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An event poster with a headshot photo of guest speaker Robin Metcalfe, who is wearing a blue shirt and yellow bow tie. Text: "Decriminalizing Homosexuality and Other Myths" Tuesday, March 3 11 am to 12:15 pm in Loyola 298 (Private Dining Room) Saint Mary's University, Halifax All are welcome to join this guest talk and Q&A in Prof. Robert Wright's 'Queer Criminology' class.

TUESDAY, March 3: All are welcome to attend this guest talk and Q&A with Robin Metcalfe. A writer, curator, cultural activist and community historian, Robin is Chair of Sheet Harbour Pride and 2SLGBTQIA+ program coordinator for SeaHorse Sexual Health. 11 am-12:15 pm in Loyola 298: loom.ly/D8JEA4o

Johanna Hedva in conversation. Register for online/in-person attendance: forms.office.com/r/Cttb9wqnbF

Call for Papers - Sailing: Introduction to the Atlantic Written in the Waves is excited to announce that we are launching our first volume, Sailing! We are inviting graduate and undergraduate students (min. 4th year), as well as early scholars, to explore ...

Call for Papers – Sailing: Introduction to the Atlantic

Written in the Waves – Atlantic History, Written by Women
Deadline: 1 March 2026

Written in the Waves is excited to announce that we are launching our first volume, Sailing!

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#envhist #coastalhistory #cdnhist

An event poster with a small headshot photo of Dr. Paulo Ravecca. Text: SMU Research Spotlight Series "Reading the Far Right Beyond Self-Righteousness" Dr. Paulo Ravecca Associate Professor of Political Science, Saint Mary's University Thursday, March 5, 2026 Noon to 1 p.m. | CLARI Hub, Atrium 340 All are welcome! Light refreshments will be served.

Next up in the SMU Research Spotlight Series: Reading the Far Right Beyond Self-Righteousness. Join us March 5 from 12-1 pm as Dr. Paulo Ravecca delves into it. All are welcome to attend; CLARI Hub (Atrium 340). Lecture description: www.smu.ca/fgsr/researc... #SMUResearch #SMUPoliticalScience

An event poster featuring photos of the two speakers with coastal landscapes behind them. Text: First event in an annual series, "Reimagining Rural Resilience: Changing Landscapes and Lifescapes" Fireside chat | Open to everyone Reimagining Resilience in Bay of Fundy Dykelands Speakers: Dr. Danika van Proosdij and Dr. Jonathan Fowler of SMU February 26, 2026 6:00-8:30 p.m. Unilever Lounge (SB 422), Sobey Building Saint Mary's University in Halifax

Thursday, Feb. 26: Reimagining Resilience in Bay of Fundy Dykelands 🌊 Join us for this friendly fireside chat with SMU researchers Dr. Danika van Proosdij and Dr. Jonathan Fowler. All are welcome, 6-8:30 pm in SB 422 and online via Zoom. Learn more: loom.ly/frzoba0. #NovaScotia #ClimateResilience

An event poster with a photo of guest speaker Catherine Martin.

History, Truth-Telling, Reconciliation and Artistic Practice: A Conversation with Catherine Martin. Join us on Tuesday, Feb. 24 for a discussion on exploring history through film and theatre, and the role of the arts in practices of reconciliation. 4–5:30 pm in LA 171. More info: loom.ly/EFxyFd4

An event poster with a headshot of Dr. Françoise Baylis, who is wearing a grey sweater, a colourful scarf and dark-rimmed glasses.

🔬 "Designer Babies: The Science, the Tech and the Crib" 🚼 Dr. Françoise Baylis, President of @src-rsc.bsky.social, will deliver the 2026 Marshall Lecture in Public Philosophy, presented by #SMUPhilosophy. All are welcome to attend on Thursday, March 12, 7-9 pm in Halifax. Learn more: loom.ly/WLyJ-YA

Discussing the Fundy Dykelands

All welcome, details here:
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An event poster featuring a photo of author Sarah Emsley and the cover of her book, The Austens. Text: The SMU Reading Series presents: An evening with Sarah Emsley Come celebrate Jane Austen's 250th anniversary and learn more about her family connections to Halifax! Thursday, February 5, 2026 7:00 pm | SB 255, Sobey Building, Saint Mary's University Admission free; all welcome. Bookmark II will be on hand with books for purchase. Released in 2025 by Pottersfield Press, The Austens is a story that explores, in part, Austen's friendship with her sister-in-law Fanny, who lived in Nova Scotia and Bermuda with her naval captain husband during the years when Jane was writing 'Pride and Prejudice' and other novels that would later make her famous. A quote from a review: "Gentle readers, I think you will love The Austens, as I did. No matter how well you know Jane Austen, it will give you new perspectives on her novels, her life, and the life of her sister-in-law." — Brenda Cox, Jane Austen's World

Up next in the SMU Reading Series: @sarahemsley.bsky.social will read from her novel, The Austens. Come celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth and learn about her family connections to Halifax! Thursday, Feb. 5, 7 pm in SB 255. All welcome: loom.ly/bsf91AI @smuenglish.bsky.social

Suburban Plan In 2023, Halifax Regional Council launched the suburban planning process for the Suburban Area (lands where central water and sewer services are provided, located beyond Halifax Peninsula and…

🔔REMINDER: SUBURBAN PLAN KICK-OFF
⌚2pm-4pm and 5:30pm-8pm, Thurs Jan 29
Captain Spry Centre
Here’s your opportunity to share ideas on the future of Spryfield, Herring Cove and Armdale.
Can't make it? Find online surveys and activities at halifax.ca/suburbanplan

Nova Scotian Vintage Shorts (NSRFF) — Carbon Arc Screening times: Sunday, February 1, 1:00 PM - special guest attending! Various directors | Canada | Various Years This collection of vintage shorts from Nova Scotia is screening as part of the...

Carbon Arc Cinema's #NovaScotia Retro Film Festo is coming up soon! Dr. Jennifer VanderBurgh of @smuenglish.bsky.social will host a Q&A with short films by pioneering film director #MargaretPerry, at the Nova Scotian Vintage Shorts event Feb. 1 at 1 pm. www.carbonarc.ca/events/nova-... #SMUEnglish

Yellow Maritime Sunburst Lichen on a tree.

British soldier lichen

foliose lichen

Winter is a great time to look at lichen & Nova Scotia is of six global hotspots for cool-temperate rainforest lichens. Get started with our free download - Lichens In Nova Scotia: A ‘how-to’ Guide For Beginner Naturalists

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#novascotia #lichen #visitnovascotia

A car ramming, a violent arrest and an emboldened immigration agency Far from the border, a father and son met Border Patrol tactics. They haven’t seen each other since.

My latest investigation: Far from the border, a father and son met Border Patrol tactics. They haven’t seen each other since. www.ms.now/news/border-... Our full @ms.now documentary comes out tonight

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NEW - Explore Our Collections

Nova Scotia Museum Collections Online, allows users to explore of some of the highlights in the Nova Scotia Museum collection. Please come back to see what’s new as we build our online collection. #novascotia

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In the background is a photo of a wooded shoreline on a lake. A brown box over the photo has green text that says: Public engagement is open for HRM's Suburban Plan! At the bottom of the text box is a green arrow pointing right.

📣 Public Engagement is open for HRM's Suburban Plan! Find all the details here: engagehalifax.ca/suburban-plan.

Read along as we explain why this matters to the #HalifaxBacklands. 1/7

A @popmatters.com review of 'Send in the Clowns: Popular Politics After Neoliberalism'. The "highly entertaining" book on the "ongoing implosion of America’s failing neoliberalism" was written by Dr. Seán Kennedy of @irishstudies.bsky.social and @jamesmcnaughton.bsky.social. @orbooks.bsky.social

The Nazi Plunder of Church Bells Changed the Sound of Europe

Dr. Kirrily Freeman of @historysmu.bsky.social quoted in NY Times article "The Nazi Plunder of Church Bells Changed the Sound of Europe." #ArtsWithImpact www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/a...

A course poster for ANTH 2827, with a closeup view of Taylor Swift's face. Text: New course offering with the Department of Anthropology What's the Deal with Taylor Swift? Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:30-3:45 pm with Dr. Rylan Higgins Winter 2026 Course description: The social, cultural and economic noteworthiness of Taylor Swift is hard to overstate. Her influence and wealth are staggering, her reach, spectacularly global. Her appeal to hundreds of millions of people is mindboggling. This course takes these aspects of Swift’s celebrity status as a starting point and endeavours to interrogate and understand the nature of her appeal, power and influence. The anthropology of the celebrity reminds us that it is a social construct, the product of the public’s interactions with the entertainment industry. Indeed, celebrity figures have been referred to as “America’s royalty.” But even among this noble class, Swift stands out. In this course, we will explore Swift as a global celebrity juggernaut. Learn more about our #ArtsForEveryone courses: https://www.smu.ca/arts/outreach/arts-for-everyone.html

What's the Deal with Taylor Swift? 🌟 Whether you're a Swiftie or not, the pop icon's global influence is unmistakable. Analyze her impact in this new course starting Jan. 8 at 2:30 pm with Dr. Rylan Higgins—free for members of the public through #ArtsForEveryone! 🎤 Learn more: loom.ly/9fHFmTQ #A4E

A course poster for ENGL 2360, with sunbeams shining through a mysterious archway in the woods. Text: Arts for Everyone presents ... The Fantastic Winter 2026 | ENGL 2360 Tuesdays + Thursdays, 2:30-3:45 p.m. (starting Jan. 8) Instructor: Dr. Mark Barr Course description: Explore the sources of modern fantasy literature and its variations into the present day: short story, novel, graphic novel, film and gaming. Course topics will include: • the sources of modern fantasy • the speciation of 20thC Weird Fiction • the effect of market forces on fantastic expression • the unique position of fantasy to launch ideological critique. For access to the course materials, register for free on Brightspace: https://smucc.brightspace.com/course/23/the-fantastic Learn more about Arts for Everyone: https://www.smu.ca/arts/outreach/arts-for-everyone.html

🧙‍♂️ The Fantastic 🐉 | This free winter course starts Jan. 8 via #ArtsForEveryone and @smuenglish.bsky.social! Join Dr. Mark Barr to explore fantasy literature's past and present variations: short story, novel, graphic novel, film and gaming. Tuesdays + Thursdays, 2:30-3:45 pm: loom.ly/9fHFmTQ. #A4E

ENGL 1100 course poster, with a partial image of the book cover for Future Howl, by Sue Goyette. Text: Arts for Everyone presents ... Introduction to Composition (ENGL 1100) Winter 2026 Mondays + Wednesdays online! 10-11:15 a.m. with Dr. Seán Kennedy Course description: The course teaches us how to write by teaching us how to think. The wager is that to write well means to think well. If you want to write critically you must think critically. The course text will be 'Future Howl', the latest book by local visionary Sue Goyette MA’21. "'Future Howl' is a complex, exacting achievement," says Dr. Kennedy. "It is traumatic and traumatized, but also resistant and resilient. It rewards careful thought and patient consideration. To unravel its secrets, we will study aesthetics, poetics, psychoanalysis, liberal colonialism, ecocide, humanism, posthuman feminism, Alice Munro, and wolves."

📣 #ArtsForEveryone returns this winter with 4 free courses, including one online offering: Introduction to Composition (ENGL 1100) starts Jan. 7 with Dr. Seán Kennedy. 📚 It runs Mondays + Wednesdays, 10–11:15 am. Register here: smucc.brightspace.com/course/21/co... @smuenglish.bsky.social #A4E

A squirrel with all white fur, a fluffy white tail, and reddish eyes sits on a log covered with a dusting of snow.

A white squirrel with all white fur, a fluffy white tail, and reddish eyes sits perched on the top of a small stump next to a boulder in a park.

During today's walk at the Frog Pond, I saw the white #squirrel again. I was looking for it on one side of the trail and then turned around and it was right behind me. Maybe I am a squirrel whisperer?!

Watercourse setbacks, commercial space discussed at public hearing on Halifax regional plan - Halifax Examiner Public hearing took place at City Hall on Thursday.

Watercourse setbacks, commercial space discussed at public hearing on Halifax regional plan

Story by me

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An information graphic with an aerial photo of a wooded wilderness area. In the top left corner is a red "URGENT" stamp. A piece of paper with a paperclip has the text: Public Hearing on Amendments to HRM's Regional Plan 1 pm Thursday, December 11 - that's tomorrow! Halifax City Hall How to have your say even if you can't attend (more info on next image in the comments/replies) For the full post, visit us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DSFw-ajkTik/?img_index=1 Or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BacklandsCoalition/posts/pfbid02s9EvxAqKsWVb7oqXT5g1nJHYg6bQx5A78XPB9Rofdi3KqHpimQV8Aqsai5p6MLwl

Important PUBLIC HEARING on Thursday, Dec. 11, 1 pm at Halifax City Hall: brnw.ch/21wY75R. Last chance to share views on provincial changes to HRM's Regional Plan. Of particular concern:
- Removal of actions to protect wildlife corridors
- Removal of 30m buffers for wetlands, watercourses & coasts.

A photo of the feet of two people walking at night, with text that reads “Why don’t we take stalking more seriously?”

When Anastasia Boldiref reported her stalker, police dismissed her terror by asking her to consider what she was wearing. Journalist Sheima Benembarek examines what justice looks like for victims in the gap between the law and lived experience: thewalrus.ca/why-dont-we-take...

Teresa Heffernan on how AI is shaped by fiction - Halifax Examiner Alas, the AI titans are not thoughtful readers. Rather, they have a laughingly dumb and adolescent read of fiction.

Teresa Heffernan on how AI is shaped by fiction

Morning File by @timbousquet.bsky.social

An event poster with a black-and-white photo of writer Kate Cayley on the left, and a colour image of the cover of her new novel, Property just above her shoulder. The book cover shows an illustration of waves. Text: The SMU Reading Series presents ... An evening with Kate Cayley Winner of the Trillium Award, the O. Henry Prize and the Mitchell Prize for Poetry Cayley will read from her new novel, Property. Thursday, November 27, 2025 7:00 p.m. | Sobey Building, room 255 Admission free | All welcome

The #SMUReadingSeries presents "An evening with Kate Cayley" on November 27. Winner of the Trillium Award, O. Henry Prize and Mitchell Prize for Poetry, Cayley will read from her new novel Property, published by @coachhousebooks.bsky.social. 7 pm in SB 255: loom.ly/bnvuCYY @smuenglish.bsky.social

An event poster with a purple band at the top and bottom, and a white section in the middle. Dr. Ed Molloy of Saint Mary's University and lawyer Ronan Holland will discuss the dynamics of the 2025 Irish presidential race and consider the constitutional role of the president, including the powers (and limitations) of the office and how the role has evolved in recent decades. See the caption for the remaining text that appears on the poster.

A look at Ireland's recent presidential election: Join An Cumann (Irish Association of #NovaScotia) for an online discussion with Dr. Edward Molloy of our #SMUIrishStudies program and lawyer Ronan Holland on Wednesday, November 12 at 7 pm. Register for the Zoom link: loom.ly/vubDtdQ #artswithimpact

Past Lives: A Public Film Screening and Discussion (Nov. 7 at 7:00 p.m. Burke Theatre B). Speaker: Dr. Ji Yoon An (UBC).Trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=kA24...
Korean Diaspora Studies Conference: smu.ca/koreanconfer...

A photo of two Saint Mary's University professors (Dr. Lindsay Macumber at left and Dr. Michele Byers on the right). They are wearing monster costumes created by students at NSCAD University.

It's looking strangely monstrous this week around Saint Mary's University, as the university hosts Nova Scotia’s first #MonsterFest. It's a sister event to the @ucscmonsters.bsky.social Festival of Monsters in California. Read about it in SMU News: loom.ly/KsXIDOI #MonsterFest2025 #artswithimpact

Image description: A graphic with an aerial view of downtown Halifax. A text overlay includes logos for Our HRM Alliance and the Ecology Action Centre. Text: Give your feedback on 'Amendments to the Regional Plan' by October 24. It's never been more important to speak up! Learn more: https://engagehalifax.ca/2025-planning-changes Send all comments to regionalplan@halifax.ca. For more background, see this excellent analysis from EAC / Our HRM Alliance: On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQCv54Rjze5/?img_index=1 Or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EcologyActionCentre/posts/pfbid0zBAQQBMQ5w6J1aQWmxyuVcFCyLDKiadEH9ytf7PyFLUBfJ1ookjJCyN7X7tnwvP5l

Public input due Oct. 24! Amendments to the #HalifaxRegionalPlan will dictate how HRM does urban planning for decades: engagehalifax.ca/2025-plannin.... Our city can grow while still protecting our environment. Share your thoughts with regionalplan@halifax.ca by tomorrow! @ecologyaction.bsky.social