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Faculty of Arts at Saint Mary's University @smuarts.bsky.social · 6h

Congratulations to Sue Goyette MA'21 on her latest book, 'Future Howl'. Join her for a launch in conversation with Dr. Seán Kennedy of @unsettlingirish.bsky.social and author Stephanie Domet. Oct. 9, 7-9 pm at Bus Stop Theatre. Free admission, limited seating. busstoptheatre.coop/event/future...

An event poster to promote Sue Goyette's Oct. 9 book launch in Halifax. It features a white illustration of a wolf howling, on a black background with white text. The title of the book, FUTURE HOWL, is in yellow text.

Learn more about the book: http://gaspereau.com/bookInfo.php?AID=0&AISBN=9781554472796

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Department of History, Saint Mary’s University @historysmu.bsky.social · 14h

Alum update! Congratulations to Alex Myrick (MA, 2020) who has received an AMS Healthcare Doctoral Research Grant for his project "Infrastructures of Canadian psychiatry under the Meyerian diaspora." See: ams-inc.on.ca/project/infr...

Infrastructures of Canadian psychiatry under the Meyerian diaspora - AMS Healthcare

Alex’s project examines the proliferation and impact of new reform ideas in psychiatry developed by the Johns Hopkins psychiatrist Adolf Meyer, and the spread of his ideas by trainees who adapted his ...

ams-inc.on.ca

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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 6d

Congratulations Katie Pegg on yet another big win!!

Katie Pegg picks up her 1st Para athletics world medal, setting personal best in shot put | CBC Sports

Katie Pegg of Markham, Ont., delivered a personal best performance in women's shot put Thursday for her first medal at her second Para athletics world championships.

www.cbc.ca

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Saint Mary's Department of Geography & Environmental Studies @smugeographers.bsky.social · 2d

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Department of History, Saint Mary’s University @historysmu.bsky.social · 2d

New publication by Dr. @shiralurie.bsky.social in the Journal of the Early Republic!: “William Bonham’s Republic: Defining Politics in the Whiskey Rebellion” muse.jhu.edu/article/969331

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GBV-MIG Canada Research Program @gbv-mig-canada.bsky.social · 2d

Check out Femi(ni)cide in Focus event on femicide in Nigeria featuring Ololade Ajayi of the DOHS Cares Foundation in Nigeria & Dr. Myrna Dawson of the Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice and Accountability

📅 TONIGHT Monday Oct 6 | ⏲️ 12pm EDT / 6pm CEST / 5pm WAT

Register: t.co/Rwn4RVGNgO

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Faculty of Arts at Saint Mary's University @smuarts.bsky.social · 5d

Are the rising prices of coffee beans causing you to cut back on your morning brew? Dr. Gavin Fridell of our Department of Political Science and Global Development Studies shares some thoughts in this @wsj.com article. #tariffs #coffee #trade

Gavin Fridell @gavinfridell.bsky.social · 5d

"Hell Hath No Fury Like a Coffee Drinker in 2025"

www.wsj.com/business/hos...

Hell Hath No Fury Like a Coffee Drinker in 2025

Lots of things are more expensive, but coffee is irreplaceable. So Americans are eating the price hikes—and reserving the right to rant.

www.wsj.com

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Saint Mary's Department of Geography & Environmental Studies @smugeographers.bsky.social · 5d

Want to learn about GIS? Workshops Oct 17, 24, & 31. ?Register at forms.office.com/r/6ALGjve0rV

@smuarts.bsky.social @smuscience.bsky.social @smu-envs.bsky.social

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Faculty of Arts at Saint Mary's University @smuarts.bsky.social · 16d

Join us for the annual Catholic Studies Lecture at Saint Mary's University, Oct. 16, 7-9 pm. Dr. Mark G. McGowan will present "Finding Molly Johnson: Catholics and the Fate of Irish Famine Orphans, 1847-48". Learn more: loom.ly/5l6NISc @torschtheology.bsky.social #SMUReligion #Irish #artswithimpact

An event poster with a black-and-white illustration showing Irish migrants (including children) at a shipyard.

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Finding Molly Johnson: Catholics and the Fate of Irish Famine Orphans, 1847-48
Presented by the SMU Department for the Study of Religion
October 16, 2025 | 7 p.m.
Scotiabank Conference Theatre, Sobey Building
Saint Mary's University, Halifax

Guest speaker: Mark G. McGowan, PhD, FRSC
Emeritus Professor of History and Celtic Studies, University of Toronto; Principal Emeritus, St. Michael's College

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Faculty of Arts at Saint Mary's University @smuarts.bsky.social · 6d

😈 Join us—if you dare!—for Halifax's first #MonsterFest., Oct. 28-31. This conference/festival brings together scholars, artists and community members to analyze and revel in all things monstrous. Visit smu.ca/monsterfest for the schedule, speakers & more. @ucscmonsters.bsky.social #MonsterFest2025

A poster to promote Monster Fest 2025. An illustration of a red monstrous figure with horns floats above Halifax's skyline, against a red sky.

Text: October 28-31, 2025
A four-day international festival bringing scholars, artists and community members together to analyze and revel in all things monstrous.

Logos: Saint Mary's University, Halifax Public Libraries

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Faculty of Arts at Saint Mary's University @smuarts.bsky.social · 6d

Did you know? #NovaScotia and #California are connected...by the study of monsters! The annual @ucscmonsters.bsky.social Festival of Monsters inspired our first #MonsterFest, coming up Oct. 28-31 at SMU and #HalifaxCentral Library: www.smu.ca/monsterfest/ #MonsterFest2025 #monsters #artswithimpact

Center for Monster Studies @ UC Santa Cruz @ucscmonsters.bsky.social · 7d

Only 2 weeks before the Festival of Monsters! Keynote 10/15 by David Livingstone Smith, conference 10/16-17, and a day of events including a panel with @almakatsu.bsky.social Nat Cassidy, and @gretchenmcneil.bsky.social at @bookshopsantacruz.bsky.social on 10/18. Details monsterstudies.ucsc.edu

A skeletal monster with a skeleton bird on its tongue is the poster image for the 2025 Festival of Monsters, Oct. 15-18 in Santa Cruz, Calif.

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drheathergreen.bsky.social @drheathergreen.bsky.social · 7d

This is going to be a phenomenal series and crucial resource for historical research and teaching edited by Crystal Fraser and @jdunkin.bsky.social on @nichecanada.bsky.social. The intro is now live - keep tuned in for the next several weeks to follow the series!
niche-canada.org/2025/09/30/e...

Environmental History and the Work of Truth and Reconciliation

This series links residential and day school histories with environment, amplifying Survivors’ voices, countering denialism, and fostering reconciliation.

niche-canada.org

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Faculty of Arts at Saint Mary's University @smuarts.bsky.social · 7d

Friday at 10 am, join the Department of Anthropology as #honours students present their research proposals: Beau Broderick, Lachlan Brown, Alexandra Campbell, Jaiden Kariuki-MacDonald, Emma Miskulin, Rian Murphy and Georgia Williams. Attend in Loyola 188 or online: loom.ly/MxpoNJQ #SMUAnthropology

An event poster with a photo of four futuristic-looking figures on the left, and an image of a small shingled wooden structure on the right that has a sign saying "Guest House - Green Gables".

Text: Anthropology Honours Program
Proposal Presentations
Friday, October 3
10-12 | LA 188 and online

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Saint Mary's Department of Geography & Environmental Studies @smugeographers.bsky.social · 14d

Celebrating 50 years...keep an eye out for various activities we have planned!

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Faculty of Arts at Saint Mary's University @smuarts.bsky.social · 7d

Today at 6 pm: Join us for a #SMUHomecoming talk by Dr. Cathy Conrad! This special Faculty Author Series event marks the 50th anniversary of Patrick Power Library and our Department of Geography and Environmental Studies. More info: loom.ly/fRyJl8g @smugeographers.bsky.social #HOCO2025 #Library50th

An event poster with a photo of Dr. Cathy Conrad in a small circle, with an image of the Patrick Power Library in the background.

Text: Faculty Author Reading
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Patrick Power Library
Oct. 1, 6-7:30 pm
Patrick Power Library | LI135
SMU Homecoming 2025

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Unsettling Irish Studies @unsettlingirish.bsky.social · 12d

@smuarts.bsky.social upcoming book launch

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Faculty of Arts at Saint Mary's University @smuarts.bsky.social · 12d

An independent youth advocate office would play an important role in Nova Scotia, says SMU Criminology Professor Robert Wright. He was among those interviewed by @ange-sometimes.bsky.social and Rebecca Lau in this Global Halifax story: globalnews.ca/news/1143480... #SMUCriminology #artswithimpact

Sex crime charges at Nova Scotia youth centre reignite calls for advocate office - Halifax | Globalnews.ca

A former swim instructor at a provincial corrections facility is facing 66 sex-related charges. It's prompting questions why Nova Scotia still doesn't have a youth advocate.

globalnews.ca

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Department of History, Saint Mary’s University @historysmu.bsky.social · 14d

Coming January 2026!

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Saint Mary's Department of Geography & Environmental Studies @smugeographers.bsky.social · 14d

Transcoastal Adaptations is excited to invite you to a special screening of Wild Nova Scotia on October 1 at 4:00 pm. Episode S03 E9 (Wetlands) showcases their research and implementation of nature-based solutions! For more info: eventscalendar.smu.ca/smuhalifax/d...

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Faculty of Arts at Saint Mary's University @smuarts.bsky.social · 14d

Please note, tomorrow's SMUsical Theatre event is CANCELLED. 😢 Stay tuned for more #SMUvies activities coming up later this fall!

Faculty of Arts at Saint Mary's University @smuarts.bsky.social · 16d

🎵 All are welcome to join us for "SMUsical Theatre: Once more, with feeling!" The #SMUvies season launch happens this Thursday, Sept. 25, 6-9 pm in SH324 and online. 🎤 Our panel: Dr. Mary Hale, Dr. Shira Lurie, Dr. Bishop Owis and grad student Brooklyn Bohach. Zoom info: loom.ly/I8JcU3Y 🎧 #SMUsicals

An event poster with an illustration of a fancy theatre marquee surrounded by lights in a swirly pattern.

Text: Let's go to the SMUvies!
SMUsical Theatre: Once more, with feeling!
Thursday, September 25 | 6-9 pm | Sobeys Inspiration Hub #324

The panel will be discussing these musicals (which are listed in the marquee image):
- Hamilton: An American Musical
- WICKED
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. and
- KPOP Demon Hunters.

Free pizza, cake and book prizes. All are welcome! Costumes encouraged! (Extra raffle ticket for those in costume.)

Find the Zoom info on the SMU Events Calendar: https://news.smu.ca/upcoming
(Type 'arts' into the search bar.)

Faculty of Arts at Saint Mary's University @smuarts.bsky.social · 15d

Call for applications! The Amadeus Choir seeks poets and composers from across #Canada to take part in its next Choral Creation Lab. Dr. Luke Hathaway of @smuenglish.bsky.social is a poet mentor this year! Learn more and apply soon: amadeuschoir.com/CCL/ #amadeuschoir #choralmusic #poets #composers

Amadeus Choir's call for applications for its 2025-26 Choral Creation Lab, and announcement of its team of mentor poets and composers. Learn more and apply at https://amadeuschoir.com/CCL/.

White and pink text against an orange background, with an outline of a partial maple leaf.

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Faculty of Arts at Saint Mary's University @smuarts.bsky.social · 15d

All are welcome to attend this public lecture in #Halifax, tomorrow at 4 pm! It's part of the @cacscec.bsky.social 2025 Atlantic Lecture Tour.

Faculty of Arts at Saint Mary's University @smuarts.bsky.social · 23d

Halifax public lecture: "Pandemics, Plagues and Pestilence in early Byzantine Thebes" | September 24, 4-5:15 pm | Atrium 101 at Saint Mary's University

Join Dr. Maria Liston of the University of Waterloo during her 2025 Atlantic Lecture Tour with @cacscec.bsky.social. More info: loom.ly/7wS9cgs

An event poster with two images: on the left is a photo of Dr. Liston at an excavation site, and on the right is a partial map of the southern part of Ancient Greece.

Text:
PUBLIC LECTURE - September 24
Pandemics, Plagues and Pestilence in Early Byzantine Thebes
Dr. Maria Liston, University of Waterloo
4 pm in Atrium 101 at Saint Mary's University in Halifax

Faculty of Arts at Saint Mary's University @smuarts.bsky.social · 16d

🎵 All are welcome to join us for "SMUsical Theatre: Once more, with feeling!" The #SMUvies season launch happens this Thursday, Sept. 25, 6-9 pm in SH324 and online. 🎤 Our panel: Dr. Mary Hale, Dr. Shira Lurie, Dr. Bishop Owis and grad student Brooklyn Bohach. Zoom info: loom.ly/I8JcU3Y 🎧 #SMUsicals

Faculty of Arts at Saint Mary's University @smuarts.bsky.social · 16d

How does sexuality operate through unequal power relations—and as a channel for rebellion and resistance? Explore these questions and more in a new winter course with Dr. Val Johnson and @sjcsdepartment.bsky.social. Tuesdays, 4-6:30 pm. Course description: loom.ly/u5sHivg #SMU_SJCS #artswithimpact

A course poster with an image of a painting on the left, and a photo on the right with young people at a protest holding a sign that says "Teach love, not hate".

Text: Sexuality and Rebellion
SJCS 4826 | Winter 2026
Tuesday, 4-6:30 pm

Prerequisite: SJCS 1211 & SJCS 2000 or permission from the instructor.

Contact information: Dr. Val Johnson, vjohnson@smu.ca

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