After attending an academic exchange program sponsored by the Chinese government for 36 of the world’s leading young sinologists, Mark McConaghy reports back on what he learned.
Read more "Solidarity Beyond Culture: What Three Weeks in Beijing Taught me About Democracy"By Mark McConaghy
For a generation defined by the structured rhythms of the school and the corporation, what possibilities exist to nurture the “gaps” in experience the lead to genuine change?
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The Struggle Against Poverty At Canada’s Most Prestigious University.
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How one downtown wine bar can become a space of comfort in a world gone mad with violence and inequality.
Read more "The Scene: Archive Wine Bar, 909 Dundas Street West"How can Joseph Boyden’s epic novel help us imagine ethical forms of community and ecology for a post-colonial Canada?
Read more "What Was Lost: On Joseph Boyden’s The Orenda"How a family man from Alberta became a cultural and literary icon, turning sports blogging into a nuanced and deeply moving art form.
Read more "For Lowetide"By Mark McConaghy
In light of the Catalonian consultation on independence earlier this month, I try to analyze what lies at the very core of nationalist thought and politics in our contemporary world.
Read more "Nationalism is an Emotion"By Mark McConaghy
What lies next for Canada after last week’s terrorist attacks? Some thoughts on security, openness, and the nature of Canadian society in our age of terror.
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A chance encounter in Toronto’s elegant St. Alban’s Square leads to contemplations about childhood.
Read more "The Scene: Vital Grace in St. Alban’s Square"By Mark McConaghy
President Obama has taken the United States to war once again. I analyze how progressive humanists around the world should feel about America’s latest intervention in the Middle East.
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