Professor of historical demography (Université de Montréal), Director #PRDH, feminist, sci-fi reader/watcher/writer, @lisaydillon.bsky.social
Montreal
Joined November 2011
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Hi Folks, I see The Guardian is leaving X. For the same reasons, I will be gradually moving over to Bluesky: you will be able to find me there are @lisaydillon.bsky.social
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This major outage was not an “isolated incident.” It stems from a failure at the @hydroquebec substation that serves, among others, NDG and Montreal West. This facility has long been known to be outdated and inadequate.
Delaying its modernization until 2029 is unacceptable. Nearly 20,000 households were left without power for days in –30°C weather, especially in my riding. Replacing this infrastructure must become an immediate priority. #polqc #assnat
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In “Polygyny & Fertility: Continuity or Change in SSA,” Sophia Chae & Victor Agadjanian employ DHS data from 23 nations & show how declining polygyny prevalence contributes to ↓ fertility, as do ↓ fertility rates in monogamous unions. @CCPRatUCLA read.dukeupress.edu/demograp…
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Happy Tartan Day!
Did you know there is a tartan not only for Canada, but each province and territory (some unofficial).
Let's look at each!
Canada:
Designed in 1964 by David Weiser, it is known as the Maple Leaf tartan and became an official symbol in 2011.
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24th January 2017
The early morning sun throws long shadows along the walls of Gonville & Caius College on Trinity Street.
From my book 'Cambridge - Town & Gown' available at cambridgebooks.co.uk/cambrid… and all bookshops.
📢Venez au Département de démographie et des sciences de la population ce jeudi, le 23 janvier, de 16h00 à 18h00 pour découvrez nos programmes de 1er et 2e cycles en démographie.
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WE KNOW...YOU ARE THINKING!!
📢Call for Papers 6th Conference of the ESHD #Demography Last Days!
The European Society of Historical Demography is pleased to invite submissions for its 6th Conference, to be held in #Bologna #Italy
10-13 September 2025
👉 eshd2025.eshd.eu
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A Canadair CL 415 water bomber developed by Canada specifically to fight forest fires. Newfoundland has a fleet of these that we routinely sent to America every year to help them fight their wild fires. That is who we are. Good neighbours and Newfoundlanders are damn proud of it.
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⏰ There's still time to apply for our exciting researcher in data science and informatics role buff.ly/3P0Uz2Q Apply by noon UK time this Monday #PopTwitter
@CentreForCare @LeverhulmeTrust @Oxford_NDPH @ConnectingGens
ALT Social media card advertising a new Researcher post in Data Science and Informatics. The text reads: 'Researcher in Data Science and Informatics. The focus of the project is to build a library of code which utilises large language models to analyse a substantial corpus of political text. Apply by noon on 13 January 2025. Full-time, fixed-term post for one year at grade 7, £38,674-46,913 per annum. More info: https://www.demography.ox.ac.uk/jobs.' There is also a photo of a laptop and data icons coming from it and our logo.
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Reindeer are stirring…
A magical scene from ice age France.
Illuminated by oil fat lamps in the darkness of Lascaux, the panel of swimming reindeer was drawn in black manganese crayon 17,000 winters past.
Happy Christmas everyone!🎄
📢 SVP Aidez-nous à diffuser cette annonce du Département de démographie et des sciences de la population : Séance d'information "Découvrez nos programmes de 1er et 2e cycles en démographie" @UMontreal @Demo_UdeM @FASNouvelles
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In 1958, the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company started a holiday tradition that lasted half a century. Each year a new entry in the carefully curated and expertly designed Christmas Classics book series would appear.
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📢 Plenary speakers for our #ESHD2025 Conference
Lisa Dillon (Montreal Univ.) @lisaydillon
"Fertility transition(s) in a context of cultural diversity"
September 12th
6th Conference European Society of Historical #Demography #Bologna 10-13/9/2025
👉 eshd2025.eshd.eu
Just received an e-mail about a new journal titled Populations. There is already an open-access journal named Population published by @InedFr. Isn't it a bit problematic to launch a journal with a title almost exactly the same as an existing journal in the same field?
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Every year, from 1920 to 1943, the Tolkien children received letters from Father Christmas hilmself.
They came with tales and illustrations of Santa Claus and his helpers — each with a North Pole stamp designed by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Here’s the story behind them... (thread)🧵
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DaWS @DanishIAS professor @PieterVanhuysse chairs a talk by the eminent Danish sociologist Goesta Esping-Andersen on "The Great Fertility Drop Puzzle": all welcome, next Wed 11h15
Why are birth rates plummeting in the 21st century?
Pioneering sociologist and welfare scholar Gøsta Esping-Andersen sheds light on #fertility trends next week at DIAS - join us!
🗓️ 4 Dec. 11.15-12.15
📍DIAS Auditorium, @SyddanskUni
✔️Open event
@PieterVanhuysse @CPop_SDU
ALT Black, white and red flyer with a photo of Gøsta Esping-Andersen and the text "The Fertility Drop Puzzle"
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📅 Prochain séminaire : ven. 29 nov. à 11h30.
Nous aurons le plaisir d’accueillir @CathXhardez, professeure adjointe @Sciencepo_UdeM, qui présentera: « Attirer, sélectionner et retenir les immigrants désirés : Compétition et régimes d’immigration sous-nationaux ». @FASNouvelles
Nice to see Kai Willführ and Katarina Luise Matthes visiting the Département de démographie @Demo_UdeM @UMontreal; pictured here with Alain Gagnon and myself at @PubMcCarold #PRDH
