The MEMBER’S ONLINE MAPPING PROJECT will consist of the research and development of a training program for Workman Arts members, which will give these members education and empowerment in the utilization of social networking tools such as: blogs, twitter, event pages on facebook, linkedin, foursquare, etc. The overseeing intern will also be responsible for the […]

Community stewardship is an emerging paradigm in income generation activities for marginalized populations. Drawing on residents with lived experience, stewardship creates employment through utilizing local-residents as custodians in parks, plazas and other public spaces. In order to fully develop these opportunities a common curriculum needs to be developed. This training program will allow Downtown Eastside […]

This project sets out to learn how young Afro-Caribbean Black (ACB) men are supported when they utilize Youth Employment Training Programs (YETP). The study will collect information, based on the lived experiences of the young men, while also taking into account of the perspectives of YETP coordinators, Employers who work with YETP, and government and […]

Le travail de recherche envisagé vise à situer dans une perspective évolutive et comparatiste, les renouveaux de la nouvelle et du conte québécois depuis les années 1960, et les innovations touchant les formes narratives brèves issues du XIXe siècle français. Les cultures nées de la Révolution française de 1789 et de la Révolution tranquille québécoise […]

Charles IV of Bohemia (1316-1378), King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor, ruled in what is often called a Golden Age of outstanding cultural achievements, centered at his cosmopolitan court in Prague. He famously founded a university, supported humanists, spoke five languages and wrote an autobiography. But of his four wives, Blanche of Valois (1316–1348), […]

The purpose of the project is to assess the housing, community engagement, and social inclusion needs and challenges faced by different residents, many of whom are older adults and are residents in Brightside Community Housing Foundation. Also known as Brightside. A mixed method approach (dempgrahic questionnaire, survey and focus group) will be used in this […]

Inuit have the right to food, culture, and economic opportunities, and the seal harvest can help to support these rights. However, resultant international bans from anti-sealing campaigns have undermined the Inuit economy and imposed hardships on Inuit communities. In an effort to improve market access for Inuit seal products, the Canadian Government established the Certification […]

The Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (CAGS) has created aTask Force on Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action and Graduate Education (Reconciliation Task Force). This Reconciliation Task Force will examine the implications for graduate education in relation to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s (TRC) Calls to Action, to reflect on the role of […]

Understanding that art galleries must position themselves as open learning communities, the MacKenzie Art Gallery (MAG) proposes internships in Indigenous and new curatorial practices. Canadian cultural institutions have long considered themselves above the political. However, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) Calls to Action have posed challenges to art institutions and their leaders are now […]

The applicant will be participate in the Vital cities project alongside Professor Jurian Edelenbos and his colleagues. The project will allow for better understanding of how youth engage with others, particularly with diverse groups of other youth, in social change and community betterment activities. This project seeks to understand how and why youth engage in […]

This project is meant to provide, and expand upon existing research, on social media and what role it plays in modern day society. The focus of this study will be on Social Media working as a vehicle for social change and social movements for the community; particularly, the abortion laws in Ireland. This is a […]

La prosopagnosie acquise se caractérise par un déficit de reconnaissance des visages dû à diverses lésions cérébrales. Ceux souffrant de lésions postérieures utilisent davantage la région de la bouche au lieu de celle des yeux pour l’identification des visages, bien qu’elle soit la région la plus diagnostique dans cette tâche. Ces patients présentent également un […]