Stephen Slemon

Professor Emeritus, English & Film Studies. Indifferent musician. Low-altitude mountain climber

[Stephen Slemon @stephen_slemon]

@althiaraj @jamiljivani Gone “off the reservation”?? In 2026 Hilary Clinton used that racist metaphor, and later apologized. You should do the same, Jivani.

[Stephen Slemon @stephen_slemon]

Welcome, Pierre Poilievre, to the Pete Hegseth School of Crawling Sycophancy.

[Pierre Poilievre @PierrePoilievre]

Congratulations to President Trump on successfully arresting narco-terrorist and socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro, who should live out his days in prison.

The legitimate winner of the most recent Venezuelan elections, Edmundo González, should take office along with the courageous hero and voice of the Venezuelan people, María Corina Machado.

Down with socialism. Long live freedom.

[Amogh Dhar Sharma @AmoghDS]

Pankaj Mishra is yet to write something that I haven't totally fallen in love with:

https://t.co/oF03EogbwB

[Stephen Slemon @stephen_slemon]

While you’re in the business of revoking Indigenous mountain names (like Denali) and assigning presidential ones, Mr Trump, you might want to consider naming this one after you.

[Thistledown Press @ReadThistledown]

"A Life in Pieces brings her to life, but I wish I had known her in the flesh."
Ruth Panofsky writes a touchingly personal review reflecting on Jo-Ann Wallace's memoir-in-essays A LIFE IN PIECES. In the December issue of @reviewcanada, or online here: https://t.co/tn3dn1Rwz9

[Stephen Slemon @stephen_slemon]

Truncheons and guns are not the way to engage in dialogue with protesting students. The #ualberta stated mission is to "inspire the human spirit through outstanding achievements." And to build "creative community." Instead, @BFlanaganUofA, you send in the cops. Mission betrayed.

[Stephen Slemon @stephen_slemon]

I look forward to this "twitter residency." What a wonderful way to remember, and to celebrate, the most fully human of humanists, Victor Chang.

[Journal of West Indian Literature @jwilonline]

Join us from June 26-July 3 for our next JWIL Twitter residency.

Tzarina Prater (@TzarinaTPrater) will explore the life, work and contributions of the late Victor L. Chang, who was Editor in chief at JWIL and senior lecturer in the department of Literatures in English at UWI.

[Stephen Slemon @stephen_slemon]

Gordon Lightfoot: the legend lives on.

[Allie Slemon @AllieSlemon]

My Letter to the Editor is out today in ⁦@timescolonist⁩ inviting us to “Blame the system, not the patient” when looking for solutions to our overburdened emergency health care systems. https://t.co/9fKDCto3AR

[Stephen Slemon @stephen_slemon]

@SiriusBera Hi Matheus. Best way to get in touch is by email -- won't post it here but it's listed on the English & Film Studies/U of Alberta website, under "Emeriti". Cheers,

[Allie Slemon @AllieSlemon]

Today is my first official day as an Assistant Professor at @UVicNursing. A true dream job, and I could not be more excited to work with a wonderful group of people. If we haven’t met yet, please reach out! @UVicHsd

[Stephen Slemon @stephen_slemon]

The print version of Jo-Ann Wallace's forward-looking essay on living with cancer during the COVID period, out today in the Globe & Mail. Digital version has a paywall with a workaround for COVID articles. @JoAnnWallaceToo #CANCER #COVID19

[Stephen Slemon @stephen_slemon]

Jo-Ann Wallace's wonderful article on living meaningfully while having cancer in the time of COVID.

[The Globe and Mail @globeandmail]

Cancer during COVID freed me to drop the ‘bucket list’ and just live https://t.co/OgIpDleOra

[Stephen Slemon @stephen_slemon]

@Murdoch_RC Uninformed bloviators blaming the victims. And empire persists.

[Allie Slemon @AllieSlemon]

Thrilled to see the new edition of our mental health textbook available just in time for the fall term! Thank you @CanadianScholar @ekjenkins

[Stephen Slemon @stephen_slemon]

@eladsinned .Dennis: like his fiction, don’t like his fiction, but whatever your reading preferences, this comment is just mean-spirited.A man is in hospital. Readers around the world are concerned. This is an occasion for sober reflection, not trivialization.

[Stephen Slemon @stephen_slemon]

Nero fiddled while his city was burning.
Donald Trump watched tv.
@January6thCmte
#HowTheyllBeRemembered

[Canadian Geographic @CanGeo]

Built by Swiss guides high on the Continental Divide, a storied refuge will be dismantled just months ahead of its 100th birthday. Learn more in our latest piece by @davidhik, @zacrobinson_ and @stephen_slemon.
https://t.co/2403yXn6Cx

[Stephen Slemon @stephen_slemon]

@dryiu_verna @UAlberta @BFlanaganUofA Congratulations Dr Yiu! As co-chair of Arts & Humanities in Health & Medicine you reached across the disciplines. In 2006 you collaborated with @CLCUAlberta in Arts. The SS/H disciplines are in very rough shape now, and look to your appointment as Provost at #ualberta with hope.

[Stephen Slemon @stephen_slemon]

@c_hopp2014 Hi C Hopp! I bet Rex Murphy would really like you!

[Stephen Slemon @stephen_slemon]

Are there any right wing, venom-spewing racists out there that Rex Murphy DOESN’T like?