Marc Raboy will speak about Marconi at Carleton University in Ottawa for the Dante Alighieri Society on May 25th at 6:30 pm. The lecture is in room 252 in the MacOdrum Library. More information is available here.
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Marc Raboy’s recent appearances
Presentation at the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination (LISD), Princeton University, “Marconi and the 20th century triumph of radio,” April 7, 2017 Participation as “celebrity author” at BiblioBash, Toronto Public Library, April 27, 2017 Panelist, “Does a biography have the last word?” (with Rosemary Sullivan and Laurent Seksik), Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival, Montreal, April 29, …
CBC Ideas re-broadcasts Marconi: The Man Who Networked the World
CBC Ideas with Paul Kennedy is re-broadcasting the episode Marconi: The Man Who Networked the World. Listen here.
Marconi now available as audiobook
Marconi is now available as an audiobook at Audible. Narrated by Allan Robertson.
Marconi covered in The Irish Catholic, BBC Mundo, and Il Venerdi
The Irish Catholic (March 30, 2017) BBC Mundo (April 2, 2017) Il Venerdi (weekly supplement of La Repubblica, Rome, April 7, 2017)
Marc Raboy to speak at Ryerson and McMaster
Marc Raboy will speak at Ryerson University on Thursday March 23rd, at 7 pm. The event, organized by Prof. Jeremy Shtern, is sponsored by The Office of the Dean of the Faculty of Communication and Design (FCAD), the Ryerson School of Creative Industries and The Global Communication Governance Lab. Venue: Rogers Communications Centre, room 204 …
Latest Marconi reviews, articles and broadcasts
Reviews Journalism History, 42, 3, Fall 2016, 178-179 (Noah Arceneaux) Canadian Journal of Communication, 42, 1, 2017 (Rowland Lorimer) National Post (Zane Schwartz, March 4, 2017) Articles Montreal Review of Books (Sara Spike, February 24, 2017) Huffington Post (Marc Raboy, February 27, 2017) Globe and Mail (Mark Medley, February 28, 2017) CBC Books (March 2, …
Busy week in Toronto for RBC Taylor Prize finalists
RBC Taylor finalists Max Eisen, Matti Friedman, Ross King, Marc Raboy, and Diane Schoemperlen will have five days of activities in Toronto in early March, leading up to the Prize award on Monday, March 6. On Thursday, March 2, at 7 pm, the five finalists will appear in a round-table discussion moderated by the Globe …
Recent interviews: Maclean’s, Open Book, Huffington Post, RBC Taylor Prize
Maclean’s Article: “RBC Taylor Prize: Spotlight on Marc Raboy” Open Book Huffington Post RBC Taylor Prize
Marc Raboy speaks at Atwater Library
Marc Raboy focussed on Marconi’s many local connections during a lunchtime talk at Montreal’s Atwater Library. One of the highlights – not included in his book! – was the story of McGill University’s unsuccessful efforts to prevent Marconi from erecting a radio transmitter on top of Mount Royal because it feared the signal would interfere …