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Can we all agree the May long weekend is the best long weekend of the year? The unofficial launch of summer, the longer days, the rising temperatures….
But before heading out for your long weekend plans, I’m guessing some of you are going to be glued to the TV or your laptop or phone to watch Harry and Meghan walk down the aisle. And to get you fully prepped for the Royal Wedding, I’ve sent our weekend newsletter just a bit earlier than usual so you can read up before the show starts.
Not all of us at The Conversation Canada will be watching the Royals. But everyone will be taking the extra day this weekend, so we’ll be back in your Inbox on Tuesday.
Have a great long weekend!
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Long Weekend Reads
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Robyn Gibson, University of Sydney
When Queen Victoria donned white for her wedding in 1840 she started a trend that continues today. Other royal weddings have proved to be just as influential.
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Jonathan Seaton, Loughborough University
Is £26,000 on sausage rolls money well spent?
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Jonathan Spangler, Manchester Metropolitan University
What Prince Harry can learn from his predecessors.
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Arianne Chernock, Boston University
It might seem strange, especially given the nation’s decision to sever ties with George III in 1776.
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Brian Budd, University of Guelph
Branding Doug Ford as a Donald Trump impersonator obscures the history of populism in Canada.
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Vivian Marie Lewis, McMaster University
The work of Bertrand Russell, philosopher, social critic, mathematician and anti-war crusader, are still relevant today. Here's why fans should take in the Russell collection at McMaster University.
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Francis Dupuis-Déri, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
The notion of a 'crisis of masculinity” clouds the understanding of complex social phenomena and falsely asserts a vision of humanity as being radically divided between men and women.
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John J Stremlau, University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa's relations with the US could sour under President Trump.
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Sophie Wahnich, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
Le seul progrès est, selon Sartre, celui de la liberté et de l’émancipation politique. Nos sociétés progressent-elles ? Parfois.
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Bryan Muller, Université de Lorraine
In May 1958 General de Gaulle returned to power and established the Fifth Republic. Yet despite the monumental changes of that time, many in France today still don’t understand what really happened.
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Robert Percival, University of Maryland
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt wants to change the grounds for setting US air pollution targets. An environmental lawyer explains why Pruitt's approach misreads the law and could roll back decades of gains.
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Agus Mutohar, Monash University
Identifying three types of schools that are prone to radical values.
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