Isabelle Devi Poirier

Apr

12

2021

“Dirty Birds” by Morgan Murray

Culture, Reviews

Just another white-guy who wrote another book about another white-guy Growing up on a farm in a small central-Albertan village, Murray describes himself as “just a nobody from nowhere.” He has studied in many different corners of the world, such as Calgary, Prague, Montreal, Paris, and St. John’s. Murray now lives in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia with his wife Kate Beaton, a canadian cartoonist who sketched the cover art for Dirty Birds in a waiting room while pregnant with their daughter Mary, who entered their lives while Murray was in the middle of writing his book. The cover page follows…

Mar

12

2021

By Isabelle Devi Poirier

Turner and the Sublime

Arts, Culture

MNBAQ’s Exhibition Exploring Light and Darkness Although scheduled to open in October 2020, the Turner and the Sublime exhibition at Quebec City‘s Musée national des beaux-arts (MNBAQ) opened on February 10th and will last until May 2nd, 2021. In collaboration with Tate (London) from the Turner Bequest, this major exhibition hosts 75 paintings and a multitude of watercolours and other works on paper. The collection of works on display at MNBAQ are situated in the Pierre Lassonde Pavilion, with walls painted black where the only light shines on the paintings as if they are illuminating the space. Along with three…

Feb

24

2021

By Isabelle Devi Poirier

Community Gardening

News, St. Lawrence

The Benefits of Getting Involved in CEGEP St. Lawrence’s Community Garden Project Word has been buzzing that the Psychosocial services at CEGEP Champlain St. Lawrence has teamed up with the Ville De Quebec, the Jardin communautaire de Sillery, and Jeffery Hale Community Partners to start a community garden project in April 2021. A community garden is defined by its shared nature, and the main goal of this project is to get people to learn how to work together for a greater purpose despite the Covid-19 situation. Starting in April, a group of students will be taught the responsibilities that come…

Feb

01

2021

By Isabelle Devi Poirier

Student Mental Health During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Social Thematics, Society

Recognizing the Issue and Learning How to Cope in an Online Context Recognizing stress, anxiety, and burnout in students during the Covid-19 pandemic is key to promote their success despite the circumstances of online learning. Stress can be physical, emotional, and/or mental reactions to situations that cause tensions exceeding the individual’s ability to cope (Mheidly et al.; Bauer). Starting in March 2020, schools across the globe experienced an intense shift to online learning, which neither they, nor the students, were prepared for. Students have been strongly opposed to online learning from the start, as the context is “not conducive to…