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Dr. Danielle Peers – Congress 2021

Danielle Peers is a community organizer, artist, and Canada Research Chair in Disability and Movement Cultures and Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation at the University of Alberta. Danielle uses critical disability theories to...

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Dr. Shirley-Anne Tate – Congress 2021

We asked Professor Shirley Tate, Canada Research Chair in Feminism and Intersectionality at the University of Alberta, about her hopes for Congress 2021. Professor Tate's feminist approach to the critical analysis of race, power, and dispossession...

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Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike – Congress 2021

Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike is a recent graduate of the doctoral program in the Department of English and Film Studies at the University of Alberta, and a celebrated author of fiction and poetry. His research focuses on gender roles in Nigerian...

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Crystal Fraser – Congress 2021

We asked Professor Fraser, Department of History and Classics and Faculty of Native Studies, about her hopes for Congress 2021. Dr. Fraser’s ground-breaking work has focused on student experiences at residential schools in the Inuvik Region. Crystal...

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Northern Relations – Congress 2021

Building upon its strong ties with Northern communities and peoples, and a commitment to reciprocal and respectful relations, the University of Alberta chose “Northern Relations” as the theme for Congress 2021.

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Rethinking capacity: on preserving the dignity of risk

I recently came across an article in the Walrus titled: "When Is a Senior No Longer Capable of Making Their Own Decisions?" The article outlined what is involved in a capacity assessment, who is authorized to provide said assessments, illustrated...

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Le confinement comme prétexte politique

L’année 2019 s’est refermée sur une crise sanitaire d’ampleur mondiale qui augure des lendemains sombres du premier semestre 2020. En effet, commencée dans la Wuhan comme épidémie le 17 Novembre 2019, le coronavirus deviendra très vite une pandémie...