November 4, 2012
Melina Laboucan-Massimo at Powershift 2012
On October 26, Melina Laboucan-Massimo spoke at Powershift about being an indigenous environmentalist.
Needs No Introduction
A series of speeches and lectures from the finest minds of our time. Fresh ideas from speakers of note.
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 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’.
August 3, 2012
Monia Mazigh: Telling Muslim Women's Stories
‘Human Rights Fatigue.’ It’s the feeling that people are weary of hearing stories of victimization in the media. Monia Mazigh knows all about it. The Canadian academic and politician’s husband Maher Arar was held without charge and tortured for almost a year by the government of Syria. The whole time, Mazigh fought to have his…
August 3, 2012
Monia Mazigh: Telling Muslim Women's Stories
‘Human Rights Fatigue.’ It’s the feeling that people are weary of hearing stories of victimization in the media. Monia Mazigh knows all about it. The Canadian academic and politician’s husband Maher Arar was held without charge and tortured for almost a year by the government of Syria. The whole time, Mazigh fought to have his…
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 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. At the same time, the anonymity of the corporate state has corrupted the very fabric of social institutions. With American investigative journalism all but dead and legislation…
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. At the same time, the anonymity of the corporate state has corrupted the very fabric of social institutions. With American investigative journalism all but dead and legislation…
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.