In this episode, Professor Shawna-Kaye Tucker joins us in discussing her paper “Beyond “Sea, Sun, and Fun”: Exploring the Viability of Jamaican Creole Heritage Language Education in Toronto,” talking about the experiences in including Jamaican creole in heritage language education. She highlights the difficulties in counting JamC as a heritage lang…

In this episode, Dr. Soren Brothers joins us in discussing his article, "A meal to ameliorate the Anthropocene,” highlighting his work on the Anthropocene and his connection to Crawford Lake. We talk about his idea of an “Anthropocene meal,” and engaging city dwellers with the environment around them. Soren is an Assistant Professor at the Departme…

In this episode, Professor Steve Engels joins us in discussing his research in artificial creativity in automated music generation and designing video games for forensic science education. Through this discussion, we learn about his motivations for this line of research and the use of video games to aid education. Steve Engels is a Professor, Teach…

In this episode, Professor Aziza Chaouni joins us in discussing her book, "Modern Heritage Under Pressure: Perspectives from the Global South,” elaborating on her work on preserving heritage sites; notably, that of the Sidi Harazem Thermal Bath Complex in Fez, Morocco, while also touching on local sites in Toronto, Canada. Through this discussion, …

In this episode, Professor Douglas Eacho joins us in discussing his article, "Performativity without theatricality, experiments at the limit of staging AI,” and how his work as Assistant Director of the BMO Lab in Creative Research explores the fascinating intersection of AI and theatre. We discuss the inspiration behind his research and the future…