View Exhibit of South Asian Canadian Labour History in British Columbia Short …
View Exhibit of South Asian Canadian Labour History in British Columbia
Short Description: Explore the South Asian Canadian Digital Archive View all SACDA archival collections and exhibits (www.sacda.ca) Find labour history archival images View the full South Asian Canadian Labour History archival image collection Supported by the Province of British Columbia
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Over the last 40 years, new managerial technologies in Western democratic societies …
Over the last 40 years, new managerial technologies in Western democratic societies have emerged to dominate our perceived and lived reality. Demands for autonomy and a creative life, which have been the touchstones for artistic endeavors, have been readily absorbed into management philosophies, becoming normative values for self-management and entrepreneurial innovation. Is this art’s triumph or demise? Can we imagine other worlds beyond our managed reality and propose forms of living not yet captured by the rationality of network capitalism? We will explore the “creative” figure and how it can shape renewed critical expressions in fields such as technology, design, science, philosophy, etc.
This course is intended to introduce graduate students to a set of …
This course is intended to introduce graduate students to a set of core writings in the field of urban sociology. Topics include the changing nature of community, social inequality, political power, socio-spatial change, technological change, and the relationship between the built environment and human behavior. We examine the key theoretical paradigms that have constituted the field since its founding, assess how and why they have changed over time, and discuss the implications of these paradigmatic shifts for urban scholarship, social policy and the planning practice.
This course explores the creative dialectic—and sometimes conflict—between sociology and urban policy …
This course explores the creative dialectic—and sometimes conflict—between sociology and urban policy and design. Topics include the changing conceptions of “community,” the effects of neighborhood characteristics on individual outcomes, the significance of social capital and networks, the drivers of categorical inequality, and the interaction of social structure and political power. Students will examine key theoretical paradigms that have constituted sociology since its founding, assess how and why they have changed over time, and discuss the implications of these shifts for urban research and planning practice. This seminar took place at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution in Norfolk, MA, with half the class from MIT and half of the class from MCI Norfolk via the Boston University Prison Education Program. The location and composition of the class was chosen based on the belief that bringing together students of sociology and urban studies who are incarcerated with those who are at MIT would create a unique and valuable environment in which to generate new knowledge about our social world and the repeated mechanisms that contribute to persistent socio-economic inequality and other pressing social problems.
The course examines the causes and effects of rapid urbanization in developing …
The course examines the causes and effects of rapid urbanization in developing countries. Using case studies from the world’s four major developing regions, including (among others) Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Managua, Singapore, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Kabul, Beirut, Cairo, Kinshasa, Cape Town and Johannesburg, it explores the economic and political dynamics that grease the wheels of contemporary patterns of growth. In addition to examining both local and transnational forces that drive contemporary urbanization, the course focuses on key issues that emerge in rapidly growing cities of the developing world, ranging from growing income inequality and socio-economic exclusion, environmental challenges, and rising violence. Class sessions are discussion-based and focus on a critical analysis of the arguments presented in the readings.
Short Description: «La violence domestique (conjugale) dans les communautés immigrantes: étude de …
Short Description: «La violence domestique (conjugale) dans les communautés immigrantes: étude de cas» est un recueil de presse d'eCampus Ontario en libre accès comprends des études de cas d'immigrantes victimes de violence conjugale à utiliser comme matériel pédagogique. Le livre met en évidence la complexité de la violence conjugale dans les communautés d'immigrants et les différents processus juridiques auxquels ces femmes font face pour entamer la justice et les défis auxquels elles sont confrontées pour refaire leur vie et celle de leurs enfants. Ce livre contient également des questions de réflexion; une description des processus juridiques dans le contexte de la violence domestique (conjugale) et un lexique relatif aux études de cas.
Long Description: «La violence domestique (conjugale) dans les communautés immigrantes: étude de cas» est un recueil de presse d’eCampus Ontario librement accessible comprenant des études de cas de nouvelles arrivantes, victimes de violence conjugale, qui servira de matériel pédagogique. Cette recherche est le résultat d’une analyse de dossiers judiciaires fermés, de 15 immigrantes vivant en Ontario, victimes de violence dans leur mileu domestique. Les études de cas exhaustives qui émergent de cette recherche présentent le sujet dans toute sa complexité, mettant en évidence la vulnérabilité unique de ces femmes, face aux intersections entre leur contexte ethnoculturelle, leur genre et leur statut d’immigration. De plus, ce livre fait valoir les différents processus juridiques auxquels ces femmes doivent engendrer pour faire preuve de justice, ainsi que les défis auxquels elles sont confrontées pour rétablir leur propre vie et celle de leurs enfants. Au delà des études de cas, ce livre contient des questions de réflexion; une description des processus juridiques impliqués dans les incidences de violence conjugale et un lexique relatif aux études de cas. Ce Pressbook interactif est une ressource idéale pour le travailleurs sociaux et les juristes, y compris les étudiants en formation au sein du travail social ou en droit. Il servira à développer leur compréhension de la complexité des cas de violence domestique (conjugale) envers les femmes en milieu domestique parmi les familles immigrantes et d’élaborer des stratégies d’intervention et d’aide culturellement adaptées.
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This course examines the problem of mass violence and oppression in the …
This course examines the problem of mass violence and oppression in the contemporary world, and the concept of human rights as a defense against such abuse. It explores questions of cultural relativism, race, gender and ethnicity. It examines case studies from war crimes tribunals, truth commissions, anti-terrorist policies and other judicial attempts to redress state-sponsored wrongs. It also considers whether the human rights framework effectively promotes the rule of law in modern societies. Students debate moral positions and address ideas of moral relativism.
This course is an invitation to German film-making since the end of …
This course is an invitation to German film-making since the end of the Second World War. We investigate how German cinema captured the atmosphere of the immediate post-war years and discuss extensively major works of the “New German Cinema” of the Sixties and Seventies. We also look at examples of East Germany’s film production and finally observe the very different roads German cinema has been taking from the 1990’s into the present.
Short Description: This book uses a tidyverse approach to introduce various forms …
Short Description: This book uses a tidyverse approach to introduce various forms of visualization to assist in exploratory data analysis, and data visualization.
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The comprehensive e-book "Volunteers4Europe" is the result of the European project of …
The comprehensive e-book "Volunteers4Europe" is the result of the European project of the same name, which was carried out from 2018 to 2020. The project, co-financed by the European funding programme Erasmus Plus, focused on the documentation of interesting volunteer activities in the participating partner countries. The project teams from Germany, Estonia, France, Italy and Sweden produced many photo reportages of volunteer activities, which are now all available in this e-book. On more than 600 pages, the multifaceted nature of volunteering in Europe becomes visible. There are examples from civil protection, nature conservation, environmental protection, nature conservation and animal welfare. In addition, many volunteer activities in social areas are presented, for example in senior citizens' work, for people with disabilities, with a migration background or with other disadvantages. All age groups can volunteer in the most diverse areas. The project teams hope that with this e-book they will not only make visible and acknowledge the enormous achievements of many volunteers, but also that many readers will find inspiration for their own voluntary commitment.
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Word Count: 272929
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This course explores theoretical issues and concerns underlying global feminisms, and their …
This course explores theoretical issues and concerns underlying global feminisms, and their expression through diverse forms of feminist activism at the community, national, and transnational levels. A comparative perspective is used to examine the following questions: How are women’s issues understood and articulated in different contexts? What are the linkages between women’s multiple identities (class, race, caste, ethnicity, religion, location) and feminist activism? How do conflict, religious fundamentalism, and militarization of societies impact women’s lives? Further, the course explores the role of the state in influencing the course and direction of women’s movements, and women’s mobilization within and across national boundaries for social and gender justice. The challenges and dilemmas facing contemporary women’s activism are also addressed. In this semester the course will devote a section of the course to the Black Lives Matter struggle in the US and its global impact.
This seminar examines women’s experiences during and after war, revolution, and genocide. …
This seminar examines women’s experiences during and after war, revolution, and genocide. The focus of the course is mostly on the 20th century and on North America, Europe and the Middle East.
This course is designed to introduce and help students understand the changes …
This course is designed to introduce and help students understand the changes and continuities in the lives of women in South Asia from a historical perspective. Using gender as a lens of examining the past, we will examine how politics of race, class, caste and religion affected and continue to impact women in South Asian countries, primarily in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. We will reflect upon current debates within South Asian women’s history in order to examine some of the issues and problems that arise in re-writing the past from a gendered perspective and these are found in primary documents, secondary readings, films, newspaper articles, and the Internet.
This pass/fail seminar should be a fun setting where we can all …
This pass/fail seminar should be a fun setting where we can all enjoy a love of good books together. Students will read approximately one novel every two weeks, and the class will discuss each novel in a relaxed and interactive setting, with attention to whatever themes and issues interest them most about each book. We will read a wide mixture of classic and contemporary novels written by women, including: Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth; Toni Morrison, Jazz; Virginia Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway; Alice Walker, The Color Purple; Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre; Sheri Reynolds, The Rapture of Canaan; Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice; and Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar. Recurrent issues likely to be discussed include: gender, race, and class; romance, love, and marriage; depression and suicide; and conception, childbirth, and parenthood.
Short Description: The word workaround has entered general English usage to refer …
Short Description: The word workaround has entered general English usage to refer to a makeshift method of overcoming or bypassing a problem, an example being the events that took place after an explosion on the Apollo 13 spacecraft in 1970. Until recently, the concept was limited primarily to technical contexts. This book explores the origins of workarounds, the challenges of identifying and managing them, and the potential benefits and risks involved. It discusses the use of workarounds in different settings and also takes a look at future challenges.
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Prospective Student Edition Short Description: Working in Play - Exploring the Recreation …
Prospective Student Edition
Short Description: Working in Play - Exploring the Recreation and Leisure Industry provides insight and advice for prospective students interested in obtaining a Fanshawe Recreation and Leisure Services Diploma through a detailed explanation of where jobs can be found and first-person accounts from graduates of the program telling their personal stories.
Long Description: Working in Play – Exploring the Recreation and Leisure Industry provides insight and advice for prospective students interested in the Recreation and Leisure Industry through a detailed explanation of where jobs can be found and job statistics. It defines the industry through a job’s perspective lens and gives examples of organizations and job titles found in the industry. In Chapter 3 of the book, you will find multiple first-person accounts from graduates of Fanshawe College’s Recreation and Leisure Services program on their personal career journeys.
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Included H5P activities: 10
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Short Description: Working in Play: Planning for a Career in the Recreation …
Short Description: Working in Play: Planning for a Career in the Recreation and Leisure Industry in Canada – First Edition defines the Recreation and Leisure Industry in Canada and gives students of a Recreation and Leisure Services diploma program a helpful, informational guide to planning a career in the industry.
Long Description: Working in Play: Planning for a Career in the Recreation and Leisure Industry in Canada – First Edition provides a thorough introduction to the career possibilities in the Recreation and Leisure Industry through use of a detailed explanation of where jobs can be found and job statistics. First and foremost it defines the industry through a job’s perspective lens. The topic is anchored by a historical review of recreation and leisure in Canada and the book includes how to job search, the importance of networking and types of interviews with interview tips for success. Throughout the book are first-person accounts from graduates of Fanshawe College’s Recreation and Leisure Services program on their career journey.
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Included H5P activities: 10
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This course focuses on a number of qualitative social science methods that …
This course focuses on a number of qualitative social science methods that can be productively used in media studies research including interviewing, participant observation, focus groups, cultural probes, visual sociology, and ethnography. The emphasis will primarily be on understanding and learning concrete techniques that can be evaluated for their usefulness in any given project and utilized as needed. Data organization and analysis will be addressed. Several advanced critical thematics will also be covered, including ethics, reciprocity, “studying up,” and risk. The course will be taught via a combination of lectures, class discussions, group exercises, and assignments. This course requires a willingness to work hands-on with learning various social science methods and a commitment to the preparation for such (including reading, discussion, and reflection).
This course focuses on the period between roughly 1550-1850. American ideas of …
This course focuses on the period between roughly 1550-1850. American ideas of race had taken on a certain shape by the middle of the nineteenth century, consolidated by legislation, economics, and the institution of chattel slavery. But both race and identity meant very different things three hundred years earlier, both in their dictionary definitions and in their social consequences. How did people constitute their identities in early America, and how did they speak about these identities? Texts will include travel writing, captivity narratives, orations, letters, and poems, by Native American, English, Anglo-American, African, and Afro-American writers.
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