Main areas of research: British colonialism in Malta, identity and nationalism, medieval Islamic Malta, Islamic archaeology, Roman archaeology, archaeology and colonialism, Maltese Canadian immigration.
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Department of History, University of Western Ontario
nklemen@uwo.ca
Canadian, Maltese (EU)
Work Experience
University of Western Ontario
Oral History Researcher
Jan 2023 – present
Teaching Assistant
Sept 2022 – Dec 2022
Maltese-Canadian Museum
Exhibition and Outreach Coordinatior
Sept 2022 – present
Carleton University
Researcher
April 2022 – Sept 2022
Gabii Project
Finds Lab Assistant
May 2022 – June 2022
Small Finds Research Assistant
May 2021 – Aug 2021
Museum of Classical Antiquities (University of Ottawa)
Collections Manager
Nov 2019 – May 2022
Goulbourn Museum
Exhibitions Coordinator
Sept 2021 – Mar 2022
Assistant Museum Administrator
May 2021 – Sept 2021
Communications Administrator
Sept 2020 – Apr 2021
Museum Assistant
May 2020 – Aug 2020
Dominican University College
Exhibitions Technician
Jul 2020 – Aug 2020
Newcastle Village & District Historical Society
Digitisation Technician
Jan 2019 – Aug 2019
Oshawa Museum
Curatorial Assistant
Jan 2019 – May 2019
Clarington Museums & Archives
Museum & Archival Assistant
Mar 2015 – May 2019
Education
University of Western Ontario
MA Public History
2022 – 2023
Carleton University
BA (Hons.) History and Greek & Roman Studies
Minors in Medieval & Early Modern Studies and Archaeology
2019 – 2022
Publications
Echoes of SoHo, London, ON: University of Western Ontario, forthcoming April 2023, co-authors M. Bodnar, M. Hamilton, J. Hugh, et al.
“Roman Imperial Coins in the Collection of the Museum of Classical Antiquities,” University of Ottawa, April 2022, co-authors C. Storm, G. Parkes, T. Wort, et al.
“Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Roman Spolia and the Practice of Islam in the Medieval Central Mediterranean,” The Haley Classical Journal, Feb 2022.
“The Puglisevich Family in Canada,” The Maltese Presence in North America, 2021.
Presentations
“What Lies in Museum Exhibitions? Misinterpretations of Malta’s Medieval Islamic Past,” AÉDDHUM Annual Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Upcoming.
“Exhibiting Colonial Power: How British Colonial Projects Shaped Heritage & Identity in Malta,” National Council on Public History Annual Conference (Poster Session), Atlanta, Georgia, Upcoming.
“Colonialism at the Museum: British Colonialism and the Development of Museums in Malta,” McCaffrey Seminar Series, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, 12 January 2022, YouTube.
“When Ancient Meets Modern: Student Work at uOttawa’s Museum of Classical Antiquities,” American Institute of Archaeology (Ottawa Chapter), Ottawa, Ontario, 10 April 2022, co-presenter C. Storm, YouTube.
Awards
Ontario Graduate Scholarship | Western University | Aug 2022
Underhill Prize | Carleton University | June 2022
Senate Medal | Carleton University | June 2022
Coulson Memorial Scholarship | Carleton University | Sept 2021
Jocelyn Maynard Scholarship | Carleton University | Sept 2021
Leħen Malti Maltese Canadian Scholarship | Dec 2020
Top Academic Scholarship | Carleton University | Sept 2019