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Author: Barata, Germana, Author: Shores, Kenneth, Author: Alperin, Juan Pablo
Date created: 2018-01-05
Contact: Peter Edelmann, Interdisciplinary Studies, Univeristy of British Columbia, peter@tao.ca
Author: Edelmann, Peter
Date created: 2005-06-01
Below the Radar explores critical theory, anti-authoritarianism, the philosophy of technology, and the storied academic career of SFU School of Communication professor Andrew Feenberg, who studied under influential theorists, including renowned German-American philosopher Herbert Marcuse of the Frankfurt School.Am Johal and Andrew Feenberg discuss Andrew's intellectual journey with critical theory, the rise of social democratic student movements in the United States in the context of the civil rights and anti-war movements of the '60s, and dig into the relevance of Marcuse's work in radical politics and art today.— About Andrew Feenberg: www.sfu.ca/~andrewf — Andrew Feenberg Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/andrewfeenberg123/playlists— Andrew Feenberg publications: http://www.sfu.ca/~andrewf/pub_technosystem2017.html— Film: Herbert's Hippopotamus: Marcuse and Revolution in Paradise: https://youtu.be/gbzhmMDFcFQ
Author: Andrew Feenberg, Author: Johal, Am, Author: Fiorella Pinillos, Author: Melissa Roach, Author: Paige Smith, Author: Kathy Feng, Author: Alex Abahmed
Date created: 2020-12-22
Below the Radar explores critical theory, anti-authoritarianism, the philosophy of technology, and the storied academic career of SFU School of Communication professor Andrew Feenberg, who studied under influential theorists, including renowned German-American philosopher Herbert Marcuse of the Frankfurt School.Am Johal and Andrew Feenberg discuss Andrew's intellectual journey with critical theory, the rise of social democratic student movements in the United States in the context of the civil rights and anti-war movements of the '60s, and dig into the relevance of Marcuse's work in radical politics and art today.— About Andrew Feenberg: www.sfu.ca/~andrewf — Andrew Feenberg Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/andrewfeenberg123/playlists— Andrew Feenberg publications: http://www.sfu.ca/~andrewf/pub_technosystem2017.html— Film: Herbert's Hippopotamus: Marcuse and Revolution in Paradise: https://youtu.be/gbzhmMDFcFQ
Author: Andrew Feenberg, Author: Johal, Am, Author: Fiorella Pinillos, Author: Melissa Roach, Author: Paige Smith, Author: Kathy Feng, Author: Alex Abahmed
Date created: 2021-01-12
Below the Radar explores critical theory, anti-authoritarianism, the philosophy of technology, and the storied academic career of SFU School of Communication professor Andrew Feenberg, who studied under influential theorists, including renowned German-American philosopher Herbert Marcuse of the Frankfurt School.Am Johal and Andrew Feenberg discuss Andrew's intellectual journey with critical theory, the rise of social democratic student movements in the United States in the context of the civil rights and anti-war movements of the '60s, and dig into the relevance of Marcuse's work in radical politics and art today.— About Andrew Feenberg: www.sfu.ca/~andrewf — Andrew Feenberg Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/andrewfeenberg123/playlists— Andrew Feenberg publications: http://www.sfu.ca/~andrewf/pub_technosystem2017.html— Film: Herbert's Hippopotamus: Marcuse and Revolution in Paradise: https://youtu.be/gbzhmMDFcFQ
Author: Andrew Feenberg, Author: Johal, Am, Author: Fiorella Pinillos, Author: Melissa Roach, Author: Paige Smith, Author: Kathy Feng, Author: Alex Abahmed
Date created: 2021-01-12
Below the Radar checks in with Simon Fraser University's recently installed president and vice-chancellor, Joy Johnson. Stepping into her new role in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Joy speaks to how SFU is working to meet the current challenges it is facing, from adapting to online learning and an added strain on mental health, to addressing systemic racism and inequality within the university and beyond.In this episode, Joy shares her vision for a more equitable, inclusive, and connected SFU, centering the student experience and community partnerships. We hear about some of Joy's hopes for SFU's future medical school and the proposed Burnaby Mountain gondola. She also speaks about her background as a nurse and public health researcher interested in the social determinants of health.Resources:— About Joy Johnson: https://www.sfu.ca/pres/the-president/about-joy.html— Joy Johnson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drjoyjohnson— "SFU names Joy Johnson as its 10th president and vice-chancellor" via SFU News: https://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stories/2020/01/joy-johnson-named-sfus-10th-president.html— "Coast Salish motifs at the heart of new SFU chancellor and president regalia" via SFU News: http://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stories/2020/10/coast-salish-motifs-at-the-heart-of-new-sfu-chancellor-and-presi.html— Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at SFU: https://www.sfu.ca/edi.html— Burnaby Mountain Gondola: https://www.sfu.ca/gondola.html
Author: Joy Johnson, Author: Johal, Am, Author: Fiorella Pinillos, Author: Melissa Roach, Author: Paige Smith, Author: Kathy Feng, Author: Alex Abahmed
Date created: 2021-01-19
Below the Radar checks in with Simon Fraser University's recently installed president and vice-chancellor, Joy Johnson. Stepping into her new role in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Joy speaks to how SFU is working to meet the current challenges it is facing, from adapting to online learning and an added strain on mental health, to addressing systemic racism and inequality within the university and beyond.In this episode, Joy shares her vision for a more equitable, inclusive, and connected SFU, centering the student experience and community partnerships. We hear about some of Joy's hopes for SFU's future medical school and the proposed Burnaby Mountain gondola. She also speaks about her background as a nurse and public health researcher interested in the social determinants of health.Resources:— About Joy Johnson: https://www.sfu.ca/pres/the-president/about-joy.html— Joy Johnson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drjoyjohnson— "SFU names Joy Johnson as its 10th president and vice-chancellor" via SFU News: https://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stories/2020/01/joy-johnson-named-sfus-10th-president.html— "Coast Salish motifs at the heart of new SFU chancellor and president regalia" via SFU News: http://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stories/2020/10/coast-salish-motifs-at-the-heart-of-new-sfu-chancellor-and-presi.html— Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at SFU: https://www.sfu.ca/edi.html— Burnaby Mountain Gondola: https://www.sfu.ca/gondola.html
Author: Joy Johnson, Author: Johal, Am, Author: Fiorella Pinillos, Author: Melissa Roach, Author: Paige Smith, Author: Kathy Feng, Author: Alex Abahmed
Date created: 2021-01-19
Global health epidemiologist Angela Kaida joins Below the Radar to share her passion for research to support the sexual and reproductive health of women and nonbinary people. An associate professor in SFU's Faculty of Health Sciences and a recent researcher-in-residence with SFU's Community-Engaged Research Initiative, Angela adopts an interdisciplinary, community-driven, ethics-based approach to researching the health of people living with HIV.In this episode, Angela is in conversation with Am Johal about the process and potentials of embracing a community-engaged approach in her research, from community outreach and the training of peer research associates, to issues around informed consent. She discusses some of her recent projects, including the Life and Love with HIV platform and the CHIWOS-PAW project, and shares how she and her colleagues have had to adjust to working with the communities they serve in the context of COVID-19.Resources:— About Angela Kaida: https://www.sfu.ca/fhs/about/people/profiles/angela-kaida.html— "3 Questions with Researcher-in-Residence Dr. Angela Kaida" on the CERi blog: https://www.sfu.ca/ceri/blog/2020/meet-researcher-in-residence-angela-kaida.html— Life and Love with HIV: https://www.lifeandlovewithhiv.ca/— Canadian HIV Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health Cohort Study—Positive Aboriginal Women (CHIWOS-PAW): http://www.chiwos.ca— SFU's Community-Engaged Research Initiative: https://www.sfu.ca/ceri.html
Author: Angela Kaida, Author: Johal, Am, Author: Fiorella Pinillos, Author: Melissa Roach, Author: Paige Smith, Author: Kathy Feng, Author: Alex Abahmed
Date created: 2021-01-26
BC's Attorney General and Minister of Housing David Eby joins Am Johal for this episode of Below the Radar, discussing policy solutions to BC's housing crisis — from protecting tenants' rights and serving those who are under-housed to curbing speculation and quashing renovictions, to addressing issues of supply and an aging rental stock.David also looks back on getting his start as a lawyer and housing advocate in Vancouver's urban core decades ago. He provides insights into his time in office so far, and the different policies he has gone, and continues to go to bat for. He speaks to the effects of COVID-19 on Vancouver's housing availability and real estate market, and gives a brief update on the public enquiry into money laundering in BC.Resources:— David Eby - MLA for Vancouver-Point Grey—The Dash Podcast—Sen̓áḵw— Pivot Legal Society— BC Civil Liberties Association
Author: David Eby, Author: Johal, Am, Author: Fiorella Pinillos, Author: Melissa Roach, Author: Paige Smith, Author: Kathy Feng, Author: Alex Abahmed
Date created: 2021-01-29
BC's Attorney General and Minister of Housing David Eby joins Am Johal for this episode of Below the Radar, discussing policy solutions to BC's housing crisis — from protecting tenants' rights and serving those who are under-housed to curbing speculation and quashing renovictions, to addressing issues of supply and an aging rental stock.David also looks back on getting his start as a lawyer and housing advocate in Vancouver's urban core decades ago. He provides insights into his time in office so far, and the different policies he has gone, and continues to go to bat for. He speaks to the effects of COVID-19 on Vancouver's housing availability and real estate market, and gives a brief update on the public enquiry into money laundering in BC.Resources:— David Eby - MLA for Vancouver-Point Grey—The Dash Podcast—Sen̓áḵw— Pivot Legal Society— BC Civil Liberties Association
Author: David Eby, Author: Johal, Am, Author: Fiorella Pinillos, Author: Melissa Roach, Author: Paige Smith, Author: Kathy Feng, Author: Alex Abahmed
Date created: 2021-01-29
Host Am Johal catches up with author, activist, voice actor and Juno-nominated comedian Charlie Demers about his pandemic year, and how he reads this turbulent moment in politics. They talk about everything from the life of civil rights figure Jack O'Dell, to a strange year for stand-up comedy, to Charlie's studies in theology.In the episode, Charlie and Am think through some of the mechanisms of Trumpism — looking to Rob Ford as a prefiguration to Trump, and unpacking the political stratagems populist leaders use to stoke anger and division.Charlie is also the author of a recently published novel, Primary Obsessions, an amateur sleuth story which takes up mental health themes. He speaks to Am about how his lived experience inspired and informed the book, as well as what led him to pursue studies at the Vancouver School of Theology.Resources:— Charlie's website: https://www.charliedemers.com/— Primary Obsessions, novel by Charles Demers: https://douglas-mcintyre.com/products/9781771622561— Charlie's Juno-nominated comedy album,Fatherland: https://604shop.com/products/fatherland— "How OCD, CBT and a Therapist Inspired Charles Demers to Write a Mystery Novel" via The Tyee: https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2020/09/16/OCD-CBT-Charles-Demers-Mystery-Novel/— The Issue of Mr.O'Dell, a short documentary about Jack O'Dell by Rami Katz: https://vimeo.com/251717171
Author: Charles Demers, Author: Johal, Am, Author: Fiorella Pinillos, Author: Melissa Roach, Author: Paige Smith, Author: Kathy Feng, Author: Alex Abahmed
Date created: 2021-02-02
Host Am Johal catches up with author, activist, voice actor and Juno-nominated comedian Charlie Demers about his pandemic year, and how he reads this turbulent moment in politics. They talk about everything from the life of civil rights figure Jack O'Dell, to a strange year for stand-up comedy, to Charlie's studies in theology.In the episode, Charlie and Am think through some of the mechanisms of Trumpism — looking to Rob Ford as a prefiguration to Trump, and unpacking the political stratagems populist leaders use to stoke anger and division.Charlie is also the author of a recently published novel, Primary Obsessions, an amateur sleuth story which takes up mental health themes. He speaks to Am about how his lived experience inspired and informed the book, as well as what led him to pursue studies at the Vancouver School of Theology.Resources:— Charlie's website: https://www.charliedemers.com/— Primary Obsessions, novel by Charles Demers: https://douglas-mcintyre.com/products/9781771622561— Charlie's Juno-nominated comedy album,Fatherland: https://604shop.com/products/fatherland— "How OCD, CBT and a Therapist Inspired Charles Demers to Write a Mystery Novel" via The Tyee: https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2020/09/16/OCD-CBT-Charles-Demers-Mystery-Novel/— The Issue of Mr.O'Dell, a short documentary about Jack O'Dell by Rami Katz: https://vimeo.com/251717171
Author: Charles Demers, Author: Johal, Am, Author: Fiorella Pinillos, Author: Melissa Roach, Author: Paige Smith, Author: Kathy Feng, Author: Alex Abahmed
Date created: 2021-02-02
SFU Urban Studies professor Anthony Perl joins host Am Johal in conversation about urban mobility and the policy challenges and opportunities that shape the way people move through Canada's largest urban centres: Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver.They discuss findings from Anthony's new book, Big Moves: Global Agendas, Local Aspirations, and Urban Mobility in Canada, co-authored with Matt Hern and Jeffrey R. Kenworthy. Anthony traces the history of transportation infrastructure development through these three cities, and he and Am look towards a future that embraces more integrated and sustainable mobility options for urban and suburban life.Resources:— About Anthony Perl: https://www.sfu.ca/politics/people/profiles/aperl.html— Big Moves: Global Agendas, Local Aspirations, and Urban Mobility in Canada by Anthony perl, Matt Hern and Jeffrey R. Kenworthy: https://www.mqup.ca/big-moves-products-9780228001607.php— Vancouver City Planning Commission: https://vancouver.ca/your-government/vancouver-city-planning-commission.aspx
Author: Anthony Perl, Author: Johal, Am, Author: Fiorella Pinillos, Author: Melissa Roach, Author: Paige Smith, Author: Kathy Feng, Author: Alex Abahmed
Date created: 2021-02-04
Charmaine Lyn joins Below the Radar to share learnings from her career in making social change from within post-secondary institutions. Charmaine is the Director of Changemaker Education for Ashoka Canada and works with different changemaker campuses across the country to advance social justice in our institutions and communities through community engagement.Host Am Johal speaks with Charmaine about the journey that brought her to this work and her background in law which sparked a passion for accessibility in education, championing community engagement, and redistributing power and burdens within the often rigid structures of universities. They also discuss equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives in higher education, working at the intersection of community and university, and what the university might look like in a post-pandemic world.— Ashoka Canada: https://ashokacanada.org/— Office of Community Engagement at Concordia University: https://www.concordia.ca/about/community/office.html
Author: Charmaine Lyn, Author: Johal, Am, Author: Fiorella Pinillos, Author: Melissa Roach, Author: Paige Smith, Author: Kathy Feng, Author: Alex Abahmed
Date created: 2021-02-09
Below the Radar speaks to some of the artists behind New Red Order, a public secret society that invites people to transform their complicity in Indigenous appropriation and performing Indigeneity into support for Indigenous futures and land sovereignty.Am Johal is in conversation with Adam Khalil, Zack Khalil, and Jackson Polys about the formation of, and impetus behind, New Red Order — and how they use humour, recruitment and interrogation to call out and call in. They also speak to their Give it Back exhibit at SFU's Audain Gallery, on display in the gallery's front window.Resources:— Become an informant: newredorder.org— New Red Order: Give It Back at the Audain Gallery: http://www.sfu.ca/galleries/audain-gallery/NRO.html— Never Settle: Calling In - New Red Order Recruitment Video: https://vimeo.com/465937878
Author: New Red Order, Author: Adam Khalil, Author: Zack Khalil, Author: Jackson Polys, Author: Johal, Am, Author: Fiorella Pinillos, Author: Melissa Roach, Author: Paige Smith, Author: Kathy Feng, Author: Alex Abahmed
Date created: 2021-02-16
Russell Wallace is a traditional Líl'wat singer, composer, and producer from Mount Currie. He has been singing and making music his whole life. He talks with host Am Johal about his musical roots — singing traditional songs for his community and beyond, alongside his mother and siblings, as the performance group Tzo'Kam.They discuss Tzo'Kam's longstanding collaborative relationship with the Japanese drumming group, Sawagi Taiko, as well as Russell's own endeavours as a composer and producer for film, television, and theatre. He has contributed to productions such as, 1491: The Untold History of the Americas Before Columbus, The Road Forward, Monkey Beach, and more. Russell also speaks to the public singing and drumming workshops he instructs at SFU, which have been put on hold during the pandemic.Resources:— Unceded Tongues album by Russell Wallace: https://russellwallace.bandcamp.com/album/unceded-tongues— "Grandmother Song" by Tzo'Kam: https://youtu.be/ZH8VK-EBChk— Sawagi Taiko: http://sawagitaiko.com/— Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival: http://www.heartofthecityfestival.com/—Monkey Beach: https://monkeybeachmovie.com/— The Road Forward: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rkCmDkYjwE—1491: The Untold History of the Americas Before Columbus: https://www.aptn.ca/1491/
Author: Russell Wallace, Author: Johal, Am, Author: Fiorella Pinillos, Author: Melissa Roach, Author: Paige Smith, Author: Kathy Feng, Author: Alex Abahmed
Date created: 2021-02-23