Ghosts of diaspora: Hauntology, Hip-Hop and diasporic memory in the colonial Anthropocene

by Sergio Guerra This paper explores the political imagination and emancipatory potential of the post-war hinge generation of the Salvadorian post-war diaspora. Through the ethnographic narratives of Hip-Hop recording artist Cheko7even, the production of a hauntological album entitled “The Migrant Report” and an adaptation screenplay entitled, “Adrift, the Salvador Alvarenga Story”, we explore hegemonic power […]

Monitoring the forest environment based on the IoT technology

This September, Dr. Behnaz MoradiGhiasabadi starts her one-year visiting scholarship at York and EUC work-study student, Xinyu Mei, interviews her on her plans for engagement and research at the Faculty. Q. Why did you decide to pursue a visiting scholarship at York University? A. First of all, let me thank the Faculty for giving me […]

Climate justice and participatory research: Building climate-resilient commons

Patricia Perkins has edited a new book titled Climate justice and participatory research: Building climate-resilient commons (University of Calgary Press, 2023). The book offers ideas and inspiration for climate justice action by describing the work of activist scholars in the Majority World whose research is contributing to livelihood commons and community-based climate resilience. It brings together articulations of […]

Jakarta: A city of a thousand dimensions

Abidin Kusno has authored a new book titled Jakarta: City of a Thousand Dimensions (National University of Singapore Press, 2023). A megacity of 30 million under threat from rising sea levels and temperatures, Jakarta and its resilient residents improvise and thrive. The book teases out some of the dimensions that have given shape to contemporary Jakarta, […]

No pipeline to utopia: Ideology, disavowal and the politics of the trans mountain expansion

This article is drawn from an interview with Environmental Studies PhD candidate Isaac Thornley conducted and edited by Geography MA student Nikki Pagaling. It originally appeared as part of the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies Reflections on Research Series, Issue 7, October 2023. This version has been slightly updated prior to being published as part […]

Applications of Biocapacity to Saugeen Ojibway Nation’s land claim case

by Kaitlin Pal Biocapacity is a metric that can be used to quantitatively measure biologically productive lands that can sustain an Ecological Footprint and is measured in global hectares (gha). It consists of components that include cropland, grazing land, forest land, fishing grounds, and built-up land. It can also be applied in a legal context […]

Why the war on plastics can do more harm than good

by Calvin Lakhan Recently, I had the pleasure of giving a guest lecture to a group of Fleming College students enrolled in the waste management program. It's always so exciting to see how many young and curious minds are entering the space - the future of waste management research is a bright one. As part […]

Land use/land cover dynamics and land surface temperature in the Humber River Catchment

by Jasper Wong The Humber River Catchment (HRC) is an essential area within Lake Ontario’s basin. Covering 900 km^2, it houses over 850,000 residents and stands as the largest area overseen by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA). As urban development and population growth influence the HRC, its land dynamics and biophysical attributes transform, […]

Tracking catastrophic drainage due to permafrost thaw in a small lake of the western Canadian Arctic using sediment records

by Rachel Pellegrino Global temperatures are rapidly increasing, with high-latitude regions like the Arctic warming four times faster than the global average. This phenomenon, called Arctic amplification, leads to various environmental changes including permafrost thaw. Permafrost is defined as ground that remains frozen for two or more years, and is essential for regulating global climate […]

Bioindicators of legacy arsenic ecotoxicity in Yellowknife lakes impacted by historic gold mining operations

by Altrisha Rodrigues In the early 1950s, the City of Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories was the site of a booming gold mining industry. Giant Mine, located 5 km north of the city, produced thousands of ounces of gold by roasting vast amounts of arsenopyrite ore, resulting in the release of highly toxic arsenic trioxide […]