Amazon.com Inc. could be facing its first unionization battle in Canada after a Teamsters local filed for a union vote for workers at the e-commerce giant’s fulfilment centre near Edmonton. If the...
The Scottish National Party is promising to hold a second independence referendum after election results announced Saturday saw pro-independence candidates gain a majority in the Scottish...
Location: Remote presentation
Amin Ghaziani, UBC
Topic: “Matters of Culture: From the Metropolis to Measurement and Modes of Inequality.”
/sociologyCategory: Dept. of Sociology
By giving women access to information they otherwise wouldn’t have, mobile phones are transforming lives. Putting smart phones in women’s hands could be a powerful tool to support sustainable...
Location: Leacock 738
Jean Beaman, University of California Santa Barbara
"Tentative topic: Middle-class minorities, racism, and citizenship in France."
/sociologyCategory: Dept. of Sociology
Location: Leacock 738
Darryl Leroux, St. Mary's University
"Tentative topic: Distorted Descent: White Claims to Indigenous Identity."
/sociologyCategory: Dept. of Sociology
Location: Leacock 738
Erick Schneiderhan, University of Toronto
"Tentative topic: Crodworthy? Crowdfunding of Education and Health Provision in Canada."
/sociologyCategory: Dept. of Sociology
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