Kaitlyn (Kat) is a first year PhD student with interests in public history and Canadian social history. Under the supervision of Professor Caroline-Isabelle Caron, she hopes to examine how dark tourism impacts the Kingston community鈥檚 social memory. She has always had an interest in tourist and heritage sites that have a darker past and wanted to examine of how specific sites influence people鈥檚 understanding of its history. She hopes to use the skills she learned in Public History to engage with the community and make her work accessible. Kat has been interviewed on her dark tourism work by Western University鈥檚 Gradcast Radio, Dr. Samantha Cutrara鈥檚 鈥淪ource Saturday鈥, and was a guest speaker for Western鈥檚 Digital History class on dark tourism.
Kat has had the opportunity to engage with the public through her work at Banting House National Historic Site, where she co-curated an exhibit titled, 鈥淒ear Dr. Banting鈥 which makes accessible, the letters written by guests left in Dr. Banting鈥檚 bedroom. She currently works for the Museum of Ontario Archaeology as the Museum Coordinator.
In her spare time, she enjoys sewing, blogging, photography, and cosplaying.
Co-Curator, 鈥淒ear Dr. Banting鈥, Banting House National Historic Site, 2020.
Interviewee, 鈥50 Shades of Tourism鈥, Western鈥檚 Gradcast Radio, 2020.
Interviewee, 鈥淪ource Saturday: Dark Tourism鈥, Dr. Samantha Cutrara, 2020.
