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Sep 6, 2024 | 
themain.com | Alexander Hackett |Heather O'Neill |Rawi Hage |Madeleine Thien
There was once a time when Montreal’s Anglo writers were central to the city’s culture—here’s how new generations of writers are bringing it full circle. Photograph: Braedan HoutmanInsofar as we can speak of a golden age of English-language Montreal literature, the period from the 1950s through to the early 1970s stands out as a natural choice. Mordecai Richler, Mavis Gallant, Hugh McLennan, and Leonard Cohen all enjoyed success nationally and internationally.
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Mar 14, 2024 | 
mtlreviewofbooks.ca | Alexander Hackett
Who knew that a book about the taxonomy of mollusc penises, cow throats, intestinal worms, and animal deformities could be so compelling?
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Nov 2, 2023 | 
lapresse.ca | Alexander Hackett
L’auteur se demande pourquoi les francophones s’inquiètent tant d’une toute petite diminution de la proportion de Canadiens qui ont le français comme première langue parlée. En tant qu’anglophone ayant grandi dans les Cantons-de-l’Est, une région fondée par des loyalistes qui s’est énormément francisée au cours du dernier siècle, j’ai souvent l’impression de vivre dans un univers parallèle.
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Jul 1, 2023 | 
thestar.com | Alexander Hackett
Between 1881 and 1885, 17,000 Chinese men worked on the western section of the Canadian Pacific Railway, in perilous conditions and for 30 per cent less pay than whites. At least 600 died. Despite this, none were featured in the famous Last Spike photograph of its completion. A head tax was imposed shortly afterwards to discourage more Chinese from immigrating to Canada. Fixed at $50 in 1885, it soon increased to $100 and then $500 by 1903.
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Jun 27, 2023 | 
mtlreviewofbooks.ca | Pablo Strauss |Jocelyn Parr |Alexander Hackett |Salena Wiener
The Vanishing Act (& The Missing Link) A review of The Vanishing Act (& The Miracle After) by Mirabel Published on June 27, 2023 The Vanishing Act (& The Miracle After) by Mirabel, also known as Avleen K.
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Jun 27, 2023 | 
mtlreviewofbooks.ca | Salena Wiener |Pablo Strauss |Jocelyn Parr |Alexander Hackett
The Vanishing Act (& The Miracle After) A review of The Vanishing Act (& The Miracle After) by Mirabel Published on June 27, 2023 The Vanishing Act (& The Miracle After) by Mirabel, also known as Avleen K.
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Jun 21, 2023 | 
mtlreviewofbooks.ca | Pablo Strauss |Jocelyn Parr |Alexander Hackett |Malcolm Fraser
The Montreal Review of Books launches its Summer 2023 issue Wednesday, July 5th, at Wills Bar (6729 Esplanade Ave). Join us for readings by Valérie Bah with translator Kama La Mackerel (The Rage Letters, Metonomy), Maxime Aurélien and Ted Rutland (Out To Defend Ourselves, Fernwood), and John Reibetanz (New Songs for Orpheus, McGill-Queen’s University Press). Doors open at 6:00 p.m., with readings beginning at 7:00 pm. The authors will be available to sign books after the readings. Admission is free.
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May 9, 2023 | 
educationnewscanada.com | Alexander Hackett
The importance of youth perspectives
The researchers based their article on data collected by Restrepo, whose project primarily focused on Colombian youths' perceptions of the armed conflict in their country. But the dataset also includes student views of peer conflict in schools, which Pareja Conto incorporated into her research.
Examples of peer harm in schools include bullying, conflicts between rival groups and property destruction.
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May 1, 2023 | 
grenier.qc.ca | Alexander Hackett
Débutant le 19 mai, l’atelier de quatre semaines s’adresse à des personnes issues d’industries variées. Crédit photo : Josh Sorensen de UnsplashLa popularité des tournages aériens réalisés à l’aide de drones a explosé ces dernières années. D’ailleurs, vous avez sûrement déjà aperçu quelqu’un, la tête levée vers le ciel, une console de haute technologie en main.
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Mar 16, 2023 | 
thestar.com | Alexander Hackett
For some of the students of Montreal’s Alternative United Pit Bulls, it was a two-in-one deal: a first ever trip to Toronto, and their first time seeing an NBA game live. And not just any NBA game, but the Raptors — a team they all cheered for owing to homegrown Montreal heroes like Chris Boucher and Khem Birch. “I always wondered what it was like inside that arena,” says Pit Bulls captain Jahkwon Carey. “And that view from the hotel downtown … you could see the water and everything.
