Prof. Rob Nelson History "That's a really magical moment when I'm teaching."
Robert Nelson, PhD, History professor and department Head. Rob wanted to be an actor as a teen. Hearing Michael J. Fox talk about how hard the acting profession was, Rob shifted to focus on his passion for history. Now, his stage is the university lecture hall and his students are his audience! Dr. Nelson's new area of research, begun while a Killam Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute for European Studies, at the University of British Columbia, investigates the development of a German 'colonial gaze' upon Eastern Europe, which began in the 1880s, and radicalized during the First World War. His areas of interest include: the social and cultural history of war and occupation, as well as both overseas and 'inner' colonialism. Courses Taught HIST 1230: The World in the Twentieth Century, 1914-1945 HIST 1240: The World in the Twentieth Century, 1945 to Present HIST 1030: Past to Present: Understanding History HIST 3020: History Workshop HIST 4700: The Era of the Great War HIST 8100: Studies in Postcolonial History Video produced by Anthony Fanara, 4th year Communication, Media & Film student.
Robert Nelson, PhD, History professor and department Head. Rob wanted to be an actor as a teen. Hearing Michael J. Fox talk about how hard the acting profession was, Rob shifted to focus on his passion for history. Now, his stage is the university lecture hall and his students are his audience! Dr. Nelson's new area of research, begun while a Killam Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute for European Studies, at the University of British Columbia, investigates the development of a German 'colonial gaze' upon Eastern Europe, which began in the 1880s, and radicalized during the First World War. His areas of interest include: the social and cultural history of war and occupation, as well as both overseas and 'inner' colonialism. Courses Taught HIST 1230: The World in the Twentieth Century, 1914-1945 HIST 1240: The World in the Twentieth Century, 1945 to Present HIST 1030: Past to Present: Understanding History HIST 3020: History Workshop HIST 4700: The Era of the Great War HIST 8100: Studies in Postcolonial History Video produced by Anthony Fanara, 4th year Communication, Media & Film student.