UVic’s Animals & Society Research Initiative
Have a look at some colleagues at UVic who are interested critically examining the practices and conceptualizations of human-animal/interspecies relations (available here). In particular, the [...]
Mapping Corporate Influence and Institutional Corruption Inside Canadian Universities
A must read for anyone interested in corporate influence at Canadian universities. Article available here.
Echoes of Poverty
This site was/is created by one of our doctoral students in sociology at UVic. Some really important work and personal insights offered. Site is available here.
Guide to Indigenous languages in Canada
A very cool resource about indigenous languages in Canada. See this link from UVic (here).
The Persistence of the Power Elite: Presidential Cabinets and Corporate Interlocks, 1968–2018
An article by Timothy Gill on how the political and corporate elite in the U.S. are often the same thing. Article is here.
Human Rights Watch 2017 Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity by Country
A great resource that lists various country’s treatment of sexual orientations and gender identities. The report is available here.
Stats Can Report – People with a disability are twice as likely to be victims of violent crime
The report (available here) shows how people with a disability are far more likely to face violent crimes than others. These statistics confirm the need for challenging what we consider [...]
Immigrants are largely behind Canada’s status as one of the best-educated countries
An article in The Star (available here) quotes a number of Canadian sociologists who discuss recent findings that show the positive impact immigrants have on education levels.
Link between your smartphone and anxiety
In an interesting article from the CBC (White Coat, Black Art available here) recent research is reviewed about the link between young peoples’ use of smartphone and rising rates of anxiety [...]