Culture + Society – Views & Research

Three people at a demonstration. One person is holding a megaphone while another speaks into the microphone. Another person in the frame is taking a sip of water. Two of the people have masks on, but not covering their faces.

The world is in crisis – what role should our universities play?

Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

a person sitting on a couch with a dog and a cat sitting on his lap

More than just an animal: Losing a pet deserves more attention and compassion

Renata Roma, University of Saskatchewan

A black woman with blonde, shoulder-length wavy hair in a black dress speaks into a microphone while standing on a stage

Why Serena Williams joining the WNBA’s Toronto Tempo as a part-owner is so important for women’s sports

Treisha Hylton, Wilfrid Laurier University

A drawing of four men dressed in 17th centry clothing walking in a row carrying swords

Christian nationalism in the U.S. is eerily reminiscent of ‘dominionist’ reformers in history

Gary K. Waite, University of New Brunswick

The TGL golf league might signal that indoor sport is the future, for better or worse

Brad Millington, Brock University; Brian Wilson, University of British Columbia; Michael L. Naraine, Brock University, and Parissa Safai, York University, Canada

People on an indoor golf green surrounded by stands with an audience

Could bullying be an evolutionary trait?

Tony Volk, Brock University

A girl sits on the floor leaning against a bed with her face in her palms

How dreams, prophecies and intuitions can impact the decision to migrate

James Kwateng-Yeboah, Saint Mary’s University

A person standing on a rock formation looking toward a mountain

A person holding a white placard reading elbows up canada with two small canadian flags attached

Why Gordie Howe’s elbows are Canada’s answer to Donald Trump

Stacy L. Lorenz, University of Alberta and Braeden McKenzie, University of Victoria

A man in a red ball cap is photographed from behind waving an American flag from an overpass.

Why some Canadians are in denial about Donald Trump

Aisha Ahmad, University of Toronto

Beyond the garage: How important are spaces to business creation?

Etienne Capron, HEC Montréal and Raphaël Suire, IAE Nantes

Trump’s English language order upends America’s long multilingual history

Mark Turin, University of British Columbia and Ross Perlin, Columbia University

An old man with orange-tinged skin and whiteish hair wearing a dark suit and yellow tie holding a document with an oversized signature

Donald Trump thinks some accents are ‘beautiful,’ but what makes them so?

Nicole Rosen, University of Manitoba

An old man with orange-tinged skin and whiteish hair wearing a dark suit and red tie gives a thumb's up to the camera

Campus encampments and protests are a sign of failed university governance

Justin Patrick, University of Victoria

A tent with paint on it that reads 'we will not rest.'

How satellite radio predicted the cultural, musical and technological shifts that now define our times

Brian Fauteux, University of Alberta

A man with curly hair and his palms held up.

A black and white photo of a large brick building surrounded by trees

How one research project is ‘re-neighbouring’ two Indigenous communities

Vanessa Watts, McMaster University

Trump’s tariffs threaten Indigenous businesses in Canada — the government must take action

Andrew J. Karesa, The King's University Canada and Douglas A. Stuart, University of Victoria

A totem pole is seen in the foreground, while a domed building with a Canadian flag over it is seen in the background

Women caregivers need better financial support

Mary Rita Holland, Mount Saint Vincent University

A middle aged woman smiles at an elderly woman lying on a couch

A group of activists stand in a line. They're wearing traditional Sami costumes.

What a landmark ruling for the Sámi people in Finland means for the protection of Indigenous rights globally

Laura Dehaibi, Université Laval

Pressure to seem perfect can strain teen relationships, but kindness from peers can help

Danielle S. Molnar, Brock University; Dawn Zinga, Brock University; Hanna Puffer, Brock University, and Melissa Blackburn, Brock University

A teenage girl pulls up her eyebrow with her finger while looking into a mirror

Porn companies must take strong action to protect privacy and prevent future harms

Elaine Craig, Dalhousie University

A computer displaying a page from the site pornhub

People working in a farm field picking fruits

Farm certification could make Canada’s farms fairer for migrant workers

Erika Borrelli, University of Windsor

#BringBackOurGirls: Hashtags alone will not safeguard women’s lives and rights

Tegan Zimmerman, Mount Saint Vincent University and Adebola Esther Osegboun, Federal University, Oye Ekiti

A series of sculptures on stands depicting some of the kidnapped Nigerian girls

Canada’s immigration process is increasingly digitized, but that can make if difficult to navigate

Ashika Niraula, Toronto Metropolitan University

A frustrated man sits at a desk in front of a laptop looking at paper documents

It’s important to protect trans athletes on campuses, and this benefits all students

Daniel Del Gobbo, University of Windsor and Asha Holland, University of Windsor

Close up of a person's hands counting notes of Canadian currency

A basic income can be a strong investment in mental health

Tracy Smith-Carrier, Royal Roads University and Elaine Power, Queen's University, Ontario

A crowd of young people facing forward with their arms crossed

The urgent mental health needs of young people: Lessons for Canada from a global commission

Tovah Cowan, McGill University; Camila Velez, McGill University; Nora Morrison, McGill University; Rubén Valle, McGill University, and Srividya Narayanan Iyer, McGill University

A sign reading buy canadian instead atop bottles of US whiskey in a liquor store

‘Buying Canadian’ is an opportunity to reflect on the ethics of consumerism

Michael Walschots, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz

Why bike lanes should remain on Ontario’s roads

Mahtot Gebresselassie, York University, Canada; Joanna Silva, York University, Canada, and Steven Lum, York University, Canada

Cyclists ride along a bike lane in an urban area

How rebellion against moralizing has become a surprising rallying point for the political right

Alexis Shotwell, Carleton University and Kilian Jörg, Freie Universität Berlin

A man in a dark suit and U.S. flag pinned on his lapel gesturing with his finger pointed.

A row of cars with piles of furniture and suitcases piled on their roofs.

Why Trump’s Gaza reconstruction proposal is unlikely to work

Ali Asgary, York University, Canada

More than just a game: How sports are reflecting Canada-U.S. tensions

Noah Eliot Vanderhoeven, Western University

Canadian flag is suspended above a hockey rink in an arena filled with fans

How hockey’s politics played out at the 4 Nations Face-Off Tournament

Braeden McKenzie, University of Victoria and Stacy L. Lorenz, University of Alberta

A row of hockey players on the ice shake hands with each other

We need meaningful, not less, EDI and climate action in turbulent times

Sarah E. Sharma, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Amy Janzwood, McGill University; Julie MacArthur, Royal Roads University, and Runa Das, Royal Roads University

People at a demonstration carry placards and homemade signs

Too distracted to watch? Netflix has the perfect ‘second-screen’ show for you

Daphne Rena Idiz, University of Toronto

A phone showing Netflix seen against another screen showing viewing options.

An Inuit woman wearing a purple parka carries a baby on her back. She stands at a grocery till with another woman behind the counter

Inuit children in Nunavut face a preventable food security crisis

Vandna Sinha, McGill University; David Wheatley, Wilfrid Laurier University; Jessica Penney, Toronto Metropolitan University, and Nicholas Li, Toronto Metropolitan University

Living to tell the story: Lawsuit accuses ER doctor of anti-Indigenous racism

Mary Jane Logan McCallum, University of Winnipeg and Adele Perry, University of Manitoba

Moving beyond Black history month towards inclusive histories in Québec secondary schools

R. Nanre Nafziger, McGill University and Sabrina Jafralie, McGill University

Students milling around doors of a school.

Why Donald Trump is such a relentless bullshitter

Tim Kenyon, Brock University

A man with white-ish blond hair is blurred speaking at a podium and in focus on a screen behind him.

Black men and women sit in a row along a table with Canadian fags in the background. A man in a dark blue suit in the centre speaks into a mic

Black on the ballot: New research sheds light on the experiences of Black Canadians in politics

Erin Tolley, Carleton University

Canada’s cuts to newcomer English language programs puts communities’ well-being at risk

Natalia Balyasnikova, York University, Canada; Hilary McGregor, York University, Canada, and Mercedes Veselka, York University, Canada

People holding booklets and Canadian flags.

How to teach hope when democracy is retreating

Joel Westheimer, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

Students seen with signs like 'kids aren't criminals why schools.'

An bird's eye view photo showing a coastal area with a town

Namibia’s Shark Island: Europe’s push for green hydrogen risks compromising sites of colonial genocide

Rosanna Carver, University of Victoria and Natache Iilonga, University of Victoria

A silhouette of two women on a blue stage.

In A Nighttime Travesty, First Nations women embrace Indigenous futurism – and push the boundaries of theatre

Julie Andrews, La Trobe University

The beauty standard is intensifying. At what cost?

Jordan Foster, McMaster University

A woman puts makeup on her lips while looking in the mirror

From homes to hospitals, Canada’s food environments need reform

Sara F.L. Kirk, Dalhousie University and Lana Vanderlee, Université Laval

A row of fast food franchises at a food court

Online brain rot is undermining our ability to tell meaningful stories

Masoud Kianpour, Toronto Metropolitan University

A man and woman lie in bed staring at smartphones

Only political will can end world hunger: Food isn’t scarce, but many people can’t access it

Jennifer Clapp, University of Waterloo

Children wait in line to be served food by a worker wearing a pink hairnet.

A woman with circular red earrings at microphone holding trophy.

Elisapie’s Juno-nominated album: Promoting Inuktitut through music

Richard Compton, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and Sarah Angiyou, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT)

Canada-Ecuador free trade agreement threatens Indigenous rights and territories in the Amazon

Martina Jakubchik-Paloheimo, Queen's University, Ontario

Indigenous people from the Amazon protests in the streets. They carry a sign that says: 'Our territory is not for sale,' which is written in Waorani.

Carrying the spirit and intent of Murray Sinclair’s vision forward in Treaty 7 territory

Tiffany Dionne Prete, University of Lethbridge

People walking in a march with banner seen, 'a new way forward.'

Removing babies is still harming First Nations families, almost two decades after the apology to Stolen Generations

Sam Burrow, The University of Western Australia and Renna Gayde, Curtin University

Ecuador election heads to runoff – Indigenous movement now holds key to the outcome

Malvika Gupta, University of Oxford

The leader of Ecuador's indigenous political movement, Leonidas Iza, attending a march.

Trans people affirmed their gender without medical help in medieval Europe − history shows how identity transcends medicine and law

Sarah Barringer, University of Iowa

Tapestry of woman holding a mirror up to a unicorn with hooves in her lap, surrounded by woodland creatures

How do women with disability and LGBTQIA+ people experience menopause?

Kate O'Reilly, Western Sydney University; Kathleen Peters, Western Sydney University; Michelle O'Shea, Western Sydney University, and Sam Jeffrey, Western Sydney University

Alberta’s proposed Fairness and Safety in Sport Act is anything but fair

Celeste Pang, Mount Royal University; Gio Dolcecore, Mount Royal University, and Marty Clark, Mount Royal University

Fewer college students indicate they are nonbinary amid backlash

Genny Beemyn, UMass Amherst

People hold a variety of flags -- including the LGBTQ rainbow flag.

Black and white photo of an Asian woman surrounded by schoolchildren.

How Asian immigrants to the U.S. resisted pressures to assimilate, creating a vibrant American suburbia

Bianca Mabute-Louie, Rice University

Understanding the backlash against corporate DEI — and how to move forward

Camellia Bryan, University of British Columbia and Brent John Lyons, York University, Canada

Food as a tool of oppression - Podcast episode

Ateqah Khaki, The Conversation and Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

This black and white photos shows a tent and trees and corn drying on a line between two tall trees.

Doechii’s Thom Browne look at the Grammys bridged street culture and luxury fashion

Pierre-Yann Dolbec, Concordia University

A black woman with her hair braided into a crown shape in a grey and white suit dress holds a grammy award in one hand while smiling

The love we seek: How to build authentic and healthy relationships

DaLissa Alzner, Adler University

A young man and woman sit on a ledge on a rooftop together smiling.

AI dating is about data, not love: How to resist the tech takeover of romance

Treena Orchard, Western University

How to set healthy boundaries

Gio Dolcecore, Mount Royal University

Two people sit apart from each other on a couch

How to handle difficult conversations in your early career, from salary negotiation to solving conflict

Leda Stawnychko, Mount Royal University and Anamika Choudhary, University of Calgary

A man and a woman have a conversation while seated at a table near a window

Quarter Life, a series for people in their 20s and 30s

Sport

Overhead view of a hockey player in a white jersey scoring a goal against a goalie in a red jersey

NCAA rule change will allow CHL players to play — but it could have some drawbacks

Taylor McKee, Brock University; Naim Cardinal, University of British Columbia, and Nick Lacoste, Brock University

What Father David Bauer can tell us about Canadian hockey today

Matt Hoven, University of Alberta

A black and white image of a smiling priest holding a trophy

Changing the narrative about athlete mothers’ comeback stories

Jill Moffatt, Laurentian University; Andrea Bundon, University of British Columbia; Ann Pegoraro, University of Guelph, and Kerry McGannon, Laurentian University

A woman wearing a gold medal around her neck carries a young girl with a young boy standing beside her

Teenage prodigy Gukesh D defeats Ding Liren to become youngest world chess champion

David Smerdon, The University of Queensland

Photo of a man standing over a chessboard in a triumphant pose.

What makes a great sports coach? We identified 17 of the world’s best, and found some patterns

Cliff Mallett, The University of Queensland

A sports coach looks on as his team trains

Operation Legacy: How Britain covered up its colonial crimes

Audra Diptée, Carleton University

A black and white photo of two white men in uniform carrying guns standing in front of a group of black men seated on the ground. Other men are seen standing in the background.

Residential school denialism is an attack on the truth

Crystal Gail Fraser, University of Alberta

Brad Pitt online romance fraud shows how victims are influenced by complex psychological factors

Annie Lecompte, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

A photo montage showing a man in hospital

Think tech killed penmanship? Messy handwriting was a problem centuries before smartphones

Misha Teramura, University of Toronto

The bottom half of a page of a letter in the handwriting of Queen Elizabeth I. Elizabeth’s signature is visible in the bottom right corner of the letter. The paper, now tan colored, is inscribed in brown ink. The text gets increasingly compressed towards the bottom of the letter. There are several creases on the page, suggesting how the letter may have been folded when originally sent.

What are ‘furries?’ Debunking myths about kids identifying as animals, and litter boxes in schools

Sharon E. Roberts, University of Waterloo

A group of people dressed as furries walk down a street

Remembered by our pets: More animals are getting a mention in obituaries

Chris Miller, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

A black and white kitten with its paw raised

American slavery wasn’t just a white man’s business − new research shows how white women profited, too

Trevon Logan, The Ohio State University

A colorized engraving depicting the sale of slaves in the United States during the 19th century.

Trad wives hearken back to an imagined past of white Christian womanhood

Brandi Estey-Burtt, St. Thomas University (Canada)

A 1950's style image of a white woman wearing an apron in a kitchen