provide graduate students with knowledge of the ethnohistory of Indigenous societies and cultures, as well as the French, English, Dutch, and Spanish Empires in North America. Through weekly readings and seminar discussions, students will increase their familiarity with important debates in Indigenous and colonial historiography.
Research Areas
The program covers a wide range of research areas, including:
- Euro-Indigenous relations
- Sovereignty and possession
- Warfare and slavery
- The fur trade and mťtissage
- Religion and spirituality
- Women and gender
- Dispossession and destruction
- Atlantic worlds and continental histories
Graduate Program
The Department of History at Queen's University offers a graduate program in history, with a focus on research and academic excellence. The program provides students with the opportunity to work with renowned historians and to engage in cutting-edge research in the field.
Undergraduate Program
The Department of History at Queen's University also offers an undergraduate program in history, with a range of courses and programs available to students. The program provides students with a comprehensive education in history, with a focus on critical thinking, research, and academic excellence.