http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/old/taxonomy/term/7313/0 en http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/new-master-work-our-midst/33195 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Sandra Barry&#039;s &quot;Lifting Yesterday: Elizabeth Bishop and Nova Scotia&quot; Has International Scholars Excited </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/sandra_barrys_author_photograph_by_laurie_gunn.jpg" alt="" title="Sandra Barry (Photo credit: Laurie Gunn)" width="450" height="624" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/hmp_cover_2_2011_low_resolution.jpg" alt="" title="Cover of Sandra Barry&#039;s previous book on Elizabeth Bishop published by Nimbus Publishing " width="450" height="655" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/eb_1916_-_sponagle_portrait.jpg" alt="" title="Elizabeth Bishop (Photo credit: Sponagle)" width="450" height="599" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>Hear ye! Hear ye! Nova Scotian citizens! International literary scholars, cultural mavens, poets, writers of fine prose, Acadia University buffs, Baptist Church members, genealogists, historians, village green preservation societies and fans of super writing are hailing a master work by a Nova Scotian literary scholar and writer!</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/new-master-work-our-midst/33195" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/new-master-work-our-midst/33195#comments Joanne Light Arts Education #Halifax book review Elizabeth Bishop Lifting Yesterday Nimbus Publishing Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Communities Culture Heritage Sat, 28 Feb 2015 14:24:13 +0000 Joannelight 33195 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/idealism-imperialism/16772 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Challenging the role of Canada&#039;s development NGOs </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/paved_good_intentions_cover_1.jpg" alt="" title="Paved with Good Intentions challenges the widely held belief that development NGOs make the world a better place." width="450" height="696" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/dru-author-4.jpeg" alt="" title="&quot;NGOs do more harm than good,&quot; says co-author Dru Ojay Jay, who will be in Nova Scotia next week." width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <div>&quot;Few institutions epitomize Canada&#39;s foundational myth of international benevolence like the non-governmentmental organization (NGO) devoted to development abroad.&quot; So opens <a href="http://www.pavedwithgoodintentions.ca/" rel="nofollow"><em>Paved with Good Intentions</em></a>, a book that uncovers the darker side of this country&#39;s &quot;development industry.&quot;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/idealism-imperialism/16772" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/idealism-imperialism/16772#comments Hillary Bain Lindsay book review fernwood NGO Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:29:47 +0000 Hillary 16772 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca