This project will examine the work of Scottish-Canadian experimental animator Norman McLaren through close analysis of the film production infrastructures and cultural programme of nation-building in Canada in the mid-twentieth century. Understanding McLaren as a complex figure caught between contradictory political, aesthetic and social conditions, this project will look at the strategies of complicity and […]

In the West, the arts have played a distinctive role in enabling the fiction of our current perceptions of ecology; one where human mastery of the planet has been mythologised through the production of images. These artistic myths at one level separate us from nature, while also paradoxically, seeking to establish deep, meaningful connections between […]

This project will shed new light on the interrelations between creative writing and translation in understudied contemporary Canadian Francophone works. Firstly, contemporary Francophone writer-translators of Montréal will be analysed; secondly, interrelations between the aspects of translation in Montréal’s cityscape, soundscape and literatures will be investigated; thirdly, the process of translation will be employed as a […]

This project explores methods of engagement and communication that bridge the science, public and policy gap in respect of the nuclear ecology: medicine, mining, and meeting climate change commitments (through nuclear energy small modular reactors (SMRs)). Saskatchewan, the home of uranium mining and where scientists helped develop the world’s first cobalt-60 nuclear medicine scanning machines, […]

Prejudice against Muslims has risen in the U.K. and Canada, threatening harmonious intergroup relations and the wellbeing of Muslims. Some politicians endorse and encourage interactions among people from diverse backgrounds, whereas others discourage this. It is currently unclear what effects this has on the desires of non-Muslims to interact with Muslims. Using Canadian politicians’ twitter […]

This project involves researching and developing templates for heritage conservation plans and temporary protection plans to manage impacts to cultural heritage resources, such as historic buildings and landscapes. The objectives of this study are: 1) a Literature Review of best practices and background information; 2) Compare these with current Ontario legislative requirements;3) Develop analytical tables […]

Ainsi, l’objectif principal de ce projet est de développer une méthode basée sur les techniques d’observation de la Terre (OT) afin d’évaluer les effets de la réhabilitation de corridors de transport en Irak sur le développement d’infrastructures économiques et sociales. L’approche sera basée sur l’application de l’apprentissage profond aux images satellites THR pour la détection […]

Le but de ce projet est d’évaluer les impacts des programmes sociaux et des projets de développement à partir de données d’enquêtes collectées avant et pendant la pandémie de COVID-19. Un premier objectif sera de recenser les méthodes et les approches économétriques pour l’analyse des effets causaux. Sur la base de ce travail, les données […]

Le projet de recherche porte sur le soutien des parents dans le cheminement scolaire de leurs enfants qui évoluent au primaire ou au secondaire. Il vise ainsi trois objectifs : 1) comprendre l’expérience parentale en matière de soutien à la persévérance de leurs enfants; 2) identifier les besoins des parents concernant le soutien à la […]

This research project builds on a strong partnership with Parallel Architecture, an architecture and planning firm interested in exploring the role of private city-builders in redressing the housing affordability crisis and finding progressive ways of leveraging current federal, provincial, and local policies. This project seeks to examine: (1) how can new mixed-use suburban development meet […]

Ce projet de recherche vise à accompagner Centraide Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean dans la réalisation d’une politique de développement social qui lui permettra d’affiner sa stratégie d’investissement social. En cohérence avec les principes du développement social, nous mobiliserons les principaux acteurs du développement social de la région pour co-construire cette politique. À terme, ce projet de recherche action […]

The proposed research seeks to learn more about the ways Sponsorship Agreement Holders (SAHs), collaborate with Constituent Groups (CGs) and Co-sponsors to sponsor refugees to resettle in Canada. For this project, the Canadian Unitarian Council (CUC), will be used as a case study. Given the limited capacity and resources that SAHs have available to them […]