The Pandemic’s Impact on the Future of Work
“…. we must avoid framing resilience as a personal responsibility, absolving employers from an active role in its cultivation.” Graham… READ MORE
February 23, 2022
From the Author
Canada, China, and the Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics took place in Montreal. At the time, China was putting pressure on Canada to help it… READ MORE
February 18, 2022
Liberation and the “Kingdom of Night”
In honour of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we are featuring a post written by UTP author Mark Celinscak. In this… READ MORE
January 27, 2022
The Complementary Roles of Journal Articles and Books in Graduate Education Research
In this blog post, UTP author Brian S. Mitchell discusses the prevalence of the peer-reviewed journal article in STEM fields… READ MORE
January 13, 2022
Neoliberal Parliamentarism: The Decline of the Ontario Legislature, 1981–2021
What does the “decline of parliament” truly mean? In this blog post UTP author Tom McDowell discusses how his new… READ MORE
November 25, 2021
Can You Afford to Be an Art Worker?
The pandemic has affected many industries and artists are no exception to this, since many people in creative/artistic fields have… READ MORE
November 1, 2021
Women, Power, and Political Representation: Canadian and Comparative Perspectives
Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant and Erin Tolley talk us through their new book, Women, Power, and Political Representation, and discuss why it is such a pressing topic with the Canadian federal election just around the corner.
September 15, 2021
Writing a Biography on Baldomero Espartero
The Sword of Luchana tells the story of the charismatic nineteenth-century figure Baldomero Espartero. Adrian Shubert tells us why he decided to write a biography on Baldomero Espartero, an enigmatic figure who went on to become the most influential general in nineteenth century Spanish politics.
August 27, 2021
Canada Votes, 2021
Canadians will head to the polls on September 20th, in what will be the shortest election campaign ever. The authors of Absent Mandate write on the blog about what we can expect from the upcoming campaign.
August 19, 2021
Hidden Engines of Meritocracy
James Elwick, author of Making a Grade discusses his new book and looks at how standardized testing practices quietly appeared during the Victorian era, and then spread worldwide.
July 22, 2021