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ASPP Spotlight: Vicarious Kinks, by Ummni Khan
Professor Ummni Khan , Associate Professor in the Department of Law and Legal Studies at Carleton University, is not one to shy away from “taboo” research topics. Her latest book, Vicarious Kinks: SM in the Socio-Legal Imaginary (University of...
ASPP Spotlight: Ancient Pathways, Ancestral Knowledge, by Nancy J. Turner
The two-volume book, Ancient Pathways, Ancestral Knowledge: Ethnobotany and Ecological Wisdom of Indigenous Peoples of Northwestern North America , published by McGill-Queens University Press , represents, for me, a culmination of many years of...
Sociologist Irene Bloemraad Speaks about Immigration in Canada
Recent changes to immigration law in Canada drew criticism from legal and human rights groups, reminding us that immigration policy is an ongoing and heated conversation in which we all have a stake. In order to engage in this conversation as...
Genomics and Feeding the Future
Karine Morin , Director, National GE3LS Program, Genome Canada Genome Canada has launched a Request for Applications for the 2014 Large-Scale Applied Research Project Competition: Genomics and Feeding the Future . The Competition will support...
Real world plot-lines and violent media
Jessica Dixon As a member of the media-obsessed public, I take pride in my expansive knowledge regarding technological developments and other forms of media produced by our digital culture. I have grown up with the re-enforced idea that this mind-set...
This scientist has been government approved for your safety
Jessica Dixon Franke James, James Turk, and Dr. Janet Friskney came together within Brock University's David S. Howes Theatre yesterday to speak out against issues that they think should have the Harper Government shaking in their government-endorsed...