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• Wars of Position? Marxism Today, Cultural Politics and the Remaking of the Left Press, 1979-1990

  An exploration of the connections between political practice and cultural form through the transformation of Marxism Today from a Communist Party theoretical journey into a 'glossy' left magazine. Marxism Today's success and failures during the 1980s are analysed through its political and cultural critiques of Thatcherism and the left, innovative publicity and marketplace distribution, relationships with the national UK press, cultural coverage, design & format, and writing style. Wars of position offers insights for contemporary media activists and challenges the neglect of the left press by media scholars.
• Knowledge Sharing as Resistance: A Collective Project with Sexual Assault Centre of Brant

  This project created community resources through a collaborative and community-based research project between Wilfrid Laurier University and the Sexual Assault Centre of Brant. The project interviewed members of the SAC Brant team on a variety of themes connected to anti-violence work. The responses to these themes have been compiled to provide first-hand accounts from staff, volunteers and board members on SAC Brant’s approach to sexual and gendered violence work. The work produced brochures that were able to articulate SAC Brant to be used in making community referrals. Our thanks to Kasey Politano, Amber Farrington, and all the other people who supported this work. This project is supported in part by funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.
• Surviving and Thriving in a COVID-19 Remote Learning Context: A Survey of Post-Secondary Students and Instructors in Ontario

  This research project examined many of the effects on teaching and learning at several Ontario post-secondary institutions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 793 participants (611 students and 182 instructors) from across Ontario participated in the study, providing their perspectives on the current remote post-secondary educational landscape. Findings from this research shone a spotlight on the teaching and learning opportunities created for both instructors and students, as well as the challenges and needs experienced in the transition to remote learning. The authors hope that the results of this snapshot of remote learning in Ontario post-secondary institutions will help the SXD Lab and eCampusOntario continue supporting students to not only survive remote learning, but thrive within human-centered, technology-enabled solutions in a post-pandemic educational environment.
• MAPLE in Mathematics Education and Research Conference

  Published proceedings of the Maple in Mathematics Education and Research: Third Maple Conference, MC 2019, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, October 15–17, 2019.
• Learning and Intelligent Optimization

  This volume captures revised selected papers from the 14th International Conference, LION 14, held in Athens, Greece, May 24–28, 2020. Articles include the following: Early Detection of Eating Disorders Through Machine Learning Techniques Travel Times Equilibration Procedure for Route-Flow Traffic Assignment Problem Impact of the Discretization of VOCs for Cancer Prediction Using a Multi-Objective Algorithm
• Dynamics of Disasters: Impact, Risk, Resilience, and Solutions

  This book provides an overview of the tactical points involved in disaster relief. It outlines hurdles from mitigation and preparedness to response and recovery. Finally, it uses mathematical models to describe natural and man-made disasters.
• Algorithm Portfolios: Advances, Applications, and Challenges

  This book is designed to be a primary reference point for researchers and doctoral students seeking a quick guide to algorithm portfolios. It provides essential insights about choices of algorithms and configurations to tackle optimization problems. The book concluded with exploring future directions, new challenges, and open problems.
• The Cambridge Handbook of Language Learning

  Providing a comprehensive survey of cutting-edge work on second language learning, this Handbook, written by a team of leading experts, surveys the nature of second language learning and its implications for teaching. Prominent theories and methods from linguistics, psycholinguistics, processing-based, and cognitive approaches are covered and organized thematically across sections dealing with skill development, individual differences, pedagogical interventions and approaches, and context and environment.
• MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+ National Action Plan: Final Report

  The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (NIMMIWG ) released its final report on June 3, 2019, which included 231 Calls for Justice. Following the release of the Final Report, the development of a National Action Plan was announced by the Prime Minister. This commitment was a first step toward addressing Call for Justice 1.1, which recommends that the federal, provincial, territorial, and Indigenous governments work together to develop a National Action Plan. The call to action specific to 2SLGBTQQIA+ 2SLGBTQQIA-Specific Calls for Justice 18.1 to 18.32: 18.1 We call upon all governments and service providers to fund and support greater awareness of 2SLGBTQQIA issues, and to implement programs, services, and practical supports for 2SLGBTQQIA people that include distinctions-based approaches that take into account the unique challenges to safety for 2SLGBTQQIA individuals and groups. kairoscanada.org/missing-murdered-indigenous-women-girls/213-calls-for-justice#18
• Le Prix Maupassant 2020

  Dr. Larissa Sloutsky won a Prix Maupassant 2020 for her doctoral thesis on the famous short story by Guy de Maupassant, "Boule de suif", and its cinematographic adaptations. Dr. Sloutsky received her PhD in French Literature, entitled 'Consécration d'Élisabeth Rousset: de l'encre à l'écran 'Boule de Suif' de Guy de Maupassant par l'iconographie filmique,' from Western University. The Awards Ceremony took place virtually on August 5, 2020. Les Prix Maupassant is an exclusive annual event organised by the Maupassant museum to celebrate and commemorate the life, great achievements and contributions of the French and international author, Guy de Maupassant.
• Design Challenge on Climate Change

  In March 2021,the User Experience Design Program hosted a nationwide design challenge on climate change called the "Laurier Design for Change User Experience (UX) competition". Over 120 participants from nearly 50 universities and colleges across Canada were challenged to develop and design solutions to transform social behaviour toward greener and more sustainable practices.
• Ripper’s Whitechapel: The Digital Humanities and Perceptions of Space in late-Victorian England

  Victorian Whitechapel is synonymous with Jack the Ripper and not much else. And yet this was a vibrant, complex, and multifaceted community. This pilot project looks at newspaper representations of Whitechapel before, during, and after the 1888 murders. The heart of the project is an interactive map that tracks stories about Whitechapel associated with a specific location, and charts whether they were positive, negative, or neutral. In this way, users can get a fuller picture the place of this fascinating neighborhood in popular culture.
• The Libellus de Patientia Project

  This digital humanities resource provides several open access sources for the Libellus de patientia, a treatise composed in 1524 by the Dutch humanist Cornelius Aurelius (d.1531) while he was in prison suspected of Lutheran sympathies.
• WinSights: Research-backed Resources for Inclusive Science by the Laurier Centre for Women in Science (WinS)

  In collaboration with over 40 talented students from 2018-2021, the Laurier Centre for Women in Science (WinS) presents research-backed resources for inclusive science.
• firstphilosophy.ca

  firstphilosophy.ca is an aggregator website to help students and novices find reliable resources to learn about philosophy on their own.
• Keynote Address at The 7th International Conference on Cognitive Research on Translation and Interpreting
• Bank of Canada-Laurier Conference on the Structure of Financial Markets

  A series of academic research projects relating to the structure and efficiency of financial markets were presented and discussed. PhD students presented their research via a poster session.
• The Tshepo Institute African Women Leaders Public lectures: Inaugural lecture - Inspiring the Next Generation: African Women in Academia

  Wilfrid Laurier University’s Tshepo Institute for the Study of Contemporary Africa, in partnership with the Centre for Student Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, will present an International Women’s Day panel discussion focusing on African women in Canadian academia. The panel will feature five Ontario professors who emigrated from Africa and completed their PhDs and postdoctoral studies in Canada. The event is the first in the Tshepo Institute’s new African Leadership Lecture Series, which showcases and celebrates rising African leaders both on the African continent and in the diaspora. nspiring the Next Generation celebrated the accomplishments of Black African women scholars and explored important topics, including the underrepresentation of Black African women in academia; the discrimination Black African women experience in universities and academic publications; and the similarities and differences between the stories of Black African women and Black women born in Canada.
• The School and Labour Market Transitions of African Youth in Canada

  On average, immigrants tend to be better educated than non-immigrant Canadians, an outcome that is at least partly due to Canada’s immigrant selection rules in the economic stream, which favour education. Our research has shown that while many students face academic challenges in transitioning to high school and university, including those related to course selection, a lack of guidance both at school and home when making decisions is particularly pronounced for Black African youth with refugee backgrounds. Beyond mentorship and tailored information about educational choices and career possibilities, African youth also need the tools, training, and confidence to make their own educational and career decisions. This paper and lecture provided an overview of our research with African youth, highlighting projects designed with our community partners to build the skills and confidence among the youth and their parents to make decisions that affect their education and lives.
• A History of Female Conributions to Guitar Orchestras

  Presented at the Guitar Foundation of America online conference in June 2020, this lecture is a history of women's contributions to Guitar Orchestras from the 1800s to present day.
• Body-Worn Cameras: What We Know and Where to Go
• Maple Leaf Route Webinar Series

  The Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada (formerly the Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies), in partnership with the Canadian Battlefields Foundation and the Gregg Centre for the Study of War and Society and the Juno Beach Centre Association, presented the Maple Leaf Route Webinar Series. Airing every two weeks, from May to September, the series followed Canadian and British Commonwealth soldiers as they landed on D-Day in June 1944 and fought their way inland at the Battle of Normandy.
• Research Chat Episode 2: Signpost Creation to Envision a More Just, Safe Climate
• Research Chat Episode 4: Stateless Babies: Birth Registration as Bordering Practice

  The fourth episode of Research Chat features Allison Petrozziello, a feminist migration researcher and human rights advocate who is pursuing a PhD in Global Governance at the Balsillie School of International Affairs and is affiliated with the International Migration Research Centre. A specialist in gender, migration, human rights, and development, she spoke about her research on the exclusion of migrant and refugees’ children from birth registration and how it creates a risk of statelessness.
• Handpicked: Stories from the Field

  Handpicked: Stories from the Field features stories about sustainable food systems research and action affiliated with the Laurier Centre for Sustainable Food Systems. The podcast series includes conversations with researchers, community partners, students, and food systems actors.