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

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1. BOOK The Son of the House

by Cheluchi OnyemelukweOnuobia (LLM’04, JSD’10)

In this 2021 Scotiabank Giller shortlisted novel, two Nigerian women of very different means are kidnapped and held captive together. As they await their fate, the two tell each other the stories of their lives, and in the telling, recount 40 years of Nigerian womens’ experiences.

2. PODCAST Beyond Research

Research Nova Scotia, in a podcast that features some of the fascinating research undertaken in the province, hosts Dr. Tim Webster (PhD’06) as he discusses how he uses LIDAR technology to accurately map coastal zones to depict areas of future flood risk.

3. BOOK Rags of Night in Our Mouths

by Margo Wheaton (MA’91)

Using a variation on the ghazal, a traditional Persian poetry form, Wheaton explores, among other themes, human and environmental states of vulnerability and precarity, her working class upbringing, and the beauty of the natural landscape around her Tantramar home.

4. BOOK Lucien and Olivia

by André Narbonne (MA’99)

A marine engineer and a philosophy student discover their quirks are compatible in 1980s Halifax. This satirical novel pokes holes in the transactional nature of human relationships that can sometimes take hold when politics are involved. Lucien and Olivia was longlisted for a 2022 Giller.

5. VIDEO An African Nova Scotian Community Calling In: Agency, Accountability, Representation and Self-Determination

Presented by the MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance, this panel discussion brings together members of the African Nova Scotian community to explore how to transform the relationship between the community and the provincial government. The discussion can be watched in full on YouTube.

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