Three Cheers for Canadian Academia!
Canadians have an international reputation for modesty. When it comes to the written word, Canada is notorious for its inclination… READ MORE
November 6, 2012
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Environmental Issues and the U.S. Presidential Debates
It took a colossal storm to get the media to focus, momentarily, on climate change-related issues during the recent American electoral campaigns.
The Natural History of Canadian Mammals: An Exhilarating Moment after 11 Years of Work
Donna Naughton, author of The Natural History of Canadian Mammals wrote a blog post for the Canadian Museum of Nature about the book’s 11-year journey.
October 26, 2012
Launching The Democratic Imagination
On the evening of Wednesday October 17, UTP joined with TINARS to launch a new book on democracy in front of a packed house at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto.
October 24, 2012
Discover The Natural History of Canadian Mammals
We’re extremely pleasesd to announce the release of The Natural History of Canadian Mammals by Donna Naughton.
October 23, 2012
When Textbooks and Scholarly Monographs Collide
Mat Buntin on the benefits of having two publishing divisions, Scholarly and Higher Education, working alongside one another at UTP.
October 9, 2012
A Brief History of UTP Higher Education
Michael Harrison, VP of the Higher Education Division, on how a Canadian university press ventured into textbook publishing in a serious way…
September 11, 2012
Once Upon a Time: Straparola and the Literary Fairy Tale
Giovan Francesco Straparola is often called “the father of the literary fairy tale.” Not unlike William Shakespeare, what we know of Strapola’s life story is something of a fairy tale.
September 7, 2012
On The Road with Geoff Pevere and Donald Shebib
Renowned movie critic and author Geoff Pevere contributed the eighth installment of the Canadian Cinema series, published in association with the Toronto International Film Festival. Donald Shebib’s Goin’ Down the Road just came out in June and everyone’s already talking about it.
August 17, 2012
007, eh?: An Inside Look at Secret Service
So would you believe that Canadian spies have been running covert operations largely hidden from public or parliamentary scrutiny – complete with undercover agents, secret sources, agent provocateurs, coded communications, elaborate files, and all the usual apparatus of deception and betrayal so familiar to fans of spy fiction?
August 15, 2012