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

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

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

⏰ 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-...

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/...

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...

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-...

📄 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...

🎙️ 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...

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.

Looks like the link we posted above isn’t working — sorry about that! Here’s the correct one 🙏 www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

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.

@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

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

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.

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...

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

New book! 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵: 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘋𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢 by NACDI co-founder @smithsarah.bsky.social is now out with @ubcpress.bsky.social. The book examines how visual art shaped North American relationships during the rise of free trade. www.ubcpress.ca/trading-on-art

New from Ivey’s Business Sustainability Area: Partnering with Navitas puts @westernu.bsky.social's reputation at risk. 💸 $150M equity injection in 2024 📉 Declining global partnerships 🏛️ No strong ties to top-ranked Canadian schools 🔗 Full report in bio. #NoToNavitasUWO

"If Ontario’s colleges and universities sector was looking for a lifeline from the province to help stabilize its financial state, the 2025 Ontario budget doesn’t contain one." — @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social #onpoli

Thanks to @ca.theconversation.com for offering space to reflect on current tariffs and the longer history of culture and free trade. This piece explores some of the findings from my book 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵 - out now with @ubcpress.bsky.social!

Sad news about Joseph Nye, who recently died. A titan of IR and the study of foreign policy and a friend of @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social. The Crimson has a nice writeup. If ever the world needed to rediscover ‘soft power’… www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

We have a new What's Old is News episode over @activehist.bsky.social as I chat with the great @smithsarah.bsky.social about free trade and cultural diplomacy as told described in her new book Trading on Art @ubcpress.bsky.social activehistory.ca/blog/2025/05...

The list of books available to review for Diplomatica has been updated! You can find it here: newdiplomatichistory.org/books-for-re... If one of them catches your eye, please feel free to write us at [email protected]. There's something for everyone!

Delighted to share that my new book 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵: 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘋𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢 is out today with @ubcpress.bsky.social!

New Publication - Trading on Art: Cultural Diplomacy and Free Trade in North America csn-rec.ca/news/77792-n... @ubcpress.bsky.social

🌞✨ We are thrilled to share the official page of the NACDI Summer Academy on Cultural Diplomacy—an initiative we’ve poured our hearts into, organized in collaboration with Ibero, UAM, and UP, alongside partner universities like Queen’s, USC, and Western. 👉 movil.up.edu.mx/culturaldipl...

1 week left to see The Air of the Now and Gone at CUAG. Curated by @kirstymrobertson.bsky.social and @smithsarah.bsky.social. Download the exhibition publication and see images from the exhibition on our website : sustainablecurating.ca/exhibitions-...

👏 Congratulations to all of the longlisted artists! 👏 And a special shout out to @cbattle.bsky.social - I was privileged to work with Christina earlier this year. Her work is featured in "The Air of the Now and Gone" - up until May 4 at CUAG @carleton.ca in Ottawa!

Interested in diaspora museums and how cultural institutions are addressing migration experiences? Share your work in a panel on global flows and the diaspora experience. Part of UAAC's 2025 Conference at York University. ⏰ Deadline May 30! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Just got THE BEST hostess gift from @smithsarah.bsky.social: Her new book, Trading on Art, about how artists responded to and shaped the discourse around North American free trade/how art was used in service of creating a North American identity. Out May 1 from @ubcpress.bsky.social!

"Trading on Art" is an insightful, innovative analysis of the role of art in shaping our understanding of North American integration and identity. bit.ly/44gjhoz

The University of London Press is now accepting for new proposals for short-form books (20,000–30,000 words) on Digital Cultural Heritage on themes of use, access, value(s) and ephemerality uolpress.co.uk/book-series/... #BDCAM25

What a joy to work with Larry, Kiah & Sarah from the Book Arts Lab @carleton.ca yesterday! Our bookbinding workshop brought together community to craft and bind hard cover riso copies of The Air of the Now and Gone exhibition catalogue. The results are gorgeous. Thanks to all our participants!

@syrusmarcusware.bsky.social : In 2008, I wrote a paper called "How Disability Studies Stays White and What Kind of White It Stays" link: scholar.google.ca/citations?vi... which looked @ ways what was called disability at the time needed to shift away from (just)

@amandacachia.bsky.social : people often ask me like, oh, how do we possibly provide #access for everyone. And the answer is always: well, you can't--bc access is this evolving medium that can change day to day. it needs to be fluid. it needs to be open to criticism; open to inquiry & new forms.