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Guest Blog: Autobiography of a Garden by Patterson Webster »
In Autobiography of a Garden, Patterson Webster recounts her twenty-five-year gardening journey on the 750-acre property called Glen Villa in Quebec. The recently-published book explores the meaning of a garden, the ways in which we can learn from the land, and how we might preserve and present its history and the history … Read More >
Art & Photography Reading List »
Nov 19, 2019 
Art History, Canadian History, culture, Film and Documentary, Photography, Reading List 
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Art History, Canadian History, culture, Film and Documentary, Photography, Reading List 0 CommentsIn compiling this list of recent titles, we were stunned by the immense diversity contained within the “Art Book” category. We are thrilled to share works of art, photography, critique, and history that span decades and cross oceans. Featuring books published in collaboration with the Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation and the Read More >
MQUP Top 5: A reading list for Emily Laxer’s “Unveiling the Nation” »
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 >
Excerpt – Everyday Sacred: Religion in Contemporary Quebec »
On October 18, 2017 Bill 62 was passed at the sitting of l’Assemblée Nationale Québec with 66 for and 51 against. Officially titled An Act to foster adherence to State religious neutrality and, in particular, to provide a framework for requests for accommodations on religious grounds in certain bodies, … Read More >
Guest Blogger: Jason Blake – Hockey in Quebec »
From coast to coast, hockey is played, watched, loved, and detested—The Same But Different: Hockey in Quebec proposes the sport means something different in Quebec. Although much of English Canada believes that hockey is a fanatically followed social unifier in the French-speaking province, in reality it has always been politicized, divided, and troubled … Read More >
Beyond Brutal Passions Wins Prix Lionel-Groulx 2016 »
Congratulations to Mary Anne Poutanen for winning the Prix Lionel-Groulx 2016 for her book Beyond Brutal Passions: Prostitution in Early Nineteenth-Century Montreal. Awarded by the Institut d’histoire de l’Amérique française, the prize recognizes the best scholarly book on the history of French America. Mary Anne joins MQUP author Brian Young, whose book Patrician Families and the … Read More >
“Techniciens de l’organisation sociale” Wins 2016 Clio Prize »
Congratulations to Amélie Bourbeau on winning the 2016 Clio prize (Québec) for Techniciens de l’organisation sociale. La réorganisation de l’assistance catholique privée à Montréal (1930-1974)!
The annual Clio awards are given for meritorious publications or for exceptional contributions by individuals or organizations to regional history, and are awarded by the Canadian Historical Association.
Nourrir la machine humaine Shortlisted for 2016 Trillium Prize »
Six English and five French books have been shortlisted for the 2016 Trillium Book Award, the Ontario government’s prestigious award for literature. Included on the shortlisted of French-language Finalists is MQUP’s Nourrir la machine humaine by Caroline Durand. Congratulations Caroline Durand on your nomination!
The Trillium Book Award was established to recognize excellence, support marketing and foster increased … Read More >
Book Excerpt: The Black Atlantic Reconsidered »
In honour of Black History month, here is an excerpt from Winfried Siemerling’s book The Black Atlantic Reconsidered. In this excerpt we get a glimpse at how black Canadian musicians influenced Montreal culture and history in the mid-twentieth century.
The following excerpt is taken from chapter 5 – Other Black Canadas
THE BLACKENING OF QUEBEC:
JAZZ, DIASPORA, AND THE … Read More >
A Place in the Sun traces the Haitian face of Quebec – Montreal Gazette Review »
Sean Mill’s latest book, A Place in the Sun, which was officially launched just last week here in Montreal, was also recently reviewed by the Montreal Gazette. The following is an excerpt from Ian McGillis’ piece “A Place in the Sun traces the Haitian face of Quebec”.
Understanding history is more than just … Read More >
