Gilberto Fernandes

  • Gaspar Corte-Real statue controversy

    In the past few weeks I have been asked by various media outlets in Canada and Portugal to weigh in on the topic of statue toppling in what pertains to the monument to Gaspar Corte-Real outside the Confederation Building in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Here are the resulting newspaper articles, television and radio pieces: Andrew Hawthorn,…

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  • Media coverage on the launch of my book

    OMNI TV and RTPi covered the launch of my book This Pilgrim Nation. RTPi (starting at 0’47”): https://www.rtp.pt/play/p6641/e452469/hora-dos-portuguesesOMNI: https://www.facebook.com/FocusPortuguese/videos/769688670206345/

  • Thank you!

    A heartfelt thank you to everyone who came out to my book launch. I am honoured and delighted that I got to share this milestone with so many old and new friends. I look forward to hearing everyone’s thoughts on the book. Here are some photos taken by Gilberto Prioste. A couple of his photos…

  • Book launch: This Pilgrim Nation

    I’m launching my book This Pilgrim Nation on Wednesday, January 15, starting at 7am, at the Supermarket Bar on 268 Augusta Avenue, Kensington Market. The event will feature a brief performance by the Portuguese guitar maker and player Nuno Cristo, a conversation between myself and Dr. Susana Miranda, and a reading from the book. Refreshments…

  • Entrevista para OMNI TV’s Focus Portuguese

    Fui entrevistado pelo programa Focus Portuguese da OMNI TV sobre o meu livro This Pilgrim Nation. A entrevista está disponível online: Parte 1: https://www.omnitv.ca/on/en/videos/this-pilgrim-nation-part-1/ Parte 2: https://www.omnitv.ca/on/en/videos/this-pilgrim-nation-part-2/

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  • City Builders documentary episodes 3-4 & new oral history videos now online

    Episode 3, titled “New Heights,” focuses on the introduction of new building techniques and materials (i.e. concrete forming, flying form and drywall) in Toronto in the 1960s and how they disrupted the industry, especially its unions. It examines the controversial organization of concrete forming workers and the intense battles between international and national unions. This…

  • Publishing in Open Access panel

    This Wednesday, October 23rd, 10.30-12.00, I’m participating in a panel for graduate students at York University, Scott Library, about Publishing in Open Access.

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  • This Pilgrim Nation: book pre-order

    My first book This Pilgrim Nation: the Making of the Portuguese Diaspora in Postwar North America is coming out this Winter with the University of Toronto Press. The official publication date is December 9, 2019; just in time for Christmas. But you can pre-order your copy now at a 25% discount on the University of…