In this session, presenters report on the empirical results of their diverse analyses of Canadian society using feminist intersectionality. Research topics include: the experiences of Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union; discrimination against immigrants, [...]
Using theories, empirical findings and different research approaches, scholars describe diverse case studies of feminist action research and praxis. Presentations include studies of individual girls (using biomythography), a university’s environment (using a bystander initiative), and [...]
In this informal meeting, we want to reflect on the dissemination of academic information in the electronic age. The emergence of e-books and online journals has made it possible and necessary for academics to explore [...]
These omnibus sessions bring together presentations with a focus on Environmental Sociology. Session Organizer and Chair: David B. Tindall, University of British Columbia, tindall@mail.ubc.ca Session Discussant: Emily Huddart Kennedy, University of Alberta Session Code: Envr3-A [...]
Recently, federal government policies regarding international migration changed in three fundamental areas: a) in provincial allocations of settlement funding with shifts away from Ontario towards Prairie provinces and British Columbia; b) in the immigration policy [...]