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Erin Morton @erindmorton.bsky.social · Jun 18

And there are many more amazing articles in this issue, I’m just thrilled at all this local content as I exit this editorial role! Please check it out! journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/Ac...

Acadiensis

One of Canada's leading scholarly journals, Acadiensis is devoted to the study of the history of the Atlantic region and remains the essential source for reading and research in this area.

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Erin Morton @erindmorton.bsky.social · Jun 18

This article on Marshall is partially published in Mi’kmaq, and the issue also includes a research article by Colin Osmond on the Mi’kmaq history of Marigomish in Pictou County. The local context of my new community published in the journal that I love makes this send off especially poignant.

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Erin Morton @erindmorton.bsky.social · Jun 18

This issue features cover art by Alan Sylliboy from the @stfx-university.bsky.social art collection and a forum drawn from our recent hosting of learning lodges in honour of the 25th anniversary of the Marshall Decision led by my wonderful StFX colleagues Dr. Jane McMillan and Elder Kerry Prosper.

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Erin Morton @erindmorton.bsky.social · Jun 18

Having just finished my last editorial meeting as co-editor of @acadiensis.bsky.social, I feel bittersweet announcing our latest issue. I am extremely proud of the work we did with Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik language publishing over my four-year term as co-editor.

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Kim TallBear @kimtallbear.bsky.social · Apr 3

"Overall, we believe that Canadians can, and should, scrutinize Robert Carney’s past views on schooling for Indigenous Peoples, press Mark Carney to clarify his commitment to truth and reconciliation, and challenge the twisting of truth by residential school denialists."

Sean Carleton @seancarleton.bsky.social · Apr 3

I’ve got a new piece out today for @activehist.bsky.social, with Crystal Fraser and Jackson Pind, on understanding Robert Carney’s connections to colonial schooling *and* challenging the dangers of denialism: activehistory.ca/blog/2025/04...

Twisted Truth: Understanding Robert Carney’s Legacy and Confronting the Dangers of Denialism

Overall, we believe that Canadians can, and should, scrutinize Robert Carney’s past views on schooling for Indigenous Peoples, press Mark Carney to clarify his commitment to truth and reconciliatio…

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StFX Faculty of Arts @facultyofartsstfx.bsky.social · Apr 3

Join us for the 2025 Department of English Honours Thesis Colloquium, where our talented students will present their research.

This is a fantastic opportunity to engage with critical discussions and support student research. Whether you're a student or professor, we’d love to see you there!

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Acadiensis @acadiensis.bsky.social · Mar 19

On the blog ... Martha Walls looks at Prenatal Testing, Genetic Advocacy, and the "Burden of Down Syndrome" in 1970s Nova Scotia: acadiensis.wordpress...

Prenatal Testing, Genetic Advocacy and the “Burden of Down Syndrome” in 1970s Nova Scotia

By Martha Walls March 21 is World Down Syndrome Day, held symbolically on the 21st day of the third month (3/21), to celebrate of the contributions of people with Trisomy 21, better known as Down s…

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Erin Morton @erindmorton.bsky.social · Mar 19

Chilling report from @caut.bsky.social on the U.S. administration’s targeting of Canadian researchers www.caut.ca/latest/2025/...

Trump administration threatening Canadian researchers

(Ottawa – March 17, 2025) The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) is warning that the

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · Feb 28

🏭🚢 Mark your calendars! Join DePOT April 24 9h30 EST for an online roundtable showcasing new research in deindustrialization studies. Register here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/depot-roun...

DePOT Roundtable: New Research in Deindustrialization Studies

Join DePOT as we delve into exciting new work in deindustrialization studies!

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Erin Morton @erindmorton.bsky.social · Feb 21

Some big news from me. I am so excited to take on this new role and work with @stfx-university.bsky.social’s amazing communities of researchers.

StFX University @stfx-university.bsky.social · Feb 21

Huge congrats to StFX's own @erindmorton.bsky.social on being announced as Associate Vice-President, Research, Graduate, and Professional Studies! www.stfx.ca/news/dr-erin...

Dr. Erin Morton Appointed as Associate Vice-President, Research, Graduate, and Professional Studies

Nalikitquniejk, Mi’kma’ki / Antigonish, NS – St. Francis Xavier University (StFX) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Erin Morton as the next Associate Vice-President, Research, Graduate, an...

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Erin Morton @erindmorton.bsky.social · Feb 19

Great piece on the @acadiensis.bsky.social blog by Dr. Claudine Bonner on Black history, the St Philips African Orthodox Church, and the African NS community of Whitney Pier (incidentally, I just spent the weekend there!)

Acadiensis @acadiensis.bsky.social · Feb 18

On the blog ... an excerpt from Claudine Bonner's essay "Bridging Religion and Black Nationalism: The Founding of St Philips African Orthodox Church and the Universal Negro Improvement Association Hall in Whitney Pier, 1900-1930."

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Bridging Religion and Black Nationalism: The Founding of St Philips African Orthodox Church and the Universal Negro Improvement Association Hall in Whitney Pier, 1900-1930

Today’s post is an excerpt from Claudine Bonner’s essay in Andrew Parnaby and Lachlan MacKinnon’s edited volume Cape Breton in the Long Twentieth Century: Formations and Legacies …

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Acadiensis @acadiensis.bsky.social · Feb 13

We are excited to announce the release of the latest edition of Acadiensis, Vol. 53, No. 1! For more details, click the link: acadiensis.wordpress...

Acadiensis Vol. 53, No. 1 has been published

We are excited to announce the release of the latest edition of Acadiensis, Vol. 53, No. 1! In this issue scholars Keith Grant, Nicole Gilhuis, Carli LaPierre, Anthony Dickinson, and Chesley Sanger…

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Kim TallBear @kimtallbear.bsky.social · Feb 6

An edifying read.

Trump is unleashing sadism upon the world. But we cannot get overwhelmed | Judith Butler

Those who celebrate his defiance and sadism are as claimed by his logic as those who are paralyzed with outrage

www.theguardian.com

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Erin Morton @erindmorton.bsky.social · Jan 23

@nkalamb.bsky.social is my former colleague from UNB. It’s a wake up call for us all that this happened: www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Why Did the US Block a Canadian Professor From His Own Book Event?

Nathan Kalman-Lamb was barred entry into the US. This is a harbinger of the dark political future that Trump is ushering in.

www.thenation.com

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Pat Fuller @bannerite.bsky.social · Jan 23

Nor am I!

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Erin Morton @erindmorton.bsky.social · Jan 23

Please join @stfx-university.bsky.social’s 25th-anniversary show of Priscilla Queen of the Highlands!

StFXAUT @stfxaut.bsky.social · Jan 20

Tickets are on sale for the 20th Anniversary Show of Priscilla Queen of the Highlands happening January 31.

Advance tickets are $20 and available weekdays from 10-2 in Bloomfield, outside the MacKay Room @stfxuniversity

Tickets are $25 at the door.

Tables can be purchased in advance for $200.

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Erin Morton @erindmorton.bsky.social · Dec 21

Merry Christmas to you and Sara!

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Dr. Blair Stein @blairstein.bsky.social · Dec 20

This issue looks like a banger!

Erin Morton @erindmorton.bsky.social · Dec 19

The new issue of @acadiensis.bsky.social is out! It features wonderful research articles and reviews, & a forum on the Madawaska land claim victory as well as our full interview with Jeremy Dutcher by Dr. Stephen Dutcher, with Welastekwey translation by Elder Henrietta Black muse.jhu.edu/issue/54013

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Erin Morton @erindmorton.bsky.social · Dec 19

The new issue of @acadiensis.bsky.social is out! It features wonderful research articles and reviews, & a forum on the Madawaska land claim victory as well as our full interview with Jeremy Dutcher by Dr. Stephen Dutcher, with Welastekwey translation by Elder Henrietta Black muse.jhu.edu/issue/54013

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Erin Morton @erindmorton.bsky.social · Dec 13

Glad to see you over here!!

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Acadiensis @acadiensis.bsky.social · Dec 10

Today's blog post is an extended abstract from Acadiensis Vol. 53, No. 1 (Spring | printemps 2024), and it was translated into Wəlastəkwiyik by Elder Henrietta Black and transcribed by Jeremy Dutcher. And if you missed it, here's the link: acadiensis.wordpress...

Sonic Rematriation: An Interview with Jeremy Dutcher

This extended abstract from Acadiensis Vol. 53, No. 1 (Spring | printemps 2024) was translated into Wəlastəkwiyik by Elder Henrietta Black and transcribed by Jeremy Dutcher.

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Erin Morton @erindmorton.bsky.social · Dec 13

On the @acadiensis.bsky.social blog, Sonic Rematriation: An Interview with Jeremy Dutcher, by his dad & outgoing Managing Editor Dr. Stephen Dutcher. Jeremy reads part of the interview in Wəlastəkwey, part of our SSHRC Indigenous language translation project acadiensis.wordpress.com/2024/12/10/s...

Sonic Rematriation: An Interview with Jeremy Dutcher

This extended abstract from Acadiensis Vol. 53, No. 1 (Spring | printemps 2024) was translated into Wəlastəkwey by Elder Henrietta Black and transcribed by Jeremy Dutcher.

acadiensis.wordpress.com

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Erin Morton @erindmorton.bsky.social · Dec 10

Please share with your networks in French-language education! This is a tenure-track position jointly shared by the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Arts here at @stfx-university.bsky.social

Dr. Lisa Lunney Borden @drllbmath.bsky.social · Dec 10

Come work at X!! We are looking for an outstanding French educator who would like to teach French courses in our Modern Languages Department while also teaching French methods courses in our Department of Teacher Education.

recruiting.ultipro.ca/GOV5000GOVE/...

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Erin Morton @erindmorton.bsky.social · Dec 10

The following is an accurate representation of 2/3 of my dogs, provided by the groomer 🐕‍🦺🐕‍🦺🐕‍🦺

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Erin Morton @erindmorton.bsky.social · Dec 10

Nothing beats candy from Robertson’s, a table runner from 5 cent to a dollar, and my grandmother’s ceramic Christmas tree and candy dishes to achieve peak Nova Scotia festive 🎄🍬🏮

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