Society, Culture and Human Behaviour

Championing AI for social justice

MLR7 — Tue, 19 May 2020 06:36:26 +0000

��˴�Ƭ University researchers Samuel Dahan and Xiaodan Zhu are using AI to level the legal playing field for Canadians, including those affected by COVID-19 unemployment.

Inuit Nunangat: Where Two Worlds Collide (From the Art and Waste in Pannituuq [Pangnirtung] Project)

kvd1 — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 19:20:05 +0000

micky renders

Inuit Nunangat is a site where differing epistemologies and cosmologies collide. The Arctic waste crisis stems from a culture of wasting that is capitalist and not Inuit. With the delicate Arctic ecosystem degrading due to climate change, escalating resource extraction, the opening of the Northwest Passage, and the expansion of NORAD, unprecedented volumes of waste and contaminants are causing unknowable changes in life, land, sea, and ice. At the intersection of art, politics and activism, the Art and Wastes in Pangnirtung Project challenges assumptions about Inuit and exposes the pervasive nature of settler colonization as the root cause of wastes.

Location of photograph:

Pannituuq (Pangnirtung), Nunavut

Submission Year:

2023

Returning the Gaze

kvd1 — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 18:58:42 +0000

Siobhan Speiran

This was taken by Rubén Vargas at the wildlife sanctuary Proyecto Asis in Costa Rica, who captures the most beautiful images of the resident animals. I am standing in front of the capuchin enclosure observing the behaviours of Lulo, Lucy, Soplita, Pablita, and Cappuccino, while guided tours are taking place nearby. It is illegal to own wild animals in Costa Rica; these capuchins have been rescued from their past lives as companion animals or entertainers. While unable to be reintroduced to the wild, they receive life-long care and advocacy in the sanctuary community. My research looks at the intersections of animal welfare and conservation in Costa Rican sanctuaries, which are popular sites of sustainable, captive wildlife tourism. Here, the monkey returns my gaze in this photo, blurring the distinction between researcher and subject; I study him while he studies me.

Location of photograph:

Proyecto Asis, Costa Rica

Submission Year:

2023

Aging with Oasis

kvd1 — Tue, 31 May 2022 14:32:41 +0000

Riley Malvern

Oasis is a program co-developed by older adults to strengthen and sustain their communities to support aging in place. The Oasis Evaluation and Expansion research team has been working with Oasis communities since 2018 to expand the program across Canada and to evaluate a number of health and well-being outcomes. This photo depicts a mural that represents the power of communities coming together. Each square of this mural was designed by an Oasis member from communities across Kingston and Belleville. Together, these squares form the Oasis logo, which was designed by members of the original Oasis community.

Location of photograph:

Kingston, Ontario

Submission Year:

2022

Katherine McKittrick

kvd1 — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 17:54:54 +0000

A new approach to Black Studies

Scotiabank Centre for Customer Analytics

kvd1 — Fri, 09 Jul 2021 19:06:00 +0000

Grace Adeniyi-Ogunyankin

kvd1 — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 19:57:53 +0000

Youth and Urban Renewal

Sub-Saharan Africa is urbanizing rapidly, and young people make up >70% of the population in the majority of African cities. Combined with the fact that there is an emphasis on urban renewal projects and expansion of global investment in sub-Saharan Africa, exploring the relationship between youth and the new urban economy is critical to addressing issues of socio-political stability and sustainable development in sub-Saharan Africa.

How to help high school seniors cope with milestones missed due to coronavirus

kvd1 — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 17:25:11 +0000

Dr. Allyson G. Harrison (Psychology), Clinical Director of ��˴�Ƭ Regional Assessment & Resource Centre, writes for The Conversation Canada.

Confronting COVID-19

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Strange physical symptoms? Blame the chronic stress of life during the COVID-19 pandemic

kvd1 — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 17:22:29 +0000

Dr. Kate Harkness, (Psychology and Psychiatry), Director of ��˴�Ƭ Mood Research Laboratory, writes for The Conversation Canada.

Confronting COVID-19

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Changing lives through music: The lessons we can learn

MLR7 — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 19:11:41 +0000

Since 2015, Sistema Kingston has provided underserved children with music training, helping them build confidence, persistence, and a sense of responsibility. A research project is now examining how students and families experience the program and its impact on their lives.

Capturing the Art of Research: Celebrating the 2020 prize recipients

MLR7 — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 13:52:42 +0000

The Queen’s Art of Research photo contest celebrates its fifth year, with the selection of ten stunning winning images.

Explore photos from ��˴�Ƭ researchers with the Art of Research as they take you behind-the-scenes of their #QueensuResearch

Watch the Discussion: Conversations Confronting COVID-19: Innovation Pivots

kvd1 — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 18:15:02 +0000

Launched on Wednesday, June 24, the first installment of the monthly series will focus on the theme of Innovation Pivots and feature members of the Queen’s community who have effectively pivoted their research and programs to come up with creative and innovative solutions to the pandemic.

Confronting COVID-19

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Learning from the Land

kvd1 — Fri, 12 Jun 2020 13:37:20 +0000

Sarah Flisikowski

The transmission and documentation of traditional knowledge and skills is of great importance to Inuit, especially considering the continuing social, environmental, and economic changes in the Arctic. I am examining how Inuit traditional knowledge is generated and shared through a case study of an existing project in Ulukhaktok called Nunamin Illihakvia, which means "learning from the land" in Inuinnaqtun. Participants from other Inuvialuit communities were invited to travel to Ulukhaktok in February 2020 to participate in cultural activities that promoted discussion on what a cultural learning program should include. This photo shows our first trip out on Queen's Bay together.

Location of photograph:

Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada

Prize name:

People's Choice

Submission Year:

2019-20

Under the Umbrella

kvd1 — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 17:55:43 +0000

Grace Adeniyi-Ogunyankin

On a very hot day, I went to the Adelabu Market in Ibadan, Nigeria, to meet Sarah. Several phone calls later, we found each other. She brought me inside a nearly abandoned plaza. “Less noisy,” she said. We climbed up to the highest floor. During the interview, she told me her livelihood as a market woman funded her children’s education. Rain or shine, she is at the market every day, under her umbrella. When we finished the interview, I looked down. What a view! As I snapped a photo, I wondered: “What are the stories of the other people under the umbrellas?”

Location of photograph:

Ibadan, Nigeria

Prize name:

Best Description

Submission Year:

2019-20

Supporting children’s mental health during a pandemic

kvd1 — Mon, 04 May 2020 04:19:00 +0000

Knowing how to talk to your children about risks is difficult at the best of times, let alone during a global pandemic. Now, as most of us social distance to give health care workers the best chance to confront the COVID-19 outbreak, it's important that we help children understand why it’s important for us, our friends, and our neighbours, to stay home.

Confronting COVID-19

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