Sarah Moser
@sarahkmoser.bsky.social
Urban geography professor at McGill University • new cities built from scratch, cultural politics, graphic novels 🇨🇦
Chronicles of Burma examines the authoritarian political context, which is impossible to avoid, through personal anecdotes and experiences. Delisle is sensitive to the suffering of people he encounters while finding humour in everyday life as a foreigner in a foreign land.
November 30, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Chronicles of Burma examines the authoritarian political context, which is impossible to avoid, through personal anecdotes and experiences. Delisle is sensitive to the suffering of people he encounters while finding humour in everyday life as a foreigner in a foreign land.
Delisle is the master of drawing 'just enough' to bring a place or situation to life. His drawing is charming and a satisfying break from all the super slick computer generated images we see everywhere. The greyscale palette suits the subject matter... colour in this case would look too cute.
November 30, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Delisle is the master of drawing 'just enough' to bring a place or situation to life. His drawing is charming and a satisfying break from all the super slick computer generated images we see everywhere. The greyscale palette suits the subject matter... colour in this case would look too cute.
Delisle is a really great travel writer who brings to life places most readers have never been. He is the ultimate outsider who has no formal training about the countries where his wife is working. Delisle writes from a personal perspective: that of a Canadian Dad figuring out life in a new place.
November 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Delisle is a really great travel writer who brings to life places most readers have never been. He is the ultimate outsider who has no formal training about the countries where his wife is working. Delisle writes from a personal perspective: that of a Canadian Dad figuring out life in a new place.
*Graphic novel of the week! 'Burma Chronicles' by Guy Delisle is the book that made me want to write a graphic novel. Delisle travels with his wife to Burma for her 'Doctors Without Borders' job and transforms his experiences, confusion, and insights into an engaging read @dandq.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
*Graphic novel of the week! 'Burma Chronicles' by Guy Delisle is the book that made me want to write a graphic novel. Delisle travels with his wife to Burma for her 'Doctors Without Borders' job and transforms his experiences, confusion, and insights into an engaging read @dandq.bsky.social
Lots of classic funny Roz Chast, as well as many insightful observations about the indignities of aging and the stress, dread, and guilt of family watching their elders decline. Highly recommended to anyone dealing with end-of-life stuff and who wants to feel less alone 💓
November 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Lots of classic funny Roz Chast, as well as many insightful observations about the indignities of aging and the stress, dread, and guilt of family watching their elders decline. Highly recommended to anyone dealing with end-of-life stuff and who wants to feel less alone 💓
Anyone who has been involved in elder care will relate to this book... the drawer of just lids, duplicates of expired stuff, hoards of receipts... Chast humanizes her parents in their later years but keeps her sense of humour about the challenges of dealing with less 'with it' versions of them
November 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Anyone who has been involved in elder care will relate to this book... the drawer of just lids, duplicates of expired stuff, hoards of receipts... Chast humanizes her parents in their later years but keeps her sense of humour about the challenges of dealing with less 'with it' versions of them
*Graphic novel of the week! 'Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?', by Roz Chast, long-time staff cartoonist at The New Yorker, covers new ground for graphic novels: her parents' decline and final years. It's pure Roz Chast: touching, hilarious, and relatable. @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
*Graphic novel of the week! 'Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?', by Roz Chast, long-time staff cartoonist at The New Yorker, covers new ground for graphic novels: her parents' decline and final years. It's pure Roz Chast: touching, hilarious, and relatable. @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social
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")