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“… trust in technological fixes is a cultural perception having profound implications for human actions and power relations.” Sean Johnston, Techno-Fixers

In the 21st century, technology seems to provide solutions for almost any problem imaginable. From hi-tech medical equipment to an overabundance of varying phone apps, the implementation of technological fixes … Read More >

“If it is worth pausing and reflecting on the magnitude of the transformations of our world, it is also necessary to insist on the continuities.” Laurence B. Mussio, Whom Fortune Favours

“It is time to see discomfort as positive. My hope is that the reader will learn, as I have, that decolonization is not about “me” and that the journey forward is collective.” Denise Nadeau, Unsettling Spirit

Current events have undeniably led to significant changes in our individual lives and experiences. However, … Read More >

“In the age of alternative facts, facts have also been framed, that is, stripped of all the interpretative, institutional, and social support they once could count on.” Santiago Zabala, Being at Large

Amidst the whirlwind of changes we are currently experiencing, from a global pandemic to forced social-isolation, how do we interpret and internalize … Read More >

October’s MQUP Top 5 is from Alison Rowley, author of Putin Kitsch in America.

An examination of how the Russian president’s image circulates via memes, parodies, apps, and games, Putin Kitsch in America illustrates how technological change has shaped both the kinds of kitsch being produced and the nature of political engagement … Read More >

July’s MQUP Top 5 is from Sophie Harman, author of Seeing Politics: Film, Visual Method, and International Relations.

Engaging with a broad range of topics—the politics of everyday life, health, HIV/AIDS, Africa, post-colonialism, gender/feminist theory, visuality, film, and method—Seeing Politics looks at scholars who are pushing the boundaries of how they do … Read More >

June’s MQUP Top 5 comes from Anthony W. Lee, author of The Global Flows of Early Scottish Photography: Encounters in Scotland, Canada, and China. A timely book, it tells of an era when cameras emerged to give shape and meaning to some of the most defining moments brought about by globalization in the … Read More >

Below is our third installment of the MQUP Top 5. Each month we ask an MQUP author to compile a list of five books that inspired, informed, or pair well with their most recent publication with us.

May’s MQUP Top 5 comes from Emily Laxer, author of Unveiling the Nation: … Read More >