DREAM INTERRUPTED BOOK LAUNCH

Name: DREAM INTERRUPTED BOOK LAUNCH
Start: 2025-09-23T17:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-23T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Concordia University - EV Building

Schedule

Tue Sep 23 2025 at 05:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Concordia University - EV Building | Montreal, QC

DREAM INTERRUPTED:
The Rise and Fall of Quebec Nationalism
By Francine Pelletier
A mesmerizing blend of memoir and political analysis from renowned journalist Francine Pelletier.
Join us for the launch of Dream Interrupted, a translation of Francine Pelletier's 2023 book about the rise of identity politics, " Au Québec, c’est comme ça qu’on vit: La montée du nationalisme identitaire. "
Meet the author and get your copy signed, September 23, 2025 at Concordia's Molson building. Location TBC. Refreshments will be provided. Advance copies available.
"Nothing is less curable, morally or physically, than diseases of the heart." — Canon Lionel Groulx
ABOUT THE BOOK
From her front-row seat at the province’s political and cultural transformation, Francine Pelletier offers a deeply personal reflection on how Quebec shifted over the last fifty years from the inclusive civic nationalism championed by René Lévesque to the more restrictive, intolerant identity-focused nationalism of Premier François Legault.
Building on themes from her acclaimed documentary Battle for Québec’s Soul, Pelletier explores how Quebec’s progressive ideals have given way to a more conservative ethos, often cloaked in the defense of "Quebec values." This book exposes what she calls the Quiet Revolution syndrome—a collective denial of unwelcome regressions in Quebec’s politics and identity.
With sharp analysis and intimate storytelling, Pelletier invites readers to rethink what it means to be a "good Quebecer" in an era of re-emerging ethnic nationalism.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Francine Pelletier is a journalist based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She is the founder of a feminist newspaper, La Vie en Rose, and has written for La Presse, Le Devoir, and the Montreal Gazette.