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Tonight! 7:00 PM
Gordon Johnston at the Writers Reading Series
Trent University’s Traill College
Junior Common Room of the Scott House
Don’t miss Gordon Johnston for his reading of But for Now tonight! This special event is part of Trent University’s Writers Reading Series. Snacks and witty banter will follow in the Trend Pub after the reading.
The … Read More >
Thursday, November 7th, 2013
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Brooklyn Law School
Subotnick Center, 11th Floor
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Please join us for the launch of Lord Mansfield: Justice in the Age of Reason at Brooklyn Law School’s Subotnick Center.
The following is an excerpt from Lord Mansfield.
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, dominated the … Read More >
Here is a weekly round-up of MQUP news and events.
Why Read Literature in a Digital Age?
Paul Socken discusses the future of reading at Critical Margins
The following excerpt is from In Translation: Honouring Sheila Fischman, by Sherry Simon.
That translation has ongoing and sometimes unexpected effects is suggested by both the Latin word vertere and the medieval French term tourner. In contrast to the more mechanical idea of “carrying over” (transferre), these terms for translation emphasize the way that … Read More >
Grant Hayter-Menzies had a full house for his launch of Shadow Woman: The Extraordinary Career of Pauline Benton at the Chinese Cultural Centre Museum on October 12th in Vancouver.
The following excerpt is from Neal Ferris’ “Place, Space, and Dwelling in the Late Woodland” in Before Ontario: The Archaeology of a Province, edited by Marit K. Munson and Susan M. Jamieson.
Take a moment to notice your surroundings as you read this chapter. Perhaps you are in a chair inside your heated home during a cold winter’s … Read More >
Paul Socken, editor of The Edge of the Precipice: Why Read Literature in the Digital Age?, was recently featured on Critical Margins. The following is an excerpt from his discussion with Hope Leman.
Anyone who cares about literature and the act of reading should read the collection of essays, The Edge of the Precipice: … Read More >
This is the weekly round-up of MQUP news and events.
Gregory Taylor, author of Shut Off,
discussing the Throne Speech
Yesterday the Conservative government gave its 2013 Speech from the Throne (#SFT13).
Gregory Taylor, author of Shut Off: The Canadian Digital Television Transition, was a guest on BNN’s The Close to talk about the Throne Speech, as well as the financial impact that the “pick-and-pay price model” would have on Canadian broadcasting.