Big Thinking
The Big Thinking lectures at Congress 2010 are proudly presented by the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences and Concordia University. Here you will find all coverage of our Big Thinking events, organized by presentation date. Robert Darnton | REZA | Céline Galipeau | Nancy Huston | Lawrence Hill | Gerri Sinclair | [...]
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Students discuss the state of their discipline
At the annual meeting of the Canadian Communication Association, 25 students had the opportunity to meet, debate and discuss the future of their discipline. Though unconventional, this panel initiated by young graduate school leaders from across Canada provided a space for reflection on the current debates surrounding the field of communication studies. Marcos Moldes and [...]
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Linking technology, intersectionality and surveillance: discussing with Shoshana Magnet
Following her presentation Stripping for Security? Sexism, Racism, Transphobia and Backscatter X-Rays, Shoshana Magnet explains the paradoxes emerging as this new technology takes over our airports. She found another example of the institutionalized forms of violence towards certain communities, especially trans populations. In this video she shares the findings of the research that she conducted [...]
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