Sarah Smith

Not to be missed - catch Plastic Fantastic tomorrow (Nov.19) @ Werkstattkino Munich 🎞️

On the left: surrealist art work depicting three people sitting at a table covered in magazines. Four people in suits with heads that are also magazines walk in through a door. On the right: text that reads “The wild protest art that free trade inspired. Police crotches at a Quebec summit, nations on disposable plates: how artists fought NAFTA culture”

From NAFTA billboards to gas-mask fashion at protests, free trade has shaped—and fractured—North America’s cultural landscape. Writer @smithsarah.bsky.social explores: thewalrus.ca/the-wild-protest...

What a fantastic event @globaldiscnct.bsky.social 👏👏👏

Looking forward to sharing my new work in Munich next week, and to engaging with former and current @globaldiscnct.bsky.social fellows!

📕It's official, 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵: 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘋𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢 is now out in a free open access version and as a paperback. Spread the word!

📚Open Access: www.ubcpress.ca/asset/103563...
➡️Order paperback: www.ubcpress.ca/trading-on-art

@ubcpress.bsky.social

Behind the Bricks - University of Calgary Press The story of the Mohawk Institute, Canada’s first and longest-running residential school and a model for the entire residential school system.

Really thrilled to announce that our new book on the history of the #MohawkInstitute is now available in #OpenAccess format. You can pay for the physical book, but you can also read a digital copy for free. This was a very important choice for us: press.ucalgary.ca/books/978177... #cdnhist #cdnpoli

Call for Proposals | Forum: Theorizing Culture in Global Relations Call for proposals for a new Forum on Theorizing Culture in Global Relations in The Hague Journal of Diplomacy.

⏰ It's not too late to submit a proposal to @haguediplomacyjrnl.bsky.social's special forum: Theorizing Culture in Global Relations. Abstracts (200 words) are due September 15. Patricia Goff and I are looking forward to reviewing your submissions!

CFP: www.universiteitleiden.nl/hjd/news/202...

🚨TOMORROW: Aug. 28, 5pm🚨

Join NACDI co-founder @smithsarah.bsky.social and Rachelle Dickenson to launch 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵 at the Global Centre for Pluralism in Ottawa! 📚

Hosts: Carleton Centre for Public History & the Embassy of Mexico in Canada

RSVP: culturaldiplomacyinitiative.com/events/book-...

Art exhibit seeks to break down language barriers with auction to support interpreting services | CBC News An art exhibition and auction in London is seeking to raise awareness and support for people who face language barriers in accessing essential services.

TAP Centre for Creativity is supporting unheard voices through creativity in their newest exhibition: Art Speaks: Bridging Cultures, in partnership with Across Languages
Check out their amazing work!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Ottawology Ottawology offers an original, accessible sociological account of social structures, socialities, ecologies, and everyday life in Ottawa.

I have a new book, Ottawology, coming out soon! fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/ottawol...

Ottawa folks - join me and Rachelle Dickenson next Thursday at the Global Centre for Pluralism to talk about 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵!

I'm thrilled to be hosted by Carleton Centre for Public History (‪@cupublichistory.bsky.social‬) & the Embassy of Mexico in Canada. Details here: tinyurl.com/ottawabookla...

This excellent book by @smithsarah.bsky.social is now open access too! www.ubcpress.ca/asset/103563...

Book Launch | Trading on Art at the Global Centre for Pluralism Join Sarah E.K. Smith and guests at the Global Centre for Pluralism in Ottawa for a discussion of art, free trade, and North American relationships.

Ottawa folks - delighted to be back later this month to launch 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵 (‪@ubcpress.bsky.social)!

Save the date: Thurs. Aug. 28, 5pm.

Details and RSVP here: culturaldiplomacyinitiative.com/events/book-...

The Case for a Renaissance in Canadian Cultural Diplomacy - Policy Magazine With Donald Trump questioning our sovereignty and national identity, cultural diplomacy has taken on new meaning and importance.

📄 Thanks to Colin Robertson (Canadian Global Affairs Institute) for discussing 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵 in his latest article in 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘦. Read "The Case for a Renaissance in Canadian Cultural Diplomacy" to learn why this moment calls for #culturaldiplomacy

➡️ www.policymagazine.ca/the-case-for...

Art of Influence: Canada’s Cultural Diplomacy To be a Catalyst for Innovative Canadian Global Engagement

🎙️ Had a fabulous time speaking about 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵
and Canada's #culturaldiplomacy with Colin Robertson (Canadian Global Affairs Institute) and Patricia Bovey - check out our conversation on 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 podcast!

www.cgai.ca/ge_art_of_in...

Chinese-Russian Cultural Diplomacy: Diplomatic Bridge or Diplomatic Façade? - Open Canada Despite undeniably close diplomatic, military, and economic ties, how deep do their cultural connections truly go?

What does renewed cultural diplomacy mean for the Russia-China relationship?

📚 New work by @nacdi.bsky.social’s Sascha Priewe on the impact of #culturaldiplomacy in Open Canada

Thank you @drdaveobrien.bsky.social for the great conversation @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social - it was wonderful to talk about 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵!

Listen the podcast here ➡️ newbooksnetwork.com/trading-on-art

@ubcpress.bsky.social

This week was a treat! I had a fantastic time thinking about museum diplomacy - part of a new project with Sascha Priewe, Friederike Landau-Donnelly & Joachim Baur. We facilitated a workshop at the Aga Khan Museum, connecting with and learning from policymakers, arts funders, managers, and scholars.

Dis:connectivity and Globalisation Globalisation is one of the most contested concepts of our time. From its promise of borderless flows of people, goods, and finance in the 1990s, it embodies today almost the opposite: deglobalisation...

Looks like the link we posted above isn’t working — sorry about that! Here’s the correct one 🙏

www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

YouTube video by Words Festival Trading on Art: Sarah E.K. Smith, Judith Rodger, and Ruth Skinner

Want to know more about how culture relates to the current trade war and Canada-US relations? Check out the recording of the Words Festival event last week celebrating my new book 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵 (@ubcpress.bsky.social). Featuring talks by Judith Rodger, Ruth Skinner and myself.

Happy to share a new policy brief I co-authored with members of the International Cultural Relations Research Alliance on decolonizing international cultural relations.

Available in English, French, and Spanish.

Doctoral Excellence Award Western University, in vibrant London, Ontario, delivers an academic and student experience second to none.

@westernu.ca is responding to doctoral students impacted by higher ed changes in the US by expanding this award. You can qualify if you are studying at, have an offer or had one rescinded from US unis in the current Top 100

#phdChat #academia

grad.uwo.ca/finances/wes...

Join us in person or online tomorrow (Jul. 24) to talk about my new book 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵!

I'm thrilled to be in conversation with Ruth Skinner & Judith Rodger at Museum London, hosted by Words, London's literary & creative arts festival.

Register: tinyurl.com/tradingonart

@ubcpress.bsky.social

Call for Proposals | Forum: Theorizing Culture in Global Relations Call for proposals for a new Forum on Theorizing Culture in Global Relations in The Hague Journal of Diplomacy.

Spread the word! NACDI's @smithsarah.bsky.social + Patricia Goff are editing an upcoming Forum for @haguediplomacyjrnl.bsky.social on 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.

Call for papers: www.universiteitleiden.nl/hjd/news/202...

Proposals due: September 15, 2025

Call for Proposals | Forum: Theorizing Culture in Global Relations Call for proposals for a new Forum on Theorizing Culture in Global Relations in The Hague Journal of Diplomacy.

Thinking about culture and global relations? Submit to the @haguediplomacyjrnl.bsky.social's Forum 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.

The Forum provides space for provocations, new perspectives, and novel approaches. Proposals due Sept. 15, 2025.

www.universiteitleiden.nl/hjd/news/202...

Our digital repositories team spends a great deal of their time now simply protecting our commoned public digital resources from bots. This insatiable, aimless, destructive desire to excrete novel slop is impeding our access to — and even damaging — our cultural heritage + vetted public knowledge.

Canada’s national archives need more than just a facelift Library and Archives Canada will soon have a shiny new home, but historians say what it really needs is better – and faster – access to the documents that make up this country’s history

Charlotte Gray on the underfunding of Library and Archives Canada and what lies ahead in its upcoming move. Sigh. #cdnhist #cdnpoli Gift link: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/5f5c26a...

What Will Photography Be? An Invitation to Speculate

We are interested in ideas about photography’s future roles in social, artistic, scientific, and everyday realms.

Applications are due on July 31st, 2025.

For the full call, please have a look here:
cloud.folkwang-uni.de/s/2zMFsW2WoZ...

Associate or Full Professor and SSHRC Canada Research Chair, Tier I, Institute for Comparative Studies in Literature, Art, and Culture (Community-Engaged Arts and Humanities) - Office of the Deputy Pr... About the Position The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) and the Institute for Comparative Studies in Literature, Art, and Culture (ICSLAC) invite applications from qualified candidates for a...

applications open for SSHRC Canada Research Chair, Tier I, "Community-Engaged Arts and Humanities," to be held at Carleton University: carleton.ca/deputyprovos...