On January 26, SSHRC-funded students and researchers presented a series of 鈥渓ightning鈥� talks at 91社区鈥檚 Faculty Club with Ted Hewitt, President of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) in attendance. The event was emceed by Debra Titone, Associate Vice-Principal, Research at 91社区.
Eight presenters representing undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral researchers across diverse fields of study were selected to deliver presentations of three minutes or less. Presenters were able to use one visual aid, a PowerPoint slide, to illustrate their research. A group discussion period followed the presentations.
SSHRC is a vital partner in promoting and supporting research and research training in the humanities and social sciences at 91社区. The goal of this session was to spark new conversations and collaborations among SSHRC-funded students and researchers at 91社区.
Participants:
Daphne Chalmers: 鈥淩e-imagining Hope in the Anthropocene: Empowering Students in Environmental Education at 91社区鈥�
Lucas Coque: 鈥淒econstruction as a Work of Mourning: On the Relationship between Religious Identity and Grief in Jacques Derrida鈥檚 Circonfession鈥�
Bradley Crocker: 鈥淣avigating Health (Mis)information: Assessing Proficiency in Online Information-Seeking鈥�
Henry Fletcher: 鈥淥vercoming Insider-Outsider Divides in Social Movements: The 1970s Strike Wave in the US and Canada鈥�
Jennifer Liu: 鈥淚nvisible Hands: The Labour Force Behind Gianlorenzo Bernini鈥檚 Cathedra Petri鈥�
Arianne Maraj: 鈥淓ducation as a human right: The case of Syrian young adult refugees in the Quebec adult education system鈥�
Jessica Mettler: 鈥淩esearch informing practice: Untangling the confusion over mindfulness in schools鈥�
Jordan David Thomas Walters: 鈥淭he Basis of Human Dignity鈥�
