Read.Watch.Listen

Dal alumni and faculty share their books, television shows, films, webinars and podcasts.

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The Odyssey of Star Wars: An Epic Poem

BY JACK MITCHELL

Dr. Mitchell, associate professor, Department of Classics, uses the ancient literary form of epic poetry to put a new spin on the Star Wars saga.

⓶ PODCAST

The Refuge

BY ISRAEL EKANEM AND CYRRC

The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition (CYRRC) has launched a new podcast, The Refuge, a conversation hosted by Israel Ekanem that brings listeners into conversations between youth with refugee experience, community partners and academics on issues affecting children, youth and families in Canada.

Did you know you can order books and more online from the Dalhousie Bookstore? Go to dal.ca/bookstore

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A Child of East Preston

BY WANDA THOMAS BERNARD

Senator and former Dal professor of social work Dr. Bernard chronicles her youth growing up in the segregated African Nova Scotian community of East Preston in the 1950s and 60s.

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Daughters of the North: Jean Gordon and Mary, Queen of Scots

BY JENNIFER MORAG HENDERSON (MA’02)

This historical biography reframes a turbulent period in history by focusing on Jean Gordon (the first wife of the Earl of Bothwell, husband of Mary, Queen of Scots) who became Countess of Sutherland: the most powerful woman in the north.

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What Storm, What Thunder

BY MYRIAM CHANCY (MA’90)

Chancy’s novel intimately portrays the aftermath of the devasting 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Port-auPrince, Haiti, in 2010, and charts the inner lives of a cast of affecting characters.

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The Sam Taylor Podcast

BY SAM TAYLOR

Kara Barnard and Rika Kebede (MBA’21) join Rowe School of Business professor Samantha Taylor to discuss the launch of the very first Deloitte Greenhouse in the world, based at Dalhousie University.