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Robert Sweeny

Robert Sweeny

Title:
Professor of History
Primary Discipline:
Humanities  / History
Member Type:
Faculty
Last Login:
August 30, 2013
Member Since:
September 21, 2006

Contributions

Robert Sweeny is an author of materials

Affiliations

Primary Affiliation:
Memorial University of Newfoundland (Education, 4 Year/4 Year + Grad, NL, Canada)

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Memorial University of Newfoundland
Memorial University of Newfoundland
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Humanities / History

Skills & Interests

  • Humanities (Expert)
    Historical epistemology and methodolgoy, Historical GIS, Historical Materialism, Interactive databases

Education History

  • Post-Doctoral Fellowship (09/1986)
    University of Edinburgh
  • Ph.D. (10/1985)
    McGill University
  • M.A. (Histoire) (05/1980)
    Universite du Quebec a Montreal

Publications

  • Sweeny R.C.H.. (2010). Montréal, l’avenir du passé : le dix-neuvième siècle/The nineteenth century.. St John's: MMS Atlantic.
  • Sweeny R.C.H.. (2009). Rethinking boundaries: interdisciplinary lessons from the Montréal l’avenir du passé (MAP) project in Digital Studies. (1, 2).
  • Sweeny R.C.H.. (2006). Occupations and Businesses in Lovell’s 1880-81 An Arc Explorer application. St John's: MAP.

Languages

  • English
    • Speaking level: Superior
    • Reading level: Superior
  • French
    • Speaking level: Superior
    • Reading level: Superior
  • Spanish
    • Speaking level: Intermediate
    • Reading level: Advanced

Positions

  • Professor of History (09/2004 – Current) Memorial University of Newfoundland
  • Associate Professor (09/1996 – 09/2004) Memorial University of Newfoundland
  • Assistant Professor (01/1989 – 09/1996) Memorial University of Newfoundland