Catherine Larochelle

Catherine Larochelle is a Professor in the Department of History at the University of Montreal, a member of the editorial board of HistoireEngagée.ca, and a regular researcher at the Centre for the History of Social Regulations. Her research explores the socio-cultural history of Quebec and Canada, focusing on themes of racism, education, and colonial discourse.

• Current research investigates the Oeuvre de la Sainte-Enfance (1920-1960) and Canadian missionary colonial discourse in the 19th century.
• Her work bridges historical analysis of pedagogy, religious influence, and social regulation.

Her acclaimed book L'école du racisme (2021) won the Clio-Québec and Lionel-Groulx prizes, with an English translation forthcoming from the University of Manitoba Press in 2023. Recent publications appear in the Journal for the History of Childhood and Youth, Histoire Sociale/Social History, and Revue d’histoire de l’éducation/Historical Studies in Education.

• Awards: Clio-Québec, Lionel-Groulx, Best French Book ACHE-CHEA.

She contributes to academic discourse through editorial work and lectures on topics such as 'Youth and regulation, between Catholicism and colonialism in French-speaking areas (19th-20th centuries)' and 'The School of Racism. The Construction of Otherness in Quebec Schools (1830-1915).'