And in the end …
Faithful readers of these weekly musings will long since have come to realize the importance in my life of music, and especially the music of the late 1960s and early 1970s, coinciding with my... More
Dean’s Blog
The Power of the Arts: Dean Osborne writes for the Ottawa Citizen
Recent weeks have witnessed a flurry of debate in the media concerning the role of the arts and humanities in Canadian society…Read the full article in the Ottawa Citizen... More
Sweet tweets
The smallness of a world containing seven billion people … or at least my particular corner of it … never ceases to astonish me. A few years ago the University’s Chief Development Officer,... More
Bring it on!
The summer is over, but what an interesting time it has been. On a personal level, it has been a welcome opportunity for much travel: a research trip to Italy, conferences in Victoria (BC) and Leeds... More
Once is too often
Irving Abella and Harold Troper’s book, None is Too Many: Canada and the Jews of Europe 1933-1948, was a bit of a bombshell when it first appeared some 30 years ago. And it still resonates... More
Ours The Task Eternal
It is not often these days that I have an opportunity to remember that I am an academic with research interests in the art and archaeology of medieval Italy, so it was with some pleasure that I... More
Another cup of coffee
Many interesting publications find their way to the “in” tray on my desk, and occasionally I even have a chance to read some of them. One of the arrivals last week was a little booklet of... More
Celebrating Eostre
Little darling, it’s been a long cold lonely winter Little darling, it feels like years since it’s been here Here comes the sun Over the weekend it was with considerable pleasure... More
We are all Métis!
One of the best things about academic life is the opportunity to hear some fascinating speakers, and last week proved to be no exception. Tuesday evening it was James Opp’s “CU in the City”... More