UTP Journals Blog

Ideas of Atonement

7 November 2023 Contributor Blog

All Christians put their faith in the cross of Christ, but that doesn’t mean all believe alike. I remember learning this. That’s how my life as a researcher started. Christians use the word “atonement” to denote the belief that Jesus saved people’s souls through his crucifixion. I’m Greek Orthodox, and we don’t have a word […]

J.J.R. Macleod Reconsidered

31 October 2023 Contributor Blog

Written by guest blogger Alison Li. Pop Quiz. Fill in the blank. Banting and _________ were awarded the 1923 Nobel Prize for the discovery of insulin. If you are like many Canadians, you might have filled in “Best” as your answer. Unfortunately, you would have been wrong. You can, however, take comfort in the fact […]

Thinking of the Next Steps – Decolonizing Curriculum Further

29 September 2023 Contributor Blog

Thinking beyond my recent article in Modern Drama, in which I shared results of my teaching practices related to the tension between the mainstream methodologies of script analysis that have dominated the North American academy and those that enable the study and production of postcolonial and Indigenous drama and theatre; in this blog I would […]

Celebrating Peer Review Week

25 September 2023 Contributor Blog

Join us in celebrating Peer Review Week! This annual scholarly event acknowledges the significance of peer review and its profound impact on all stakeholders in academic publishing. This year’s theme is “Peer Review and The Future of Publishing.” We invite you to explore the following articles, thoughtfully curated from diverse issues of the Journal of […]

Canadian Pentecostal Reader: Catalyst for Pentecostal Scholarship?

12 September 2023 Contributor Blog

The opportunity to review Caleb Courtney and Martin Mittelstadt’s Canadian Pentecostal Reader: The First Generation of Pentecostal Voices in Canada for the Toronto Journal of Theology interested me greatly, as their volume overlapped significantly both with my vocation as a pastor and my doctoral studies at the Toronto School of Theology. Given that my dissertation […]

In Honour of Orange Shirt Day: #FreetoRead Indigenous Studies Articles

1 September 2023 Contributor Blog

Canada commemorates September 30th as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also recognized as Orange Shirt Day. This significant occasion aims to raise awareness about the historical and ongoing impacts of Canada’s Indigenous residential school system. In honour of this important day, we would like to highlight scholarly research from the University of Toronto […]

Dr. Strange-Topic or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and (Almost) Love Abstract Art

23 August 2023 Contributor Blog

My article “From Marginalia to the Museum: The Transfiguration of the Doodle by Gottfried Keller, Hans Prinzhorn, and Jean Dubuffet” in Seminar: A Journal of Germanic Studies is an offshoot of my first book project, The Myth of Abstraction: The Hidden Origins of Abstract Art in German Literature (Camden House, 2021), which brings to light […]

In Honour of Emancipation Day: #FreetoRead Black Studies Articles

1 August 2023 Contributor Blog

Today marks the 189th Emancipation Day in Canada. On August 1st, 1834, The Slavery Abolition Act ended slavery in the British Empire, an event that laid the pathway for freedom for slaves in Canada. To honour this important historical day, we are highlighting scholarly research from University of Toronto Press (UTP) journals in Black studies, […]

UTP Partners with Cervantes Society of America

21 June 2023 Contributor Blog

University of Toronto Press (UTP) and the Cervantes Society of America (Society) are delighted to announce that they have formed a partnership for the publication of Cervantes: Journal of the Cervantes Society of America (Cervantes). UTP publishes a world-renowned Toronto Iberic list of monographs, which has fostered a history of collaboration between the UTP and […]

#FreeToRead Indigenous Studies Research for National Indigenous History Month

18 May 2023 Contributor Blog

Discover articles from University of Toronto Press Journals that explore topics relevant to Indigenous Studies from across disciplines. This collection – made #FreeToRead until the end of June – includes articles on topics such as the seal hunt discourse on Twitter, racism in the Canadian media, and the question of confidentiality and Residential School records. […]

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