Degrees of Change Podcast

Vincent Wong on Racial Capitalism, the Law, and 'Canadian Studies'

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:28:44 GMT

In this episode, Maryam discusses racial capitalism, immigration and labour law, and activism as sites for engaging critically with diverging perspectives on 'Canada' with Vincent Wong, an immigration lawyer, activist, and PhD candidate in Law at the University of Windsor. Stay tuned for a detailed and enlivening conversation that bridges activism, legal practice, and academic life!

Kristine Stewart on Histories of Childhood, Education, and Colonialism, and the Politics of the University

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:28:42 GMT

In this episode, Maryam discusses the politics of the contemporary university, in relation to the politics of Canadian history, with Dr. Kristine Alexander, the L.R. Wilson Chair in Canadian History at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Their topics range across Dr. Alexander's research interests in imperialism and the history of childhood, to the politics of the university, to the possibility of a Critical Canadian Studies today.

Justin Leifso and Daisy Raphael on Critical Canadian Studies in Colonial Context

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:26:58 GMT

Today Maryam discusses Dr. Daisy Raphael and Dr. Justin Leifso's encounters with the Symons Report as a way in to discussing broader questions of what it means to study Canada -- and study in Canada -- in the current moment.