In the realm of fat studies, the body and embodiment has been an anchor in the research and activism done. It is pushed forth a theorizing of fat stigma and … Read more
Dr. Jason Beckfield, Harvard University
This panel of academics, community partners, and Indigenous participants from the Alberta Treaty 7 community will present the development of, and initial findings from, a SSHRC Partnership Engage research project. … Read more
Niigaaniin, an Indigenous social services and community development organization, has undertaken a self-directed process of decolonization within seven First Nations. This has involved four community-engaged and Indigenous-led research projects and … Read more
Colonial approaches to research involving Indigenous peoples have been criticized for extracting knowledge from Indigenous people and communities; lacking meaningful consultation, reciprocity, and respect; misrepresentation; and harming Indigenous peoples, among … Read more