Showcasing research and creative activities in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities
Episode 6: Deaf Aesthetics in Education Design
November 25, 2025
In this episode, we chat with Professor Joanne Weber about the value of visual design for teachers of both deaf and non-deaf students, and the value of storytelling and the theatre arts to enhance curriculum and pedagogy. Dr Weber is an associate professor of education and Canada Research Chair in Deaf Education at the University of Alberta. A transcript of this episode is available here.
Episode 5: Social Entrepreneurship
November 5, 2025
Can business serve as a tool for poverty alleviation? In this episode, we chat with Professor Angelique Slade Shantz about social entrepreneurship, necessity entrepreneurs, field research and community collaboration, as well as ecological economics, the rethink about growth, and the potential gains from embracing degrowth. Dr Slade Shantz is an associate professor in the Alberta School of Business and Canada Research Chair in Social Entrepreneurship at the University of Alberta.
Episode 4: Electricity Economics
October 17, 2024
Where would we be without electricity? Join us as we discuss market regulation, renewables, electric vehicle charging, and the use of technology to unlock demand-side flexibility and lower costs in the electric power sector. Our guest is Professor David Brown, a professor of economics and Canada Research Chair in Energy Economics and Policy at the University of Alberta.
Episode 3: Indigenous Wisdom Traditions
September 24, 2024
In this episode, we chat with Professor Dwayne Donald on the ways Indigenous knowledge can enhance understanding, change how we train teachers, and contribute to the building of relationships. Dr. Donald is a professor in the Faculty of Education and Canada Research Chair in Reimaging Teacher Education with Indigenous Wisdom Traditions at the University of Alberta.
Episode 2: Black Decolonial Feminism
September 9, 2024
A discussion with Professor Shirley Anne Tate about Black diaspora studies, decolonialism, Caribbean theory, the impact of community in research, and the value of collaboration. Dr. Tate is a professor of sociology and Canada Research Chair in Feminism and Intersectionality at the University of Alberta.
Episode 1: Surveillance, Policing, and Prisons
August 19, 2024
Join us as we discuss the development of surveillance studies, life in prison and the work of the University of Alberta Prison Project, and the future we face with artificial intelligence. Our guest is Professor Kevin Haggerty, a professor with the Department of Sociology and Canada Research Chair in Criminology and Surveillance Studies at the University of Alberta.
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Recorded at the Sound Studies Institute at the University of Alberta.
Production Team: Nicolás Arnáez, Tom Merklinger, Oliver Rossier
Host: Professor Joanna Harrington