Leisure and the Far Right: Critical Interdisciplinary Interventions | Dr. Paulo Ravecca of SMU and @luccousineau.bsky.social are co-editing this special issue of World Leisure Journal. Submit abstracts by Dec. 15; manuscripts by April 17: buff.ly/rDeeFkM. @cifrs.org @tandfresearch.bsky.social

Dr. Maryanne Fisher, Professor of Psychology at Saint Mary’s, discusses the dangers of romance scams — and how to avoid them—with Bob Murphy on CBC’s Maritime Noon radio. Click to listen: (Scroll to 15 minutes into the program): www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Up next in the Lunch Seminar Series with the SMU Department for the Study of Religion: "Secularism Through the Prisms of Lived Religion and Ethnography," with Dr. @jselby.bsky.social of @memorialu.bsky.social. Friday, Nov. 14, 12-1 pm in MM214. More info: loom.ly/rPgK0y4 #SMUReligion #artswithimpact

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

An intriguing new public art project on the #ArbutusGreenway. Check it out!

Love remote sensing and working with GIS apps? In celebration of GIS Day, Canadian Space Agency has been invited to give an update on their projects. Wednesday, November 19th in Atrium 340 at 3 p.m. We will also be joined by representatives from Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia. Join us!

Thank you to everyone who came out on Saturday for an artist-led walking tour of 'Ripples,' a series of billboards that show supply chain data represented as public art. It was heartening to see members of the public interacting with Gavin Fridell's research and Sydney Hart's artist interpretation.

This Friday (Nov. 7), join us for the Korean Diaspora Studies Conference. More information and registration - www.smu.ca/koreanconference/

Dr. Michael Vance will present at the next SMU History Seminar series: "Irish Soldier Settlers in Atlantic Canada, c. 1818-1838." Details: Friday, Nov 7, 1pm in Loyola 173. All are welcome! #cdnhist

2025 Korean Diaspora Studies Conference Friday, November 7 | 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Burke Theatre B The one-day conference includes keynotes, panel discussions with global leaders in Korean Studies, & a public screening & discussion of the 2023 film Past Lives. www.smu.ca/koreanconfer...

Join the SMU Linguistics program for a guest talk by sociolinguist @nikkivi.bsky.social of @umanitoba.bsky.social, on the use of accent to signal social values such as hardiness and self-reliance on the Canadian prairies. All are welcome to attend, Nov. 6, 5:30-6:30 pm in Loyola 179. #SMULinguistics

Join us for The Monster Ball on #Halloween night in #Halifax! Anita LandBack is our host/DJ for the Oct. 31 costume party, 7-10 pm. Our McNally Auditorium will be decked out as the 'Carrie' prom scene, with a SMU Drama Society performance! Tickets/info: www.smu.ca/monsterfest/ #MonsterFest2025

Please join us this Friday at 1:00 for this talk by Dr Rosana Barbosa

😈 Today's free #MonsterFest keynote is "Historicized Traumas: Black Art in Nia DaCosta’s 'Candyman'," with Dr. Novotny Lawrence, Director of the Black Film Centre and Archive at Indiana University, Bloomington. All are welcome, 3:30 pm at Halifax Central Library. More info: loom.ly/dwkmSbI

Happening now at SMU! It's our #MonsterFest Bazaar of the Bizarre, 9 am - 2 pm Wednesday and Thursday in the Isaacs Learning Commons near Tim's in Loyola. Plenty of creations from local monstrous makers. Find a list of vendors here: www.smu.ca/monsterfest/... #MonsterFest2025 #artswithimpact

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

Today's free keynote at SMU #MonsterFest: "Too Ghoul for School: Colonial Gazing and Monstrosity in Rhymes for Young Ghouls," with Dr. Krista Collier-Jarvis of @msvuenglish.bsky.social. All are welcome, 3:30 pm at Halifax Central Library. More info: loom.ly/NDXnXuA @lnuonhorror.bsky.social

Check out today's free SMU #MonsterFest keynote with Dr. Krista Collier-Jarvis of @msvuenglish.bsky.social - 3:30 pm at Halifax Central Library! @lnuonhorror.bsky.social also moderates an Indigenous scholars' panel at tonight's free screening of Blood Quantum, 6 pm (also at the library).

Happening now at SMU! It's our #MonsterFest Bazaar of the Bizarre, 9 am - 2 pm Wednesday and Thursday in the Isaacs Learning Commons near Tim's in Loyola. Plenty of creations from local monstrous makers. Find a list of vendors here: www.smu.ca/monsterfest/... #MonsterFest2025 #artswithimpact

Starting soon ... tonight in the Gorsebrook Lounge! Find the full #MonsterFest2025 lineup at www.smu.ca/monsterfest/ 😈

Halifax's first #MonsterFest starts tonight and THE MONSTERS ARE COMING! 😱 Join us Oct. 28-31 for a monstrous time at Saint Mary's University and #HalifaxCentral Library ... if you dare. 😈 Free public lectures, films and much more: smu.ca/monsterfest/ #Halifax #MonsterFest2025 #artswithimpact

Apply by Nov. 30: The Edna and Velma Thomas Kane Writers Award supports SMU students of African Nova Scotian and Black/African descent in the next steps toward their #writing aspirations. Graduating with a BA or BES in 2026? Learn more: loom.ly/lo5R-k0 #KaneWritersAward #SMUAlumni #artswithimpact

On Sunday evening, head to @saintandrews.bsky.social for this special discussion in the sanctuary. Leading the conversation are Dr. Syed Adnan Hussain, Chair of our Study of Religion department, and Dr. Eva Mroczek, Simon and Riva Spatz Chair in Jewish Studies, @dalclassics.bsky.social. All welcome.

Dr. Luke Hathaway of @smuenglish.bsky.social is onstage tonight in Kitchener, performing with ANIMA. The concert is BORDER BALLADS: an evening of fluid(folk) songs of work, love and rebellion. Follow the links below to an interview with Promenade community radio magazine! #SMUEnglish #ANIMA #music

Luke Hathaway, Andrea Cote and Major Jackson to judge 2026 Griffin Poetry Prize: https://www.cbc.ca/books/luke-hathaway-andrea-cote-and-major-jackson-to-judge-2026-griffin-poetry-prize-1.7650406

Getting Ready - to Welcome You! Excitement builds as researchED Atlantic Canada (Sat Oct 25/25) fast approaches. Our program says it all - six featured speakers, 20 in-depth sessions & a 28-page program. Snag a ticket and arrive early to get a seat.

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...

My take on why Canada needs to ramp up green steel and iron, if it wants to truly be a clean energy "superpower." Reflecting on an impressive report by @jonasalgers.bsky.social and @chrisbataille.bsky.social on "Strategic decarbonisation of the Canadian iron and steel industry."

Looking for a Winter 2026 History course at SMU? Consider HIST 2397 Imperial Britain, 1870-present! Students in this course explore the important changes that affected British society from the height of imperial power to the present.

😱 Halifax's first #MonsterFest starts one week from tonight! Kicking things off Oct. 28 is Horror Trivia Night in the Gorsebrook Lounge, featuring Wednesday Whizz Quiz. This welcome event offers an accessible, community-building intro to #MonsterFest2025. Learn more: www.smu.ca/monsterfest/ 😈

Wednesday at noon in CLARI (Atrium 340) - join us as Dr. Bishop Owis is in the SMU Research Spotlight! #research #artswithimpact

Join us for The Monster Ball on #Halloween night in #Halifax! Anita LandBack is our host/DJ for the Oct. 31 costume party, 7-10 pm. Our McNally Auditorium will be decked out as the 'Carrie' prom scene, with a SMU Drama Society performance! Tickets/info: www.smu.ca/monsterfest/ #MonsterFest2025

Please join us for our next History Seminar Series: Irish Soldier Settlers in Atlantic Canada, c. 1818-1838 with Dr. Michael Vance, November 7, 1-2 pm, in L173

"Resist the AI hype and question the uncritical adoption of this technology," Dr. @tjheffernan.bsky.social of @smuenglish.bsky.social warns in her latest commentary piece for @halifaxexaminer.ca. #SMUEnglish #OpEd #ArtificialIntelligence #AI

The Department for the Study of Religion invites all to a public presentation on Sunday, Oct. 26, "Muslim and Jew: A Love Story" at St. Andrew’s United Church, 5:30-7:30 pm. The speakers are Dr. Syed Adnan Hussain of SMU and Dr. Eva Mroczek of @dalclassics.bsky.social. More info: loom.ly/t-4GdqE

Nocturning tonight? Stop by @nocturnehalifax.bsky.social sites with SMU connections: 107: Kate Solar's Absent Currents, a collab with @coldh20.bsky.social 118: Two Pansies at SMU Art Gallery 405: a'tukwewinu'k: a night of Mi'kmaw stories, some with Prof. Raymond Sewell of @smuenglish.bsky.social.

Up next in the SMU Research Spotlight Series: Dr. Bishop Owis, with 'Constellating Care: On the Periphery of Possibilities,' examining how educators can embody a teaching praxis grounded in a queer & trans ethic of care. All are welcome Oct. 22, 12-1 pm. More info: www.smu.ca/fgsr/researchevents/

Very much looking forward to this tomorrow. Will be interesting to see how it goes over with a Canadian audience after I've spent so many years speaking in the US.

New Winter 2026 History course @smuhalifax!: HIST 1826 Moments That Made Canada. Students consider twelve pivotal moments that altered the course of Canadian history!

Please join us TODAY at noon!

The hope, the hype and the sad reality of what AI chatbots do in some conversations with teens: Check out this recent radio interview with Dr. @tjheffernan.bsky.social on CBC Mainstreet: loom.ly/SQzVvXs @smuenglish.bsky.social #SMUEnglish #CBC #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #artswithimpact

Tonight at Saint Mary's University - all are welcome to attend this #Halifax public lecture by Dr. Mark McGowan! Reception to follow. @torschtheology.bsky.social

The 2025 Korean Diaspora Studies Conference: Borders, Boundaries, and Displacement is a unique opportunity for the Atlantic community and scholars of the Korean diaspora to gather, share knowledge and plan for the future. November 7: www.smu.ca/koreanconfer....

Dr. @gavinfridell.bsky.social is one of the collaborators involved in 'Ripples', a billboard art project on display in Vancouver! Dr. Fridell is a faculty member in our Department of Political Science and Global Development Studies. Learn more: globalreportingcentre.org/ripples/ #artswithimpact

New publication by Dr. Michael Vance: “‘Red Haggis’: A Depression-Era Comic Strip in the Young Worker” in Labour/ Le Travail! #cdnhist #cdnhistory #labourhistory See: lltjournal.ca/index.php/ll...

Tonight at 7 pm! Join the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society for “Divided by Oceans, United by the Empire: Nova Scotia and Bengal, 1756-1867.” Dr. Madhuparna Gupta teaches in our Department of Political Science and Global Development Studies. More info: www.rnshs.ca?p=4312 @historysmu.bsky.social

Saint Mary's history professor @rblakebrown.bsky.social quoted in @CBCNews story: “50 years later, an Ottawa high schooler’s violent unravelling still leaves deep scars." @smuarts.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Curious to find out what's involved in applying for a #BachelorOfEducation degree program? SMU students are invited to our B.Ed. Information Panel on Oct. 22, 4 pm in Atrium 340. B.Ed. program reps from across #NovaScotia will share information and answer your questions. RSVP here: loom.ly/oI9YcxE

Join us next Friday, Oct. 17 for this talk by @clmcwhirter.bsky.social of @lincolnpresfdn.bsky.social. All are welcome, noon to 1 pm in Loyola 281 at Saint Mary's University: loom.ly/R5LdLtk #SMUHistory #Lincoln #uspoli #ushist #history #artswithimpact

Hold the date for the History Seminar Series talk on October 31 at 1:00pm. Dr. Rosana Barbosa will present "Chiquinha Gonzaga: Music as an Instrument of Liberation." Location: SMU Campus, McNally North 219.