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University of Alberta Press is a contemporary, award-winning publisher of scholarly and creative books distinguished by their editorial care, exceptional design, and global reach. https://ualbertapress.ca/
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Edmonton friends, join us at our Open House on Wednesday, December 3 from 3 to 5 pm. We have lots to celebrate!

All are welcome.
Remarks at 4 pm.
Henderson Hall, Rutherford Library South
University of Alberta
November 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Panel:
The authors of FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD: Reimagining Arts Graduate Programs in Canadian Universities argue that graduate programs must fundamentally change if they are to achieve their potential.
https://youtu.be/vGMgj0TQaUM
##HigherEd
@SSHRC_CRSH.bsky.social @loleenberdahl.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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"CARTOGRAPHIC POETRY will be a valuable resource to researchers, members of First Nations communities, and the public.” Gerald Oetelaar, Professor Emeritus, @ucalgary.bsky.social

https://bit.ly/48SH9Rx
##books #history #maps #IndigenousKnowledge ‪@cndhistassoc.bsky.social‬ ‪@historians.org‬
November 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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"THE POSTCOLONIAL BILDUNGSROMAN is essential reading for anyone interested in coming-of-age narratives and the afterlives of genres." Sarah L. Townsend, co-editor of The Irish Bildungsroman
https://bit.ly/3IzHq1c

@arnabdr.bsky.social #literature #CompLit #HigherEd

(30% off with code iH25!)
November 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Glen Hvenegaard was interviewed on CTV Edmonton about his new biography: FRANK FARLEY AND THE BIRDS OF ALBERTA.
Interview: https://bit.ly/4r9EJ7P

About the book: https://bit.ly/4fLGh2E
Holiday Sale: Get 30% off using code iH25 for print editions or iE25 for e-editions. Offer ends November 30.
November 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Next week at McGill, Krista Maxwell discusses INDIGENOUS HEALING AS PARADOX: Re-Membering and Biopolitics in the Settler Colony with a panel of scholars:

Tuyaa Montgomery (Anthropology)
Wanda Gabriel (Social Work)
Leslie Sabiston (Anthropology)
Dennis C. Wendt (Education)

https://bit.ly/4l6Smk4
November 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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“...[Roy and Ugor] have troubled and expanded the very definition of 'postcolonial' by orchestrating dissimilar critical perspectives on literature from a range of erstwhile colonies." Ankhi Mukherjee, University of Oxford
##bildungsroman #postcolonial #literature #CompLit @arnabdr.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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In ALICE MUNRO AND THE ART OF TIME, clear and compelling interpretations of Munro’s stories offer insights into her writing process, her representations of character and setting, and the complexities of her narrative techniques.
https://bit.ly/4mV07e2
##CanLit #AliceMunro @lauraksdavis.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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SOUTH ASIAN FEMINISMS IN DISAPORA and its compelling and original material will be of interest to scholars and leaders in the fields of Asian studies, critical race theory, gender studies, and Canadian history.
https://bit.ly/4hnuhVH ##Decolonization #AntiRacism #DiasporaStudies #IdentityPolitics
November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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We are delighted to announce that Kay Rollans joins us as Acquisitions Editor as of December 1. She will work alongside Michelle Lobkowicz in supporting authors and pursuing book projects that enhance the breadth and focus of our publishing program.
https://bit.ly/48cNwOL

@abbookpub.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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The AU Presses' Book, Journal, and Jacket Show is on display in Edmonton.
Now 60, the show honours university publishing design and production. By recognizing achievement in design, production, and manufacture, it sparks thoughtful and creative ideas.
https://bit.ly/3XfigIZ
##ReadUP #TeamUP
November 13, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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“Maxwell offers a critical lens on the perils of adopting reconciliation and healing discourses that focus on historic injustices and the individual in need of treatment at the expense of ongoing systemic issues." Kim Anderson, U of Guelph
https://bit.ly/4l6Smk4
##health #biopolitics #Indigenous
November 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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MELTDOWN is an exploration of identity, gender power dynamics, work-life balance, competing goals and dreams, support for mental health, imposter syndrome, and the delights of writing.
https://bit.ly/41lawaq
##Science #Glaciers #Hydrology #Fieldwork #Memoir #WomenInSTEM
@snowhydro.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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“The contributors to COLLABORATIVE METHODS offer a collaborative dialogue which functions as a form of mentorship by inviting others into their research processes, quandaries, and tensions.” Claire Carter, U of Regina
https://bit.ly/3Ih1HIt
##Education #HigherEd #Feminist #socialjustice #Advocacy
November 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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University Press Week 2025 is about collaboration. Canadian university presses came together in this two-page ad in the Literary Review of Canada. Take a look!

More info about #UPWeek: https://bit.ly/497lEN1
##TeamUP #ReadUP @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social @wlupress.bsky.social @ubcpress.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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In ALICE MUNRO AND THE ART OF TIME, @lauraksdavis.bsky.social examines the formal and conceptual function of temporality in Munro’s oeuvre, considering the relationship between the past and the present, material experiences of being, story structure, memory, and memoir.
https://bit.ly/4mV07e2
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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If working-class and poor people do not write themselves into stories, others will. Drawing on examples from work published about Cape Breton, BODIES OF ART, BODIES OF LABOUR sheds light on the portrayal of working-class lives.
https://bit.ly/4b1Vx9l

@katebeaton.bsky.social #class #Booksky
November 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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The 2025 theme for University Press Week (November 10-14) is #TeamUP, to celebrate the many hands involved in making university press publications successful. This year, we are proud to feature our CLC Kreisel Lecture Series.
https://bit.ly/497lEN1

@aupresses.bsky.social #ReadUP #UPWeek
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Join Lisa Baird (WHEN WHALES WENT BACK TO THE WATER) for the Brockton Writers Series on November 12 at 6:30 pm at Glad Day Bookshop! The event features guest speaker @farzanadoctor.bsky.social, followed by readings.
Livestreamed on YouTube: https://bit.ly/48QxgnD

@eramosageese.bsky.social #poetry
November 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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LIVING AND LEARNING WITH FEMINIST ETHICS, LITERATURE, AND ART approaches feminist poetics as a matter of cultural and political urgency, and offers critical and aesthetic frameworks for thinking through multifaceted problems.
https://bit.ly/3Dmnwnp
##books #reading #literature #poetics #highered
November 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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SOUTH ASIAN FEMINISMS IN DISAPORA showcases the richness and diversity of South Asian feminist scholarship, shares existing knowledge of South Asian feminist practices, and centralizes marginalized voices.
https://bit.ly/4hnuhVH
##Decolonization #AntiRacism #DiasporaStudies #Intersectionality
November 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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CARTOGRAPHIC POETRY is a multidisciplinary study of five maps drawn in 1801 and 1802 by Blackfoot and Gros Ventre people for the Hudson’s Bay Company. They centre Indigenous Knowledge of the land and landscape of the northern Great Plains.
https://bit.ly/48SH9Rx
##books #history #readUP #maps
November 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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“Gary Genosko seeks to bring Harley Parker out from the shadows. In particular, Genosko sheds light on the sensory dimensions of museum exhibition design, which was central to Parker’s approach to all manner of media.” David Howes, author of The Sensory Studies Manifesto
https://bit.ly/4586xiM
November 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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The stories in RUBBLE CHILDREN by Aaron Kreuter explore contemporary Jewish Canadian identity. Now available in audio as well as print and e-editions!
https://bit.ly/4bXHSzF

@aaronkreuter.bsky.social #MiddleEast #Fiction #CanLit #JewishIdentity #Toronto
November 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Alberta Book Day is an annual celebration of our local book publishing industry.
These Alberta-owned small businesses create roughly 100 full-time jobs and contribute over $14 million annually to the provincial economy.
https://bit.ly/4qEUHGT
##ABBookDay #SupportLocal #ableg
November 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM