After kissing her father lightly on both cheeks, Alli entered the foyer of Chatham train station. Her family had always lived, at least during all of her 17 years, in the small Southern Ontario town of Chatham. Her father was born in Windsor and her mother in Picton, but they had met at the University …
Monthly Archives: May 2010
Chapter 1 – Alicia leaves home
Alicia had hugged her mother a little awkwardly that morning. She felt that being too intimate felt a little odd, just before she started an important journey into a new part of her life. Now they stood in front of one another, on the stoop of their white, gabled home surrounded by evergreens. It was …
Banksy making a Toronto stop?
I read on Torontoist that Banksy, famous British street artist and social commentator is coming to Toronto to promote a new documentary “Exit through the bakeshop.” Here are some of his works that have been appearing around Toronto. Here are some more. Also, there was a poster campaign on Queen West. I admire his social …
Cute old Disney video about identity politics
This eight minute video seems tailor-made for use as an example in a cultural studies honours paper … Thanks to Arun Jacob for the link.
Happy Mothers Day! A party in King City with my family.
I like feasts like Mothers Day, because I get a chance to spend time with my extended family in a relaxed way. I like parties that focus on a person or a theme. They have a warmth and ease that regular get-togethers sometimes lack. If people have had a rough week, their trials can sometimes …
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All social media discussion, all the time. And a warning about your Facebook privacy.
Today I ventured into the drizzly day to have lunch in Hamilton and then work in my office on the second edition of the textbook of which I am writing the second edition: Understanding Human Communication, Canadian Edition. Lunch at Bad Dog Café on Locke to talk social media… I went to bed late, because …
Preliminary comment on BBC’s coverage of the UK Election
I have to say – I love London. And it would be great to be in London on the night of a general election, in the thick of things. But the BBC is doing a great job of bringing us there and helping us share in the excitement. The infographics are great! They have a …
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Measuring up for tenure and promotion at McMaster
Today we had an interesting discussion in our tenure and promotion committee meeting around documentation. For those of you who know about how secretive universities tend to be, and how much word of mouth tends to rule the roost, you’ll be surprised to learn that universities are moving to a system where less is done …
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A peculiar and unsettling day.
I spent today at my parents’ place in King City. My grandmother, who has been very ill for months, has finally come home from the hospital and is living with my parents. I passed most of the day with her. It’s strange to see her so fragile and powerless, challenged to even lift herself off …
An afternoon with the COC’s Flying Dutchman at the Four Seasons Centre
I spent the day in Toronto, having lunch at Java House and going to see an afternoon showing of the Canadian Opera Company’s rendition of the Flying Dutchman at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. I picked up my opera buddy, Joey Coleman, a higher-ed blogger for the Globe and Mail, and culture …
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