Home And Housing

(EQS2) Responding to Homelessness and Hate

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Tuesday Jun 18 11:00 am to 12:30 pm (Eastern Daylight Time)
Trottier Building - ENGTR 0070

Homelessness in Canada is on the rise and its increasing visibility in communities is creating divisiveness, hate, and violence. Research suggests that people experiencing homelessness are more likely to be ... more

(HOU1) Cultural Sociologies of Housing

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Friday Jun 21 9:00 am to 10:30 am (Eastern Daylight Time)
Trottier Building - ENGTR 2100

As a material necessity, housing lies at the heart of social life and is a key vector for the re/production of inequality. While existing social scientific approaches to housing ... more

(HOU2) Sociological Perspectives on Homelessness

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Friday Jun 21 11:00 am to 12:30 pm (Eastern Daylight Time)
Trottier Building - ENGTR 2100

In 2008, the City of Calgary was the first municipality in Canada to implement a 10-year plan to end homelessness. Other Canadian cities soon followed suit, yet 15 years later, homelessness continues ... more

(HOU3) Contemporary Issues in Housing and Homelessness

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Wednesday Jun 05 11:00 am to 12:30 pm (Eastern Daylight Time)
Online via the CSA

This session explores the meaning of and contemporary challenges in achieving homeownership. Presentations will consider the relationship between housing, housing development, and neighbourhood communities and explore how various social institutions, ... more

(SOM1a) Roots and Returns I: The Politics and Poetics of “Home” and Return Migration

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Friday Jun 21 9:00 am to 10:30 am (Eastern Daylight Time)
Trottier Building - ENGTR 0070

The concept of “home” may take on various forms for migrants, from an actual place to an imaginary construct interwoven with their sense of belonging. Migrants often express emotional ties ... more