SOCIABILITY HEAD NOTES The University of Manitoba Department of Sociology Newsletter

SOCIABILITY
The University of Manitoba Department of Sociology Newsletter
HEAD NOTES
Schedule of Events
Fall 2012
Grad Orientation
Friday, September 7, 1:30 to 3:30 pm
335 Isbister Building. For new and
returning graduate students.
Welcome Party
Friday, September 14, 3:30 pm
During the Department Council
meeting.
Workshop: Colonial Genocide and
Indigenous North America September
20 to 22, 2012. Researchers from
Canada, the USA, Australia, and
Europe will discuss various
destructive aspects of the
colonization and subsequent
settlement of North America.
Attendance is open to faculty
members and graduate students at
the U of M. For more information
contact
[email protected]
Visiting Speaker: Friday, September
21, noon to 2 pm, 409 Tier Building.
Nik Barry-Shaw “Paved with Good
Intentions: Canada’s Development
NGSs from Idealism to Imperialism”
SSHRC Workshop
Friday, September 21, 2 to 4 pm, 335
Isbister Building. For students
intending to apply for SSHRC
graduate fellowships.
How to Contact Us:
Visit the Sociology Office,
318 Isbister Building,
phone us at
204-474-9260
[toll free: 1-800-432-1960 ext
9260],
or visit our website:
www.umanitoba.ca/sociology
Now in its fourth edition, Sociability has
proven to be an effective means of
communicating the many and varied
activities of our faculty and students.
As in previous years, the department
hosted several successful workshops,
including one entitled “Earning a Living,
Making a Difference: Career Paths of
Sociology Graduates” that featured three
of our alumni, Colin Kinsella (M.A. ’92),
Blake Minaker (B.A. Hons ’10), and
Curt Pankratz (M.A. ‘02), who spoke
about the kinds of employment they have
secured since completing their graduate
degrees.
Our complement of faculty has also
increased this year with the addition of
Dr. Dale Spencer (see next page). Dale
will join our already strong cohort of
Criminology and Social Justice specialists.
In addition to other faculty
accomplishments, it is noteworthy that
Lori Wilkinson (who is now an
Associate Dean of Arts) was promoted to
Full Professor and Chris Powell was
granted tenure.
This year was also marked by the
resignation of Karen Grant. A graduate
of our M.A. program and a member of
our department since 1985, Karen held
the position of Vice Provost (Academic
Affairs) at the UM since 2003. We wish
her the best in her new appointment as
Provost and Vice-President (Academic
and Research) and Professor of Sociology
at Mount Allison University in New
Brunswick.
Looking ahead, one promising
development is the proposed Honours
CONTENTS
Fall 2012
Program in Criminology. While the
Criminology major has been a popular
choice for students since it was
implemented three decades ago, this
proposed honours program is intended
to provide students with even more
specialized studies in Criminology and
Social Justice. Designed to parallel our
Honours Sociology Program, students
will receive solid training in sociological
theory and methods as well as in the
areas of Criminology and Social Justice.
The B.A. (Hons) in Criminology will
enable students to go on to complete
graduate degrees in the area (including
our own M.A. in Sociology).
Elizabeth Comack
CSA President: Dr. Jane
Ursel
Our colleague Jane Ursel is the 2012-13
President of the Canadian Sociology Association.
 Head’s Message, p. 1
 New Faculty Member: Dale
Spencer, p. 2
 Dr. Raymond F. Currie:
Honourary Doctor of Laws
Degree, p. 2
 Meet the Graduate Students:
Evan Bowness, p.3
 Student Accomplishments,
pp. 3-4
 Keeping Tabs on Our
Graduates, p. 4-5
 Teaching Awards, p. 5
 Faculty Activities, pp. 5-11
New Sociology Faculty:
Dale Spencer
opportunity to continue in this tradition
by sharing his enthusiasm for research
and writing.
Currently Dale serves on the editorial
board for Journal of Prisoners on Prisons and
as a member scholar with the University
of Alberta‘s International Institute of
Qualitative Methodology.
Selected Recent Publications
Karen Foster and Dale Spencer (2012)
Reimagining Intervention in Young Lives:
Work, Social Assistance, and Marginalization.
Toronto and Vancouver: University of
British Columbia Press.
Joining our department in July 2012, Dr.
Dale Spencer is the newest addition to
our Criminology and Social Justice
cohort. He received his M.A. in
Sociology from the University of
Windsor in 2005 and Ph.D. in Sociology
from Carleton University in 2010. More
recently, in 2011-12 he was a Banting
Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of
Alberta.
Dale is a specialist in the areas of
violence,
victimization,
gender,
criminological theory, and embodiment.
His program of research focuses on how
people’s embodied selves are affected by
multiple forms of violence and
victimization. His research also explores
how masculinities are performed and
regulated across groups and cultures. He
is
interested
in
methodological
innovation in his work on sensory
methodologies and in the development
of novel paths to ethnographic
knowledge and representation. His
current research project involves
interviews
with
victim
service
organization personnel across Canada.
One particular topic of this project is the
character of interactions between police,
victim service organization personnel,
and victims after criminal victimizations.
Dale is looking forward to working with
graduate students in his areas of
specialization, especially those with
qualitative research projects. He has
benefitted from the mentorship that he
has received as a graduate student and
postdoctoral fellow, and welcomes the
Dale Spencer, Kevin Walby and Alan
Hunt (eds., 2012) Emotions Matter: A
relational approach to emotions. Toronto:
University of Toronto Press.
Dale Spencer (2011) Ultimate Fighting and
Embodiment: Violence, Gender and Mixed
Martial Arts. New York and London:
Routledge.
Dale Spencer (2011) “Event and
Victimization,” Criminal Law and
Philosophy, 5(1): 39-52.
Dale Spencer (2009) “Sex Offender as
Homo Sacer,” Punishment and Society 11(2):
219-240.
Dr. Raymond F. Currie:
Honourary Doctor of
Laws Degree
Dr. Raymond F. Currie (Dean Emeritus
and Senior Scholar in Sociology) was
conferred with the degree of Honourary
Doctor of Laws at the McMaster
University convocation on June 14, 2012.
Dr. Currie received his M.A. and Ph.D.
(1973) in Sociology from Fordham
University., specializing in the Sociology
of Religion and Urban Sociology. He has
been a member of our Sociology
Department since 1973 and also served
as Department Head (1979-1984).
In 1981 Dr. Currie founded the
Winnipeg Area Study and was Director
for its first 10 years. From 1991 to 1999
he was Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the
UM. From 2002 to 2009 he held the
position of Executive Director of the
Canadian
Research
Data
Centre
Network, leading successful grant
applications to obtain $25 million for the
Network.
He has been invited to 15 Canadian
universities to lecture on academic
leadership to Deans and Chairs or to
evaluate academic programs. As an
Associate of the Centre for Higher
Education Research and Development at
the UM, he led annual workshops in
Toronto for new chairs of departments
from universities across the country
(2004-2007).
In addition to the Honourary Doctor of
Laws, Dr. Currie’s work has been
recognized
with
several
awards,
including: The Statistical Society of
Canada Lise Marchester Award (2010); the
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Award
(2002); The Peter D. Curry Chancellor’s
Award (1999); The Canadian Association
of University Business Officers Innovation
in Management Award (1994); The
University
of
Manitoba
Faculty
Association Administrator of the Year
Award (1994); and the Canadian
Sociology and Anthropology Association
Outstanding Contribution Award (1994).
In addition to his extensive record of
service to the University and the
academy, Dr. Currie has an impressive
record of service on community boards
such as Prairieaction Foundation, Villa
Rosa, Wolseley Family Place, Special
Olympics Honorary Board, New
Directions, and the Winnipeg Art Gallery
Cabinet.
Raymond’s autobiography, Secure and
Uncertain: A Father’s Story, was published
in 2008.
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Meet the Graduate
Students: An Interview
with Evan Bowness
Evan Bowness, who has recently
completed his M.A. degree, agreed to
discuss his experience as a student in the
UM Sociology Department.
Q: What was your MA project about, and how
did you go about finding a faculty advisor to
work with?
A: I studied discourse and power,
specifically as it occurs in public
dialogues regarding racialized policing.
My thesis project critically looks at online
discussions on a variety of websites that
commented on three incidents during the
summer of 2008 involving members of
racialized groups and the police. I have
worked with my advisor, Dr. Elizabeth
Comack, as a research assistant since
2008, which has been among the most
rewarding of my experience as a
student.
Q: Are you planning to go on and do a Ph.D.?
If so, how well do you think the MA program at
the UM has prepared you for Ph.D. studies?
Q: What was your experience like in the
Master’s program?
A: Fantastic. The program is flexible
enough to allow students to tailor an
experience that matches their individual
learning style, while at the same time
receiving top-calibre training. And, in
addition to exceptional seminar courses
and instruction in the thesis-writing
process, I had many opportunities to
work with faculty that offered a window
into the practice of sociology, both
research and teaching. I feel that a more
well-rounded graduate student experience
would be hard to come by. I
enthusiastically recommend this program
to anyone interested in studying
sociology at the graduate level.
Q: How did the courses you took help you in
attempting to achieve the goals that you set for
yourself in your program?
A: My goals for the coursework part of
the program were to sharpen my critical
thinking and writing skills. I can say
without hesitation that it was
a privilege to have the likes of Dr. Lori
Wilkinson, Dr. Chris Powell, Dr. Andrew
Woolford, Dr. Mark Hudson, and the
many others who contributed to the
courses that I took help me in this
endeavour.
A: I feel very confident that the program
has prepared me for continuation in a
Ph.D. program. And I am planning to
pursue a doctorate.
“ I found the M.A. program to be
a worthwhile way to grow as a person, to
change my outlook, and to learn about
some of the ways in which I could help
to make the world a better place.”
or not I move on to an 'official career' as
a sociologist or social researcher,
whatever I do will be influenced by a new
found critical outlook
and commitment to social justice that I
hold as the outcome of my invaluable
experience in the department.
Q: What words of wisdom might you have for
students considering graduate work in Sociology?
A: Dr. Rodney Kueneman gave me the
following brilliant, although
cautioning, advice in one of my first
sociology classes, something along the
lines of: “you can't unlearn what we talk
about here, even though sometimes you
might want to. So, even though I think
this is really important stuff, be sure you
want to hear this.” This is to say that
thinking about social injustice can be
unpleasant, but especially so when you
do it with the intensity of a graduate
program. Even so, and more importantly,
I found the M.A. program to be
a worthwhile way to grow as a person, to
change my outlook, and to learn about
some of the ways in which I could help
to make the world a better place. If you
have fully abandoned the idea that
‘ignorance is bliss,’ then I believe that
graduate work in sociology is a necessary
first step towards a fuller understanding
of the world we live in.
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Q: Two things that can make or break a
student’s experience are the student culture in the
department and peer support. What was your
experience with these during your time in the
Sociology Department as an undergraduate and
graduate student?
A: The culture among students in the
department is one a collegiality,
friendship, and support. I entered the
undergraduate program alongside one of
my closet friends, and I leave the
graduate program having made many
more friends.
Q: What do you see yourself doing with your
future career as a sociologist?
A: My academic training has led to
amazing opportunities, such as working
as a researcher and an instructor, and has
greatly affected my involvement in the
NGO community. Regardless of whether
Student
Accomplishments
Sociology Honours Students (from L to R) Dan
Levin, Alicia Bishop, Michelle Gorea, Shauna
Zinnick, Ryan Coulling, and Scott McCulloch
participated in the Faculty of Arts
Undergraduate Research Symposium on March
28, 2012.
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RECENT AWARDS
Mariah Baldwin received a Sociology
Awards Fund Entrance Scholarship.
Sheri Bell received the Sociology
Honours Book Award
Evan Bowness received a University of
Manitoba Graduate Fellowship and an
award from the Faculty of Arts
Endowment Fund.
Janine Bramadat received the Carla
Thorkalson Graduate Fellowship and a
Faculty of Graduate Studies Special
Award.
Jill Bucklaschuk was awarded a
Manitoba Graduate Scholarship.
Daniel Church received a SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada
Master’s Graduate Scholarship.
Ryan Coulling received the Brian
Patrick O’Connell Memorial Scholarship
in Languages and Sociology at the St.
Paul’s College Awards Day.
Palak Dhiman was awarded a Manitoba
Graduate Scholarship.
Kyla Doll received a Faculty of Graduate
Studies Special Award.
Rachell Dolynchuk was awarded a
University of Manitoba Graduate
Fellowship.
Jenna Jones was awarded a Faculty of
Graduate Studies Special Award.
Natalia Ilyniak was awarded a Manitoba
Graduate Scholarship, a Sociology
Graduate Student Entrance Scholarship,
and an award from the Faculty of Arts
Endowment Fund.
Bong-Hwan Kim received a Faculty of
Arts Thesis Write-Up Award.
Brianne Messina received a Faculty of
Arts Thesis Write-Up Award.
Julia Peristerakis received a SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada
Masters Graduate Scholarship.
Zoe St. Aubin was awarded a Faculty of
Graduate Studies Special Award.
Catherine Taylor was awarded a
Manitoba Graduate Scholarship.
2011-12 HONOURS THESES
Alicia Bishop. “Childcare in Canada:
Changing the Way We See the Live-In
Caregiver Program” (S. Prentice, advisor)
Ryan Coulling. “A Taste for
McDonald’s: A Social Theory for an
Everyday Food Choice”
(C. Powell, advisor)
Michelle Gorea. “Social Implications of
Participation in Virtual Realities” (S.
Bookman, advisor)
Daniel Levin. “Urban Street Gangs: A
Product of Marginality and Social
Exclusion” (E. Comack, advisor)
Scott McCulloch. “Branding and
Society: Understanding the Role of
Brands in Social Life” (S. Bookman,
advisor)
Coping Repertoire Approach” (L.
Roberts, advisor)
Konstantin Petoukhov. “An Evaluation
of the Truth and Reconciliation
Commission of Canada (TRC) Through
the Lens of Restorative Justice and the
Theory of Recognition” (A. Woolford,
advisor)
Jackson Phiri. “An Exploration of the
Challenges of Grandparenting in
HIV/AIDS Affected Families in
Zambia” (A. Segall, advisor)
Tina Sorensen. “Compromised
Masculinities: Issues Surrounding Rape
and Sexual Torture of Men in Conflict
Situations” (A. Woolford, advisor)
2011 PH.D. DISSERTATIONS
Nadine Nowatzki, “Wealth, Wealth
Inequality, and Health: A Political
Economy Perspective” (A. Segall,
advisor)
Stefan Wolejszo, “Sine Qua Non:
Canadian Criminalization of War Crimes,
Crimes against Humanity and Genocide”
(A. Woolford, advisor)
Shauna Zinnick. “Home Care: An
Examination of Regional and Provincial
Variations” (L. Funk, advisor)
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2011 M.A. THESES
Where are they now?
Keeping tabs on our
graduates
Michelle Albl. “The Waiting Game: A
Critical Analysis of Childcare Waiting
Lists in Winnipeg” (S. Prentice, advisor)
Meaghen Boiteau. “‘I Know Just What
She Wants’: Constructing Gender,
Sexuality, and Relationships on the Doll
Forum” (E. Comack, advisor)
Aaron Klassen. “Notating Indie Culture:
Aesthetics of Authenticity” (S. Bookman,
advisor)
Edward Klassen. “The Deconstruction
of Contrast in the Sociological Analysis
of Religion” (C. Axelrod, advisor)
Janelle McLeod. “Sexual Discourse:
Power, Knowledge, and The Docile
Body” (C. Powell, advisor)
Timothy Melnyk. “A Sociological
Perspective on Stress, Health, and
Coping, and an Examination of a
Proposed Coping Framework: The
Raluca Buzdugan (MA ‘06) joined a
research project of the UM HIV/AIDS
program in Karnataka, India after
graduation, an experience that prompted
her interest in HIV/AIDS and
epidemiology research. She undertook a
Ph.D. program in Population Health at
the University College London, England,
while continuing to work on research
programs in India, mostly on sex work in
the context of HIV. After living and
working in India for two and a half years,
Raluca worked in Zimbabwe on an
impact evaluation of the National
Behavioural Change Programme. On
completing her Ph.D., she joined the
Padian Research Group at the University
of California, Berkeley. She currently
works on evaluating the impact of
Zimbabwe's program for the prevention
of vertical transmission of HIV.
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Fadi Ennab (MA ‘10) worked as the
Regional Research Coordinator for
Handicap International in Jordan after
graduation. His primary role was to write
a report on the livelihoods and rights of
persons with a disability in the Middle
East region and to design the qualitative
methodology. Currently, he is working as
a Policy Analyst for the Government of
Manitoba working on projects relating to
disability, early learning and child care.
Fadi still plans to continue his PhD in the
future.
Tracy Groenewegen (BA Hons ‘10) is
completing her M.A. in Sociology at the
University of British Columbia. This fall
she takes on a six-month internship in
Toronto in the Evaluation and Learning
Unit of the MasterCard Foundation,
which works with partner organizations
in developing countries to promote
financial inclusion and prosperity through
microfinance and youth learning.
James Lyons (MA ‘10) completed his
thesis project on “The Social Impacts of
Bed Bugs on Inner-City Residents.” He
has recently taken the position as
Coordinator for the West Central/West
Broadway Bed Bug Prevention and
Outreach Program at the Daniel
McIntyre/St. Matthews Community
Association.
Sarah MacKinnon (MA ‘07) worked at
Resource Assistance for Youth in
Winnipeg for 3 years serving street
involved young adults in prevention
education, community development and
pre-employment skills development. She
now lives in Kelowna, BC and works as
Centre Director at the Okanagan Boys
and Girls Clubs, overseeing service
delivery and providing leadership within a
holistic continuum of care supporting
street-involved and at-risk youth.
Jill (Woloshyn) McLean (MA ‘08) is a
Program Manager for United Way of
Winnipeg where her responsibilities
include managing the community
research department, conducting
qualitative and quantitative research, and
engaging with community panel members
in dialogues to seek solutions to social
issues.
Charles Mulvenna (MA ‘12) works as a
commercial real estate market analyst for
Colliers International in Winnipeg, where
he is in charge of maintaining a listings
database, creating market reports and
other research on the industrial, retail and
office markets in Winnipeg.
Jeremy Patzer (MA ‘08) is a Ph.D.
candidate in sociology at Carleton
University with a Joseph-Armand
Bombardier CGS Doctoral Scholarship
from SSHRC. Recently, with the help of
the CGS Michael Smith Foreign Study
Supplement, he also took up a Visiting
Research Studentship within the
Department of Sociology and the Centre
for the Study of Human Rights at the
London School of Economics and
Political Science. Having relocated back
to Winnipeg, he is writing his dissertation
on shifting Canadian juridical practices
towards Aboriginal peoples.
Faculty Activities
2011 BOOKS
Christopher Powell Barbaric Civilization:
A Critical Sociology of Genocide. Montreal:
McGill-Queen’s University Press.
Teaching Awards
Mary-Anne Kandrack was awarded a
certificate of merit from the UM Student
Accessibility Services. The certificate is in
recognition of her understanding and
excellent work with their students.
Lance Roberts was the recipient of a
University 1 Excellence in Teaching
award for 2011-12. Lance’s students had
great things to say about his teaching:
“One of the best professors I’ve had
thus far!”
“I loved his lectures so much!”
“Professor Roberts related subjects to
everyday life, making us interested in
all lectures.”
Alexander Segall and Christopher
Fries Pursuing Health and Wellness: Healthy
Societies, Healthy People. Toronto: Oxford
University Press.
Mark Hudson Fire Management in the
American West: Forest Politics and the Rise of
Megafires. Denver: University of Colorado
Press.
Lance was also a University of Manitoba
Nominee for the 3M National Teaching
Fellow Award.
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2011 JOURNAL ARTICLES &
BOOK CHAPTERS
Dan Albas. “Remembering Goffman”
The Erving Goffman Archives,
University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Sonia Bookman. “Consumption, Media
and Everyday Life”. In W. Straw, S.
Gabriele & I. Wagman (eds.), Intersections
of Media and Communications: Concepts and
Critical Frameworks. Toronto: Emond
Montgomery Publications.
Funk, L.M. “‘Returning the Love,’ not
‘Balancing the Books’: Delayed
reciprocity in accounts of support for
ageing parents.” Ageing and Society. Online
DOI: 10.107/S0144686X11000523.
Stajduhar, K., Funk, L.M., Cohen, S.R.,
Williams, A., Bidgood, D., Allan, D.,
Norgrove, L., & Heyland, D. “Bereaved
Family Members’ Assessments of the
Quality of EOL Care: What is
important?” Journal of Palliative Care 27(4):
261-69.
Elizabeth Comack. “Feminism and
Criminology.” In R. Linden (General
Editor), Criminology: A Canadian Perspective
(7th ed.). Toronto: Nelson.
Chappell, N., & Funk, L.M. “Filial
Caregivers: Diasporic Chinese compared
with homeland and hostland caregivers.”
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology 26: 31529.
Elizabeth Comack. “Producing
Feminist Knowledge: Lessons from
Women in Trouble.” In Meda ChesneyLind and Merry Morash (eds.), Feminist
Theories of Crime. London: Ashgate.
Arlene Groh & Rick Linden. “An
Evaluation of the Waterloo Restorative
Justice Elder Abuse Project”. Journal of
Elder Abuse and Neglect 23: 127-46.
Elizabeth Comack. “Bringing
Criminalized Women into View.” In L.
Biggs and S. Gingell (eds.), Gendered
Intersections: An Introduction to Women’s and
Gender Studies (2nd ed.). Halifax:
Fernwood Publishing.
Peter, Tracey, Roberts, Lance, &
Dengate, Jennifer “Flourishing in Life:
An empirical test of the dual continua
model of mental health and mental illness
among Canadian university students.”
International Journal of Mental Health
Promotion 13 (1):13-22.
Roos, L. L., Hiebert, B., Manivong, P.,
Edgerton, J.D., Walld, R. B.,
MacWilliam, L., & de Rocquigny, J.
“What is Most Important: Social factors,
health selection, and adolescent
educational achievement.” Social Indicators
Research. Online: DOI 10.1007/s11205011-9936-0.
Taylor, Catherine & Peter, Tracey.
“Canadian Human Rights Discourse and
High School Climate for LGBTQ
Students: ‘We are not aliens, we’re people
and we have rights.’” Canadian Review of
Sociology 48 (3): 631-68.
Christopher J. Fries & Paul Gingrich.
“A ‘Great’ Large Family: Understandings
of Multiculturalism among Newcomers
to Canada.” Refuge: Canada’s Periodical on
Refugees. 27(1): 36-49.
Chappell, N., & Funk, L.M. “Filial
Responsibility: Does it matter for
caregiving behaviours?” Ageing and Society.
Online: DOI:
10.1017/S0144686X11000821.
Funk, L.M., Chappell, N.L., & Liu, G.
“Associations between Filial
Responsibility and Caregiver Well-being:
Are there differences by cultural group?”
Research on Aging. Online: DOI:
10.1177/0164027511422450.
Taylor, Catherine & Peter, Tracey. “Left
Behind: Sexual and gender minority
students in Canadian high schools in the
new millennium.” In T. Morrison, M.
Morrison, D. T. McDermott, & A.
Carrigan (eds.), Sexual Minority Research in
the New Millennium. Hauppauge: Nova
Science.
Christopher Powell. “Genocidal
Moralities: A critique.” In Adam Jones
(ed.), New Directions in Genocide Research.
London: Routledge.
Susan Prentice. “Childcare and
Mothers’ Dilemmas.” In L. Biggs,
Downe, P. & Gingell, S. (eds.), Gendered
Intersections: Readings for Women's and Gender
Studies (2nd ed.). Halifax: Fernwood
Publishing.
Bonnycastle C. & Susan
Prentice. “Childcare and
Caregiving: Overlooked barriers
for northern post-secondary
women learners.” Canadian
Journal of Native Studies. 31(1): 116.
Troutt, E., Brown, L., & Susan
Prentice. “Ten Years After: Sex and
salaries at a Canadian university.”
Canadian Public Policy, 37(2): 239-255.
Jane Ursel & Dean, L.
“Oskinikiskwewak Natomost – Young
women seeking safety” in H. Berman &
Y. Jiwani, (eds), Gender and Beyond: An
intersectionality analysis of violence in the lives of
girls. London, Ontario: Althouse Press.
Jane Ursel. “Domestic Violence and
Problem Solving Courts.” In K. Ismali,
Sprott, J. & Varma, K. (eds), Canadian
Criminal Justice Policy: A contemporary reader.
Toronto: Oxford University Press.
Hébert, Y. & Lori Wilkinson. “Meeting
the Challenges of the New Century:
Creating common values as fundamental
to citizenship” Canadian Issues-Thèmes
Canadiens 6 (Spring): 28-33.
Andrew Woolford. “Transition and
Transposition: Genocide, land, and the
British Columbia treaty process.” New
Proposals: Journal of Marxism and
Interdisciplinary Inquiry 4 (2).
Andrew Woolford & Amelia Curran.
“Limited Autonomy, Neoliberal
Domination, and Relational Distancing in
the Social Services” Critical Social Policy
31(4).
Andrew Woolford & Jasmine Thomas.
“Exception and Deputization under
Today’s NDP: Neoliberalism, the Third
Way and crime control in Manitoba”
Canadian Journal of Law & Society 26 (1).
Andrew Woolford. “Genocide,
Affirmative Repair, and the British
Columbia Treaty Process.” In A. L.
Hinton (ed.), Transitional Justice: Global
mechanisms and local realities after genocide and
mass atrocity. Newark, NJ: Rutgers
University Press.
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2011 RESEARCH REPORTS
& OTHER FORMS OF
PUBLIC SOCIOLOGY
Elizabeth Comack & James Lyons.
What Happens When the Bed Bugs Do Bite?
The Social Impacts of a Bed Bug Infestation on
Winnipeg’s Inner-City Residents. Winnipeg:
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives–
Manitoba.
Elizabeth Comack & James Lyons.
“Bed Bugs: A Public Health Problem?”
The Purple Paper. Issue 27 (May).
Elizabeth Comack, Deane, L.,
Morrissette, L. & Silver, J. “Reverse the
Cuts to Anti-Gang Programs.” Fast Facts,
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
(Manitoba), February 8th.
Christopher J. Fries. “Brian Sinclair
Was ‘Ignored to Death.’” Opinion
Editorial, The Huffington Post, September
23.
Taylor, C. & Tracey Peter. Every Class in
Every School: Final report on the first national
climate survey on homophobia and transphobia
in Canadian schools. Toronto: Egale
Canada.
Susan Prentice. “Canada’s Childcare
Crisis: Low public prospects, high
corporate activity.” Public Sector
Management Magazine, 22 (2): 14 -16.
Alexander Segall & Christopher J.
Fries. Population Health Research from a
Social Determinants of Health Perspective,
research report prepared for the
Manitoba Health Research Council.
Lori Wilkinson. “Economic Integration
in Communities of Immigrants-A
Perspective of Youth” Presented to the
Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs,
Science and Technology. Senate of Canada,
February 11, 2011.
2011 CONFERENCE PAPERS
& PRESENTATIONS
Research Symposium University of
Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Dan Albas & Cheryl Albas.
“Maintaining Interaction within a Closed
Awareness Context in Potentially
Problematic Situations” presented at
Everyday Life, Social Control, and
Ethnography: SSSI 2011, Kassel
University, Kassel, Germany.
Christopher J. Fries “Individualized
Health Promotion: Who is Responsible
for Health?” invited lecture to Creative
Retirement Manitoba’s Current World
Issues Seminar Series, Winnipeg,
Manitoba.
Dan Albas & Cheryl Albas. “Aligning
Action as Motive Mannerisms” presented
at Everyday Life, Social Control, and
Ethnography: SSSI Kassel University,
Kassel, Germany.
Dan Albas & Cheryl Albas. “Disclaimer
Mannerisms: Nonverbal strategies of
identity defense and identity protection”
presented at the Couch-Stone
Symposium, University of Nevada, Las
Vegas, Nevada.
Dan Albas. “Reflections on the Linkage
Between Goffman’s Life and Work”
presented at the Couch-Stone
Symposium, University of Nevada, Las
Vegas, Nevada.
Sonia Bookman. “Branding the
Exchange District: Cosmopolitan visions,
contradictions and resistance” presented
at Framing the City, CRESC Annual
Conference, Manchester.
Sonia Bookman. “Policing the Brand:
Urban branding, private police and social
exclusion” presented at Framing the City,
CRESC Annual Conference, Manchester.
Christopher J. Fries “Discovering the
Hidden Depths of Health Care:
Complementary and Alternative
Medicine as Self Care,” invited lecture to
Creative Retirement Manitoba’s Current
World Issues Seminar Series, Winnipeg,
Manitoba.
Funk, Laura, Stajduhar, K., and Payne,
S. “Comparative Overview of National
Policies in Support of Family Caregivers
of Terminally Ill Patients: Canada, the
UK and Australia.” Aging and Society: An
interdisciplinary conference. Berkeley,
California.
Evan Bowness and Rodney
Kueneman. “The Commons and
Environmental Sociology: Linking
Community and Global Initiatives.”
Canadian Sociology Association annual
meetings, Fredericton, NB.
Rick Linden. “The Effectiveness of
Individualized Deterrence: The Winnipeg
Auto Theft Suppression Strategy”
presented at the Mobilizing for Safe
Communities Conference. Calgary,
Alberta.
Sonia Bookman. “Branding the
Exchange District: Processes and
paradoxes” presented at Next City:
Winnipeg’s First Annual Design Festival,
Winnipeg.
Taylor, C., Tracey Peter, Kennedy, H.,
& Chamberland, L. “Lessons Learned at
Homophobia High: Canadian human
rights discourse and LGBTQ youth.”
Human Rights Conference, Outgames,
Vancouver.
Christopher J. Fries “Ethno-cultural
Minority Older Adults’ Use of
Complementary and Alternative
Medicine (CAM) Therapies as Self Care
Health Behaviour” presented to The
Manitoba Medical Service Foundation,
Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Taylor, C., & Tracey Peter “Making it
Better Now: Homophobia, biphobia and
transphobia in Canadian schools.”
Manitoba Teachers Society, Professional
Labour and Leadership Conference,
Winnipeg.
Christopher J. Fries “Explanations for
the Use of Different Types of
Complementary and Alternative
Therapies,” opening plenary presented to
the Centre on Aging’s 28th Annual Spring
Taylor, C., & Tracey Peter “Every Class
in Every School: Final report on the First
National Climate Survey on
Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
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in Canadian Schools.” Egale Canada
AGM, Winnipeg.
Taylor, C., & Tracey Peter “Including
Sexual and Gender Minority Students in
‘Inclusive Education’: Six key lessons
learned from LGBTQ youth.” MERN
Cisco conference, Winnipeg.
Taylor, C., & Tracey Peter “Aligning
Hallway Pedagogy with Human Rights:
Learnings from the first national climate
survey on homophobia and transphobia
in Canadian schools.” Presented to Social
Justice and Equity representatives of all
Manitoba teachers’ associations.
Manitoba Teachers Society McMaster
House, Winnipeg.
Taylor, C., & Tracey Peter “Aligning
Hallway Pedagogy with Human Rights:
Learnings from the first national climate
survey on homophobia and transphobia
in Canadian schools.” Manitoba
Education Research Network (MERN)
Forum, University of Manitoba.
Christopher Powell. “Conceptualizing
‘Relations’: Unbounded subjects, lateral
epistemology, and a sociology of
contradiction.” Canadian Sociology
Association annual meetings,
Fredericton, NB.
Christopher Powell. “Civilizing
Genocide in Canada”, Critical Conversations
on Indian Residential Schools and Truth and
Reconciliation, E.K. Williams Law Library,
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg.
Susan Prentice. “Financial Crises and
the Framing of Gender and Generational
Justice: Canada and France.” Presented at
Community, Work and Family
Conference, Tampere, Finland.
Susan Prentice. “Advancing WorkFamily Reconciliation: Framing gender
and generational justice across Canadian
and European social movements and
policy.” Presented at Work-Life: CrossNational Conversations - Context Theorizing in
Work-Life Research. Paris, France.
Lance Roberts. “Promoting Sustainable,
High-Quality Learning Environments.”
Keynote address to Manitoba
Association of School Board Officials.
Russell Smandych. “Youth Crime
Prevention: An international perspective
on recent trends in theory and practice.”
Department of Justice Studies, Mount
Royal University, Calgary.
Ethnology and Sociology, Northwest
University for Nationalities, Lanzhou
China.
Jane Ursel & Fraehlich, C. “Women’s
Experience of Abuse and Intervention:
Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal
perspectives.” Presented at the
RESOLVE Manitoba Research Day.
Lori Wilkinson. “An Examination of
Identity and Experiences of
Discrimination among Newcomer Youth
Living in Mid-Sized Canadian Cities,”
Association of Canadian Studies and the
Canadian Ethnic Studies Association
Joint Annual Conference, Ottawa.
Fraehlich, C. & Jane Ursel. “Arresting
Women for Intimate Partner Violence
the Impact of Pro-arrest policies.”
Presented at the RESOLVE Manitoba
Research Day.
Lori Wilkinson. “The Challenges of
Credential Recognition in High School
among Newcomer Youth to Canada,”
Canadian Sociological Association annual
meetings, Fredericton, NB.
Jane Ursel. “Court Specialization in
North America: Treatment courts and
specialized domestic violence courts,”
Canberra Forum of Specialized Courts,
sponsored by the Attorney General
Austrian Capital Territory, Canberra.
Lori Wilkinson, Anchan, J.P., Blum, E.,
Cabigting-Fernandes, J. & Kim, B.W.
“Immigrant Youth and Victimization
from Bullying: Experiences in Canadian
Schools” Education in Diversity: Unleashing
the Power and Potential of Newcomer Youth in
Manitoba Conference, University of
Winnipeg.
Jane Ursel. “Conducting Research on
Vulnerable Populations: Opportunities
and challenges.” Key Centre for Ethics,
Law, Justice and Governance, Griffith
University, Brisbane, Australia.
Jane Ursel. “The Voices of Women who
have Experienced Interpersonal
Violence” Keynote address to The
Domestic Violence Forum, Dept. of
Health and Families, Northern Territory.
Darwin, Australia.
Jane Ursel. “Can Institutional and
Legislative Change Make the World Safer
for Victims of Domestic Violence? A
Canadian View” Keynote address at the
Domestic Violence Deaths Forum,
sponsored by the Australian Domestic
and Family Violence Clearinghouse,
Sydney Australia.
Jane Ursel & Fraehlich, C. “Women
Seeking Safety: Preliminary results from
the Healing Journey Study” Faculty of
Social Work and the Social Justice
Research Centre, University of Sydney,
Sydney, Australia.
Lori Wilkinson. “From China to
Canada-Understanding the Labour
Market Experiences of Chinese Youth in
Canada,” invited presentation at
Integration and Diversity in Multicultural
Societies Conference, School of
Lori Wilkinson. “The School-to-Work
Transitions of War Affected Youth in
Canada,” invited presentation at the
Refugee Research Network Workshop,
York University Toronto.
Lori Wilkinson. Opening Address to the
Chinese Union of Anthropology and
Ethnological Sciences, Guangxi
University for Nationalities, Nanning
China.
Andrew Woolford. “Truth Unspoken:
Colonial Genocide and the Truth and
Reconciliation Commission of Canada”
presented at the 9th Biennial Conference
of the International Association of
Genocide Scholars, Universidad Nacional
de Tres de Febrero, Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
Andrew Woolford & Amanda Nelund.
“The Responsibilities of the Poor:
Performing neoliberal citizenship within
the social service field” presented at
Critical Perspectives: Criminology and
Social Justice, University of Ottawa,
Ottawa, Ontario.
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AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Christopher J. Fries, Mary-Anne
Kandrack, Rod Kueneman, Gregg
Olsen, Chris Powell, Alex Segall, and
Andrew Woolford each received a
Faculty of Arts Outstanding Achievement
Award for 2011.
The Status of Women Canada (SWC)
project entitled “Promoting Economic
Security and Work-Family Balance for
Rural and Northern Women in
Manitoba” on which Susan Prentice
was Principal Investigator was chosen by
SWC as their best practice in rural and
remote communities. The project was
show-cased in an information kit at a
session of the United Nations
Commission on the Status of Women.
Lance Roberts was appointed as a
Collaborating Scholar at the National
Center for the Twenty-First Century
Schoolhouse, Educational Leadership,
San Diego State University. The National
Center is a prestigious institute that
serves as a source of ideas on school
design and educational programming for
U.S. educators, policy makers, and design
professionals.
2011 RESEARCH GRANTS
Elizabeth Comack. Co-Investigator,
“Partnering for Change: CommunityBased Solutions for Aboriginal and
Inner-City Poverty”, SSHRC Partnership
Grants, Letter of Intent, Awarded to
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives–
Manitoba (CCPA–MB); J. Loxley (P.I.)
with Co-Investigators L. Bruce, J. Hajer,
I. Hudson, P. Kulchyski, S. MacKinnon,
K. Mallett, E. Peters, D. Roussin, J.
Silver, T. Simms, I. Skelton, and J. Weins.
$20,000.
Christopher J. Fries. Centre on Aging
Research Fellowship 2011-2012, Centre
on Aging, University of Manitoba,
$10,000.
Christopher J. Fries. University
Research Grants Program (URGP),
University of Manitoba, $6,850.
Laura Funk. Co-Investigator, “Loving
the Distance Between: Exploring the
Nature of Living Apart Together (LAT)
Relationships” (Karen Kobayashi, P.I.)
University of Victoria Internal SSHRC
Research Grant, $3,980.
Laura Funk. Co-Investigator, “The
Interpretation and Practice of Family
Empowerment in Home Care Nursing:
Palliative and chronic illness contexts,”
(K. Stajduhar P.I.) Canadian Institutes of
Health Research, $221,978.
Rick Linden. Co-Investigator, AUTO21
Project funding (with Robert Mann and
Reginald Smart), Networks of Centres of
Excellence (NCE), $90,000.
Tracey Peter. Co-Investigator, National
Survey of Canadian Teachers on Sexual
and Gender Minority Inclusive
Education, 2011-2014,” (C. Taylor, P.I.,
D. Short & J. Ristock, Co-Investigators).
SSHRC Standard Research Grant,
$138,063.
2011 BOOK REVIEWS
Elizabeth Comack. “Review of Adrian
Howe’s ‘Sex, Violence and Crime:
Foucault and the ‘Man’ Question.”
Theoretical Criminology: An International
Journal 15: 472-75.
Tracey Peter. “Review of Brian Burtch
and Rebecca Haskell’s ‘Get That Freak:
Homophobia and Transphobia in High
Schools.’” Herizons (Summer).
Lori Wilkinson. “Review of Royden
Loewen and Gerald Friesen’s
‘Immigrants in Prairie Cities: Ethnic
Diversity in Twentieth-Century Canada.’”
Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural
and Social Sciences 21(1): 121-122.
Susan Prentice Co-investigator,
“Investigating Professionalism as a
Canadian Child Care Movement Strategy
in an Era of Neoliberalism.” (R.
Langford, P.I.) SSHRC Standard Grant,
$97,111.
Jane Ursel. “Winnipeg Family Violence
Court Project,” Manitoba Dept of
Justice, $20,000.
Lori Wilkinson. GETS Program
Funding. Faculty of Graduate Studies, to
provide research support for graduate
students, $8,571.43.
Andrew Woolford. Truth and
Reconciliation Commission of Canada
funding for “Tonic for the Boarding
School Blues? Genocide and Historical
Redress in Canada and the United
States,” $16, 000.
Andrew Woolford, Adam Muller &
Struan Sinclair. UMSSHRC Research
Grant for “Embodying Empathy:
Historical Memory, Experiences of
Suffering, and the Modern Museum,”
$6,974.
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NEW BOOKS FOR 2012
Elizabeth Comack. Racialized Policing:
Aboriginal People’s Encounters with the Police.
Halifax: Fernwood Publishing.
Rick Linden (ed.). Criminology: A
Canadian Perspective, 7th edition. Toronto:
Nelson.
“This book delves deep into the psyche
of society’s attitudes towards racism,
towards the racialization of issues, of
social structures, and, importantly, of the
police. It exposes the human element of
justice, the attitudes and subconscious
generalizations that culminate in
differential justice, differential treatment,
and the imbalance of socio-economic and
criminal circumstances between peoples
of Canada. Whether the abuse is racism,
sexism, or discrimination on any other
abhorrent ground, it takes a leap of faith
to make the right connections between
these and the behaviours of the police,
and further still, the courage to expose it.
This is a task that we are all challenged
with if we value the aspiration of a free
and democratic society.” — from the
Foreword by Donald E. Worme, QC,
IPC.
Now in its seventh edition, this topselling introductory text offers a strong
balance of theoretical perspectives along
with an outstanding list of contributing
authors. It is the most solid and
accessible introduction to the discipline
available. Criminology provides students
with basic background information about
crime as well as a clear understanding of
all the major theories of criminology,
including sociological and psychological
explanations. It concludes with a
discussion of the most serious and
frequent types of crime. Written by
Canadians for Canadians, Criminology: A
Canadian Perspective continues to present
the work of this country's foremost
criminologists in combination with the
most relevant research from around the
world.
Robert Brym, Lance Roberts, John Lie,
and Steven Rytina. Sociology: Your Compass
for a New World., 4th edition. Toronto:
Nelson.
Sociology: Your Compass for a New World is
the most popular introductory sociology
book in the country. The renowned
author team shows students how
thinking sociologically helps them draw
connections between themselves and the
surrounding social world. Key
sociological concepts are clearly
connected to students’ personal
experiences by using examples from
popular culture that resonate deeply with
student interests and experiences. The
text devotes considerable space to
drawing connections between objectivity
and subjectivity in research, making the
discipline more appealing to students.
Tables and graphs are not simply
referenced, they are analyzed. Where
evidence warrants, some theories are
rejected and others endorsed. With a
new, visually-compelling design and an
engaging, relevant narrative, Sociology:
Your Compass for a New World inspires the
development of students’ sociological
imaginations.
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John Winterdyk and Russell Smandych
(eds.) Youth at Risk and Youth Justice: A
Canadian Overview. Toronto: Oxford
University Press.
Written by highly regarded Canadian
experts on youth crime and justice, this
contributed text offers an engaging and
relevant introduction to juvenile
delinquency in Canada. Offering students
a solid foundation to the fundamentals of
the field, the book also explores a wealth
of timely topics—such as restorative
justice, the sexual exploitation of
adolescent men, and Quebec's approach
to youth justice—which are essential to
understanding the current state of youth
crime and justice in Canada. Examining
the patterns, theories, and emerging
trends surrounding the topic, Youth at
Risk and Youth Justice is required reading
for understanding the cycle of
victimization and criminal behaviour
affecting many young people.
Karen R. Foster and Dale C. Spencer.
Reimagining Intervention in Young Lives:
Work, Social Assistance, and Marginalization.
Vancouver: UBC Press.
Poverty and unemployment are on the
rise among Canadian youth. Clearly
something needs to change, but current
social-assistance models are based on
harmful assumptions about the value of
interventionist approaches with “highrisk” young people. Reimagining Intervention
in Young Lives explores the difficulties
many young people encounter with the
“support system” available to them.
Drawn from interviews with forty-five
youth, this important work resituates the
nexus of the problem from the
presumption of incorrigible youth to the
recognition that the existing social-aid
structures make it almost impossible for
poor and homeless youths, no matter
how hard they try, to surmount adversity.
Intervention is indeed necessary, but
more to challenge the prevailing
structures that incorrectly presume how
youth themselves interpret risk, poverty,
and, most important of all, their own
potential.
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