The Conference sessions are listed below in alphabetical order. Use the search box above to find sessions by keyword. Additional events are being added and session information is subject to change.
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(IND5b) Indigenous-Settler Relations and Decolonization II
Session | In-person Session | Indigenous-Settler Relations and Decolonization
This session features presentations addressing issues of Indigenous-settler relations and decolonization.
Organizer: Kerry Bailey, McMaster University and University of Saskatchewan
(IND5c) Indigenous-Settler Relations and Decolonization III
Session | In-person Session | Indigenous-Settler Relations and Decolonization
This session features presentations addressing issues of Indigenous-settler relations and decolonization.
Organizer: Kerry Bailey, McMaster University and University of Saskatchewan
(IND6) Allyship in a time of Change
Session | Virtual Session | Indigenous-Settler Relations and Decolonization
At a time where the ‘Me Too’ movement, Black Lives Matter, and the finding of Unmarked Graves raise critical questions around decolonization, social change and critically considering what ‘sustaining shared futures’ really means, the concept of allyship becomes paramount: What is an ally in the role for social change? Where does allyship get produced and who gets to be an ally? What does it look like in practice and what does it do? This panel seeks to foster a discussion on the concept of allyship - it’s limitations and possibilities, and the role it plays in working towards decolonization and a ‘sustained shared future’.
Organizers: Katie Boudreau Morris, Carleton University, Sherry Fox, CSA
(IND7) Towards Decolonial Solidarity from the Perspective of Asian Diasporas
Session | In-person Session | Indigenous-Settler Relations and Decolonization
Asian diasporas constitute almost 20 percent of the Canadian population. It is the largest, fastest growing, and diverse visible minority group in Canada. The history of Asian immigration to Canada is intertwined with the complicated colonial history of both the countries of origin and Canada as a settler colony. This session seeks to showcase research by Asian diaspora researchers who explore possibilities of decolonial solidarity through their work, and aims to encourage dialogues between Asian diasporas, and Indigenous and other racialized communities.
Organizers: Xiaobei Chen, Carleton University, Jiyoung Lee-An, Thompson Rivers University
(ITD1a) Technology and Society I: Truth, Misinformation, and Narratives in the Digital Age
Session | Virtual Session | Internet, Technology, and Digital Sociology
Concerns have emerged over the veracity and validity of information found on the Internet, necessitating critical examination of the impacts of “fake news”, misinformation, disinformation, and media narratives in both online and offline spaces. Indeed, how digital media serve to fundamentally manipulate users based on the interpretation of what one consumes is still a nascent area in sociological research. Therefore, this session highlights theoretical and empirical research that explores the challenges associated with our understanding and interpretation of truth, misinformation, and media narratives in the digital age.
Organizers: Andrew Nevin, University of Massachusetts Boston, Anabel Quan-Haase, University of Western Ontario, Michael Adorjan, University of Calgary