Summer in Cottage Country
As the summer heat and humidity kick in, many Canadians hit the road and head for Cottage country, something that has become a national tradition.
August 12, 2021
Tag: social sciences
Hidden Engines of Meritocracy
James Elwick, author of Making a Grade discusses his new book and looks at how standardized testing practices quietly appeared during the Victorian era, and then spread worldwide.
July 22, 2021
A New Globalisation?
Author Fiona Moore discusses the research that went into her new book, Global Taiwanese: Asian Skilled Labour Migrants in a Changing World, and discusses why globalisation is far from over.
June 17, 2021
Archaeology of the Atlantic Northeast in the Classroom
In this post, authors Matthew W. Betts and M. Gabriel Hrynick discuss why they wrote The Archaeology of the Atlantic Northeast and how explain the book can be utilized in the classroom.
Mother’s Day: An Excerpt from “Collective Care”
In honour of Mother’s Day, we’re sharing an excerpt from Collective Care: Indigenous Motherhood, Family, and HIV/AIDS. This engaging ethnography explores how Indigenous women and their communities practice collective care to sustain traditional lifeways in the face of Saskatchewan’s HIV epidemic.
The Need for Employers to Recognize and Reduce Ageism
The Canadian population is aging, bringing with it an increasing number of social and economic challenges, including an aging workforce. Author Ellie Berger discusses some first-hand accounts of older workers in Canada and provides suggestions for employers to help reduce ageism in their organizations.
Teaching Social Work: Reflections on Pedagogy and Practice
Teaching Social Work: Reflections on Pedagogy and Practice editors Rick Csiernik and Susan Hillock tell us more about their edited volume and the framework they have created for social work educators.
Earth Day: An Excerpt from “Understanding Climate Change”
To celebrate Earth Day, we’re sharing an excerpt from
One Weird Trick to Avoid a Complete Financial Meltdown
Michael Lee details the main instigators behind the global financial crises we’ve seen in the last two hundred years and looks at what lessons we can learn from them.
April 7, 2021
Semiotics: The Study of Meaning (Part 3)
In the third and final installment of a three-part blog series on semiotics, Marcel Danesi looks at how semiotics is applied today.
March 26, 2021