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the trudeau foundation papers available

 

The third edition of the Trudeau Foundation Papers is now available in print and online. This publication is a collection of the texts of the five Trudeau Lectures given in the 2010-2011 lecture cycle. The Trudeau Lectures are an annual series of public talks given by Trudeau fellows and organized in collaboration with Canadian universities. In their lectures, the fellows discuss their ideas, their research, and their role as public intellectuals. Here is a short summary of the content of the latest edition.

    ♦    Clare Bradford talks about children's books and what they tell us about the cultures and times in which they are produced, with an emphasis on the politics and aesthetics of Aboriginal children's literature. 

    ♦    Isabella Bakker critically examines these new directions in public policy to pose this question: is feminism still relevant for addressing questions of inequality in Canada?

    ♦    Jeremy Webber argues that nationalism cannot be defined in purely civic terms or that such definitions misstate the true foundation and driving force of contemporary nationalisms. He also argues that there is a form of cultural nationalism that is neither chauvinistic nor closed.

    ♦    Simon Harel explains the relation between written speech and the fundamental dynamic of individual identity and social integration, as well as the basis for the support required in the face of marginalization and immigration. 

    ♦    Beverley Diamond is questioning the political and social weight given to various concepts of repetition and return in defining contemporary Indigenous modernity.

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extremely rare monkey discovered by trudeau scholar brent loken

^{©Eric Fell, Ethical Expeditions}  

While researching in Wehea Forest in Kalimantan, Borneo, 2011 Trudeau Scholar Brent Loken came on an extremely rare species of monkey − Miller's Grizzled Langur - previously believed to be extinct. Wehea Forest is a large undisturbed rainforest located in Borneo Island, one of the most biodiverse places on earth threatened by developments and mining. Brent Loken is working to protect this territory and to preserve its biodiversity. The discovery has been the main subject of a lot of articles in different newspapers and websites around the world. Here are a few links to these articles: The Gazette, The Vancouver Sun, Fox News, BBC, Planetsave, American Journal of Primatology, Star Tribune, Google News, Wired Science, Huffington Post, Mongabay News.