The Marxist sociologist, Erik Olin Wright, has called on progressives to envision “real utopias” which are “clear-headed, rigorous, and viable alternatives to existing social institutions that both embody our deepest aspirations for human flourishing and [...]
All those who teach in higher education like to think that students taking their classes will derive more from them than mere course credits and will retain what they have learned well beyond the final [...]
The aim of the session is to explore different expressions of culture – and popular culture in particular – as potential vehicles for rebuilding broken socio-cultural bonds and creating constructive spaces for the articulation of [...]
In recent years, 10 year plans to end homelessness promoting a housing first philosophy have surged in communities across the United States and Canada. This session invites papers from all disciplines that present empirical findings, [...]
This session addresses a glaring gap in graduate student education and socialization. In Canada 60-70% of PhD graduates work outside of academia, yet graduate programs are specifically focused on training students for tenure track careers [...]