Revealing the long but hidden history of queer women in sport
From The Converation, a thought-provoking editorial by Becki Ross (Sociology and Gender, Race, Sexuality & Social Justice at UBC) on queer women in sport.
Crip Camp and the Roots of Disability Activism in the US
From the description in the Tyee “In the opening scenes of Crip Camp, a documentary available on Netflix, school buses pull into the entrance of Jened, a summer camp in the New York [...]
Canadian Perspectives on and Applications of Applied Sociology
An article by colleagues Emily Milne (MacEwan University) and Sara Cumming (Sheridan College) introducing a Special Edition of the Journal of Applied Social Sciences available here.
When two punk bands came to a psychiatric hospital, beautiful chaos ensued
A great video on music, mental health, and acceptance.
The Beyond Bullying Project
A wonderful resource about LGBTQ+ and school. Thanks to my departmental colleague (Dr. Katelin Albert) for putting me on to this.
Regime of Obstruction: Mandatory Reading on the Fossil Fuel Industry in Canada
A wonderful work edited by my department colleague, William K. Carroll. The entire book is available as a free download here.
In India some devout Hindus seek liberation from cycles of rebirth at “Death Hotels”
From the documentary description: “Stretching along the river Ganges rests Varanasi, the holiest of India’s seven sacred cities, and a place where devout Hindus go to die in hopes of [...]
White Right: Meeting the Enemy
A new documentary from Deeyah Khan about Neo-Nazis and White Nationalists in the USA. Not easy to watch, but that is when you know you have to. Available here. For my students, there is so much [...]
Critical Care: American vs. the World
Here is a good PBS documentary on the US medical system (Canadian experience with COVID-19 around the 45 minute mark), as well as a 2020 report from the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.