Studies in National and International Development Podcast Series

A Studies in National and International Development presentation by Dr. Barbara Perry and Dr. Shana MacDonald The stabbing of a faculty member and two students in a gender issues class at the University of Waterloo in the summer of 2023 has brought renewed urgency to anti-violence work on campus. This panel brings together experts in […]

Drawing from her recent book, “Why Would I Be Married Here? Marriage Migration and Dispossession in Neoliberal India” (Cornell University Press 2022), Dr. Kukreja examines marriage migration undertaken by rural bachelors in North India who seek brides from outside their customary marriage pools such as from development peripheries of India. She connects the macro-political violent [&#8...

“Revolutions” is a short documentary that asks sports enthusiasts, brands, and manufacturers to think differently about environmental sustainability by putting sporting goods at the center of the conversation. The film uses the bike as a storytelling device to ask some important questions about sustainability such as: What happens to our “toys” when we’re done with […]

Join us for the second panel discussion of the mini-series “Legacies of War. Imperialisms, Racisms and Transnational Feminist Solidarities”, co-organized Vanessa Thompson and Katherine Mazurok. This series aims to interrogate, from a transnational feminist perspective, articulations and politics of war, in their many forms and on a global scale. We ask how we can challenge […]

Join us for the second panel discussion of the mini-series “Legacies of War. Imperialisms, Racisms and Transnational Feminist Solidarities”, co-organized Vanessa Thompson and Katherine Mazurok. This series aims to interrogate, from a transnational feminist perspective, articulations and politics of war, in their many forms and on a global scale. We ask how we can challenge […]

David P Thomas, Veldon Coburn, Rebecca Hall  This talk features a discussion of the new book Capitalism & Dispossession: Corporate Canada at Home and Abroad. Both co-editors and one contributing author will talk about the book and their unique contributions.  The book brings together a broad range of case studies to highlight the role of Canadian […]

José Marcelo Zacchi / September 22, 2022 In this talk, José Marcelo Zacchi reflects on his years as a lawyer and public manager dedicated to the strengthening of civic space and democratic construction in Brazil. He is currently committed to the creation of Núcleo Sumaúma, a new space for the elaboration and dissemination of civil society agendas […]

March 31st 2022 Equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives are often characterized as a “hallmark of the neoliberal university,” and a “non-critical, anti-theoretical and ahistorical answer to managing difference” (“Equity, Diversity, Inclusion: A Dialogue with Human Rights and Decolonization,” a roundtable hosted by Wilfred Laurier University on November 13, 2020). In this contribution to the SN...

Panelists will draw from their studies both in Canada and internationally to highlight the lives and livelihoods reproduced, sustained and compromised by the circulations and politics of waste. Dr Kesha Fevrier is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Planning at Queen’s University. Her research unfolds broadly at the intersection of race and […]

Canada’s waste crisis is the product of two inter-related issues: the problems of amplification and ongoing settler colonialism. In this presentation, Dr Myra Hird draws on decades of empirical waste studies research to argue that resolving our waste crisis requires an orientation away from techno-fixes and individual responsibility and towards upstream social justice issues.

On February 17, 2022, Dr. Shobhana Xavier delivered a SNID lecture entitled “Between Violence and Piety: The Case of Sufi Shrines in Sri Lanka”. The religious topography of Sri Lanka remains delicate in its post-war context, especially for ethno-linguistic and religious minority communities, such as Muslims. Amidst this precarity Sufis, Muslims with esoteric orientation towards [&#8230...

The panel featured in this episode brings together a group of Kingston/Katarokwi/Queen’s, Toronto and Calgary artists for a discussion of activism and the arts. In this conversation, we will discuss how social justice concerns shape their art and what forms activism takes in their practice. Panelists will share insights from their own projects, which engage […]

Jan 20th, 1-2:20 pm Spin Doctors: How media and politicians misdiagnosed the COVID-19 pandemic  Nora Loreto (writer, activist, editor of the Canadian Association of Labour Media ) presented their talk “Spin Doctors: How Media and Politicians Misdiagnosed the Covid-19 Pandemic” for SNID on January 20th 2022 1-2:30 PM. Synopsis: From January 2020 to July 2021, […]

Please join SNID for a conversation with Queen’s University’s 15th Chancellor, the Honourable Murray Sinclair LLB MSC IPC. In this presentation, the Honourable Murray Sinclair will talk about his work with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and his recently appointed role as Queen’s University’s new Chancellor.

Theories of hauntology emphasize how past experiences leave an imprint by re-appearing in people’s present lives, affecting emotions and gendered reactions. This talk draws on these theories to illuminate how the mother’s ghostly presence, intertwined with the long spectre of the border regime, affects men’s masculinities as they un-settle in European countries. Dr. Ingvars’ work […]

A conversation about the film Kapana and LGBTQI+2 rights in Africa, with filmmaker Philippe Talavera and artist and educator Nashilongweshipwe Mushaandja moderated by professor Marc Epprecht.  

In this talk, Dr Debora Lima delivered on October 21st 2021, discusses the ultra-neoliberal narrative that the Brazilian government has used to justify measures that result in green grabbing, and the impact of this on the socio-environmental resistance in Brazil.  

Join SNID for a panel discussion about intellectual property rights and global vaccine (in)equity. Our speakers will discuss: how transnational trade law and the World Trade Organization’s TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) shape the availability, pricing, and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines; the proposed TRIPS waiver and its potential impact on vaccine equity; and [&#...

In this season launch of Studies in National and International Development, Celina Caesar-Chavannes presents a talk on vaccine equity in Canada. Caesar-Chavannes is a business consultant, coach and international speaker, who currently serves part time as the Sr. Advisor, EDI Initiatives and Adjunct Lecturer at Queen’s University. Her new memoir, “Can You Hear Me Now?” […]

María Constanza Guzmán The author of Mapping Spaces of Translation in Twentieth-Century Latin American Print Culture discusses her investigation of the interplay of translation and Latin American intellectual history in the 20th century. She reflects on translation in 20th-century Latin American print culture, tracing the trajectory of influential periodicals and publishing houses from the 60s and...

In early November 2020, a civil war broke out in Ethiopia that quickly turned into a humanitarian crisis. The raging conflict, involving neighboring Eritrea, risks destabilizing the whole Horn of Africa region. It jeopardized the safety of more than 90,000 Eritrean refugees in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, and displaced hundreds of thousands of Tigrayans […]

Join SNID for a panel discussion about the role of grassroots movements and local activism during COVID-19 with Jade Da Costa of The People’s Pantry (Toronto/Tkaronto), Tom deGrey of the Downtown Eastside SRO Collaborative (Vancouver/Unceded Coast Salish Territory), Queen’s Post-Doctoral Fellow in Geography and Planning Dani Aiello, and Liz Turner of Mutual Aid Katarokwi (Kingston/Katarokwi)...

This episode features a presentation by Dr. Scott Rutherford (Queen’s University).  He discusses the histories of “Red Power” in Canada within a broader context of global anti-colonial and anti-racist movements of the 1960s and early 1970s. He attempts to make sense of the complicated ways that global reference points were used to describe local protests; […]

The pandemic has magnified many issues that we face as a society, including post-secondary programming in the arts, including music. Post-secondary music programs have been criticized in recent years for their lack of equity and diversity, a problem that is undeniably systemic. Changes to post-secondary curricula need to better reflect a diversity of arts-making and […]

In the aftermath of the so-called “refugee crisis” of 2015-16, the migration regime consolidating in Europe entails the management of newcoming populations through their accommodation in camps. This talk will account for neglected aspects of this process in the case of Greece, focusing on the everyday economic practices, interactions and networks emerging in, around and […]