Posthumanism and Brown Girl in the Ring
In this conference presentation, Lillian Philipp-Tajcnar uses theories of posthumanism to interpret Nalo Hopkinson’s dystopian novel Brown Girl in the Ring and its treatment of spirituality.
Capitalism, Disease, and Gender in Severance
In this conference presentation, Sam Mumford argues that Ling Ma’s critique of capitalism in the novel Severance develops through its treatment of disease and gender.
Commodified Foreign Culture in White Noise
In this conference presentation, Vidushy Avasthi argues that foreign culture is reduced to a commodity by the white characters in Don DeLillo’s novel White Noise.
The Outcasts of Capitalism
In this conference presentation, Mariam explores similarities in the treatment of poor “surplus populations” in two different contexts: Cairo, Egypt and Vancouver, Canada.
Comparing Healthcare in Canada and the U.S.
In this conference presentation, Ava Tabatabaei compares the healthcare systems in Canada and the U.S. in relation to the countries’ differing political ideologies.
The American Dream and Low-Income Immigrants
In this conference presentation, Lillian argues that the narrative of the American Dream does not match the reality faced by many immigrants to the U.S.
Indigenous Health During Covid-19
In this presentation, Sushmita Mahadani discusses the ways in which health inequities, climate change, socio-economic status, and racism have impacted the Indigenous experience of COVID-19 in Canada.