Dr. Mark Joseph O’Connell, Conference Presentation: “Fashioning Canada: Dress, Commodity Flows, and the Material Politics of Canadian Identity” (ICI) 2026 Conference, York University, Toronto, August 11-13, 2026

On August 11-13, 2026, I presented my Canadian Fashion Economies research “Fashioning Canada: Dress, Commodity Flows, and the Material Politics of Canadian Identity” at the Interrogating Canadian Identities / Les identités canadienne — une interrogation (ICI) 2026 Conference. August 11-13, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, York University, Fashioning Canada: Dress, Commodity Flows, and the Material Politics of Canadian Identity This conference presentation examines Canadian identity through dress, arguing that clothing and textiles have actively participated in shaping the social, economic, and politicalRead more

“Peaches” A Novel, Mark Joseph O’Connell Published Aug. 8, 2026!

Fantastic news! Peaches the novel has been published and can be ordered here, https://a.co/d/0ifGy1pw Canadian orders here: https://a.co/d/02QggPRQ I hope you enjoy the book, I loved writing an alternative Queer history for some of my favorite musical genres! XOMark ❤️ On Play: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=w_r_EQAAQBAJ CHAPTER 1: They’d Be Fools Not to See (2025) Some Songs Just Do Not Belong in Beer Commercials (2025) Chatham, Ontario, 2025 “Tender Peaches in the summertime… So juicy, so ripe… …” The melody floated through theRead more