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Feb 4, 2025 25 min

The MAMM Report (Part 1)

from Foreword Hosted by Faculty of Humanities, Brock University

Welcome to the MAMM Report! This is the first of two episodes from the scholars behind the Mapping Ann-Marie McDonald (MAMM) project. The project explores the literary geography of Canadian author Ann-Marie McDonald's writing through the creation of interactive maps. Today's episode features Brock University students Olivia Hay and Emily Mills discussing their experience working on this interdisciplinary project. Credits This episode of the MAMM Report has been recorded by Olivia Hay and Emily Mills. The MAMM Report is a part of the Mapping Ann Marie McDonald research project led by Dr. Neta Gordon, Dr. Aaron Mauro, and Dr. Ebru Ustundag at Brock University and funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada Insight Development Grant. This episode has been produced by Alison Innes for Brock University’s Faculty of Humanities. Sound editing by Andrew Camacho. Music by Ryan Fitzgerald. Learn more about the project at https://mamm.cfdh.ca.

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