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Guest Blog: Heirs of an Ambivalent Empire by Scott Berthelette »
Heirs of an Ambivalent Empire by Scott Berthelette explores how French-Indigenous interactions in the Hudson Bay watershed area led to the rise of the Métis Nation. The recently-published book follows French-Canadian (Canadien) fur traders across the Northwest as they navigated relationships between sovereign Indigenous nations and the French government. Over time, the Canadien’s ties with the French … Read More >
Guest Blog: Autobiography of a Garden by Patterson Webster »
In Autobiography of a Garden, Patterson Webster recounts her twenty-five-year gardening journey on the 750-acre property called Glen Villa in Quebec. The recently-published book explores the meaning of a garden, the ways in which we can learn from the land, and how we might preserve and present its history and the history … Read More >
Reading List: Truth and Reconciliation »
This post was first published on September 30, 2021. From July 24 to 29, 2022, Pope Francis is visiting Canada. Pope Francis delivered an apology for the Catholic Church’s role in Canada’s residential school system on the first day of this visit. We would like to share a reading list that can shed some light … Read More >
Deindustrializing Montreal: Steven High Guest Blog »
“Do you know my most beautiful memory? It was New Year’s Eve. To celebrate the new-year there were traditions. One of my mother’s traditions was she would open the door at midnight. All the surrounding factories would sound their whistles, the sounds of the factories. All the whistles would go off together, all the CNR … Read More >
Reading List: Canada Day 2022 »
July 1st is Canada Day. While it is traditionally a holiday in honour of Canadian Confederation, the meaning of Canada Day has evolved amidst more accurate understandings of the country’s history. Not only a day of celebration, Canada Day also allows the time and space for learning, reflection, and remembrance. A day dedicated to Confederation … Read More >
Remembering Refugees in Cities, on World Refugee Day: Neil James Wilson Crawford Guest Blog »
In honour of World Refugee Day on Monday, June 20th, we’ve invited Neil James Wilson Crawford, author of The Urbanization of Forced Displacement: UNHCR, Urban Refugees, and the Dynamics of Policy Change to write a guest blog.
UNHCR and global refugee policies have come to play an increasingly important role in the governance of global displacement. The Urbanization … Read More >
Reading List: Pride Month 2022 »
Taking place throughout the month of June, Pride Month is the celebration of the LGBTQ2I communities and their histories, diversity, and freedom. In honour of Pride and our new Queer Film Classics series, we’ve compiled a reading list of books engaged with the theme of queerness in culture and the media.
Queer Film Classics, edited … Read More >
Reading List: National Indigenous History Month »
In honour of National Indigenous History Month, we’ve compiled a list of recently published and forthcoming books that highlight the history, art, and literature of the First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada.
Use the code MQIS to receive a 20% discount on Indigenous Studies books for the month of June.
Reading List: Summer 2022 »
Each year, the return of the summer season brings about ideas of jet-setting travels and leisurely jaunts. In anticipation of the sunny days ahead, we’ve compiled a summer reading list of recently published and forthcoming books which foreground exploration in varied, and sometimes unexpected ways, from at-home gardening to UFOs. Touching on topics such as … Read More >
National Poetry Month: Recent Poetry Titles »
National Poetry Month is the largest literary celebration in the world, with tens of millions of readers, students, teachers, librarians, booksellers, publishers, and poets marketing poetry’s important place in our lives.
MQUP is proud to be the publisher of the Hugh MacLennan Poetry Series, with four new poetry titles added this month:
unfinishing, the latest book … Read More >
