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As evidenced by the yellow vests protest movement that began in France in 2018, the state of the French nation inspires gloom among many of its citizens. MQUP author Brigitte Granville views this malaise as a peculiarly French symptom of the difficulties experienced by many advanced industrial democracies in the face of globalization, technology, … 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 >

“Both the educational system and the language have contributed to an awakening nationalism and a movement for Sámi Indigenous rights that pose a strong rebuttal to the assimilation, which was attempted at various times.” Marianne Stenbaek, Foreword to Language, Citizenship, and Sámi Education in the Nordic North, 1900-1940.

In 2019, the Finnish government announced … 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 >

“Can humans transcend the view ingrained in them for more than two millennia that they have dominion over nature? The question burns because if even the plight of birds is ignored, what hope is there that humans will move to protect the rest of nature?” Flight from Grace

While the world’s attention remains … Read More >

From anti-mask protests, to conspiracy theories, to the repercussions of a Trump presidency, the global pandemic has done more than alter our daily routines, it has also forced us to confront some uncomfortable truths about ourselves and our societal ideals of masculinity. In this week’s blog post, MQUP author Daniel Hannah sheds light on … Read More >

Myth criticism flourished in the mid-twentieth century under the powerful influence of Canadian thinker Northrop Frye. It asserted the need to identify common, unifying patterns in literature, arts, and religion. Although it was eclipsed by postmodern theories that asserted difference and conflict, those theories proved incapable of inspiring solidarity or guiding social … Read More >

“Liberal freedoms should not trump public safety, especially not during a pandemic.” Daniel J. Robinson

Despite the recent passing of the COVID-19 pandemic’s one year anniversary, a surprisingly large portion of the public has remained skeptical or dismissive. While this response – ranging from anti-lockdown protests to the circulation of wild 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 >

McGill-Queen’s University Press is thrilled to announce that Gregory Forth’s A Dog Pissing at the Edge of a Path: Animal Metaphors in an Eastern Indonesian Society is the winner of The Bookseller’s 2020 Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year. Forth is the first Canadian author and … Read More >