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Five Manifestos for the Beautiful World by Phoebe Bosewell, Saidiya Hartman, Janaína Oliveira, Joseph M. Pierce, and Cristina Rivera Garza, with an introduction by Christina Sharpe

January 22, 2025January 21, 2025 by Catherine Marcotte

Hosted at York University, the free, public events gather writers, artists, and thinkers from various disciplines and geographies to discuss the most pressing issues of our time. The insights shared at the live and streamed events are later transcribed and expanded in artful books published by Alchemy, a Knopf Canada publishing program, in collaboration with York University.

Irrational Publics and the Fate of Democracy by Stephen J.A. Ward

January 4, 2025 by Alison Manley

Perhaps you’re looking for a meaty academic text to sink your teeth into, and certainly Irrational Publics and the Fate of Democracy is meaty, and also a remarkably readable example of a philosophy and politics text.

Einstein on Israel and Zionism

March 1, 2025November 30, 2024 by Jeff Dupuis

Einstein on Israel and Zionism proves to be an important counteragent to the politically-motivated, overly-simplistic and, often, racially-motivated messaging we hear from prominent figures in Western media.

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The Power of Rituals — Michael Norton’s The Ritual Effect: From Habit to Ritual, Harness the Surprising Power of Everyday Actions

April 16, 2024 by Lisa Timpf

Rituals can enhance our days, providing a sense of comfort.

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Invisible Lines by Maxim Samson: The Lines That Divide

March 21, 2024March 14, 2024 by Bryn Robinson

“Humans assign meaning to specific locations, converting abstract, loosely defined ‘space’ into distinguishable, consequential ‘place.'”

In the Slender Margin: The Intimate Strangeness of Death and Dying by Eve Joseph

September 11, 2023 by Mala Rai

Originally published in 2014, In the Slender Margin was enthusiastically received and applauded for its respectful sensitivity in dealing with a subject that is still, to many, an avoidable topic of conversation: death and dying. Using her 20+ years’ experience working as a palliative care counsellor in a hospice as a springboard for exploration, Joseph probes our collective knowledge of that final life experience that we all must face.