In April and May of 2010, Sean Mills, the author of The Empire Within: Postcolonial Thought and Political Activism in Sixties Montreal, led walking tours of some of the places that were most important to 1960s and 70s Montreal's political history. By doing so, he brought to life the city's past and the subjects of his book, while showcasing the everyday
The walking tour points out and discusses among many other things:
-the restaurant where Pierre Vallières and Gaston Miron discussed poetry and revolution
-the site of Montreal's most important avant-garde cafés, where Jazz and poetry helped feed the climate of rebellion, and where intellectuals of many different stripes and backgrounds would meet and discuss with one another
-the influence of intellectuals from the developing world on political movements in
-the cooperative housing movement in Milton-Parc (McGill Ghetto) that resisted big commercial housing developments and gentrification efforts
-the route of the Opération McGill français protest - the most important demonstration up until that point since the Second World War
For a map of the stops on the walk, click here.
The stops are all marked with addresses and flagged on the map. Each stop corresponds to a matching MP3 file. The walking tour begins at Carré Saint-Louis (nearest metro station is
Empire Within Walking Tour, Stop number 1, introduction
Download Empire Within Walking Tour, Stop number 1, introduction
Empire Within Walking Tour, Stop number 2
Download Empire Within Walking Tour, Stop number 2
Empire Within Walking Tour, Stop number 3
Download Empire Within Walking Tour, Stop number 3
Empire Within Walking Tour, Stop Number 4
Download Empire Within Walking Tour, Stop Number 4
Empire Within Walking Tour, Stop Number 5
Download Empire Within Walking Tour, Stop Number 5
Empire Within Walking Tour, Stop Number 5pt1
Download Empire Within Walking Tour, Stop Number 5pt1
Sean Mills is currently a postdoctoral fellow at
Any French version?
Posted by: Tsbble | August 09, 2010 at 01:02 PM
This is brilliant.
Posted by: Paul | July 24, 2010 at 03:58 AM