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Queering the Public and Private Spheres During COVID-19: Olivier Vallerand Guest Blog Post »
Jun 19, 2020 
Architecture, Art History, Guest Blogger, Interview, LGBT studies, New Release, Olivier Vallerand, Spring 2020 
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Architecture, Art History, Guest Blogger, Interview, LGBT studies, New Release, Olivier Vallerand, Spring 2020 0 Comments“Notions of private and public are omnipresent in discussions of architecture and cities. Far from being neutral, they are formulated through normative notions of gender – the very same notions that queer thinking seeks to question.” Olivier Vallerand, Unplanned Visitors
For many, being in quarantine has meant having to adjust and redefine our … Read More >
Adaptability, Resilience, and the History of the Bank of Montreal: Laurence B. Mussio Guest Blog »
Apr 30, 2020 Author interview, Canadian History, Guest Blogger, History, Interview, Laurence B. Mussio, New Release 0 Comments
Author interview, Canadian History, Guest Blogger, History, Interview, Laurence B. Mussio, New Release 0 Comments“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
Embracing Change Through the Lens of Decolonization: Denise M. Nadeau Guest Blog »
Apr 28, 2020 Author interview, Denise Nadeau, Guest Blogger, Indigenous Studies, Interview, New Release, Religion 0 Comments
Author interview, Denise Nadeau, Guest Blogger, Indigenous Studies, Interview, New Release, Religion 0 Comments“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 >
Surviving Change in the Age of Alternative Facts: Santiago Zabala Guest Blog »
Apr 15, 2020 Author interview, Guest Blogger, Interview, New Release, Philosophy, Santiago Zabala 0 Comments
Author interview, Guest Blogger, Interview, New Release, Philosophy, Santiago Zabala 0 Comments“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 >
Review Roundup – Peter Ward’s ‘The Clean Body: A Modern History’ »
In The Clean Body: A Modern History, Peter Ward refuses to acknowledge bathing as a perennial, inconsequential routine. The author enthusiastically challenges the banality of the bath, examining the radical and recent shift in common conceptions of health that precipitated the personal hygiene revolution. Rigorously analyzing factors such as soap … Read More >
Mike Blanchfield’s Swingback in the Press »
Journalist and Author Mike Blanchfield is receiving major press for his new book, Swingback: Getting Along in the World with Harper and Trudeau. With the Ottawa book launch of Swingback on March 8, we thought it timely to compile a list of some of his recent media appearances.
Al and Mark Rosen on CBC Radio talking about Easy Prey Investors »
On Wednesday February 22 and Thursday February 23, 2017 Al and Mark Rosen will be doing a series of interviews with CBC Radio, to discuss their new book Easy Prey Investors: Why Broken Safety Nets Threaten Your Wealth.
Be sure to tune in to your local CBC Radio broadcast to catch the interview! Below is the … Read More >
Q&A With The Boundary Bargain’s Zachary Spicer »
Today on our blog, Zachary Spicer, assistant professor of political science at Brock University and author of The Boundary Bargain: Growth, Development, and the Future of City-County Separation, joins us for a Q&A with MQUP Editor Jacqueline Mason.
Together they discuss the implications of urban sprawl in once-rural Ontario, and what this means for existing policy and municipal institutions.
Jacqueline Mason: Your book, … Read More >
Q&A With A World of Paper Author Ben Trotter »
We are delighted to have Ben Trotter, adjunct professor of history at Columbus State Community College and co-author of A World of Paper: Louis XIV, Colbert de Torcy, and the Rise of the Information State, participate in a Q&A with MQUP Editor Kyla Madden.
Together they discuss how the award-winning book “A World of Paper”, a collaboration between two generations … Read More >
Carlo Lancellotti on mid-twentieth-century philosopher Augusto Del Noce »
Carlo Lancellotti, physicist, mathematician and author of the MQUP title The Crisis of Modernity, was recently a guest on Mars Hill Audio Journal. He was invited to discuss the life and work of twentieth-century Italian philosopher, Augusto Del Noce.
Segment Description from Mars Hill Audio Journal:
Though Del Noce is a renowned philosopher in Italy, … Read More >
