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“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 >

“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 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 >

We are delighted to announce that three MQUP titles have been awarded a 2016 Canada Prize! 

“These books are representative of the tremendous scholarship produced in our country,” said Stephen Toope, President of the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. Two of this year’s winners examine Québec’s history—one looking at how two prominent … Read More >

Sonja Boon is associate professor of gender studies at the Memorial University of Newfoundland and author of the new book, TELLING THE FLESH: Life Writing, Citizenship, and the Body in the Letters to Samuel Auguste Tissot.

In her recent blog post, Sonja reflects on the process of reading and later publishing a book about the letters written to … Read More >

As we scour the internet this week for Thanksgiving side dish recipes, the following excerpt from Michael Mikulak’s The Politics of the Pantry: Stories, Food, and Social Change serves up some food for thought.

What to eat? It seems like a simple question, but a quick glance at bookshelves and the media reveals scores … Read More >

The following excerpt is from Michael Mikulak’s Politics of the Pantry: Stories, Food, and Social Change.

Most of us have seen commodity biographies such as Robert Kenner’s Food Inc., filled with tragic tales of the “true costs” of cheap food in the form of obesity, environmental degradation, the death of the family farm, and … Read More >

Mona Gleason, author of Small Matters: Canadian Children in Sickness and Health, 1900-1940, was a recent guest blogger on the Society for the History of Children and Youth website. The following is an excerpt from her post.

Perhaps the one concern that binds historians of children and youth together, regardless of national context, time frame, … Read More >

The following is excerpted from Small Matters: Canadian Children in Sickness and Health, 1900-1940 by Mona Gleason.

Mattie Clarke was three years old in 1916. Born in Winnipeg, she had three siblings and lived in a modest house with her father, employed as a barber, and her mother, who tended to home and children full … Read More >