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The following is excerpted from Neurons V Free Will by Anthony Gottlieb.
There are now hopeful signs of what might be called a backlash against the brain. Hardly anybody doubts that the grey matter in our skulls underpins our thoughts and feelings, in the sense that a working … Read More >
Istvan Anhalt, one of Canada's great innovative classical composers and a founding father of Canadian electroacoustic music, has passed away at the age of 92.
Born into a Jewish family in Budapest in 1919, studied with Zoltán Kodály before being conscripted into a forced labour camp during World War II. In the late 1940s he studied … Read More >
What you may have missed this week at MQUP
David Thompson and the War of 1812
Introducing The 49th Shelf
DisPossession and Alias Grace
Canada and Mexico’s Unfinished Agenda
Education as Dialogue
Vanguard of the New Age
What else?
Confessions … Read More >
The following is an excerpt from the Globe & Mail article Mexican author and diplomat talks about the Mexico Canada relationship.
Andres Rozental, a Mexican author, diplomat and Ambassador-for-life, talks to the editorial board about his country’s 2012 election, and a new book on … Read More >
The following excerpt from DisPossession by Marlene Goldman discusses the social constructs of hysteria and its portrayal in Margaret Atwood's Alias Grace.
As noted in the introduction to this chapter, “hysteria” originates from the Greek word for uterus, and the disorders that went by … Read More >
Canadian books are getting a well-deserved boost today. Canadian Bookshelf announced that Amazon.ca is its lead sponsor for 2012, and that the site will now offer expanded features and book listings under the new name The 49th Shelf. Since its launch in June 2011, the site has steadily gained a … Read More >
The following is excerpted from The Writings of David Thompson edited by William E. Moreau.
Although Thompson’s involvement in the War of 1812–1814 was minor, he was to play a pivotal role in the settlement of the issues that had led to the hostilities. Under the terms of the December 1814 Treaty of Ghent, … Read More >
What you may have missed this week at MQUP
Bloomsbury‘s Rabbi
New universities in Ontario?
Barbaric Civilization: A Critical Sociology of Genocide
Leave No Doubt and the 2nd anniversary of Canada’s Olympic gold medal hockey win
Mordecai Richler: Leaving St. Urbain
“Professor Naylor indicts the U.S.A and the … Read More >
A Credo for Chasing Your DreamsBy Mike Babcock, with Rick Larsen
APRIL 2012
"This is a story about a belief in what's possible, about seizing the moment we are all given and about what truly lives deep inside the … Read More >
Barbaric Civilization: A Critical Sociology of Genocide by Christopher Powell is a provocative analysis of how genocides result from the expansion of Western civilization. Connecting historical developments with everyday life occurrences, and discussing examples ranging from thirteenth-century Languedoc to 1994 Rwanda, Powell offers an original framework for … Read More >