November 7, 2012
Keira-Dawn Kolson at Powershift 2012
Tso’Tine-Gwich’in youth Keira-Dawn Kolson spoke about the effect “resource development” has on her people.
Podcasts
November 6, 2012
Joshua Kahn Russell at Powershift 2012
Joshua Kahn Russell spoke about the intersections between racial justice and climate justice at Powershift.
November 5, 2012
Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois at Powershift
Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois spoke in French at Powershift’s kick off in Gatineau, Quebec.
November 4, 2012
Melina Laboucan-Massimo at Powershift 2012
On October 26, Melina Laboucan-Massimo spoke at Powershift about being an indigenous environmentalist.
October 31, 2012
Sheila North Wilson on Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women
Sheila North Wilson is a former CBC journalist and indigenous advocate working with the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs.
October 29, 2012
Halloween: What scares are left?
From zombie ideas, to the ruling on Khadr, to the sexualization of girls, there is plenty to give a good fright. For treats, we have a story on theatre and physics, plus a song about F-35 planes!
October 24, 2012
Dr. Barbara Perry on Islamophobia
In this podcast, Dr. Barbara Perry discusses her work on the Islamophobia faced by Muslims in Ontario.
August 3, 2012
Monia Mazigh: Telling Muslim Women’s Stories
Monia Mazigh gives a talk on perceptions of Muslim women in the media and what she calls ‘human rights fatigue’.
July 19, 2012
Congress of the Humanities: Chris Hedges on America and the ‘Empire of Consumption’
Chris Hedges says America is experiencing a coup d’etat in slow motion. The American liberal class has allowed an unregulated, unfettered capitalism to create an ’empire of consumption.’
July 13, 2012
Congress of the Humanities: Janine Brodie on Scholarship for an Uncertain World
This lecture, given by Janine Brodie, addresses the contemporary assault on social knowledge and shows that in an increasingly uncertain world, social justice and equity are more important than ever.
July 7, 2012
Congress of the Humanities: Don Tapscott on Social Change in the Age of Social Media
What’s wrong with civilization and how can we fix it? It’s no small question, but Don Tapscott has a few theories. He says, the generation to have “grown up digital” may be the answer.
June 28, 2012
Congress of the Humanities: Governor General David Johnston on Democratizing Knowledge
Urging scholarly accountability and cross-disciplinary collaboration, Governor General David Johnston asks Canadians to reconsider the role of scholarship at the 2012 Congress of the Humanities.