VIU Education Student Investigates How Women Experienced Trauma During the First World War
Danielle Cossey-Sutton’s project was funded by a Mitacs Research Training Award.
A gap in First World War research is how women experienced trauma. Vancouver Island University (VIU) Bachelor of Education student Danielle Cossey-Sutton spent part of the last academic year investigating this aspect of history.
VIU and Community Partners Remember Local Fallen Soldiers through Video Memorial
VIU video project acknowledges Nanaimo soldiers’ contributions to the First and Second World Wars.
A video memorial project that aims to tell a piece of the story of the lives of the Nanaimo soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice during the First and Second World Wars will be displayed across the city November 1 -11, 2021.
Researchers Developing a Better User Interface for Historical Archive
VIU researchers are mapping historical data contained in the Canadian Letters and Images Project and creating a sophisticated interface so scholars, students and the public can gain better access to information contained in the archive.
Researchers at Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) MeTA Digital Humanities Lab are using advanced computer software to help map large quantities of historical data contained in The Canadian Letters and Images Project so users can find information more easily.