The multigenerational memoir laid the groundwork for graphic memoirs to become an essential form for remembering the Holocaust and communicating its legacy of trans-generational trauma.
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The hunting territories of wolves in the northern boreal forests are changing, in part due to the convenience of trails built for logging. This has placed caribou at an even greater risk.
A vicious cycle of limited opportunity and poor health.
Instead of asking about optimism, it’s time to ask what we as citizens are going to do about climate change.
As a society, we must shift our collective culture away from a silent complacency around interpersonal trauma and towards intentionally working to prevent it.
Technological changes on the horizon will likely disrupt the dairy industry as we know it — plans to mitigate the risks this transition poses to farmer livelihoods and animal welfare should start now.
Canada could become a global leader in the supply of materials needed for renewable energy systems if it finds ways to control the environmental footprints associated with their extraction.
Pandemic-related travel restrictions and facility closures initially jeopardized access to abortions, but the pandemic has also become a catalyst for more accessible ways to deliver abortion care.
50 years ago, a noted U.S. philosopher argued that banning abortion forces women to go above and beyond to help an unborn fetus. What other individual rights are at stake if Roe v Wade is overturned?
Even now, 200 years on from the Spanish Inquisition, the locations affected appear to be poorer, less educated, and less trusting.
The next time there’s a scene that makes light of gendered violence, pause and ask: what is really being shown here? Is this really all that funny or is it minimizing actual violence?
Carbon capture technologies have been labelled as a distraction. But as we enter the all-hands-on-deck phase of tackling climate change, they must not be ignored.
Rapid testing for COVID-19 is an extra safety measure that can help prevent spread of infection, and help you have a more normal holiday, especially if you are visiting vulnerable people.
Si la réglementation applicable aux élevages bio n’est pas optimale, elle garantit toutefois des conditions de « mieux-être » au regard des pratiques instaurées dans les élevages conventionnels.
Research suggests that an important question parents can consider with pre-teens and teens is: “What are you doing online and how is it making you feel?”
The western media has been reporting on Xi Jingping’s supposed ideological turn on bringing prosperity to all of China’s people. But his rule has seen sustained and large tax cuts on the wealthy.
The recent climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, shows that climate change deniers have shifted their tactics to thwart the efforts of countries to phase out fossil fuel use.
More than 30 years after the Berlin Wall fell, the re-release of the East German film ‘Coming Out’ reminds us that protecting minority populations’ rights is every society’s responsibility.
NFL star Aaron Rodgers has amplified dangerous and disproven myths about the COVID-19 vaccine. Here’s why his statements are not only untrue, but also harmful because they spread misinformation.
Our food systems are failing to feed all of us.
In this episode of Don’t Call Me Resilient, we pick apart what is broken and ways to fix it with two women who battle food injustice.
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Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia
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Assistant Professor of Writing Studies, University of British Columbia
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Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Journalism, Writing, and Media, University of British Columbia
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Associate Professor, Department of History, University of British Columbia
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Associate Vice-President, Equity & Inclusion and Honorary Associate Professor Educational Studies, University of British Columbia
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Professor of Philosophy, University of British Columbia
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Adjunct Professor in Biology, University of British Columbia
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Canada Research Chair in Terrestrial Mammal Conservation, University of British Columbia
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Postdoctoral Researcher, University of British Columbia
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Lecturer, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Migration Studies, University of British Columbia
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Professor, Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia
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Chair and Member from North America of the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) and Professor in Political Science, Public Policy and Indigenous Studies, University of British Columbia
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Sessional Lecturer & PhD Candidate, East Asian Culture, University of British Columbia
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Professor of Political Science and Principal's Research Chair, University of British Columbia
