Pulver Ungar, Molly
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Person Preferred Name
Molly Pulver Ungar
Position
Faculty Member
Field of Activity
Canadian history
Quebec history
Cultural history
Department
Status
retired
Identifier (Other)
mpungar
I completed my B.A. and M.A. at McMaster University, and obtained my doctorate at York University (Toronto) in 2003. My dissertation examined the lives of a group of Montrealers whose avant-garde ideas and activities were central to the development of modernity and the progressive society in Canada in the post-World War II years.
I taught at a number of Canadian Universities, before joining the members of the History Department at University of the Fraser Valley in 2005. I am a cultural historian, and my areas of specialization are Post-Confederation Canada as well as the History of Quebec. I define “cultural history” very broadly to include my research interests, which range from the study of food culture, to popular music and its significance as a cultural expression of society’s concerns and interests, to visual culture and its meaning in people’s lives.
Another of my interests is the study of teaching and learning, curriculum design, and the examination of various forms of content-delivery in the classroom and online. I’ve presented workshops on classroom skills, course design, and assessment design.
I retired from UFV in 2017, having presented a number of conference papers and numerous informal talks at community organizations, while preparing my doctoral thesis for publication. In 2020, my book The Last Ulysseans: Culture and Modernism in Montreal was published by Academica Press. My ongoing projects include transcribing the diaries of Marian Scott, a well-known Canadian artist, as well as contributing to the lifelong learning of my community.
I taught at a number of Canadian Universities, before joining the members of the History Department at University of the Fraser Valley in 2005. I am a cultural historian, and my areas of specialization are Post-Confederation Canada as well as the History of Quebec. I define “cultural history” very broadly to include my research interests, which range from the study of food culture, to popular music and its significance as a cultural expression of society’s concerns and interests, to visual culture and its meaning in people’s lives.
Another of my interests is the study of teaching and learning, curriculum design, and the examination of various forms of content-delivery in the classroom and online. I’ve presented workshops on classroom skills, course design, and assessment design.
I retired from UFV in 2017, having presented a number of conference papers and numerous informal talks at community organizations, while preparing my doctoral thesis for publication. In 2020, my book The Last Ulysseans: Culture and Modernism in Montreal was published by Academica Press. My ongoing projects include transcribing the diaries of Marian Scott, a well-known Canadian artist, as well as contributing to the lifelong learning of my community.