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2024-06-01

Giffin, Lorielle

Walking out of the doors to my building, I saw a pair of neatly discarded white shoes staring up at me. They were not just any shoes. As a researcher on the University of Alberta Prison Project (UAPP), they were easily recognizable to me as prison-issued footwear. Just the day before, I was in a...

2024-06-01

Brinston, Allyson

This image captures a moment of active cultural engagement. It showcases a diverse group of young people joining hands in a round dance. They wear brightly patterned ribbon skirts to visually celebrate their heritage and assert cultural identity. This scene is a practical representation of...

2024-06-01

Esmaeilnezhadshirazi, Pegah

"Mirror of Identity" is a heartfelt portrayal of an elderly woman’s life told through her hands. These hands, with their deep wrinkles and fine jewelry, belong to my grandmother’s dearest friend. She was forced into marriage for the sake of wealth, not love. The creases in her skin narrate her...

2024-06-01

Niazi, Sumaira

In the heart of the forest, where flames dance wild, Indigenous women stand strong as protectors of land, reconciling their ancient wisdom with the call of fire. From the boreal forests of Canada to the tropical Amazon, these remarkable women have played pivotal roles in safeguarding our forests....

2024-06-01

Oh, Eunna

My practice based research challenges the dichotomous ontology that traditionally separates humans from nature, seeking pathways towards sustainable coexistence. The forest in the image emerges as an imaginary realm where the dream of harmonious living between humans and nature takes shape. It...

2024-06-01

Noton, Emily

My socio-cultural research on women and ballet draws from Michel Foucault’s post-structuralist theories about power, identity and the self. I examine the experiences and opportunities that women have to continue dancing past the age of 18, as they navigate the often fraught transition to...

2024-06-01

Hiltz, Becs

This photo represents the vulnerability of the bovine calf at birth. This calf was born moments ago, and its dam stands protectively in the background, even though she has yet to provide immune protection to her calf. Humans are born with immune protection from their mom in the form of maternal...

2024-08-27

Christopher Schulze, Oliver Sonnentag, Craig A. Emmerton, Lorna Harris, Haley Alcock, Kate Marouelli, Gabriel Hould Gosselin, and David Olefeldt

The carbon (C) storage of boreal peatlands is threatened by an intensifying wildfire regime. Between 2019 and 2023 we used eddy covariance and surface closed chambers to monitor two permafrost peatlands in boreal western Canada that burned in 2019 and 2007. Deeper thaw, warmer soils, and slow...

2024-01-01

Alexandra Stout, Damian Collins

The photo-elicitation method can provide rich insights into homemaking – the process whereby residents use, modify and personalize domestic space. However, previous studies have prioritized the words of participants, gathered in follow-up interviews, over photographs themselves. This paper...

2024-01-01

Bates, Laura, Collins, Damian

The housing studies field has been critiqued since the 1980s for under-engagement with theory. In this paper, we present the findings of a systematic literature review that investigates the extent to which contemporary housing scholarship engages with theory. By reviewing all research papers...