Sarah Moser
@sarahkmoser.bsky.social
Urban geography professor at McGill University • new cities built from scratch, cultural politics, graphic novels 🇨🇦
I felt like I knew Satrapi and her family and something about the Iranian revolution by the end of it. I find myself re-reading it sometimes as it's such a classic. Persepolis has inspired so many memoirs that help us humanize others, especially immigrants, migrants, and refugees. 💓
November 17, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I felt like I knew Satrapi and her family and something about the Iranian revolution by the end of it. I find myself re-reading it sometimes as it's such a classic. Persepolis has inspired so many memoirs that help us humanize others, especially immigrants, migrants, and refugees. 💓
Satrapi is a fantastic storyteller. Her memoir about growing up in revolutionary Iran is honest, funny, tragic, and totally unique. This is the book that got me hooked on graphic novels. 💓
November 17, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Satrapi is a fantastic storyteller. Her memoir about growing up in revolutionary Iran is honest, funny, tragic, and totally unique. This is the book that got me hooked on graphic novels. 💓
*Graphic novel of the week! 'Persepolis', by Marjane Satrapi, was the first graphic novel I ever read. I stood in the Kinokuniya book store in the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur when I was a backpacker years ago and read it cover to cover. @pantheonbooks.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 1:44 AM
*Graphic novel of the week! 'Persepolis', by Marjane Satrapi, was the first graphic novel I ever read. I stood in the Kinokuniya book store in the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur when I was a backpacker years ago and read it cover to cover. @pantheonbooks.bsky.social
Mimi Pond tells their often scandalous stories in an honest but hilarious way and in a style inspired by the graphic arts of the time. It's a super ambitious book and a master class on how to visually explore the lives of historical people.
November 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Mimi Pond tells their often scandalous stories in an honest but hilarious way and in a style inspired by the graphic arts of the time. It's a super ambitious book and a master class on how to visually explore the lives of historical people.
The Mitford Sisters' lives went in all sorts of directions: Nancy became a writer, Pamela was a socialite who ran off with her horsewoman, Diana married the head of the British Union of Fascists, Unity moved to Germany and befriended Hitler, Jessica became a Communist, Deborah became a duchess.
November 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The Mitford Sisters' lives went in all sorts of directions: Nancy became a writer, Pamela was a socialite who ran off with her horsewoman, Diana married the head of the British Union of Fascists, Unity moved to Germany and befriended Hitler, Jessica became a Communist, Deborah became a duchess.
*Graphic novel of the week! 'Do Admit! The Mitford Sisters and Me' by Mimi Pond is a riveting and meticulously researched graphic biography of the infamous Mitford sisters. Gorgeous and inventive illustrations, and excellent storytelling about a bizarre family in turbulent times. @dandq.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
*Graphic novel of the week! 'Do Admit! The Mitford Sisters and Me' by Mimi Pond is a riveting and meticulously researched graphic biography of the infamous Mitford sisters. Gorgeous and inventive illustrations, and excellent storytelling about a bizarre family in turbulent times. @dandq.bsky.social
This book was 15 years in the making. Cherkas did extensive research on the famine, Soviet politics, and his family's experiences during this time. Cherkas is a seasoned comics illustrator and developed a new style for this graphic novel to reflect the anxiety, stress, and uncertainty of the time.
November 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This book was 15 years in the making. Cherkas did extensive research on the famine, Soviet politics, and his family's experiences during this time. Cherkas is a seasoned comics illustrator and developed a new style for this graphic novel to reflect the anxiety, stress, and uncertainty of the time.
*Graphic novel of the week: 'Red Harvest' by Michael Cherkas examines the 'terror famine in 1930s Soviet Ukraine' and his family connection to this horrific event in which 3.9 million Ukrainians - 13% of the population - starved to death. @nbmpub.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
*Graphic novel of the week: 'Red Harvest' by Michael Cherkas examines the 'terror famine in 1930s Soviet Ukraine' and his family connection to this horrific event in which 3.9 million Ukrainians - 13% of the population - starved to death. @nbmpub.bsky.social
McGill Urbanism Club does the 'Tax Dollars at Work' tour of Montreal's Plateau: free public swimming pools, green alleys, bike shares, bike lanes, public library, parks, a farmer's market, Maison de la Culture, public art, free public mini golf, public schools, and public daycares 💓👏👏👏 @mcgill.ca
October 26, 2025 at 8:24 PM
McGill Urbanism Club does the 'Tax Dollars at Work' tour of Montreal's Plateau: free public swimming pools, green alleys, bike shares, bike lanes, public library, parks, a farmer's market, Maison de la Culture, public art, free public mini golf, public schools, and public daycares 💓👏👏👏 @mcgill.ca
*Graphic novel of the week! 'Evil Eyes Sea' by Özge Samanci is a really fun and suspenseful read about two Turkish students and their discovery of a corpse while diving in the Bosphorus. Fascinating exploration of Turkish politics, culture, mafia, authoritarianism, and gender @unciv.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
*Graphic novel of the week! 'Evil Eyes Sea' by Özge Samanci is a really fun and suspenseful read about two Turkish students and their discovery of a corpse while diving in the Bosphorus. Fascinating exploration of Turkish politics, culture, mafia, authoritarianism, and gender @unciv.bsky.social
And he's also so good at developing distinctive characters and conveying their moods...
October 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
And he's also so good at developing distinctive characters and conveying their moods...
I really love Delisle's drawing style... he captures so much in clean drawings with very little unnecessary detail. I aspire to be able to draw 25% as well as him! He is amazing at capturing the spirit of architecture and cities...
October 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I really love Delisle's drawing style... he captures so much in clean drawings with very little unnecessary detail. I aspire to be able to draw 25% as well as him! He is amazing at capturing the spirit of architecture and cities...
*Graphic novel of the week! 'Muybridge', by Guy Delisle, about the pioneering photographer who 'made pictures move'. Beautifully drawn, fascinating story superbly told, well researched, and great historical and political context. @dandq.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
*Graphic novel of the week! 'Muybridge', by Guy Delisle, about the pioneering photographer who 'made pictures move'. Beautifully drawn, fascinating story superbly told, well researched, and great historical and political context. @dandq.bsky.social
Great photos! Such beautiful places to walk. Come to the Lachine Canal in Montreal! Grittier, but has its own charm 💓
October 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Great photos! Such beautiful places to walk. Come to the Lachine Canal in Montreal! Grittier, but has its own charm 💓
Happy to have had a chance to host Federico Cugurullo from Trinity College Dublin in the Department of Geography at McGill University for a talk on 'New AI Cities: The Case of Neom' @mcgillgeography.bsky.social #newcities
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October 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Happy to have had a chance to host Federico Cugurullo from Trinity College Dublin in the Department of Geography at McGill University for a talk on 'New AI Cities: The Case of Neom' @mcgillgeography.bsky.social #newcities
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It's open access so you should be able to open it if you click this button (the title is: "Academia's moral entanglements in the face of a racist regime")
October 20, 2025 at 12:45 AM
It's open access so you should be able to open it if you click this button (the title is: "Academia's moral entanglements in the face of a racist regime")
The broader context to this post was that someone said "not a single white person has been detained by ICE". I responded saying there are a whole lot of Canadians and Europeans who are scared to cross the U.S. border. Yes non-whites are absolutely targeted, but no one is safe
October 17, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The broader context to this post was that someone said "not a single white person has been detained by ICE". I responded saying there are a whole lot of Canadians and Europeans who are scared to cross the U.S. border. Yes non-whites are absolutely targeted, but no one is safe
They definitely didn't spend much money on the weird bust of Elon Musk... it looks like it's made of cake or spray painted styrofoam 😆
October 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
They definitely didn't spend much money on the weird bust of Elon Musk... it looks like it's made of cake or spray painted styrofoam 😆
The latest royal decree by his highness....
September 19, 2025 at 3:11 AM
The latest royal decree by his highness....
I saw these two posters while at a stop light on my bike today... pretty much sums up Montreal: French, English, calls for revolution against billionaires, calls to party 😆
September 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I saw these two posters while at a stop light on my bike today... pretty much sums up Montreal: French, English, calls for revolution against billionaires, calls to party 😆
My friend and co-author, Prof. Ahed Sobhey Helles, just sent me this video from this morning. He and his family have been living in this dangerous hellscape for nearly two years and now Netanyahu has announced that the 1 million people living in Gaza City need to leave. And go where?
September 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
My friend and co-author, Prof. Ahed Sobhey Helles, just sent me this video from this morning. He and his family have been living in this dangerous hellscape for nearly two years and now Netanyahu has announced that the 1 million people living in Gaza City need to leave. And go where?
That building looks like the Eye of Sauron from Lord of the Rings! 😅
September 9, 2025 at 12:26 PM
That building looks like the Eye of Sauron from Lord of the Rings! 😅