Black community members in and of Montreal have always worked to document and transmit their histories. Over the years, constellations of women and men spread histories that anchored Blackness in the city, while anchoring the city in wider Black networks. By circulating historical, methodological, and archival knowledge, they forged a Black Montreal historical tradition that continues to be carried forward. The contributors to this special section of the Journal of the Canadian Historical ...

In this provocative and timely white paper, author and policy strategist Andy Bhatt dismantles one of the core assumptions underpinning modern legal systems: the belief in free will. Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience, physics, and philosophy—particularly the groundbreaking work of Robert Sapolsky and Brian Greene—Reimagining Justice makes a compelling case for legal reform rooted in determinism.This report challenges retributive justice and outlines a bold framework for...

This book examines how same-sex sexualities are represented in several post-apartheid South African cultural texts, drawing on a rich local archive of same-sex sexualities that includes recent fiction, drama, film, photography, and popular print culture. While the book situates these texts within the specific context of post-apartheid South Africa, it also looks outwards towards transnational connectivity and cultural flows.The author uses the idea of restlessness to refer to the u...

The Digital Student: Challenges for Universities in a Post-Covid World and How to Address Them provides a thorough discussion of digital pedagogy, enabling readers to understand effective digital teaching methodologies, particularly post-Covid, to enhance online learning experiences and quality. The book discusses issues that have little coverage elsewhere, including the social dimension of online student life, the needs of neurodiverse students, those with mental health concerns and ackno...