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  • “Walking both sides of an invisible border”

    “Walking both sides of an invisible border”

    Today is September 30th and I have a few words about a few truths. One — The title of this week’s blog post quotes a poem and retrospective exhibition of work by Alootook Ipellie (1951-2007), an Inuit visual artist and writer. The photo above features a detail of one of his drawings, “The Idiot Box…

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    Johanne Provençal

    30 Sep 2023
    all, everyday life
    Alootook Ipellie, Native-land.ca, Truth and Reconciliation
  • beyond bubbles

    beyond bubbles

    It starts with grade school parties, handing out invitations, eating birthday cake. Then high school, getting together with friends, parental warnings to stay out of trouble. Soon, it’s first apartments, first parties. Not long after, life gets busy. Days and nights are full and one of the only ways to spend time with everyone is…

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    Johanne Provençal

    22 Sep 2023
    all, everyday life
  • mile end summer

    mile end summer

    I know that to mention the “end of summer” at this time of year is almost blasphemy in most places across Canada. So, I’ll refer instead to the photo above (taken in Montréal’s Mile End neighbourhood this summer) and offer a few discoveries uncovered in my search for something to tell you — about summer…

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    Johanne Provençal

    15 Sep 2023
    all, nature & landmarks, neighbourhoods, nightlife, research and academics
    Mile End, summer, sunrise, sunset, urban studies
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