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Poster for book launch of Arab Techno for the People includes speakers Chair: Zulfikar Hirji; Panel: Nayrouz Abu Hatoum, Youssef El Idrissi, Alexandra Mourgou Discussant : Luis Manuel Garcia-Mispireta

Join us for the launch of Arab Techno for the People, by Jillian Fulton-Melanson. March 13 at 2pm, ET. Zoom details on our Events page www.wlupress.wlu.ca/...

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New episode! Brenna and Dave unpack the differences between hope and optimism, the role of the emancipator in education, and why sometimes good intentions go bad, and Brenna confesses to being really very bad at theory. Brenna Clarke Gray David N. Wright www.wlupress.wlu.ca/...

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Freedom to Read Week (Feb 22-28, 2026) is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom. #FTRW26 #FreedomToRead Learn more at www.freedomtoread.ca

At this year's conference for Canadian Studies in German-speaking Countries we will be showcasing an exciting selection of titles from @wlupress.bsky.social

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10. Thank you above all to our authors. Without you, there is no us.
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Thank you to our sales teams in Canada and around the world who promote our books with enthusiasm, dedication, and expertise. Mare Nostrum Group #AmpersandInc #IngramAcademic
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Thank you to our editorial board, whose commitment to excellence in publishing and rich engagement with our publishing program contributes a wealth of knowledge to discussions of new research and new directions and developments in scholarship.
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Thank you to Wilfrid Laurier University, especially the Laurier Library, for ongoing partnership and collaboration
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Thank you to the professional associations that support us in Ontario, across Canada, and around the world through education, peer support, and advocacy. @cdnpublishers.bsky.social @aupresses.bsky.social
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Thank you to the Government of Ontario, whose investment in our publishing program through Ontario Creates fosters our province’s capacity for innovation, collaboration, and economic development. Catherine Fife
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Thank you to the Government of Ontario, who through the Ontario Arts Council champions writers and publishers in our collective endeavour to engage, enlighten, enrich, and excite Ontarians with important new books. Catherine Fife

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Thank you to the Canada Council for the Arts for recognizing and celebrating the importance of literary and artistic culture and for extending that recognition to our authors’ work here at WLU Press.
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Thank you to the Department of Canadian Heritage, who, through the Canada Book Fund, provides financial support for our publishing activities.
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1. Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day! In the spirit of love, we’re sending valentines to our funders and supporters to let them know how much we appreciate them. #ReadUP
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A white woman with short blond hair within the Community of Praxis multicoloured abstract image. The text reads New Episode! CoP Interview: Manifesto for a Post-Critical Pedagogy with Naomi Hodgson

Naomi discusses the principles we want to defend as educators, the difference between hope in the present and optimism for the future, and the notion of pedagogy rooted in care and love for the world. Naomi invites us to think about why we educate and what is valuable about the work we do. 2/2

A white woman with short blond hair within the Community of Praxis multicoloured abstract image. The text reads New Episode! CoP Interview: Manifesto for a Post-Critical Pedagogy with Naomi Hodgson

New episode of Community of Praxis! In this episode, Brenna interviews Naomi Hodgson about her book Manifesto for a Post-Critical Pedagogy. Brenna Clarke Gray @punctumbooks.bsky.social www.wlupress.wlu.ca/... 1/2

➔ Black Psalms of the Shivering Ones seeks new works and fresh voices on the seasonal life of Black Canada to join the already thriving canon of Afro-Canadian poetry. ➔ Submit to: osalawu@torontomu.ca. Subject: Black Psalms “Last Name” Open to all Afro-Canadian poets or Black poets invested in winter imaginaries of Canadian life. To be published by WLU Press

Call for Afro-Canadian or Black poets! Black Psalms of the Shivering Ones seeks new works and fresh voices on the seasonal life of Black Canada to join the already thriving canon of Afro-Canadian poetry. Submit to osalawu[at]torontomu.ca

Jimmy Cliff and the roots of Toronto's reggae scene, Part 1 - Spacing Toronto On November 24, 2025, Jamaican reggae legend Jimmy Cliff (né James Chambers) died at age 81. Twenty years prior, Cliff became only the fourth reggae artist to receive the Order of Merit (2003) – the h...

Cheryl Thompson presents a two-part series for Black History Month in Spacing magazine. Thompson is the author of Staging Blackface in Canada, due from WLUP in April and Canada and the Blackface Atlantic (2025). spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

A selection of book titles with the title Black History Month

2026 marks the 30th anniversary of Black History Month in Canada. We are pleased to feature titles and supporting resources that explore Black culture and history in Canada and across the African diaspora. www.wlupress.wlu.ca/Collections/...

On Reading as Political Practice: A Review of Graphic Refuge: Visuality and Mobility in Refugee Comics This review of the book Graphic Refuge: Visuality and Mobility in Refugee Comics (2025), co-authored by Dominic Davies and Candida Rifkind, provides an overview of the key conceptual framing and inter...

New in the journal! Mickwitz, N., (2026) “On Reading as Political Practice: A Review of Graphic Refuge: Visuality and Mobility in Refugee Comics”, The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship 16(1). doi: doi.org/10.16995/cg.... #ComicsStudies powered by @openlibhums.org; @janewayolh.bsky.social

Read an Excerpt from ARAB TECHNO FOR THE PEOPLE, a Fascinating Work of Cultural Nonfiction by Jillian Fulton-Melanson In clubs, basements, and late-night dance floors across Toronto and Montreal, electronic music becomes more than sound. Throughout the pages of Arab ...

Read an excerpt from ARAB TECHNO FOR THE PEOPLE (@wlupress.bsky.social), a fascinating work of cultural nonfiction by Jillian Fulton-Melanson. Check it out right here!
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In a new episode of Community of Practice, Brenna and Dave unpack the role of authority in the classroom, being aware of how power dynamics are at work, and why “safe space” discourse is so threatening to university folks.Brenna Clarke Gray David N. Wright www.wlupress.wlu.ca/...

An image of a book with a woman wearing colourful robes. The book title is Arab Techno for the People, by Jillian Fulton Melanson and is published by WLU Press. The text reads: “This book captures the throb and flow of Arab techno worlds in Toronto and Montreal through snapshots, sketches, sounds, and stories that speak to the complexities of diasporic dancefloors, buzzing with connection and tension, yearning and release.” Luis Manuel Garcia-Mispereta

Arab Techno for the People seeks to move readers—and Canadians more broadly—to a more nuanced understanding of the misinterpellation, discrimination, and racism faced by those perceived as Arab and/or Muslim in Canada. Shop links at linktr.ee/wlupress

An image of a book with a woman wearing colourful robes. The book title is Arab Techno for the People, by Jillian Fulton Melanson and is published by WLU Press.

New this week! Arab Techno for the People analyzes electronic music soundscapes as a field site to explore the lived experiences of cosmopolitan, Arab individuals living in Toronto and Montreal, Canada. Shop links at linktr.ee/wlupress

An image of a book with a woman wearing colourful robes. The book title is Arab Techno for the People, by Jillian Fulton Melanson and is published by WLU Press. The text reads: “This book captures the throb and flow of Arab techno worlds in Toronto and Montreal through snapshots, sketches, sounds, and stories that speak to the complexities of diasporic dancefloors, buzzing with connection and tension, yearning and release.

Coming soon! Arab Techno for the People, by Jillian Fulton-Melanson. Pre-order your copy on our website or from your favourite bookseller. www.wlupress.wlu.ca/...

The Authority File Wrap-Up 2025: Most Listened To Episodes - Choice 360 To close out another excellent year for The Authority File, the Choice team gathered the 10 most listened to episodes of 2025.

The Authority File Podcast lists Ep 406: Defining Podcast Studies (Beckwith and Llinares) and Episode 432: What the Implied Reader of Refugee Comics Tells Us about the Genre and Citizenship (Davies and Rifkind) among the Most Listened to episodes of the year!

This conversation was SUCH a delight. I thought I knew and understand UDL, but @fritztesha.bsky.social's framework for using UDL as a tool for antiracism was so eye-opening. Another reminder of how K-12 educators have so much to teach us in post-secondary.
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We're at MLA with some great books. Please stop by Booth 216 to visit and save 30%. Save online with the code MLA2026 www.wlupress.wlu.ca/...

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In a new episode of Community of Practice, Brenna interviews Andratesha Fritzgerald about her book Antiracism and Universal Design for Learning: Building Expressways to Success. Brenna Clarke Gray Andratesha Fritzgerald CAST

#BookReview: Hunger: The Poetry of Susan Musgrave “Musgrave’s life circumstances are deeply intertwined with her poetry—a life of notoriety, well reported on, its biographical details drawing, perhaps, more fascination than her poems have”
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