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This post was previously published on October 7, 2020.

For the first time in the long history of the Olympics, the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games have been postponed until summer 2021 due to COVID-19. Unfortunately, this was not the only sporting event affected by this year’s pandemic—various leagues, tournaments, and … Read More >

“In thinking about queer bodies and community sports spaces, there is an explicit commitment to doing sports differently.” Who’s Coming Out to Play

In light of the upcoming (and previously postponed) 2020 Summer Olympic games, this week’s blog post encourages us to reconsider our perceptions and beliefs surrounding sports, athletic spaces, and societal … Read More >

“Friend beloved, this is my last letter in England. I will say simply ‘good night’—and pass out into the West.”  9th September 1909, Friend Beloved

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disruptive impact on the ways in which we communicate and connect with others, creating an unprecedented need for distanced correspondence. From emails, … Read More >

Best known as the author of On Liberty, John Stuart Mill remains a canonical figure in liberalism today. Yet according to his autobiography, by the mid-1840s he placed himself “under the general designation of Socialist.”

For this week’s blog post, MQUP author Helen McCabe takes a closer look at Mill’s life and work in relation … Read More >

In celebration of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, we have compiled a list highlighting some new and forthcoming titles by a few of MQUP’s outstanding women authors.

Exploring important topics ranging from the nineteenth-century study of female hysteria; to the #MeToo movement and the myths of rape culture; to the important contributions of … Read More >

While the experiences of eighteenth-century Irish and Scottish North American immigrants are in many ways vastly different from our own, some of the challenges they faced are surprisingly comparable to those we might encounter today – even during the current global pandemic.

In this week’s guest blog post, Natasha Sumner and Aidan Doyle reflect on … Read More >

“This is a guide to living with sound, and especially with noise. Not constantly fighting battles against it, not inflicting it on others, not hiding it, or yourself, under more layers of sound. This is about being a listener, whatever else you also are.” Marcia Jenneth Epstein, Sound and Noise

Noise surrounds us … Read More >

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, with August 15th 2020 being the 75th Victory Over Japan Day, the day on which Imperial Japan surrendered and brought an end to the war. To commemorate the occasion, we have put together an extensive reading list highlighting the history, the … Read More >

“While diseases may differ one from another, these essays also show that human reactions to new diseases are relentlessly constant.” Jacalyn Duffin, SARS in Context

For many, when considering the current COVID-19 pandemic, the SARS outbreak that swept across the globe in 2003 comes to mind. While there are significant differences between the … Read More >

With the holidays just around the corner, the staff at MQUP took a moment to put together some gingerbread “bookies” based on some of the “tastier” books featured in our new Spring 2017 catalogue!

Many of these covers were created by designer extraordinaire David Drummond. Our thanks to him for the inspiration!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS … Read More >