Patrick M. Noël

Patrick M. Noël is an Associate Professor at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, University of Saint-Boniface. He specializes in epistemology of history, methodology of human sciences, and historiography, with a focus on French-speaking communities in Canada.

• Epistemology of History
• Postmodernism in Historical Discourse
• Francophone Minority Communities
• Philosophy of Historiography

His research bridges philosophy and historical practice, exploring how historians conceptualize their discipline's foundations. Recent publications analyze rational reconstructions of historical knowledge and self-reflective historiography.

Scientific awards include SSHRC and FQRSC doctoral scholarships and research grants from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. He co-organized conferences like 'Historians by Themselves' and served on editorial boards for Bulletin d'histoire politique and Conserveries mémorielles.

Community service highlights include chairing evaluation committees, mentoring students in refugee integration projects, and advising federal immigration policy. He has delivered lectures at the University of Ottawa, Leiden University, and the University of Moncton on topics spanning epistemology, francophone rights, and historical methodology.