Richard Soare (Faculty, Geography) is one of the editors of Ices in the Solar System: A Volatile-Driven Journey from the Inner Solar System to Its Far
Reaches. The book explores the origins, evolution and distribution of various ice species throughout the solar system.
Visit the link for more about the book.
Civic Reformation and Religious Change in Sixteenth-Century Scottish Towns is the name of Timothy Slonosky鈥檚 new book.
The book demonstrates the crucial role of Scotland鈥檚 townspeople in the dramatic Protestant Reformation of 1560. It shows that Scottish Protestants were much more successful than their counterparts in France and the Netherlands at introducing religious change because they had the acquiescence of urban populations.
Timothy has been teaching in the Humanities department at Dawson since 2006. He graduated from Dawson鈥檚 Liberal Arts program in 1999 and went on to study history at McGill and Simon Fraser Universities. He did his PhD in Reformation history at the University of Pennsylvania.
鈥淚 started work on Civic Reformations in 2006. I was drawn to Reformation history, and religious history in general, because I鈥檓 curious about the role of religious motivations in people鈥檚 political and life choices, a topic I explore in my Humanities Worldviews class Visions, Rebellions and Elections.
Visit the link for more about the book.
I was a member of the Dawson History-Classics department from 1975 to 2021 and during approximately 20 of those memorable years, I was also a researcher. I am grateful for the support provided by the College鈥檚 Research Office and many profitable discussions with colleagues. Most of my research has focused on the ideological, religious, and…
Marc-Andr茅 L茅vesque, a college French instructor, will release his fifth book of poetry, 罢谤颈肠茅谤补迟辞辫肠补苍辞苍, in October. The book will be available in stores beginning October 17. A launch event was held Oct. 19 at the Atomic Caf茅.
The book explores the theme of an impending apocalypse caused by dinosaurs reappearing on Earth, with everyday experiences related to dinosaurs forming the basis for most of the poems. The collection is written entirely in French, and includes several neologisms and a few citations in English.
Writer Sarah Gilbert (Faculty, English) was born in the United States, grew up in Winnipeg and lived in Ottawa before moving to Montreal. For the last three decades, the Mile End neighbourhood has been her home, and she chose it as the place where she would raise her daughter.
鈥淭he Mile End is a real muse. It is a very dense neighbourhood with a lot going on,鈥� she said in an interview with Dawson鈥檚 Communications Office. 鈥淚 had acquired tons of content without noticing it.鈥�
is a collection of short stories about 鈥済entrification and displacement in a once affordable area that is feeling the squeeze of social and cultural transformation.
鈥淭he overlapping lives鈥攐f girls and women, tenants and landlords, neighbours and strangers, the old generation and the next鈥攃hart the tensions and affections among people living in a community that has turned into a destination,鈥� reads the description on the website of Anvil Press.
Sarah wanted her daughter to grow up somewhere where she knows the neighbours. When she had her baby, she had 鈥渁 free pass to talk to anyone,鈥� she said.
The fictional book project grew out of a blog Sarah created called in 2008. That project was journalistic and through it, Sarah documented the endings of neighbourhood businesses and characters and some of the new beginnings of the neighbourhood in transition.
The Mile End is still a real community, Sarah says, citing density and walkability as important factors in fostering community. Neighbourhood gathering spots, like the caf茅s, the library, the local grocery store and the school, are also important.
鈥淚 watch the neighbourhood by walking around,鈥� she said. 鈥淭here are neighbours who know each other and send their kids to the same school up the street and there are a lot of artists. There are people you see regularly who you may not know but they are part of your personal landscape.鈥�
Ken Fogel (retired faculty, Computer Science) returned to Dawson on May 25 to present a copy of his new book, Transitioning to Java. The book will help non-Java developers transition from whatever language they are using now to learning Java.
Claire Elliott of the Library team was on hand to receive the book. She said it will be proudly displayed in the Books by Faculty bookshelf (visible in the photo)
After a long career as a member of the Computer Science faculty at Dawson, Ken Fogel continues to work in his field. He has published a book entitled Transitioning to Java. The book will help non-Java developers transition from whatever language they are using now to learning Java.
Published by Packt, the book is already available on Amazon for Kindle download and the physical version will be available for purchase as of May 5, 2023.
Ken will also generously be donating copies of Transitioning to Java to the 星空传媒视频 library, so it will soon be available there as well.
Ahead of their guest appearance at a Dawson Reads event on March 22, Arizona O鈥橬eill (Fine Arts, 2013) and Heather O鈥橬eill (Social Science, 1992) shared some thoughts on their Dawson experiences, the creative process and writing. Thanks to organizer and English teacher Sarah Gilbert for interviewing the mother-daughter duo.
For the short Q & A with the O'Neills, visit the link below.
On Sunday, Sept. 25 at 10:30 a.m. at De Still Books in the Plateau (351 Duluth Ave E.), Andrew Katz (English) will be celebrating the official launch of the English version of his book, A STARLIT TRIP TO THE LIBRARY. Kid-friendly event and all are welcome! Read the Montreal Review of Books review of A…
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