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McGill Arts @mcgillarts.bsky.social · May 20
New Initiative by Dean of Arts Lisa Shapiro brings together students, faculty and staff to discuss selected texts, enlarging perspectives and building community along the way
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Reading group offers a chance to exchange ideas with the Dean - McGill Reporter
Reading group initiated by Dean of Arts Lisa Shapiro brings together students, faculty and staff to discuss selected texts, enlarging perspectives and building community
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C’est fait: aujourd’hui je suis devenu Membre de la Société royale du Canada (Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada). Congratulations to all the other new fellows. @mcgillarts.bsky.social @mcgillpolisci.bsky.social @mcgillumedia.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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From November 19-21 and November 26-28, the McGill Department of English Drama and Theatre Program is proud to present Tom Fowler's play, katzenmusik, a darkly comic story about social inequality and upheaval, told in reverse.

Tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/katzenmusi...
November 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Unparalleled Arts Internship Program gets a big boost, thanks to the family of the late David M. Culver, BSc’47, LLD’89. The Culver family spearheaded efforts to endow McGill’s Arts Internship Office. Now, the Office can double down on its core mission.

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November 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Here’s a short article titled “Ideas and Global Social Policy” I just published in GSP. #ideas #policy #socialpolicy #globalsocialpolicy @mcgillarts.bsky.social @mcgillpolisci.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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November 13, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Labour expert and professor of sociology Barry Eidlin says Quebec law is “an existential threat to unions.”
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Montreal transit strike could be first test of new Quebec labour law - Montreal | Globalnews.ca
A strike that is upending public transit in Montreal could be the first test of a new law that gives the Quebec government broad power to end labour disputes.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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"The current pro-natalist project is weaponizing an imaginary rural America in ways that harm real rural Americans today."

My DeJong Lecture, and the others in the 20th anniversary event, is now available: "How pro-natalist policies harm rural Americans."
November 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Just learned that WRITING BACKWARDS has won Narrative's 2026 Perkins Prize, "awarded to the book making the most significant contribution to the study of narrative in a given year." A true honor, especially given the prize's past recipients!

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A paperback copy of "Writing Backwards: Historical Fiction and the Reshaping of the American Canon" on a wooden desktop.
October 29, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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On Nov. 4th, at 7:00PM, the Cinéma du Musée will offer a special presentation of “Lovely Day”, a film by Philippe Falardeau, based on the 2022 Governor General’s Prize-winning novel “Mille secrets mille dangers” by McGill professor Alain Farah.

Tickets here: cinemacinema.ca/fr/films/lov...
October 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Don't miss the upcoming Book Launch and Panel Discussion for "McGill in History", a new book that explores the university's colonial legacy, edited by #McGillArts professors Brian Lewis, Don Nerbas, and Melissa N. Shaw.

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October 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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The Lin Centre was established 10 years ago.

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$3.4 million gift for interdisciplinary centre - McGill Reporter
A $3.4 million gift from McGill alumnus and long-time university supporter, Dr. Yan P. Lin, PhD’92, will establish the Yan P. Lin Centre for the Study of Freedom and Global Orders in Ancient and Moder...
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October 28, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Notre deuxième vidéo de la capsule temporelle numérique du Bicentenaire⏳⤵️

Isabelle Daunais, professeure titulaire de littérature française et titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada sur l’esthétique et l’art du roman @mcgillarts.bsky.social youtu.be/YOgbIQq_9Z8
Isabelle Daunais Time Capsule
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October 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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For the Royal Society of Canada we had to make a 1 minute video describing our research: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg0g...
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Alex Ketchum | 2025 New RSC College Member | McGill University
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October 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Professor Gloria Bell on the expected return of Indigenous artifacts from the Vatican: "This planned return marks a significant shift in the recognition of Indigenous sovereignty and perhaps the beginning of healing"

Read more here:

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Vatican to return dozens of artifacts to Indigenous groups
The Vatican is expected to announce that it will return a few dozen artifacts to Indigenous communities in Canada.
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October 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Associate Professor Debra Thompson @debthompsonphd.bsky.social has been renewed as Canada Research Chair in Racial Inequality in Democratic Societies for a second five-year term.

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Canada Research Chair Announcements for the Faculty of Arts
The Faculty of Arts is pleased to announce that new and renewed Canada Research Chairs were awarded to Ayodeji Ogunnaike, Assistant Professor, School of Religious Studies, and Debra Thompson, Associat...
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October 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Congratulations to Prof. Ayodeji Ogunnaike on being awarded a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair and to Prof. Debra Thompson on the renewal of her Tier 2 Canada Research Chair!

Learn about their research here:
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Canada Research Chair Announcements for the Faculty of Arts
The Faculty of Arts is pleased to announce that new and renewed Canada Research Chairs were awarded to Ayodeji Ogunnaike, Assistant Professor, School of Religious Studies, and Debra Thompson, Associat...
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October 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Tonight's Queer History Month Keynote event is full but you can still tune into the livestream at 6:00PM ET!

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McGill Queer History Month - Kai Cheng Thom
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October 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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I was back on @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social Daybreak‬⁩ to talk about proposed changes to Quebec labour law that would erode unions’ ability to advocate for their members and workers as a whole #canlab

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October 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Upcoming November events!
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list of the events, but the link is better https://www.queerfoodconference.com/p/additional-events.html on orange background
October 22, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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I am happy to share that my article "Cyber Spell Books: From Techno Pagans to AI Grimoires" is now published in Algorithms +the Occult!

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Thank you @tamigraph.bsky.social @jeffreymoro.com

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October 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Amy Janzwood @amyjanzwood.bsky.social 's book _Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance_ is coming out soon from UBC Press. A book launch will be held Nov 26, 4:30-5:30 pm, Thomson House; she will be in conversation about the book with Darin Barney.

Open to all, RSVP at www.eventbrite.ca/e/book-launc...
October 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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A few alum tickets are still left for this Poli Sci Homecoming roundtable next week

with @excubs.bsky.social @danielbeland.bsky.social @popovaprof.bsky.social @debthompsonphd.bsky.social @jacobtlevy.bsky.social

Reserve: www.eventbrite.ca/e/democracy-...
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October 16, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Food historian Nathalie Cooke sees menus as more than simply guides for ordering burgers or burritos. In her beautifully illustrated new book, she demonstrates how old menus offer invaluable clues about the dining cultures of past eras mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/a-journey-in...
A journey into the past – through menus
Food historian Nathalie Cooke explores a wide range of menus from different time periods in her new book.
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October 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Faculty Publication Spotlight: "Queers at the Table" by Alex Ketchum
Queers at the Table is a new anthology of essays, comics, and recipes that explores the dynamic and transformative relationship between queerness and food. Co-edited by historian Megan J. Elias and Mc...
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October 14, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Big congratulations to this year’s Nobel Prize winners — including our very own @mcgillarts.bsky.social alum, Peter Howitt (BA Honours Economics)! #NobelPrize #McGillProud

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McGill Alumnus Peter Howitt awarded 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics for work on innovation and growth - McGill Reporter
McGill alumnus Peter Howitt is named co-winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics
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October 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM