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Tom Flanagan, former Conservative campaign manager and author of Winning Power, was featured in the National Post this week arguing that the Conservatives’ attacks on Justin Trudeau aren’t working. (Click here for the article)
Flanagan is a speaker at the 6th Annual Manning Conference, which begins today in Ottawa.
Campaigns are central to the practice of … Read More >
In Sexual Diversity in Africa, contributors critically engage with current debates about sexuality and gender identity, as well as with contentious issues relating to methodology, epistemology, ethics, and pedagogy. Edited by S.N. Nyeck and Marc Epprecht, the book presents a tapestry of issues that testify to the complex nature of sexuality, sexual practices, and gender performance in Africa. … Read More >
TOMORROW, February 26th
3:30 – 5:00 PM
Emmanuel College, Toronto
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Join Phyllis D. Airhart and Leif E. Vaage for their book celebration at Emmanuel College of Victoria University in the University of Toronto.
A Church with the Soul of a Nation, by Phyllis D. Airhart (McGill-Queen’s University Press)
Borderline Exegesis, by Leif E. … Read More >
Frank Mackey, author of Done with Slavery and Black Then, was on Radio Canada International last week to speak about the history of Quebec’s black community as part of Black History Month.
Listen to the interview here (en français)
Did slavery exist in Montreal, and if so what did it look like? Frank Mackey grapples … Read More >
Happy Friday! Here’s MQUP’s weekly round-up of news and events.
Three Percent Review
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Janet Epp Buckingam’s Fighting over God surveys a vast array of religious conflicts, exploring both their political aspects and the court cases that were part of their resolution. The following excerpt deals with freedom of religious practice in the Canadian workplace.
Legislation specific to prohibiting discrimination in relation to employment followed the Second World War, … Read More >
A note from Philip Cercone, Executive Director of McGill-Queen’s University Press:
We at McGill-Queen’s University Press were saddened to learn of the death of our friend and past Board of Directors member Judith Mappin, a stalwart promoter of Canadian authors, publishers, and literature. In 1974 Judy with two other partners did something totally brave and unprecedented: … Read More >
Three Percent, part of the University of Rochester’s translation program, is an online resource for international literature. The website was launched in 2007 with the view that “reading literature from other countries is vital to maintaining a vibrant book culture and to increasing the exchange of ideas among cultures. In this age of globalization, … Read More >
You may have noticed a bit of a theme going on this past week. We’re showcasing some of our titles that are about the Olympics and competitive sports. For today’s blog excerpt, Michael Buma’s Refereeing Identity examines the hockey novel genre and how the game is represented – and misrepresented – in Canadian society.
Mary McDonald-Rissanen’s In the Interval of the Wave captures the hidden histories of Prince Edward Island women in their handwritten pages.
The following excerpt is about Mrs Joseph Stretch’s ledger, one of the oldest documents written by a woman in PEI, and how it reveals the complexities of pioneer life on the Island.
When the barque Isabel … Read More >