About
Cedric began his teaching career at the BC high school level and subsequently gained extensive post-secondary teaching experience at: UBC, UVic, SFU and KPU.
He teaches World, Early Modern as well as Modern European, World War Two and African History at Douglas College. Currently, he is developing two third-year courses: one on Modern Germany and a second on the Holocaust.
Anyone who knows Cedric will attest that he is a big fan of soccer, especially Borussia Dortmund.
Education and credentials
- PhD, Victoria
- MA, Simon Fraser
- BA, Simon Fraser
- BC Teacher Certification
Research summary
Cedric's main research interests lie predominantly in German and European history, with particular emphasis on post-World War Two Allied Reconstruction and especially the housing policies of the Krupp Steel Firm in the Ruhr Valley.
He has published: "From Garden City Precursors to Cemeteries for the Living - Contemporary Discourse on Krupp Housing and Besucherpolitik in Wilhelmine Germany" in Urban History (Cambridge U) and "Krupp Housing and the Search for the Ideal German Home" in German Studies Review.
Most recently, Cedric has contributed the article: "Constructing the Official Other" to the Reaching the Summit - Reimagining the Summit Series in Canadian Cultural Memory bricolage project and published the book: The September He Remembers - Josef Kompalla and the 1972 Summit Series.