Terrible rites of passage: Teacher education’s role in ending transphobia and sexual harassment on practicum

For the first time in Canadian history, many transgender and/or gender non-conforming (TGNC) young people have a K-12 school experience that leaves them whole enough to want to go back there as teachers. However, teacher education is not yet ready. Central to this unreadiness, Dr. Lee Airton argues, is practicum – namely, the complex web of laws, policies and sedimented customs that structure how candidates are prepared for, placed and evaluated in K-12 schools – particularly when it goes wrong.

The interests of both cisgender women and transgender people who seek to join the teaching profession can be served by teacher education programs taking a brave look at our own structures and customs, and speaking up with governments and school authorities. At a time when anti-transgender backlash in education and elsewhere styles itself as “protecting girls and women,” teacher education can model solidarity instead of driving further division.

15 - Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation (SCÉÉ)

Priority Monism on the One-Many Problem

The one-many problem concerns the commonalities found in distinct things (viz., ones that run through many). Realist accounts explain this by granting universals ontological status, while nominalists deny their existence and instead appeal to particular properties. This paper offers a priority and category monistic solution that aligns with nominalism in denying the ontological status of universals, yet affirms their mind-independent reality in line with realism. Priority monism posits that only the whole is ontologically fundamental, with parts being derivative. This implies category monism, as all parts exist only in relation to the whole. Universals, then, are not independent entities but recurrent relational patterns within the whole.

47 - Canadian Philosophical Association (CPA) / Association canadienne de philosophie (ACP)

Newfoundland and Labrador

Platforms and Public History: Interviews with Digital History Content Creators

More than ever, people learn about history using the internet. But how do platforms shape what histories we learn about? My research takes the conversation right to the content creators themselves. I interviewed a variety of digital history content creators, ranging from prolific website managers to historic photo colourists to Instagram influencers. I discuss these creators within current scholarship on platforms (e.g. Poell, Nieborg, and Duffy 2022; van Dijck, Poell, and Waal 2018) to understand how they navigate the affordances of platforms and the impact that this has on public history and cultural memory (Asssmann 2009, 2016; van Dijck 2022). For example, the content creators discussed how algorithms, content moderation, and copyright restrictions impact the kinds of history that they discuss. My research demonstrates how opaque systems of governance on platforms warp what stories are shared and remembered, and how content creators navigate those challenges.

Communication | Communication

105 - Canadian Communication Association (CCA) / Association canadienne de communication (ACC)

Amplifying Bias: YouTube’s Historical Context Panels and the Shaping of Cultural Memory

Historical conspiracies and misinformation thrive online — but what happens when the measures created to address them only amplify the problem? YouTube’s context panels were introduced in 2018 as short blurbs extracted from ‘reputable’ third party sources that appear at the top of some searches and directly beneath certain videos. My presentation examines how these context panels compound several problems: the biases of which historical topics are selected; the biases of the YouTube algorithm; and the biases of the third party sources. Content moderation like the context panels shape how people learn information online. As platform strategies change in the age of Trump — notably, with Meta greatly reducing their content moderation — its crucial to talk about YouTube's context panels and their impact.

Communication | Communication

26 - Canadian Historical Association (CHA) / Société historique du Canada (SHC)

The 2025 Congress theme is “Reframing Togetherness.” Togetherness presumes mutuality. But how is mutuality—a condition of togetherness—possible in times of genocide? The enduring legacies of coloniality and the racial structures that uphold them persistently render some of us as fully human, while others are deemed “nonhuman or not-quite-human” (Weheliye 2014). The death and devastation witnessed in Palestine, Sudan, the Congo, and “elsewhere(s)” continues to reduce Brown and Black bodies to material for the machinery of the empire. This session invites us to reflect on “the Palestine exception” and the interlocking planetary horizons of coloniality. We will collectively explore the ruptures, disjunctions, and betrayals that emerge in our orientations, relationalities, and frames of mutuality during times when the thin Apollonian face of empire falters, exposing the brute violence that sustains the current order.

https://event.fourwaves.com/csa-scs-conference-2025/schedule/78608a80-52e0-4c3b-aa82-2a8a8a957d45

59 - Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) / Société canadienne de sociologie (SCS)

Prevent, address, support: A multiperspectival inquiry into secondary schools’ institutional responses to technology-facilitated violence

Deriving from a broader study of technology-facilitated violence (TFV) in secondary schools in Ontario, this research highlights insights from teachers, administrators, and students on how schools can effectively prevent TFV, respond to harm in real time, and provide meaningful support to victims in the aftermath of harm. To prevent TFV, participants emphasized the importance of avoiding victim-blaming language in school messaging, integrating media, technology, and emotional literacy into curricula and leadership, and adopting complex portrayals of TFV that reflect a broad continuum of digital harms. To address TFV, institutions should treat it as seriously as non-tech-based harm, taking responsibility for the normalization and replication of harm, and recognizing the limits of educator and administrator roles in managing TFV cases. For robust support systems, participants called for dedicated support staff, accessible safe spaces, and clear protocols for handling disclosures, alongside survivor-centered approaches that prioritize agency over victimization.

59 - Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) / Société canadienne de sociologie (SCS)

Academic Invisibility: Challenges and Supports for International, Immigrant, First-Generation, and Neurodivergent Students in Canadian Higher Education

This presentation explores the similarities and differences in the academic challenges experienced by international, immigrant, first-generation, and neurodivergent students in Canadian postsecondary contexts. We will also address how these groups overcome those challenges using various supportive resources and the implications for the student affairs practitioners who support them.

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto

16 - Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (CSSHE) / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'enseignement supérieur (SCÉÉS)

Academic Invisibility: Challenges and Supports for International, Immigrant, First-Generation, and Neurodivergent Students in Canadian Higher Education

This presentation explores the similarities and differences in the academic challenges experienced by international, immigrant, first-generation, and neurodivergent students in Canadian postsecondary contexts. We will also address how these groups overcome those challenges using various supportive resources and the implications for the student affairs practitioners who support them.

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto

16 - Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (CSSHE) / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'enseignement supérieur (SCÉÉS)

What are we doing? An investigation and analysis of how instructors teaching courses on the environment at Canadian universities are addressing eco-anxiety among their students

Eco-anxiety is likely particularly manifest among students at universities across Canada studying environmental issues who, by dint of their subject, are inescapably exposed to the disturbing data surrounding climate change. If not attended to, eco-anxiety can lead to physical, emotional and cognitive impairment. Assuming the higher education that these students receive ought to foster some form of hope to provide them with the psychological resilience to confront an uncertain and difficult future, a survey was conducted among five Canadian universities to ascertain if this is indeed the case. The findings suggest that these students are not being fully prepared and that some instructors, by only focusing on the negative aspects of climate change, or by being unable or unwilling to address the emotional aspects of this phenomenon, perpetuate feelings of hopelessness among their students. Notwithstanding, the study finds that most instructors are concerned and would likely do more with support.

259 - Environmental Studies Association of Canada (ESAC) / Association canadienne d'études environnementales (ACÉE)

Pas conforme au code : Une inspection structurale de la littératie structurée

En 2014, l’International Dyslexia Association (IDA) a adopté le nom « Structured Literacy » (littératie structurée) pour englober des stratégies pédagogiques qui correspondaient à leurs normes de connaissances et de pratiques (IDA, 2010, 2018) et, selon leurs leaders, pour « nous aider à vendre ce que nous faisons si bien » (Malchow, 2014, para. 6). Depuis ce temps, la popularité de la littératie structurée a grimpé en flèche grâce à une couverture médiatique étendue. Ce qui en resulte est un nombre montant d’intervenants à tous les niveaux du système éducatif qui se sont approvisionné de la littératie structurée—et qui conduit à des conséquences curriculaires, politiques et juridiques. Cette présentation examine de plus près quelques fondements de la littératie structurée dans le but de rendre visibles ses points d’échec et d’offrir une perspective plus compréhensive sur l’enseignement de littératie.

Bureau de l'éducation française - Manitoba

15 - Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation (SCÉÉ)

"Social Media in Community Empowerment: Case of the Citizen Protests in Serbia"

I will examine the empowering role of social networks in the ongoing mass citizen protests in Serbia. The protests started in November 2024 as a reaction to the collapse of the Railway Station’s canopy that killed 16 people. Since the Serbian government denied any responsibility for this tragedy, the protests grew, encompassing students, professors and various social groups, and became one of the greatest civic protests in European history. At least, that is what we can see on social networks and in a few private media services, independent from the government’s control. In media controlled by the government, protests are either ignored or presented as a violent gathering of a handful of ‘lazy students’ and ‘terrorists’. This is a pioneering research, the first of that kind, aiming to spread the truth about the protests in Serbia and to stress the importance of a digital space as a space of freedom.

Cultural Studies | Études culturelles

University of Toronto Scarborough

59 - Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) / Société canadienne de sociologie (SCS)

Can Multi-Lingual AI Help Foster Emergency Preparedness? Enhancing Resilience and Equity In Underserved Communities During Extreme Weather Events

We examine AI’s ability to improve emergency-preparedness in underserved populations, in ways that promote equity and reach populations in languages other than English. This research also fills a void in current AI research by focusing on social science applications, with attention on reaching underserved communities and AI deployment in the public sector, which to date, has been largely missing. We test the efficacy of real-world emergency response messaging in Austin posted via Facebook ads. Ads are targeted to Austin zip codes where Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic, or Korean are spoken at home. Two versions of each AI-generated ad allow us to conduct A/B testing to see whether anthropomorphizing the AI messaging source (i.e. introducing it with human features) influences message receptivity and behavior change. In addition to measuring the ad’s reach and engagement, we also measure various message related outcomes, including perceived trust, credibility and liking.

Communication | Communication

University of Texas at Austin

105 - Canadian Communication Association (CCA) / Association canadienne de communication (ACC)

Lifelong learning in the digital era

Universities are increasingly using innovative digital tools and platforms to train future professionals for a world where collaboration and information transcend physical boundaries. This offers students flexible and tailored learning experiences crucial for their development. However, research into lifelong learning hasn't fully explored how digital technologies shape the continuous learning habits of these future practitioners. This research investigates how students in health and health-determining professions utilize digital tools for their self-directed learning and how they envision staying current throughout their careers. Understanding these emerging lifelong learning practices during their education is vital, as it will significantly influence how they adapt and learn as practicing professionals in an increasingly interconnected and technologically advanced workplaces.

15 - Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation (SCÉÉ)

The Conquest of the New World as Portrayed in Two 16th century Spanish Texts

My research examines literary representations of subjugated populations in early modern Spain, specifically focusing on Moriscos; that is, Spanish Muslims who were forced to convert to Christianity in Spain since 1502. The paper I will present is a comparative analysis of the first Spanish play addressing Christopher Columbus's arrival in America and a chronicle of the Conquest of Mexico. My study investigates the depiction of Muslims and Amerindians in these texts. It explores potential literary connections drawn between Spanish Muslims and the indigenous peoples of the Spanish-American colonies during the 16th and 17th centuries. My analysis illuminates the enduring impact of negative stereotypes on subaltern communities based on ethnicity, religion, language, and cultural practices, issues that remain relevant in the 21st century.

Hispanic Studies | Études hispaniques

51 - Canadian Society for Renaissance Studies (CSRS) / Société canadienne d'études de la Renaissance (SCÉR)

US-China Cooperation: Dancing with the Rival

The paper argues that strategic competition, driven by their mutual perceptions of threat at system-level, will continue to constrain U.S.-China cooperation on climate change, where both nations’ interests at unit-level actually align.

Political Science | Science politique

Thompson Rivers University

48 - Canadian Political Science Assocation (CPSA) / Association canadienne de science politique (ACSP)

Mapping the Ethical Landscape of AI-Assisted Sex Work

Pornography and sex work are ‘real-world settings’ that often function as leading indicators for how technology will integrate into broader society. While AI itself is poised to destabilize and revolutionize everything from how we work to how we play, the pornography industry is set to guide that development in unexpected ways. Take as an example NSFW (Not Safe For Work)-chatbots. These bots often conceal their status as AI—e.g., when OnlyFans creators use bots to interact with their fans—raising novel ethical questions. We propose to investigate and uncover the ethical concerns raised by this and related types of AI-assisted sex work, and explore how this technological development upends existing debates concerning pornography and sex work. Moreover, we maintain the lessons learnt from this research will apply outside of sex work—for example, for AI Companions more broadly, and to the automation of 'unseen' labor in other industries.

47 - Canadian Philosophical Association (CPA) / Association canadienne de philosophie (ACP)

What The -? Not an Imaginary Story!: Reading the Retcon in DC's Outsiders

We try to understand how the concept of the retcon came about through superhero comics.

English Literature | Littérature anglaise

311 - Canadian Society for the Study of Comics (CSSC)

Unverifiable Realities: Social Knowledge Processes in Spiritual Conspiracy Hypotheses on YouTube

This study examines the construction of unverifiable realities through the 'Prison Planet' theory—a spiritual conspiracy hypothesis—by analyzing a YouTube video and 450 associated comments. The findings reveal that unverifiable claims gain credibility through the interplay of video content, community engagement, and the perceived authority of the content creator. Emotional appeal, existential meaning-making, and interactive validation in the comment section contribute to legitimizing the theory.

The study raises important questions about the role of social media in shaping knowledge, highlighting how epistemic uncertainty and collective identity influence belief formation. Additionally, it critically explores digital platforms as both spaces for meaning-making and avenues for the commercialization of spirituality.

Given the rising interest in conspiracy theories and the parallels between the 'Prison Planet' theory and popular films like The Matrix, this topic has significant potential to attract mainstream media attention.

59 - Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) / Société canadienne de sociologie (SCS)

Navigating the Special Education System: Parents Supporting Parents

Despite the expectation that parents and schools work in partnership, Ontario schools and parents have highlighted an increasing challenge of supporting students with disabilities. When collaboration is successful, students do better. As such, the goal of this project was to develop an understanding of how parents experience special education within Ontario. Thirty-five families who have a child identified with a disability participated in an interview reflecting on their successes and areas of need in their child’s education. Themes identified from the interviews indicated the follow areas of need: advocacy, inclusion, IEP/IPRC, transitions, school access, and social participation. Six modules were built from these areas of need, using the voice of parents throughout lessons of the modules. The results from this study highlight that despite parents efforts to contribute to their child’s education, there are systemic barriers to be addressed in order to have effective parent-school collaboration.

University of Western Ontario

15 - Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation (SCÉÉ)

Dynamiques genrées dans le milieu académique au Canada : une analyse qualitative du vécu des professeures d’université

Dans cette communication, Benhassine et Bégin-Caouette (2025) s’attarderont aux inégalités que vivent les professeures d’université dans leur carrière. Ils analyseront ces inégalités qui s’opèrent conjointement selon les quatre domaines de pouvoirs proposés par Collins et Bilge (2020) : structurel (les barrières liées aux lois, aux politiques et aux institutions), disciplinaire (les barrières liées à l’administration et à l’évaluation), hégémonique (barrières liées à la naturalisation culturelle des rapports de domination) et interpersonnel (barrières liées aux interactions entre individus). Ils présenteront comment ces inégalités sont accentuées par l’effet cumulé des marqueurs de diversité (genre, minorités sexuelles, personne en situation de handicap, personnes immigrantes, personnes étudiantes de première génération, personnes noires et personnes issues d’autres groupes racisés).

15 - Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation (SCÉÉ)

Back to Basics - The Contested Legacy of Two School System Founders - Horace Mann and Egerton Ryerson

Two prominent educators, Horace Mann and Egerton Ryerson, are most often cited as the mid-nineteenth century architects of the American and Canadian common school systems. During their lifetime and for a century after, Mann and Ryerson were regarded as “icons” – persons of great influence and representative symbols worthy of veneration (Cubberley, 1919; Cremin, 1957; Sissons, 1937; Wilson 1970; Brehaut 1984). Succesive waves of revisionism have cut the towering figures down to human size.Little has been written comparing the contested legacies of Horace Mann and Egerton Ryerson and this paper sets out to fill that huge gap in the history of North American education. Whether the two system founders, viewed in the totality of their achievements, deserve to be consigned to the ‘dustbin of history’ is a critical question that begs to be asked and revisited, especially by historians, policy analysts, and informed citizens.

Public Administration | Administration publique

15 - Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation (SCÉÉ)

Schools on Silent Mode: Curbing Social Media Addiction, Banning Cellphones, and Reclaiming Children's Minds

Banning cellphones has been debated over the past fifteen years and previous policy initiatives in Canada and elsewhere have either stalled or fallen short in their implementation. What is different this time around is that governments are approaching it as a public health issue and preparing to close the loopholes in previous policy initiatives. Jonathan Haidt’s best-selling book, The Anxious Generation (2023), caused a real stir by alerting the broader public to the rise of “phone-based childhood” and its role as a prime contributor to our contemporary child and youth mental health crisis. Banning cellphones in classrooms is little more than a band-aid solution. Changing the trajectory will require a concerted, integrated effort comparable to successful public health initiatives eliminating smoking in public places and curbing the global spread of infectious diseases.

15 - Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation (SCÉÉ)

Postcards from the Edge of Science and Technology Studies: Art-STS Experiments, Circulations, Affects

Artistic creation is a powerful way to develop unexpected and emergent forms of scientific knowledge, rendering multiple and simultaneous meanings through practice, form, and content. In this presentation, we discuss the "Frictions of Futurity and Cure in Transplant Medicine" project, a multi-year research-creation study of clinical care and biomedical research in solid organ transplantation. The "Frictions" project looks to understand the psychosocial and emotional challenges that span solid organ transplantation through feminist science and technology studies and crip technoscience. Our collaborations with artist, transplant recipients, carers, and clinicians led to the coproduction of artist works in the transplant setting, transforming scientific and clinical understandings of otherwise contested or invisibilized challenges faced by those moving through the transplant process.

University of Toronto/University Health Network

25 - Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science (CSHPS) / Société canadienne d'histoire et de philosophie des sciences (SCHPS)

Collaborating in Research and Action on Harassment and Violence at Work

Harassment and violence is a pervasive issue in Canadian workplaces with profound impacts and costs for everyone. Despite decades of research and legislation on national and subnational levels, effective prevention and intervention strategies remains an under-developed area of research. A collaborative approach to research and practice where knowledge is co-created with all stakeholders adds vital “on the ground” knowledge and experience that can directly shape organizational practices to create safer workplaces. It has been recognized by the Canadian government and the International Labour Organization that collaboration that honours a tripartite approach (involving employers, labour groups, and governments) is the way forward. Academics and community groups also have an important role to play in this model. This session, consisting of three presentations, shares projects that are built on collaborative relationships. The presentations aim to share the vital importance of these collaborations and best and promising practices for working on multi-disciplinary teams.

Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children, Western University

59 - Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) / Société canadienne de sociologie (SCS)

Access(ability) Denied: Language and Power in Higher Education Accessibility Policies

Accessibility profoundly shapes the experiences of disabled students in higher education. In British Columbia, the Accessible BC Act mandates institutions to remove and prevent barriers, yet systemic ableism persists. Only 33.2% of Canadians with disabilities aged 25–44 hold a university degree, compared to 44.5% of non-disabled peers. Despite progress, accessibility policies often emphasize compliance over equity. This study analyzes accessibility plans from 16 BC institutions using Disability Justice—a framework centring relational, intersectional, and transformative access. Through Critical Discourse and thematic analysis guided by Disability Justice’s ten principles, the study examines policy language and power dynamics. It identifies 335 references to these principles, largely focused on compliance-oriented themes like Collective Access (35%) and Sustainability (20%). Transformative principles like Intersectionality (5%), Interdependence (3%), and Collective Liberation (3%) are underrepresented. Findings show that while technical barriers are addressed, systemic exclusion remains. The study calls for a cultural shift toward community-driven, justice-based accessibility models.

University of British Columbia

215 - Canadian Association for the Study of Discourse and Writing (CASDW) / Association canadienne de rédactologie (ACR)

Do Canadians Think that Undocumented Residents have Rights?

According to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, “Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit…” But does the public agree that those rights extend to people who are living as undocumented residents in Canada? Using survey experiments, this study tests the degree to which legal status and race affect how Canadians view the abuse of police powers (a civil rights situation) and the situation of someone going hungry (a social rights situation). Data from two national surveys of adults conducted in English and French in 2020 (N=4382) and 2022 (N=3,385) show that rights are more recognized for citizens than out-of-status migrants. Legal status at times interacts with racialized minority status in how the Canadian public judges access to rights. In short, rights appear far from universal in the minds of Canadians.

University of British Columbia

59 - Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) / Société canadienne de sociologie (SCS)

Community Voices: A Public Primer on News Reporting on Police Violence

Uncritical news coverage of police violence constitutes a multifaced source of harm; stories that frame police harm uncritically can perpetuate psychological violence onto those who see policing as a source of violence while simultaneously instilling complacency in those who see policing as a ubiquitous source of safety. Conversely, critical and compassionate framings can validate those who have experienced police violence and educate those who are unaware of the discriminatory nature of policing in Canada. To support critical reporting, we share community-identified helpful and harmful patterns, suggested standards, and felt impacts of police violence reporting. Community members share these insights after analyzing articles on the 2021 police killing of Jared (Jay) Lowndes (as recommended by Jay's family), through a partnership with the Unlocking the Gates Services Society. We know there are journalists who are committed to heart-based reporting on this ongoing inequity, and offer these findings to support their important work.

Communication | Communication

105 - Canadian Communication Association (CCA) / Association canadienne de communication (ACC)

Our workshop explores teaching strategies for depolarizing conversations about all kinds of humour in literature classrooms. At a time when jokes are making their way from the deepest recesses of the internet into the mainstream, we propose that nuanced, inclusive disagreements about jokes are not only possible but necessary.

English Literature | Littérature anglaise

19 - Association of Canadian College and University Teachers of English (ACCUTE)

Film Screening and Q&A Surviving Translation

My research highlights the importance of translating survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and trauma respectfully and of providing appropriate training for interpreters and translators who work with individuals who have been and are in vulnerable situations. I co-created and co-produced a multilingual documentary film (Surviving Translation © University of Edinburgh, 2023) with a filmmaker, Ling Lee, that features survivors' and translators' narratives, with translations initiated during filming. Two main versions of the documentary, one subtitled and the other a voice-over, were created to evaluate translation techniques that could be used to convey the emotions and orality of the survivors' testimonies, leading to two final main versions informed by audience feedback. This project resulted in practical guidelines for translators, filmmakers, and charities and highlights the necessary resources and support required to appropriately work with survivors of trauma and GBV in translation.

Cultural Studies | Études culturelles

240 - Canadian Association for Translation Studies (CATS) / Association canadienne de traductologie (ACT)

1. Redefining Election Loss: Triggers of Leadership Races in Canada (2000-2023)
Using an original dataset (2000–2023), the analysis finds that time spent in opposition is more influential than seat or vote declines. Additionally, parties tend to adopt leadership selection methods similar to those within their jurisdiction or ideological family. However, further investigation is needed to confirm these patterns.

2. They Got a Ticket to Run: Ballot Access Rules for Local Politicians in Canada

This study explores administrative barriers to ballot access in Canadian municipal elections. While personal and contextual factors influence candidacy, legal requirements shape who can run. Using survey data from the Canadian Municipal Barometer (2025), this research examines how nomination rules impact political participation. Findings aim to inform policy reforms to improve accessibility.

Political Science | Science politique

Institut national de la recherche scientifique

48 - Canadian Political Science Assocation (CPSA) / Association canadienne de science politique (ACSP)

Researching Online Misinformation Intervention Strategies: Unique Insights versus Diverse Possibilities

MediaSmarts designed this project to better understand how Canadians check and share information online, and to find the best ways to help them recognize and respond to online misinformation. We used mixed-methods conducted over two phases: a survey of 5,000 Canadians and interactive focus groups. The survey looked at how participants’ fact-checking changed after watching a BTF video, as well as their opinions on the video’s accessibility, relevance and impact. It also explored their motivations for sharing information, how often they fact-check and how confident they feel in their abilities. The focus groups offered deeper insights into patterns, themes and demographic differences that surfaced after the survey. Based on these findings, we provide recommendations for designing effective video interventions that build citizen resilience to misinformation in Canada. This research shows that digital media literacy education works and encourages people to check the accuracy of online content, especially before sharing it.

MediaSmarts/Carleton University

59 - Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) / Société canadienne de sociologie (SCS)

This paper presentation makes a case for a seven-pronged approach to classroom assessment validity that includes assessment purpose and use, practitioner standpoint, cultural validity, construct validity, instructional validity, inferential validity and systemic validity. This presentation ultimately shares how we can continue work in assessment fairness while undergoing austerity measures across Canadian postsecondary institutions.

15 - Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation (SCÉÉ)

I Fall to Pieces: How Precarity Bedevils my Creative Process

Explores the creative tensions between the conditions of academic employment for contract faculty, which are precarious and unstable, and the creative production which arguably makes such faculty an asset to continuing innovation in post-secondary educational institutions.

University of British Columbia

19 - Association of Canadian College and University Teachers of English (ACCUTE)

Magnets, gatekeepers, surveillants, and refiners: The emergence of higher education institutions as migration governance actors in Australia, Canada, and Germany, 1990 to 2019

The recruitment of international post-secondary students as potential immigrants has become a major political issue in Canada. However, Canadians may not realize this is actually a global policy trend across the OECD, even in countries where international students are not charged tuition. Our paper compares the emergence of the idea that international students are "ideal immigrants" in Canada, Australia, and Germany. We argue that higher education institutions now play migration governance roles as magnets, gatekeepers, surveillants, and refiners of future economic immigrants. This has major implications for higher education systems, as we are seeing in real-time in Canada. Our paper gives important historical and comparative context for the public to better understand this issue.

University of British Columbia

16 - Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (CSSHE) / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'enseignement supérieur (SCÉÉS)

Negotiating Working Women's Subjectivity in Turn-of-the-Century Acadie: Unpublished Life Writing by Francophone Acadian Women

This paper explores a neglected body of life writing by francophone Acadian women from the turn of the twentieth century. It compares two private memoirs and one personal diary that are held in the archives of the Centre for Acadian Studies, University of Moncton. Together, these works shed light on working-class women’s subjectivity, while also illuminating a class of women that have fallen from the purview of literary and cultural history. The paper stems from a SSHRC-funded project for which Cabajsky is principal investigator. It takes a first important step toward a fulsome recovery and reconsideration of women’s unpublished life writing in New Brunswick. The present paper pays particular attention to women who did not aspire to professional authorship and yet who chose to take up the pen to define the terms of their subjectivity within and against conservative notions of Acadian cultural minority.

French-Canadian Literature | Littérature canadienne-française

19 - Association of Canadian College and University Teachers of English (ACCUTE)

Voluntary Silence: Civil Society and Policy Engagement in Canadian Federal Elections

This paper explores public policy engagement by civil society organizations (CSOs) during federal elections in Canada. In theory, elections represent an important opportunity for CSOs to engage Canadians in public policy debates. However, very few CSOs do this. Our paper seeks to explain why. The Elections Act requires that third parties that spend more than $500 to promote a public policy position during a federal election must register with Elections Canada and report their spending. Data from the last 8 federal elections (2000-2021) as well as the 2025 federal election show that few CSOs have ever registered and that most reported spending very small amounts. CSOs that normally engage in public policy advocacy go silent during elections. This paper explores the factors that shape CSO engagement in policy debates during elections and the consequences for democracy in Canada.

Political Science | Science politique

48 - Canadian Political Science Assocation (CPSA) / Association canadienne de science politique (ACSP)

Teacher Professionalization and Well-Being through Coaching in Child-Centered Pedagogies in Ghana

This mixed methods study examined the interplay between several concepts: teacher professional wellbeing (TPWB), teacher professional development (TPD) and teacher self-efficacy (TSE), all of which are crucial to understanding the situation of teachers. The overwhelming majority of the teachers we surveyed show a positive disposition towards continued learning and a desire to learn more. In addition, a myriad of factors supported their disposition towards TPD, including a range of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards for engaging in TPD. Additionally, our study also brought to light several barriers that hinder their situation, including structural, financial and geographic issues, as well as highlighting struggles with certain deeper cultural values. This research underscores the multifaceted nature of TPD and the importance of a supportive ecosystem that fosters professional well-being, continuous learning, and effective teaching practices.

15 - Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation (SCÉÉ)

Decoding environmental, social and governance investing from the perspectives of green washing and virtue capitalism

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing, which claims to align financial returns with positive environmental and social impacts, has gained significant momentum in recent years. In my previous research, I discussed how the political right’s defamation of ESG investing as “woke capitalism” is part of the broader “culture war” instigated by the rise of right-wing populism, primarily driven by their perception of it as a concession to social justice concerns. In this presentation, I will focus on the left’s critiques of ESG investing and how these critiques raise important questions regarding transparency and accountability in climate action.

Communication | Communication

Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson U)

105 - Canadian Communication Association (CCA) / Association canadienne de communication (ACC)

This research examines how knowledge is mobilized and translated within two distinct learning environments: a university course (Course L) and the online game League of Legends (LoL). Drawing upon Actor-Network Theory (ANT), the research tracks the movement of two knowledge actors, the "ward" in LoL and the "Karnaugh map" (K-map) in a university course. By analyzing these two seemingly disparate learning networks, the proposal aims to reveal how the interplay of human and non-human actors shapes distinct learning experiences and outcomes.

15 - Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation (SCÉÉ)

Developing community-based understandings of food security, food sovereignty and Indigenous food selfdetermination in collaboration with three First Nations in Northern Ontario

This research explores food insecurity, food sovereignty, and Indigenous food self-determination in partnership with three First Nations in Northern Ontario. Using keeoukaywin (the “Visiting Way”), researchers collaborated with a Community Advisory Committee to co-develop a strength-based version of the Canadian Household Food Security Survey Module supplemented with questions from the Food Sovereignty Assessment Tool. Findings reveal community-specific definitions of food self-determination and barriers such as high food costs, seasonal inaccessibility, safety concerns about land-based foods, and child hunger. Despite these challenges, community members engage in collective efforts like food sharing, community meals, and local programming to grow, prepare, and preserve food. The study highlights the limitations of existing food security tools in representing Indigenous realities and underscores the need for policies and programs grounded in place-based knowledge. This co-designed research illustrates how braiding Indigenous and Western approaches can advance health, nutrition, and sustainable food systems in First Nations and beyond.

Native Studies | Études autochtones

297 - Canadian Association for Food Studies (CAFS) / Association canadienne des études sur l'alimentation (ACÉA)

Blackness and Cultural Capital among Afro-Caribbeans in Canada

Blackness, as both a racial identity and cultural marker, challenges dominant cultural capital in Canada. This study examines first- and second-generation Haitian and Jamaican communities in Ontario and Quebec, highlighting their cultural capital within a multicultural framework shaped by Afro-Caribbean contributions.

Using Yosso’s (2005) model, the research explores how linguistic, aspirational, social, navigational, and familial capital help Afro-Caribbeans navigate systemic barriers. Semi-structured interviews and focus groups reveal that while cultural capital fosters resilience and mobility, it is constrained by “polite racism,” a subtle form of racial exclusion and dual consciousness.

The study underscores the intergenerational transmission of cultural knowledge in shaping identity and fostering community resilience. By analyzing how Afro-Caribbean communities mobilize cultural wealth, it offers insights into Blackness in Canada and its intersection with multiculturalism. These findings contribute to understanding systemic inequities and inform efforts to promote social equity.

59 - Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) / Société canadienne de sociologie (SCS)

Revisiting the Queer Critique of the Commercialization of Pride amid Backlash Politics

The rainbow branding of transnational and many national corporations in the Global North for Pride Month has become commonplace. Yet the backlash, or pushback, against LGBTQ+ rights across the world has tested corporate willingness to be visibly associated with LGBTQ+ causes and communities. This has led to many LGBTQ+ activists and academics to debate if the critique of corporate involvement in Pride needs to be revisited. Some have wondered if we will miss rainbow branding if it is gone, and whether visible corporate support for Pride, and by association LGBTQ+ communities and rights, is now important that such rights are now being questioned and rolled back, even in Europe and North America. This paper will explore these important questions and will argue that corporate “support” for Pride and LGBTQ+ communities and rights has always been contingent and inconsistent across time and place.

Gay and Lesbian Studies | Études gaies et lesbiennes

303 - Sexuality Studies Association (SSA) / Association d'études de la sexualité (AÉS)

Mapping the Ethical Landscape of AI-Assisted Sex Work

Pornography and sex work are ‘real-world settings’ that often function as leading indicators for how technology will integrate into broader society. While AI itself is poised to destabilize and revolutionize everything from how we work to how we play, the pornography industry is set to guide that development in unexpected ways. Take as an example NSFW (Not Safe For Work)-chatbots. These bots often conceal their status as AI—e.g., when OnlyFans creators use bots to interact with their fans—raising novel ethical questions. We propose to investigate and uncover the ethical concerns raised by this and related types of AI-assisted sex work, and explore how this technological development upends existing debates concerning pornography and sex work. Moreover, we maintain the lessons learnt from this research will apply outside of sex work—for example, for AI Companions more broadly, and to the automation of 'unseen' labor in other industries.

47 - Canadian Philosophical Association (CPA) / Association canadienne de philosophie (ACP)

What do we know and what do we want to know about education in Canada? Planning for an Annual Canadian School Survey

Canada suffers from a lack of comparable data to help understand the impact of policy on schools across provincial/territorial borders. In order to support better communication and policy planning, we propose the introduction of the Annual Canadian School Survey. To lay the groundwork for this survey, we conducted a scoping review of all large-scale Canadian education datasets, surveys, and outcomes indicators. The results of this review exposed gaps in comparable data, particularly with respect to key resources in schools such as mental health and special education supports, or experiential learning opportunities. Through this session we hope to both share our findings and collect important stakeholder feedback so that our future work will be useful to the Canadian educational researcher community.

Public Administration | Administration publique

15 - Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation (SCÉÉ)

Le projet #VRAenligne est une recherche novatrice qui explore les vécus des jeunes francophones en Ontario et en Alberta sur les réseaux sociaux, leurs conceptions de la citoyenneté éthique en ligne, ainsi que les agirs possibles en tant que citoyens numériques engagés. Alors que les écoles et les programmes éducatifs intègrent peu, voire pas, la voix des jeunes sur ces enjeux cruciaux, notre projet apporte une perspective unique en recentrant leurs expériences et leurs idées. De plus, notre démarche méthodologique se distingue par l’intégration d’outils d’intelligence artificielle générative dans la collecte et la création de données, permettant aux jeunes de s’exprimer de manière créative et réflexive.

Faculté d'éducation, Université d'Ottawa

15 - Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation (SCÉÉ)

Navigating Generative AI in Writing Centre Consultations: An Interactive Workshop

This interactive workshop will explore practical approaches for addressing generative AI (genAI) during writing centre consultations. Drawing on consultation data and instructors' experiences, the workshop will advance thoughtful writing pedagogies through scenario-based prompts and small-group discussions. Participants will engage with hypothetical student scenarios, addressing genAI literacy, anxiety about detection, and AI-generated drafts. The workshop will also focus on writing centre policy development, assessing current policies at Canadian writing centres, and considering key principles that support writing pedagogies. Discussions will address alignment with broader institutional policies and collaboration with faculty and administrators. The workshop will also tackle methodological and ethical challenges of collecting data on genAI use, exploring privacy, disclosure, and research design. Participants will leave with strategies for productive conversations about genAI, frameworks for evidence-based policies, and approaches for researching genAI use. This workshop will benefit writing instructors and researchers interested in pedagogically sound responses to genAI.

215 - Canadian Association for the Study of Discourse and Writing (CASDW) / Association canadienne de rédactologie (ACR)

Conceptualizing Structural Violence in the Social Service Industrial Complex: A Model for Critical Youth Work Praxis

This paper examines structural violence in the social service sector through a qualitative study of 25 frontline youth workers in Central Ontario. Using Critical Hermeneutics, it situates their experiences within systemic analyses of neoliberal and neocolonial influences on policies, funding, and administration.

Applying Johan Galtung’s concept of structural violence and Paulo Freire’s critique of "false charity," the study reveals how well-intentioned programs can perpetuate harm. Findings highlight the gap between theoretical ideals and practice, particularly in the neglect of youth worker well-being and the undervaluation of their insights.

To address these disconnections, the paper introduces a conceptual model advocating for a Critical Youth Work Praxis. By integrating theory, lived experience, and practice, this approach challenges industrialized frameworks, amplifies youth workers' voices, and promotes equitable, community-driven social service practices rooted in social justice.

300 - Association for Nonprofit and Social Economy Research (ANSER) / Association de recherche des organismes sans but lucratif et de l'économie sociale (ARÉS)

Pushing Boundaries and Finding Spaces though Docucomics in the Radical Social Imaginary

Straddling both mainstream and counterpublic milieus, political comics serve an important cultural function in the educational and literary social imaginary of western North American society. Whether they encompass approaches that are more ‘realistic’ or use metaphoric visual language, their subjects locate a political argument nestled within the social values and tensions they are representing with their narratives. This presentation introduces two illustrators associated with the annual World War Three Illustrated (WW3I) anthology. They are “Water Protectors,” a docucomic about Indigenous-led resistance to pipelines by Susan Simensky-Bietila (2020), and “Landmarks,” a graphic by Kevin Pyle (2022) exploring human impacts in the desert of the Mexican-American border. Through their visual-narrative sequencing of first-hand accounts and spatial locations, these stories not only demonstrate the resilience and determination of the protagonists under discussion, but also provide broader social and ecological contexts, pushing against the boundaries and spaces through the educational impact their stories convey.

Cultural Studies | Études culturelles

217 - Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE) / Association canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation des adultes (ACÉÉA)

Time in Alice Munro's "The Eye" and "Dear Life"

This presentation will interest mainstream media since I speak about the autobiographical elements of Munro's later stories. Munro was in the news recently as she passed away last year, and shortly after her passing, her daughter revealed that she was sexually abused by her stepfather--Munro's second husband. Scholars have struggled with how to read Munro's stories since this news broke. In reading Munro's autobiographical stories, I address this issue. I also have a book on Alice Munro, which is being launched at ACCUTE at the Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities. The book is published by the University of Alberta Press.

English Literature | Littérature anglaise

19 - Association of Canadian College and University Teachers of English (ACCUTE)

Scales of Justice: Exploring the Just Transition Concept in Different Contexts

International climate policy, administered through the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is voluntary and not legally binding. The idea of a just transition, which began in the North American labour movement, has been proposed as a strategy to achieve net zero emissions in a timely manner. It is about minimizing the adverse socioeconomic effects that climate policies may have on vulnerable groups and communities such as fossil fuel dependent economies. This paper uses the concept of just transition to demonstrate that climate policy largely happens at the national and local levels by focusing on the transition policies operationalized by the UNFCCC, Canada’s federal government, and the province of Nova Scotia. Using a combination of policy analysis, interviews, and my experiences at COP 29 in Azerbaijan, this paper offers unique insights into how local, national, and international governing bodies are approaching the climate crisis in different but intersecting ways.

259 - Environmental Studies Association of Canada (ESAC) / Association canadienne d'études environnementales (ACÉE)

Cooking For Change: Empowering Women Through Food In Indian Films

The paper explores how food serves as a narrative tool for women’s empowerment in Indian cinema. Through a thematic analysis of six films across Hindi, Bangla, and Tamil languages—English Vinglish, Queen, Daab Chingri, Boudi Canteen, Annapoorani, and Laapataa Ladies—the study examines how food helps women navigate socio-cultural constraints and build identity. Drawing on theories of food and identity, the paper shows how protagonists from diverse Indian regions and cultures use cooking, a traditionally feminine-coded activity, to resist patriarchy and reclaim agency. The paper highlights food’s everydayness as a means to challenge age, class, and gender norms by cultivating self-confidence and entrepreneurship. Building on frameworks from media and cultural studies, it argues that these relatable fictional stories encourage real-life social change. Ultimately, the paper encapsulates how Indian films use food, a historical instrument for women's oppression, to enable pathways for Indian women still simmering in socio-cultural inequities.

Cultural Studies | Études culturelles

105 - Canadian Communication Association (CCA) / Association canadienne de communication (ACC)

Practicing Creativity: How Dynamic Routines Shape Creative Work in Design and Advertising

My research focuses on how we can help businesses, teams and organizations get - and stay - creative. I've conducted a national study of some of the most creative workplace teams in Canada, and a survey of creative professionals from across the country. Based on the findings from this three year study, I've built an assessment scale that workplace teams can take to find out how creatively capable they are, and how they can improve their creative capacity. We know that creativity is the key skill set that will enable teams to thrive in the 21st century, but we don't have a great way of assessing where our creative strengths lie, and how we can improve our capacity for creative thinking. This research offers one way to build those creative strengths in the workplace, using the best practices and skills of some of Canada's most creative thinkers.

59 - Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) / Société canadienne de sociologie (SCS)

Reimagining teacher education: Modeling accessible and inclusive pedagogies in collaboration with teacher candidates

We have been conducting an ongoing self-study on accessible pedagogy and Universal Design for Learning in a graduate teacher education program - the impact of "walking the walk" and modelling responsive, affirming for all pedagogy, where we set out to expect and welcome all students from the outset, rather than teaching for some and requiring accommodation requests. Especially in an era where teacher education programs are being shortened and cuts are leading to larger class sizes/lecture halls, it is important to have courses that aim to model effective teaching so it trickles down into classroom practice.

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto

15 - Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation (SCÉÉ)

The power of oral story telling for international development

The power of oral story-telling is universal as it is a phenomenon existing in every culture around the world. However, it is an underused approach in international development projects that engage with the cultures of the countries in which they operate. Story-telling can: a) shift mindsets through processes of unlearning and learning, b) strengthen connections and ally-ships, c) surface social injustices and barriers to change, and d) build personal and collective agency and voice.
The workshop will begin with a synopsis of how story-telling engages and disrupts thinking. Illustrative examples from public health projects in Sierra Leone, Rwanda, and the People’s Republic of China will be used. A scene from the story-telling play “Rethinking Good Intentions”, will provide a base for examining story-telling techniques. Workshop participants will discuss ways to integrate story-telling approaches in their research and community work and consider barriers to their use.

225 - Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CASID) / Association canadienne d'études du développement international (ACÉDI)

Israel, Canada and the Intellectuals: Public Sociology and Truthful Speaking

Over the last twenty months I have sought to bear witness to and document as best I can the assault on humanity, truth and justice being carried out by the State of Israel, the governments of the United States and Canada and, in particular, the "intellectual" institutions - the news media and the universities. This effort is a continuation and updating of both academic study and political-academic activism I engaged in over the previous thirty-odd years as recorded in my 2024 book Analyzing the Israel Effect in Canada: A Critical Autoethnography (Routledge). The paper emphasizes the appalling abrogation of intellectual responsibility by university administrations, Canada's self-professed "national newspaper" (The Globe and Mail) and the national public broadcaster (the CBC). That abrogation consists of reproducing Israeli propaganda, self-censorship, silencing of dissent and abject submission to the Israel Lobby's chorus of claims that the country is awash in anti-Semitism.

59 - Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) / Société canadienne de sociologie (SCS)

Research as Activism: Bridging Knowledge and Action for Transformational Change

Research as Activism is the fusion of scholarly inquiry with intentional advocacy and action. It transcends academic exploration by actively challenging systemic inequities and injustices, engaging marginalized communities, and driving tangible social change (hooks, 2003). Research as activism embodies a commitment to using research methodologies, epistemologies, personalized and institutional privilege, and accessible dissemination to dismantle oppressive structures, promote justice, and empower and centrevoices often unheard, dismissed, silenced, or marginalized in traditional academic discourse or in community spaces (Eizadirad et al., 2023; Battiste, 2013; Simpson, 2017). As Audre Lorde (1984) emphasizes, “There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives” (p. 138). In this panel discussion, researchers from a variety of settings share how they bridge knowledge and action for transformational change.

15 - Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation (SCÉÉ)

Healing Through Advocacy: Narratives of Community Activists from Toronto's Jane and Finch Community

Guided by personal encounters with violence including death, homicides, and incarceration, four authors comprising a teacher, social worker, and two community activists, unveil their 20-year+ advocacy journey in the Jane and Finch community in Toronto, Canada including involvement with programs through the non-profit organization Youth Association for Academics, Athletics, and Character Education (YAAACE). The primary objective of this study is to investigate the role of community-driven advocacy in fostering healing and empowerment within the Jane and Finch community in Toronto, Canada. This community has faced significant systemic challenges including violence, incarceration, and socio-economic disparities. By examining narratives of community activists, this research highlight how personal experiences with trauma can catalyze collective action and advocacy efforts. We seek to understand how these narratives contribute to broader discourse on resilience and healing, challenging the dominant narratives that often portray marginalized communities from a deficit lens or exclusively as victims of systemic oppression.

15 - Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation (SCÉÉ)

The Bamboo Ceiling: Advancement and Promotion Barriers Faced by Asian Canadian Educators Attempting to Move up the Education System

Our research amplifies the voices of Asian Canadian educators (East, South, and Southeast Asian) and their experiences of undergoing advancement and promotion processes in a large district school board in Ontario, Canada, with a significant proportion of Asian student and family communities. Our data sources included survey results completed by 234 Asian educators (teachers and administrators), as well as focus group transcriptions with 61 teachers and 22 administrators. Grounded in Asian Critical Race Theory, our findings demonstrated evidence of the ‘bamboo ceiling’ in that Asian educators faced institutional barriers when they applied for leadership roles such as lead teacher positions, vice-principal, and principal. Asian educators were expected to be docile and submissive which goes against colonial beliefs of leadership qualities (e.g., charismatic, assertive, boastful).

15 - Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation (SCÉÉ)

Activist Leadership for Inclusive Schools: Canadian Perspectives

Leadership within the field of K-12 education largely constructed through the dominant framework of white, male, ableist, heteronormative perspectives that act as a gatekeeper to leadership as a title. In other words, they act as gatekeeper to privilege and reward those who conform to such norms and exclude those who do not. Omitted from hegemonic constructions of K-12 leadership is that of activism. As such, the purpose of this book is to re-conceptualize, re-imagine and ultimately, to trouble dominant discourses of leadership by carving out space for activists, scholars, practitioners, students, educators and community members of diverse social locations to share their lived experiences as a form of resistance. This text seeks to create coalitions and communities to call out, call in and ultimately dismantle complex forms of injustice within Canadian schools as well as within the wider community.

15 - Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation (SCÉÉ)

Bridging the Gap: Impact of Race and Culture Assessments as a Tool for Culturally Responsive Reintegration

There is an overrepresentation of Black people in the Canadian justice system at all levels due to anti-Black racism, systemic barriers, and over-policing of racialized communities (Colour of Poverty – Colour of Change, 2019; Eizadirad & Raj Varma, 2022; Ontario Human Rights Commission, 2023). Furthermore, Black youth continue to be disproportionately streamed into lower education tracks (Eizadirad, 2019; James, 2017; VoicEd Radio, 2023). In response, this proposal examines the implementation of Impact of Race and Culture Assessments (IRCAs) in the Canadian justice system to combat anti-Black racism and reduce recidivism. IRCAs are pre-sentencing reports that help sentencing judges better understand the effect of poverty, marginalization, racism, and social exclusion on the offender and how those factors inform the circumstances of the offender, the offence committed, and the offender’s experience with the justice system. IRCAs enable judges to make more informed decisions contributing to an equitable consequence for the accused.

15 - Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation (SCÉÉ)

Negotiating Patriarchy Through Fashion: The Role of Instagram in Igbo Women’s Fashion Entrepreneurship

Using African Technocultural Feminist Theory, this study examined the ways Nigerian Igbo women designers who use Instagram to market their business online negotiate patriarchal ideologies within Igbo culture. This study integrates feminist thinking into contemporary media studies that explore the specificities of African women’s interaction with new media technologies by explicating the ways African women technology users, utilize technological platforms and their affordances for technocultural world building and sociocultural critique. The Critical Technocultural Discourse Analysis (CTDA) of Instagram posts and interview data revealed Instagram’s affordance of photos allowed Igbo women designers post visually appealing pictures which showcased the intricacies of their designs as well as facilitated the designers’ cultural digitalization of Igbo-centric fashion while creating space to challenge patriarchal structures within Igbo culture. The study also revealed Nigerian Igbo women fashion designers continue to experience gender inequities within Igbo culture which continues to impact on their entrepreneurial experiences.

Communication | Communication

University of the Fraser Valley

105 - Canadian Communication Association (CCA) / Association canadienne de communication (ACC)

Collaboration, Creation, and Reconsideration: A Story of Teaching Indigenous Literatures and Decolonizing English Courses

This paper presents my work on the inaugural Indigenous Storyteller in Residence program at UVic, with Richard Van Camp. This initiative has been conceived and designed to re-imagine what Indigenous pedagogy can look like in contemporary university structures. In this program, we offer two courses designed in consultation with English department faculty and in relation with multiple Indigenous storytellers in various mediums to deliver something entirely new for students. In this research, I have gathered valuable insight for decolonized course design through re-visiting and relationship-building with class contributors. The guiding question behind this project is to consider a decolonized approach to pedagogy within a literary studies program. Major themes in this research include Indigenous literary education, ungrading practices, and storytelling as decolonized pedagogy.

English Literature (Canadian and Post-Colonial) | Littérature anglaise (canadienne et postcoloniale)

307 - Indigenous Literary Studies Association (ILSA)

Portrait d’une reine dans la perspective d’un voyageur en Inde

L'étude porte sur les modes de représentation produits par la pensée coloniale. Danslemondeactuel, les clichés réducteurs et les partis pris continuent à évoluer dans la pensée commune à propos de l'Autre. L'objectif est d'expliquer ces modes afin de les détruire. Ce qui contribue à la formation d'une pensée où le choix humain l'emporte sur la violence et la destruction.

French Literature | Littérature française

"If I Could See the World through your Lens: Shifting the base of EDI from Specialization to Humanization"

This panel is aimed at enabling students, peers, and community members to engage in relevant discussions around how EDI (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) can be framed or reframed to show their compatibility with and promotion of (academic) excellence. The discussions will generate critical reflections on academic excellence as it can support institutional and community development.

English Literature (Canadian and Post-Colonial) | Littérature anglaise (canadienne et postcoloniale)

19 - Association of Canadian College and University Teachers of English (ACCUTE)

Newfoundland and Labrador

Socially-shared metacognition in de-streamed math classrooms: Can high school teachers make it work?

This study investigated a socially shared approach to boosting independence, executive functions, and problem solving in Grade 9 math classrooms. The findings revealed strong support, improved engagement, and greater use of metacognitive strategies. Despite these positive outcomes, challenges emerged, including a slow adjustment to fostering a metacognitive culture and delays in students applying the strategies. Both teachers and students expressed some discomfort with self-revelation and initially felt uncertain about dedicating class time to metacognitive activities. The study highlights that authentic opportunities for metacognition often arise in mathematics lessons, but that teachers need structured support to navigate challenges that may arise. The research suggests that socially shared metacognition is a fruitful approach, not only enhancing a student’s own learning but also contributing positively to peers and teachers. The results offer practical insights for improving inclusivity and self-regulation in diverse learning environments.

OISE / University of Toronto

15 - Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation (SCÉÉ)

Disciplinary Surveillance and School Violence: A Critical Analysis of EdTech Representations in English-Speaking Canada

This presentation critically examines how English language Canadian news media, as key sites of democratic discourse, represent education technology and surveillance in schools. Through critical discourse analysis of articles published since 2010, we explore shifts in coverage of surveillance technology in public schools since the pandemic. These include growing investments in cameras, vape detectors, and audio surveillance under the discourse of safety and security.

15 - Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation (SCÉÉ)

Weaving their stories: Re-telling the complex lives of First Nation's women in the fur trade era through Indigenous storying

This paper provides a re-telling of First Nations women’s complex identities and voices from during the fur trade era (circa 1780-1830). The research utilizes an Indigenous storying methodology that weaves multiple data sources: archival materials, historical locations, cultural knowledges and traditions, sacred stories, and lived experience. This approach provides a space for authentic representation of Indigenous women’s experiences beyond their traditionally documented roles as “country wives” and guides. The methodology is grounded in Indigenous epistemologies and theoretical frameworks—including teachings of the medicine wheel, cultural ethics, and sacred story structures—supporting the development of a fictional narrative that highlights the strength and resiliency of First Nations women. Told through a fictionalized First Nations woman, the novel reveals the crucial roles First Nations women played. The novel contributes to the re-telling of historical narratives to offer a culturally authentic representation of First Nations women from during the fur trade.

nterdisciplinary teaching and learning using environmental topics in school communities

Engaging students in authentic activities nested in school communities is a powerful curricular opportunity. This curricular innovation helps students become more engaged in learning science, promotes interdisciplinarity, and improves their future competencies for citizenship. Even with STEM integration efforts, more robust research on authentic learning environments and interdisciplinary teaching and learning has been lacking in school science programs. This presentation will describe an empirical case-based approach for investigating interdisciplinary teaching and learning practices in an elementary school that address important environmental sustainability topics. This focus draws attention to interdisciplinary environmental sustainability science topics (e.g., biodiversity, food literacy) that are significant science topics yet teachers continue to struggle to find a place for these in science curriculum planning. Findings from this in-depth exploratory case study demonstrate how teachers and students can meaningfully participate in a local interdisciplinary environmental sustainability science curriculum nested in their community.

15 - Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation (SCÉÉ)

Extraction, Development, and Capitalist Accumulation in a Globalized World

The last two decades has witnessed skyrocketing global demand for the extraction of natural resources. Without critically addressing the capitalist system of accumulation as the incentivizing factor behind the extractive process, the numerous social and environmental problems caused by ongoing extraction will continue. This presents an important question; is the prevention of environmental degradation and improvement of livelihoods possible in the present capitalist world? This paper argues that Indigenous, racialized, and feminist forms of resistance contribute to environmental and social prosperity because of their refusal to abide by the capitalist system and their envisionment for the future. The longue duree of capitalist accumulation and extraction is explored, along with various ways that Indigenous, racialized, and feminist groups have refused the neoliberal capitalist system and envisioned new future imaginaries.

Anthropology | Anthropologie

Employment and Social Development Canada

225 - Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CASID) / Association canadienne d'études du développement international (ACÉDI)

Kwayeskastasowin ᒃᐗᔦᔅᑲᔅᑕᓱᐎᓐ (Setting Things Right): Cree Pathways to Modernizing Treaty 9

Treaty 9 was never a land surrender. That’s the message at the heart of this research, led by an Indigenous scholar from Attawapiskat First Nation. Grounded in Cree legal traditions, land-based knowledge, and community voices, this work exposes Canada’s historic misrepresentation of Treaty 9 and reimagines treaty relationships on Indigenous terms. With the Ring of Fire resource boom looming, the stakes are high. This study asks: can modern treaties like the Tłı̨chǫ Agreement offer stronger protections for Indigenous rights, jurisdiction, and governance? Blending legal analysis, global Indigenous models, and grassroots methodology, it delivers tools like FPIC protocols, governance templates, and jurisdictional clarity tables for Treaty 9 communities. From Sámi parliaments to Māori co-governance, it draws powerful insights for treaty modernization and Indigenous resurgence. This is not just a critique—it’s a roadmap to reclaiming power, protecting land, and honouring the true spirit and intent of the treaty.

Political Science | Science politique

York University/University of Toronto

48 - Canadian Political Science Assocation (CPSA) / Association canadienne de science politique (ACSP)

Active Matter and Biological Agency: A Hylomorphic Framework

Life is poised at the edge of matter and mind, physics and purpose. Unlike inert matter, living beings, from bacteria to a flock of birds, move and organize themselves by internally converting energy into motion—a phenomenon known in biophysics as active matter. But living systems don’t just move according to physical laws; they act for biological purposes. Even single cells respond to their environment in goal-directed, meaningful ways—a property known as agency. What connects the self-organizing dynamics of active matter with the purposive behavior of organisms? I explore this question using Aristotle’s idea that living beings are composed of matter and form: Active matter explains how behavior physically occurs, while agential form explains why, its adaptive significance. By linking two frontier fields—active matter and biological agency—this research helps answer fundamental questions: What distinguishes living from non-living matter? How does purpose emerge from physics?

25 - Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science (CSHPS) / Société canadienne d'histoire et de philosophie des sciences (SCHPS)

Active and Living Matter: Continuities and Discontinuities

Life is poised at the edge of matter and mind, physics and purpose. Unlike inert matter, living beings, from bacteria to a flock of birds, move and organize themselves by internally converting energy into motion—a phenomenon known in biophysics as active matter. But living systems don’t just move according to physical laws; they act for biological purposes. Even single cells respond to their environment in goal-directed, meaningful ways—a property known as agency. What connects the self-organizing dynamics of active matter with the purposive behavior of organisms? I explore this question using Aristotle’s idea that living beings are composed of matter and form: Active matter explains how behavior physically occurs, while agential form explains why, its adaptive significance. By linking two frontier fields—active matter and biological agency—this research helps answer fundamental questions: What distinguishes living from non-living matter? How does purpose emerge from physics?

47 - Canadian Philosophical Association (CPA) / Association canadienne de philosophie (ACP)

Recetas y Raices ( Recipes and Roots) : Food practices, Identity and belonging in a collaboration of art practices with new Canadians' Recettes et racines : Pratiques alimentaires, identité et appartenance dans une collaboration artistique avec des nouveaux Canadiens (109551)

n exploring the pedagogical impact of collaborative art practices on new Canadians’ sense of identity and belonging, this study considers the role of food sharing as a creative mode of connection, with a specific community of newcomers in Montreal, Quebec. Looking at and employing an innovative interdisciplinary mix of research-creation and oral history methods, different ways in which newly arrived immigrants develop their sense of identity through art-making are explored while illustrating how traditional cultural meals combine comfort, connection and ties to one’s country of origin, and community building. Concurrently, the study illustrates how through the context of creating various art-making gatherings, various complex social and political conditions that affect migrant experiences in the specific community at hand are revealed.

15 - Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation (SCÉÉ)

Alternate session - so there is no accompanying research paper.
When adult learning occurs outside of traditional academic structures, what is the impact? Can it be
transformational? Is there an impact on society at large?
Using practical and original examples, this workshop aims to walk attendees through organizational
learning design, and the potential that this type of adult learning can have on society as a whole.
Attendees will have an opportunity to discuss and debate whether an authentic learning organization –
as defined by Peter Senge in his work The Fifth Discipline – can truly exist outside of academic
institutions. We will take that discussion one step further to ask how learning is actually applied and
practiced in a learning organization and is that learning then taken outside of the organization by the
participating individuals, transforming or changing their behaviour in some way.

15 - Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation (SCÉÉ)

Challenging who is an expert: Youth leading lessons in human rights at the federal political tables of Canada’s decision makers

This study examines youth political consultation at the federal level in Canada. This paper discusses a qualitative interview study with 23 elected and appointed national figures. It includes the participation of Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Bob Rae, Senators Stan Kutcher and Marilou McPhedran, Order of Canada Recipient Irwin Elman, the staff of the Prime Minister’s Youth Council, and civil society leaders and youth advocates from across Canada. This unique cultural subgroup approaches youth political consultation with a shared history, knowledge base of experiences, values in how they view the human rights of youth, and a core set of beliefs about how consultations can and should be conducted. The research concludes with a discussion of tangible policy recommendations, requiring the commitment of time, money, data, coordination, and the professionalization of youth work all of which must be enforceable through legislative change.

Political Science | Science politique

217 - Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE) / Association canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation des adultes (ACÉÉA)

Challenging who is an expert: Youth leading lessons in human rights at the federal political tables of Canada’s decision makers

This study examines youth political consultation at the federal level in Canada. This paper discusses a qualitative interview study with 23 elected and appointed national figures. It includes the participation of Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Bob Rae, Senators Stan Kutcher and Marilou McPhedran, Order of Canada Recipient Irwin Elman, the staff of the Prime Minister’s Youth Council, and civil society leaders and youth advocates from across Canada. This unique cultural subgroup approaches youth political consultation with a shared history, knowledge base of experiences, values in how they view the human rights of youth, and a core set of beliefs about how consultations can and should be conducted. The research concludes with a discussion of tangible policy recommendations, requiring the commitment of time, money, data, coordination, and the professionalization of youth work all of which must be enforceable through legislative change.

Political Science | Science politique

217 - Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE) / Association canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation des adultes (ACÉÉA)

DEVELOPING AN ADAPTIVE MOVEMENT PROGRAM FOR DISABLED ADULTS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA: A PROCESS ANALYSIS

Using a critical disability studies orientation through active leisure programming to shape and understand older adults’ experiences and capacities, the purpose of this study is to document and analyze appropriate and meaningful program development for adults with dementia, with the input of consultants and dementia community insiders.

501 - Canadian Association for Leisure Studies (CALS) / Association canadienne d'études en loisir (ACÉL)

•Répercussions environnementales des nouvelles technologies

Cette table ronde favorisera une discussion ouverte et collaborative sur des enjeux contemporains de l’enseignement de la traduction. En abordant des dilemmes éthiques variés, elle offre une plateforme pour échanger des idées, partager des expériences et élaborer des solutions novatrices et éthiques. Les thèmes proposés reflètent les défis réels auxquels sont confrontés les membres du corps enseignant, et la diversité de perspectives des panélistes enrichira le débat.

Émilie Gobeil-Roberge analysera l’empreinte écologique de l’utilisation des systèmes d’intelligence artificielle (IA) dans l’enseignement supérieur.

240 - Canadian Association for Translation Studies (CATS) / Association canadienne de traductologie (ACT)

Our research explores how housing is both a symptom and a system of the climate crisis, and how it can be reframed as relational infrastructure, a foundation for climate resilience, social equity, and collective wellbeing. We ask: What if our homes were designed not only to withstand climate impacts, but to nurture belonging, care, and ecological interdependence? As climate disruptions intensify, housing pressures deepen, especially for equity-denied communities. This work challenges conventional planning models and calls for climate-responsive, people-centered approaches that prioritize long-term wellbeing and social cohesion. It invites planners, policymakers, and the public to rethink the role of housing in shaping the futures we want to inhabit. Our approach speaks to a broad audience: from urban designers and policy leaders to anyone asking what “home” should mean in a climate-altered world.
We offer a hopeful provocation: what if the future of resilience begins at home?

Cultural Studies | Études culturelles

259 - Environmental Studies Association of Canada (ESAC) / Association canadienne d'études environnementales (ACÉE)

A Critical Phenomenology of Diagnostic Delays Among Ontario Women

There are a number of diseases and conditions that have notoriously long diagnostic periods which disproportionately manifest among women. Endometriosis, for instance, takes an average of three to ten years to diagnose. During a diagnostic delay - when the period becomes prolonged between seeking care until the point at which a diagnosis is made - women continue to suffer from symptoms, lose confidence in healthcare provision, and experience interruptions to their lives, relationships, and sense of self. Several investigations have produced descriptive accounts of the factors that contribute to this phenomenon, yet they leave unaddressed women’s embodied experiences of diagnostic delays and how they are shaped by social forces such as gender. This presentation will outline my dissertation research which seeks to address this gap, and more specifically, my theoretical framework, study design, and preliminary findings.

59 - Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) / Société canadienne de sociologie (SCS)

BARRIERS TO ACCESS EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS:M SEMI-STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS WITH CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERCIVE STAFF IN B.C

THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY

15 - Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation (SCÉÉ)

Cultural and Linguistic Influences on the Reception and Interpretation of Feedback

With academia welcoming a multitude of
cultures and international students bringing with them global
perspectives in Canadian classrooms, students and educators are both challenged with the process of
adaptation. Students bring with them certain mental constructs that
are developed out of their culture, past experiences, and social
interactions. Any sort of differentiated valuation or dismissal of their
values, beliefs, understanding, and learnings can be linked to the
creation of social hierarchies and structural inequities in schools,
eventually affecting students’ performance and learning. Thus, this
study explores the experiences of graduate students with ethnolinguistically
diverse backgrounds in a post-secondary institution in
Canada, unravelling the impact of culture and linguistics on their
perception and uptake of assessment feedback. Following a
sociocultural approach, this study uses auto-ethnography and
narrative analysis to further explore the emotions of international
students while engaging with feedback in academic cultures they
may be unaccustomed with.

15 - Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation (SCÉÉ)

The Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education

ChatGPT is one of the most popular forms of artificial intelligence used to support student learning. How ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence (gAI) apps are being used by students is largely unknown, given their relative newness on campus. Hence, the purpose of this study was to examine what gAIs are being used, how they support student learning, and what are students' perceptions about gAI’s impact on learning, privacy, and ethical considerations. Two hundred and fifty-three students in higher education completed the survey. Findings revealed that students used gAI for various purposes, including general learning support, assistance with writing assignments, solving homework questions, and generating ideas. There were several statistically significant differences in mean scores, including differences in perceptions towards the impact of gAI on learning grouped by frequency of gAI use and status as a domestic or international student.

15 - Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation (SCÉÉ)

Critical Digital Literacy Development in Multilingual Learners: Navigating Cognitive, Affective and Cultural Tensions in Analyzing Misinformation

Study examines how adult multilingual learners develop critical information literacy skills while navigating challenges to their cultural and religious beliefs. Using a framework that combines Freire's Critical Pedagogy, Boler's Pedagogy of Discomfort, and Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy, the study followed students from Global South countries in an Ontario college EAP program through a 7-week curriculum. Data collection: surveys, student artifacts, and interviews. Findings: Participants developed increasingly sophisticated analytical practices in evaluating information, though not linearly. They demonstrated strategic cultural code-switching, applying different evaluation frameworks depending on context, and engaged in cultural dialogue when information challenged their beliefs. Rather than experiencing mere cognitive dissonance, participants used traditional values as anchoring points to engage with potentially destabilizing information while maintaining cultural identity. The research challenges the notion that critical analysis and cultural beliefs are oppositional, showing how pedagogical approaches acknowledging cognitive dissonance can foster nuanced information literacy development while honoring cultural integrity.

Agrivoltaics as Visionary Infrastructure for the Promotion of Sustainable Food Systems

Food sovereignty advocates must present a compelling vision for how to tangibly reduce food insecurity at scale in Canada. Agrivoltaics (APV) is a combination of photovoltaic electricity production and farming on the same land. It maximizes efficiencies for both crop and energy cultivation while promoting regenerative agriculture. Through communicating APV as a visionary infrastructure, proponents avoid techno-fetishism and help re-ignite the sociological imagination within the Canadian public, in terms of both food and energy production. APV helps farmers, indigenous, rural and peri-urban communities prefigure prosperous, sovereign and sustainable futures through collectively beneficial infrastructure.
The Staples Trap embeds economies in unsustainable resource extraction and path dependencies, thus, a strategy incorporating decolonization and energy/food justice perspectives is proposed. By inspiring popular will for public re-investment in our food systems, APV can help translate food justice idealism into achievable populist demands.

Communication | Communication

297 - Canadian Association for Food Studies (CAFS) / Association canadienne des études sur l'alimentation (ACÉA)

Fattening Multisensory Methods

Multisensory methods prioritize the senses as knowing through touch, taste, smell, sound, sight, and more. These methods allow for the storytelling and re-storying of knowledge often at the margins of our social worlds. Multisensory methods are becoming common when working with disabled communities for how they prioritize knowing that is not communicated through oral words. However, multisensory methods also are a crucial method to consider when working alongside fat communities as the embodied, complex, and nuanced stories of living, moving, breathing, and creating in a fat body are commonly disregarded. Alongside traditional qualitative methods such as interviews, the multisensory methods in my study illuminated complex, messy, disruptive knowledge through the creation of various artistic pieces. I will share my process of working alongside and guiding participants of my study to use these methods and finish by sharing some of the artistic works created.

59 - Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) / Société canadienne de sociologie (SCS)

“Grass-Fed Lies: The Theology of Regenerative Grazing”

The idea of regenerative animal farming has taken the food industry by storm. The problem is that “climate-friendly,” “sustainable,” and “regenerative” meat is a myth that threatens to derail urgent efforts to address the climate crisis. The popular fantasy of regenerative is clouding public opinion with pseudoscience and undermining climate action by encouraging the false idea that we can eat our way out of the climate crisis. How do we explain the persistence and popularity of this fantasy? This paper explores the link between Christian theology, the history of settler colonial animal farming, and the meat industry’s marketing campaign today to rebrand meat as “carbon-neutral,” “climate-friendly,” and “sustainable.” It argues that the myth of regenerative grazing is rooted in 18th and 19th century Christian agrarianism, in which the animal farmer enacts God's will, civilizes the “heathen,” and spreads the message of salvation through Christian stewardship of the land.

Communication | Communication

105 - Canadian Communication Association (CCA) / Association canadienne de communication (ACC)

Creating a Decolonizing Space through Theatre: Pushing Boundaries of Reconciliation

Mobilizing knowledge about research is a non-threatening way to reach and educate the public. A play about reparations from Indian residential school abuses helped my research fulfill a mandate of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, that is, “[promoting] awareness and public education about the IRS system and its impacts” (Schedule N, TRC, 2016). The theatre production was part of a knowledge mobilization strategy for the SSHRC-funded study Reconciling Perspectives and Building Public Memory which set out to analyze the Indian residential school reparations for abuse as they rolled out across Canada. The play responded to the questions: What do reparations teach us about the Indian Residential School legacy, the politics of settler-colonial relations and reconciliation?

An original, national award-winning play, Owl Calling, was created by two of the research collaborators, and produced with an Indigenous cast and crew in WInnipeg, Brandon and Regina.

History (Canadian: Post-Confederation) | Histoire (canadienne, après la Confédération)

217 - Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE) / Association canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation des adultes (ACÉÉA)

Capacity Building and Social Justice Education: Engaging Vulnerable Populations through Mindfulness-Based Adult Education

The overall purpose of this pilot study is to assess the feasibility and investigate the benefit of a mindfulness-based training engaging queer racialized young adults to reduce mental health challenges and optimize well-being and resilience. Reflecting the theme of CASAE 2025 conference, we will “reflect upon the spaces and places we inhabit as adult educators to encourage and strengthen togetherness”. We will also “discuss the challenges and obstacles to sustaining togetherness and how we can navigate these challenges”. We will discuss implications for teaching and learning mindfulness in specific contexts, while offering consideration of issues in the dominant mindfulness discourse as it relates to the field of adult education. The discourse will include reflections on the significance of lifelong learning and well-being as important parts of adult education.

217 - Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE) / Association canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation des adultes (ACÉÉA)

Navigating the Current Era of AI Arbitrage: Reimagining Academic Integrity and Assessment in Canadian Secondary Schools

High school teachers and administrators are struggling to keep up with students who increasingly use generative AI, often guided by TikTok tutorials, to complete traditional assignments. As a result, schools face growing challenges related to academic honesty, pushing educators to rethink assessment strategies.

This paper explores practical ways schools can respond, including an approach used by the University of Sydney that separates assignments into two categories: one that allows AI support and another that requires original, human-generated work. It also discusses the idea that we’ve entered a new era—often called "postplagiarism"—where blending AI and human writing is becoming normal and accepted.

By examining these concepts, the paper offers recommendations for Ontario high schools to adapt their policies, allowing educators to effectively manage AI’s presence in classrooms. The goal is to balance technological change with a continued commitment to academic integrity.

15 - Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation (SCÉÉ)

The Unsung among the Unknown - The Canadian Nurses within the American Humanitarian Initiative known as "The Chicago Hospital Unit."

Fully two years before the Americans joined in the First World War, an American humanitarian initiative, centered in Chicago, sent 35 doctors and 75 nurses overseas to staff a British hospital in France. Among these nursers were 9 Canadians. These women, after a year, rather than going home, stayed overseas and joined the Canadian Army as nurses and remained in the fight. This is a story of tough, determined Canadian women joining an American group to get the overseas and when their year was up not coming back home! They persisted and joined their own country's war effort. This decision saw them work under bombings, in disease infested areas and on trans-Atlantic hospital ships in submarine infested waters. These women struggled and sacrificed but they endured to the end of the conflict and returned to help shape the Canada we now know and love. Their story needs to be told!

History (Canadian: Post-Confederation) | Histoire (canadienne, après la Confédération)

University of New Brunswick, Fredericton

70 - Canadian Society for the History of Medicine (CSHM) / Société canadienne d'histoire de la médecine (SCHM)

Hashtags, Implied Consent, and Sexual Violence Reporting

My research tackles how journalists navigate social media and public posts when investigating sexual violence allegations with a focus on the working conditions of journalists. My research specifically looks at Canadian journalism and would be of interest to Canadian journalists reporting on journalism in Canada, the work of being a journalist, and how journalists navigate a changing media and technological landscape.

Cultural Studies | Études culturelles

105 - Canadian Communication Association (CCA) / Association canadienne de communication (ACC)

Plurilinguisme multicouche, lexique bilingue et fonctionnalités translinguistiques au sein du Collaboratoire scientifique des écrits du Canada

This presentation (in French) is about the double pronged approach to translation adopted by Staging Better Futures/Mettre en Scène de Meilleurs Avenirs in its archiving practices. We look at the delocalized approach required in the translation of metadata of the Canadian Writing Research Collaboratory/Collaboratoire des écrits scientifiques du Canada to ensure a fully bilingual digital archive. On the other hand, we are also developing a taxonomy of controlled vocabularies to organize, tag, and filter archived resources. In this instance, we are refusing to translate and are developing the taxonomies as separate entities in French and English to allow for contextual differences in how language is used in French and English. This project should be of interest to the general public because SBF/MSMA is a bilingual project dedicated to supporting students, artists, professors, teachers of theatre in Canada with a focus on EDIA practices.

240 - Canadian Association for Translation Studies (CATS) / Association canadienne de traductologie (ACT)

Co-design in the age of AI: Teacher educators' approaches to assessment innovation, artificial intelligence, and academic integrity

This paper sits at the critical intersection between assessment innovation, artificial intelligence, and academic integrity. Briefly, assessment innovation refers to assessment practices that are new in context and directly responsive to dilemmas that arrive from contextualized, recurring challenges. Artificial intelligence refers to applications in computer science which attempt to simulate “intelligent” human behaviour to achieve specific goals. Finally, academic integrity describes the wide range of practices, policies, and values that shape the scholarship of teaching and learning. This paper synthesizes teacher educators’ efforts to ethically incorporate AI while still developing students as complex, capable learners. In an educational moment when AI tools are ubiquitous but teacher educators’ efforts to support students’ ongoing learning are not fully understood, this study offers a timely examination that will be of interest to teacher educators, assessment researchers, and educational researchers concerned (or excited) about the opportunities and threats posed by AI in contemporary education.

15 - Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation (SCÉÉ)

Domesticity Digitized: An Exploratory Analysis of the “Tradwife” Identity on TikTok

In recent years, there has been an explosion of interest in “tradwives,” or “traditional wives.” Tradwives’ popularity has been most observed on TikTok, a platform that facilitates identity-laden performances. Far from a harmless TikTok trend, pundits have decried tradwives as mainstreaming far-right and neo-fascist political ideologies that would limit women’s participation in the public sphere. However, little empirical research has sought to tease out what exactly is underlying the tradwife phenomenon. In our work, we explored 262 TikTok videos using #tradwife. We find that tradwives elide any singular conceptualization. Tradwives contain a varied set of aesthetics and narratives, from “homestead wives” who embrace an “off-the-grid” lifestyle of self-sufficiency, to “alt-wives,” who sport non-traditional body modifications, like tattoos and piercings, but reject the promises of modern feminism. Our work signals that we ought to think of tradwives as a diverse group with heterogeneous methods and reasons for contesting contemporary gender roles.

Toronto Metropolitan University

59 - Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) / Société canadienne de sociologie (SCS)

Unraveling of the Trade Legal Order: Enforcement, Defection and the Crisis of the WTO Dispute Settlement System

The paper analyzes the effects of President Trump's assault on the WTO dispute settlement system, which is essential for enforcing global trade rules. The WTO Appellate Body acts as a supreme court for global trade. However, the US has blocked the appointment of judges to the Appellate Body, rendering it unable to function. Without a functional Appellate Body, WTO rules are now effectively unenforceable. As this paper shows, beyond the US, a growing number of countries are taking advantage of the absence of a functional WTO dispute system to violate the rules with impunity. The rules-based system that governed trade for the past 70 years – and ensured stability, order and unprecedented prosperity in the global economy – is now crumbling. The rule of law is being replaced by the raw use of power in trade, posing a severe threat to countries like Canada.

Political Economy | Économie politique

University of British Columbia

48 - Canadian Political Science Assocation (CPSA) / Association canadienne de science politique (ACSP)

Discussion Between Pauline Theology and Social Identity Theory in Response to Othering – A Humanity's Historically Rooted Problem

What factors contribute to our perception of those who differ from us as malevolent and threatening? Despite laws designed to promote the welcoming of others, why do individuals encounter difficulties complying with these statutes or any form of legislation, even when they fully understand that noncompliance may result in punitive consequences?
The phenomenon of 'othering' is prevalent in all societies and stems from ethnocentrism, racism, and xenophobia. Allan Kagedan explores this in U.S. and Canadian politics, contending that othering marginalizes weaker groups. While he promotes the principle of inclusiveness, he fails to differentiate between legitimate and illegitimate othering.
What resources does Paul’s theology offer as an alternative to othering? I will distinguish between healthy identity-forming othering and illegitimate othering. I will explain how othering is justified and propose an alternative: a sustainable practice of welcoming the other. I will use historical and textual analysis to interpret these concepts.

Wycliffe College, Toronto School of Theology, University of Toronto

50 - Canadian Society for the Study of Religion (CSSR) / Société canadienne pour l'étude de la religion (SCÉR)

Vancouver meets Pyongyang: Canada and the North Korean Crisis

In an era of alliance uncertainty and an increasingly hostile international order, Canada is forced to re-evaluate its diplomatic strategy as a middle power. What opportunities can it leverage and what strategies can it employ as it seeks to remain a relevant champion of peace, cooperation, and multilateralism on the world stage? The author turns to Canada’s co-hosting of the 2018 Foreign Minister’s Meeting on Stability and Security on the Korean Peninsula as a case study into how Canada has at times played a leadership role—and may continue to do so—even in major international crises. This research identifies diplomatic strategies and points of leverage that Canada can take on to navigate the present international environment, diversify its diplomatic networks (especially within the Indo-Pacific), and remain a bastion of the liberal international order.

Political Science | Science politique

Department of Political Science, McGill University

48 - Canadian Political Science Assocation (CPSA) / Association canadienne de science politique (ACSP)

The Perfect Supervisor: Graduate Students' Perspectives on Categories of Ideal Supervision

While Canadian research asking supervisors about effective supervision is growing, there are few studies on how graduate students categorize ideal supervision. We conducted a web-based survey with graduate students from across disciplines at a large research university in Western Canada in Spring 2022 and 2023. In this session, we will describe our process of creating and applying a qualitative coding framework to synthesize and report findings on how graduate students from across disciplines at one Canadian university articulate and describe categories of ideal supervision. We found that graduate students prioritize Personal characteristics, Relational Trust characteristics, and Teaching and Mentoring characteristics, over Academic and Professional characteristics, when describing ideal supervision.

15 - Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation (SCÉÉ)