The CCPH Alumni Interview Partnership Project provides a forum for current students and alumni to discuss their interests in public history, their experiences at Carleton University, and build relationships with one another.

Our second episode features graduate researcher Lina Crompton (2012-present), and program alumnus Alexander Comber (2005-2007). Lina Crompton is an MA Public History Candidate at Carleton University. Originally from Ottawa, her research interests tend toward the national; to that end, the major research essay component of her degree will be investigating the National Film Board’s use of history in film during the decades leading up to the centennial celebrations at Expo ’67. She’s also interested in finding public representations of history in museums, on the radio, and in the street – and telling you about it.

Alex Comber is a 2007 graduate of the public history program. His studies, supervised by Dr. Susan Whitney, focused on media representations of identity at the 1931 Colonial Exposition, Paris.  Following an internship at the Canadian War Museum, he worked as Assistant Historian on Canada’s Naval History, an online exhibit to mark a century of Canadian naval service. He has researched on a series of exhibits at the CWM, and highlights include War and Medicine and the 2012-2013 LeBreton Gallery renewal. Rewarding work has helped identify, interpret, and promote artifacts, documents, and visuals to confront the visitor with powerful and compelling narratives about military history.  He has also worked as an archivist and on Second World War service files at Library and Archives Canada, and on an upcoming Parks Canada exhibit.  His interests vary but usually include military, maritime, and transportation history.

Running Time: 30 m

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