Micah True
@micahtrue.bsky.social
Professor and Associate Dean (Graduate Studies) at U of Alberta • Early modern New France and France (literature, history, theatre) • Translator/translation studies • Zags hoops • books • academic life.
*Just published: The Jesuit Relations: A Biography*
*Just published: The Jesuit Relations: A Biography*
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Micah True
@micahtrue.bsky.social
· Jun 13
The Jesuit Relations - Champlain Society
Greg Marchildon speaks with Micah True about his book, The Jesuit Relations.
champlainsociety.utppublishing.com
Had a great time talking with @gmarchildon.bsky.social about my new book for the Champlain Society’s podcast Witness to Yesterday.
I'm going to be very busy this week talking about my new book, The Jesuit Relations: A Biography (published by @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social). Here are two opportunities to listen in online (two distinct talks! Come to one or both!):
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I'm going to be very busy this week talking about my new book, The Jesuit Relations: A Biography (published by @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social). Here are two opportunities to listen in online (two distinct talks! Come to one or both!):
My department is searching for a teaching professor of French (continuing appointment, open rank).
Career Teaching Professor (Open Rank), French
This position is part of the Association of the Academic Staff of the University of Alberta (AASUA). While this position welcomes applications from individuals external to the university, current Acad...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
My department is searching for a teaching professor of French (continuing appointment, open rank).
Here's an opportunity to hear me talk about my new book on the Jesuit Relations. Nov. 14, online! Click here to register: shorturl.at/2ZJaE
October 31, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Here's an opportunity to hear me talk about my new book on the Jesuit Relations. Nov. 14, online! Click here to register: shorturl.at/2ZJaE
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Sounds of the Seasons ...
New composition: Autumn Leaves.
New composition: Autumn Leaves.
October 31, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Sounds of the Seasons ...
New composition: Autumn Leaves.
New composition: Autumn Leaves.
Catholics, please advise: when a priest says “bless you” at the end of a phone conversation, what should one say (particularly if one is not catholic)? I’m guessing “you too” wasn’t the right thing…just hoping to avoid sounding like a weirdo next time.
October 30, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Catholics, please advise: when a priest says “bless you” at the end of a phone conversation, what should one say (particularly if one is not catholic)? I’m guessing “you too” wasn’t the right thing…just hoping to avoid sounding like a weirdo next time.
Just emailed my MLA and the premier's office, for the first time ever. It's a start.
In the coming hours, everyday Albertans must decide if removing Charter rights in the dead of the night by bypassing the legislature and the courts is "the Alberta way."
Conservatives & libertarians in the UCP caucus must decide if this is the direction they want to take their party and movement.
Conservatives & libertarians in the UCP caucus must decide if this is the direction they want to take their party and movement.
October 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Just emailed my MLA and the premier's office, for the first time ever. It's a start.
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Tonight's moves by the UCP are part of a trend: shifting Alberta away from liberal democracy toward illiberalism.
"Populists like Smith often invoke freedom, but their concept of it is tied to loyalty to the dominant group rather than universal liberties.+
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
"Populists like Smith often invoke freedom, but their concept of it is tied to loyalty to the dominant group rather than universal liberties.+
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Populism, freedom, and democracy in Alberta (and beyond)
Lessons from my grade fiver's homework assignment
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October 28, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Tonight's moves by the UCP are part of a trend: shifting Alberta away from liberal democracy toward illiberalism.
"Populists like Smith often invoke freedom, but their concept of it is tied to loyalty to the dominant group rather than universal liberties.+
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
"Populists like Smith often invoke freedom, but their concept of it is tied to loyalty to the dominant group rather than universal liberties.+
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
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Delighted to share the Call for Papers for a special issue of French Historical Studies on the theme "European-Indigenous Relations in the French Americas" (to be co-edited by Scott Berthelette and myself)
CFP and submission guidelines can be found here:
read.dukeupress.edu/french-histo...
CFP and submission guidelines can be found here:
read.dukeupress.edu/french-histo...
Submission Guidelines | French Historical Studies | Duke University Press
Submission Guidelines | French Historical Studies | Duke University Press
Submission Guidelines
CALL FOR PAPERS
Special issue of French Historical Studies on European-Indigenous ...
read.dukeupress.edu
October 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Delighted to share the Call for Papers for a special issue of French Historical Studies on the theme "European-Indigenous Relations in the French Americas" (to be co-edited by Scott Berthelette and myself)
CFP and submission guidelines can be found here:
read.dukeupress.edu/french-histo...
CFP and submission guidelines can be found here:
read.dukeupress.edu/french-histo...
Frustrated, enraged by all the ways getting this shot has been made difficult…po-tay-to, po-tah-to.
Some Albertans frustrated and unable to book COVID-19 shots as fall campaign kicks off | CBC News
Some Albertans struggled to book COVID-19 shots as the province’s fall immunization campaign opened to the general public on Monday.
www.cbc.ca
October 21, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Frustrated, enraged by all the ways getting this shot has been made difficult…po-tay-to, po-tah-to.
Teen daughter reports that someone asked for her phone number at school today and she said 867-5309. I’m…proud?
October 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Teen daughter reports that someone asked for her phone number at school today and she said 867-5309. I’m…proud?
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The keynote public lecture for the Atlantic Medieval and Early Modern Conference will be offered by Dr. Tom Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social on the topic, "What is a Treaty?" Friday, October 24, 7:00 pm, at Université de Moncton, Bibliothèque Champlain. Open to the public; no registration required.
October 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The keynote public lecture for the Atlantic Medieval and Early Modern Conference will be offered by Dr. Tom Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social on the topic, "What is a Treaty?" Friday, October 24, 7:00 pm, at Université de Moncton, Bibliothèque Champlain. Open to the public; no registration required.
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My latest: "Numerous studies show that majors in the humanities—typically, in departments of English, history, philosophy, religious studies, classics and languages—lead students to employment and life satisfaction outcomes as positive as those for majors traditionally championed as 'practical.'”
Counterpoint | Minnesota humanities graduates thrive in meaningful careers
"The stereotype of the underemployed history major is simply not true," professor Andrea Kaston Tange writes.
www.startribune.com
October 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
My latest: "Numerous studies show that majors in the humanities—typically, in departments of English, history, philosophy, religious studies, classics and languages—lead students to employment and life satisfaction outcomes as positive as those for majors traditionally championed as 'practical.'”
Reposted by Micah True
Curious little archival find: a sample of “herbe pour la rage,” apparently given in the 17th century to a French surgeon by John Locke. Any Locke experts out there know what he might have recommended for rabies/fits of violent anger? Answer could be at left, which I haven’t deciphered yet.
October 2, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Curious little archival find: a sample of “herbe pour la rage,” apparently given in the 17th century to a French surgeon by John Locke. Any Locke experts out there know what he might have recommended for rabies/fits of violent anger? Answer could be at left, which I haven’t deciphered yet.
Curious little archival find: a sample of “herbe pour la rage,” apparently given in the 17th century to a French surgeon by John Locke. Any Locke experts out there know what he might have recommended for rabies/fits of violent anger? Answer could be at left, which I haven’t deciphered yet.
October 2, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Curious little archival find: a sample of “herbe pour la rage,” apparently given in the 17th century to a French surgeon by John Locke. Any Locke experts out there know what he might have recommended for rabies/fits of violent anger? Answer could be at left, which I haven’t deciphered yet.
Reposted by Micah True
Had a great time talking with @gmarchildon.bsky.social about my new book for the Champlain Society’s podcast Witness to Yesterday.
The Jesuit Relations - Champlain Society
Greg Marchildon speaks with Micah True about his book, The Jesuit Relations.
champlainsociety.utppublishing.com
June 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Had a great time talking with @gmarchildon.bsky.social about my new book for the Champlain Society’s podcast Witness to Yesterday.
My work email (gmail) keeps autocorrecting duck--as in "duck out of a meeting"--to fuck. Bets on how long it's going to take for me to fail to notice this before clicking send on an email to the provost or whatever?
September 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
My work email (gmail) keeps autocorrecting duck--as in "duck out of a meeting"--to fuck. Bets on how long it's going to take for me to fail to notice this before clicking send on an email to the provost or whatever?
This is a really good point.
the booker prize judges make a lot of fuss about having to read 153 books. but assuming an average weight of 750g per book, that comes in at 115kg of literature - or just under the weight of a single adult male ostrich
September 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
This is a really good point.
The first (of several) opportunities this fall to hear me talk about my new book on the Jesuit Relations is Nov. 13, in Boston College's online Jesuit Studies Café series. Registration link here: www.bc.edu/bc-web/cente...
@mcgillqueensup.bsky.social
@mcgillqueensup.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The first (of several) opportunities this fall to hear me talk about my new book on the Jesuit Relations is Nov. 13, in Boston College's online Jesuit Studies Café series. Registration link here: www.bc.edu/bc-web/cente...
@mcgillqueensup.bsky.social
@mcgillqueensup.bsky.social
Favourite 10 TV comedies, in no particular order:
Blackadder
Uncle
Silicon Valley
Veep
Jeeves and Wooster
Letterkenny
The Inbetweeners
Archer
Community
Arrested Development
Blackadder
Uncle
Silicon Valley
Veep
Jeeves and Wooster
Letterkenny
The Inbetweeners
Archer
Community
Arrested Development
Favourite 10 TV comedies, in no particular order.
Green Wing
Scrotal Recall (Lovesick)
The League of Gentlemen
Absolutely Fabulous
Blackadder
Yes (Prime) Minister
The Good Place
The Office (UK)
The Thick of It
Schitts Creek
Green Wing
Scrotal Recall (Lovesick)
The League of Gentlemen
Absolutely Fabulous
Blackadder
Yes (Prime) Minister
The Good Place
The Office (UK)
The Thick of It
Schitts Creek
Favourite 10 TV comedies, in no particular order.
Cheers
The Phil Silvers Show
Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads
Porridge
First Ten Years Of The Simpsons
New Girl
30 Rock
Hancock
The Larry Sanders Show
Better Things
Cheers
The Phil Silvers Show
Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads
Porridge
First Ten Years Of The Simpsons
New Girl
30 Rock
Hancock
The Larry Sanders Show
Better Things
September 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Favourite 10 TV comedies, in no particular order:
Blackadder
Uncle
Silicon Valley
Veep
Jeeves and Wooster
Letterkenny
The Inbetweeners
Archer
Community
Arrested Development
Blackadder
Uncle
Silicon Valley
Veep
Jeeves and Wooster
Letterkenny
The Inbetweeners
Archer
Community
Arrested Development
The phone in my office was removed due to budget cuts about 15 years ago and I have never once been sad about that.
Someone just left me a voicemail at work that said, in its entirety:
"Well, hello, professor. You've got it all wrong with respect to the shooter. Can't believe. I was gonna say I can't believe it, but you're a university professor, of course I can. Have a good day. Bye."
"Well, hello, professor. You've got it all wrong with respect to the shooter. Can't believe. I was gonna say I can't believe it, but you're a university professor, of course I can. Have a good day. Bye."
September 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The phone in my office was removed due to budget cuts about 15 years ago and I have never once been sad about that.
Forget everything I ever said about not liking LinkedIn.
September 13, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Forget everything I ever said about not liking LinkedIn.
My favourite thing to do when my kids are playing hide and seek in the house with their friends is to hide in a super obvious spot and scare whoever finds me silly. Good clean fun.
August 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
My favourite thing to do when my kids are playing hide and seek in the house with their friends is to hide in a super obvious spot and scare whoever finds me silly. Good clean fun.
I am in the do-everything-I-can-to-avoid-writing stage of a new article project.
August 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I am in the do-everything-I-can-to-avoid-writing stage of a new article project.
In a zoom meeting we were looking at a document and it said something about reigning in (excess). So I axed the G but SOMEONE PUT IT BACK and so I was basically forced to explain the metaphor—horses, not kings—and anyway I probably ended up looking like a total pedant but at least there’s no G now.
August 20, 2025 at 12:35 AM
In a zoom meeting we were looking at a document and it said something about reigning in (excess). So I axed the G but SOMEONE PUT IT BACK and so I was basically forced to explain the metaphor—horses, not kings—and anyway I probably ended up looking like a total pedant but at least there’s no G now.