Q&A with UTP Author Michelle Wyndham-West
Making Gender aims to understand how gender and risk have been incorporated into women’s decision-making around the HPV vaccine. Read… READ MORE
October 3, 2023
Sociology
Q&A Interview with UTP Author Tuulia Law
Playing the Supporting Role draws on interviews with strippers and strip club management to bring to life the daily routines,… READ MORE
August 31, 2023
Revealing the Illusions of Smart Cities: Exploring Digital (In)Justice
Digital (In)justice in the Smart City foregrounds discussions of how we should think of and work toward urban digital justice in… READ MORE
July 12, 2023
Q&A Interview with UTP Author John Borrows
This National Indigenous History Month, we asked John Borrows a few questions about his latest release with UTP, Voicing Identity,… READ MORE
June 21, 2023
Summer in Cottage Country
As the summer heat and humidity kick in, many Canadians hit the road and head for Cottage country, something that has become a national tradition.
August 12, 2021
The Need for Employers to Recognize and Reduce Ageism
The Canadian population is aging, bringing with it an increasing number of social and economic challenges, including an aging workforce. Author Ellie Berger discusses some first-hand accounts of older workers in Canada and provides suggestions for employers to help reduce ageism in their organizations.
June 17, 2021
How Activists Put a Human Face on Climate Change
Climate change was once understood as solely an environmental issue. Now a growing class of activists claim climate change to be a gender, equity, labour, Indigenous rights, faith, and health issue. Jen Iris Allan, author of The New Climate Activism explores these issues in more detail.
February 10, 2021
Adaptation, Enchantment, and Solidarity in a “Winter” City – An Excerpt from Seasonal Sociology
As temperatures plummet this week across Canada, we’re sharing an excerpt from Seasonal Sociology, which focuses on the city of Edmonton and their efforts to embrace and celebrate winter.
February 8, 2021
“I am its antithesis… its darkness.” Colonial Half-steppin’ in and of the Canadian University
rosalind hampton discusses her book, Black Racialization and Resistance at an Elite University, which provides a historical narrative and critical analysis of higher education centered on the experiences of Black students at McGill University.
January 25, 2021
Sex Industry Slavery: Protecting Canada’s Youth
Veteran police officer Robert Chrismas dives deeper into his book, Sex Industry Slavery, and discusses why he wanted to protect vulnerable people from a young age.
November 6, 2020