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by carmel mikol (ba’19)
dr. letitia meynell
Hyacinth
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Singer-songwriter Carmel Mikol’s podcast combines scholarly research and artistic practice to get to the heart of big ideas, and includes interviews with scholars, writers and artists. Hyacinthpodcast.com
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Casino Royale �
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Edited by Jason Haslam and Julia Wright
This is the first edition of Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale (1953) to include explanatory footnotes along with extensive appendices of related materials, including selections from Fleming’s other writings and historical materials on the secret service. Drs. Haslam and Wright are faculty members in the department of English. Available from Broadviewpress.com.
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The Nonhuman Rights Project
Africana Philosophy
Philosophy faculty member Dr. Meynell discusses her work with other philosophers writing a series of amicus curiae briefs to support the efforts of the Nonhuman Rights Project to secure basic rights for some nonhuman animals. Search “Letitia Meynell nonhuman rights” at YouTube.com.
Philosophy Department faculty member Dr. Chike Jeffers co-authors this podcast series on Africana Philosophy as part of the larger series The History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps. Available at historyofphilosophy. net.
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This Is Not a Hoax by heather jessup
The first-ever study of contemporary Canadian hoaxes in visual art and literature argues that hoaxes help viewers re-examine habituated racism and sexism in Canada’s and encourage radical empathy when imagination is needed most. Dr. Jessup is a faculty member in the English Department. Available from wlupress.wlu.ca
with chike jeffers
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Acadian Driftwood
by tyler leblanc (mfa’18) LeBlanc wasn’t fully aware of his family’s Acadian roots until a chance encounter with an Acadian historian prompted him to delve into his family history. In Acadian Driftwood, he follows ancestors Francois and Jeanne LeBlanc and their 12 children through the Great Expulsion and its aftermath.
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