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Reckoning and re-imagining climate anxiety – love like there’s no tomorrow
by Erika Dilling, Global Health and the Environment Honours Major, 3rd year at York University “When I think about the climate, I feel…” One Resilient Earth founder and director, Laureline Simon, prompted the virtual group of scholars and climate...
What is the future of books?
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Next episode → Description | About the guest | Transcript | Follow us Description Digital technologies are reshaping every aspect of our society, and books are no exception. But as physical objects, books have a...
Is bilingualism in peril in Canada?
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Next episode → Description | About the guest | Transcript | Follow us Description With so many developments occurring at various levels of governments on bilingualism and official languages, we wanted to get an...
Publish in English or perish: Challenges and opportunities of French-language research in Canada
On November 15, the Federation and Acfas will be co-hosting a free webinar entitled “Publish in English or perish: Challenges and opportunities of French-language research in Canada.” Centred on the 100th anniversary of Acfas and drawing on the 2022...
Petrocultures: Reflections on 10 years of research and advocacy for a world in crisis
NEȾOLṈEW̱ “one mind, one people”: Radical reclamation of Indigenous languages
Big Thinking at Congress 2022 NEȾOLṈEW̱ “one mind, one people”: Radical reclamation of Indigenous languages Indigenous languages are persistent, despite having faced violent erasure and an ongoing hostile environment. In this Big Thinking lecture...
Madly off in all directions: Canadian cities and the prospects for a just and sustainable transition
On the final day of Congress 2022, the Environmental Studies Association welcomed Noel Keough to talk about how Canadian cities can become more just and sustainable. And it involves, Keough said, a revolutionary change in thinking. It “will require a...
Petrocultures: Reflections on 10 years of research and advocacy for a world in crisis
In this Big Thinking session, Dr. Imre Szeman and Dr. Sheena Wilson, co-founders of the Petrocultures Research Group, discussed the concept of the “petroculture,” and how our understanding of it could help us transition to a decarbonized and more...
10 years after the ‘Maple Spring’: Legacies, strikes, and movements for change in the education system and beyond
Ten years ago on May 18, 2012, Bill 78 was passed in Quebec in response to the Maple Spring ( le Printemps érable) student strikes. This was an attempt to force students back to classes and limit their ability to protest, after months of strikes. To...