University of Alberta Press

12/17/2025

You will find Gary Genosko's biography of HARLEY PARKER: The McLuhan of the Museum in Canada's History Great Canadian Gift Guide.
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12/16/2025

Laura K. Davis considers the temporal implications of genre, the relationship between the past and the present, the corporeality of temporal being, narrative framing, memory, and memoir in ALICE MUNRO AND THE ART OF TIME. Her close readings offer insights into the complexities of Munro’s representation of the temporal lives of her characters and the places where they live.
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12/11/2025

As a global crisis, COVID-19 was a moment of reckoning for the academy, exposing deep-seated issues. UNMASKING ACADEMIA uses the pandemic as a catalyst to reflect on the intensification and intersectional impacts of white supremacy, colonialism, xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia, racism, and misogyny in higher education.

Centring the experiences and insights of historically excluded and underrepresented faculty and students and using methodologies such as auto-ethnography, policy analysis, and Indigenous ways of knowing, the authors chart new pathways toward social justice and meaningful institutional transformation.

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12/09/2025

Harley Parker's bold, experimental museum design wasn't just ahead of its time—it defined the experience-focused practices in use today. THE CULTURE BOX explains why this shift is important for modern museums.
https://bit.ly/4586xiM

12/08/2025

Not only was Frank Farley a passionate naturalist, staunch environmental activist, and the namesake of his celebrated grand-nephew, Farley Mowat; he was also a world-class birder. The book details his career as a scientist, conservationist and mentor. Alberta Morning‘s Grant Stovel discusses ornithology, conservation and all things Farley with authors Glen Hvenegaard and Jeremy Mouat in this lively and informative conversation on CKUA Radio.
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12/06/2025

On Dec 6, 1989, 14 women at Polytechnique Montréal were murdered in an act of violent misogyny. This tragic event led Parliament to designate this date as The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

12/05/2025

We held an Open House this week to welcome our Director and Publisher, Darcy Cullen, to Edmonton and to celebrate the hiring of our new Acquisitions Editor, Kay Rollans. The celebration was convivial and lively. It was a pleasure to have so many authors, friends, and colleagues come out to spend the afternoon with us. It was a pleasure to have so many authors, friends, and colleagues come out to spend the afternoon with us.

Check out the photo gallery!

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12/04/2025

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12/02/2025

By highlighting the connections between time and various tropes in Munro’s stories, including identity, ephemerality, and environmental change, ALICE MUNRO AND THE ART OF TIME provides new, exciting avenues for engaging with Munro’s work.

Alice Munro and the Art of Time reveals how one of the world’s greatest writers of short stories challenged and reconfigured traditional assumptions about ...

12/01/2025

Edmonton friends, join us at our Open House on Wednesday, December 3 from 3 to 5 pm. We have lots to celebrate!

All are welcome.
Remarks at 4 pm.
Henderson Hall, Rutherford Library South
University of Alberta

12/01/2025

Come for our Open House on Wednesday (3 to 5 pm), then stay on for the U of A craft sale in the Butterdome (open until 7 pm)!