1. Colonialism, Land and Indigenous Activism
Brake, J. (2019). Researchers say RCMP action against Wet’suwet’n would place corporate interests over Indigenous rights. Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, January 6.
2. Racism
Jones, E. (2021). Beware the Neoliberal Co-optation of Black Lives Matter. The Breach, July 13.
3. Capitalism
Barry-Shaw, N. (2022). Why we’re about to hear that Big Pharma is the victim. The Breach, August 19.
4. War on Terror, Canada in Afghanistan
Lawrence, J. (2021) “We can't make a country care about its own women. Only Afghanistan can do that.” USA Today(August 16)
5. Cultural landscapes and statues
Frum, D. (2021) “The Fight Over Canada’s Founding Prime Minister” The Atlantic (June 21)
6. Climate Crisis
Awan, T. & Sushant. (2023). “In the fight to prevent extreme wildfires, nature can help” The National Observer (September 6)
Remember the research process is not linear. You will inevitable move back and forth between focusing your topic, research, and writing before completing your assignment.
This short video demonstrates to students how to develop an appropriate topic for a research paper by considering goals, approaches, topic scope and helpful resources.
| What |
Social media Advertising Donations Interpersonal relationships |
| Who |
Health care practitioners, charity Men, student/teen, women, Aboriginal people, children |
| Where |
Canada, Ontario |
| When | Last 5 years |
| Why/How |
How can health practitioners use social media to promote health? Why are some types of social media advertising more effective for increasing donations to a charity? Why do teens prefer one social media platform more than another - what factors influence this? How does frequent use of social media impact interpersonal relationships? |
