Webinar | Urban Youth Research

The Centre for Urban Youth Research hosted the online event titled "A Community-Based Health and Wellbeing Approach to Youth Homelessness: Policy Brief Knowledge Exchange Forum," which took place on Tuesday, February 20th, from 5:00 to 6:00 pm. This online knowledge event featured Dr. Grace Tidmarsh, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Sport and Exercise Psychology at the University of Birmingham, UK. The event included a brief overview of the MST4Life project, encompassing lessons learned from recent public engagement efforts, including an exhibition in the UK. Dr. Tidmarsh presented a draft of the strengths-based policy brief for homelessness service provision that she is developing through her fellowship. Participants contributed their expertise, questions, and suggestions regarding the policy brief.

For access to the complete presentation and discussion, please refer to the video provided above.

The Centre for Urban Youth Research hosted the second seminar of the 2023 Virtual Plenary Series on Youth Activism and Social Change, which focused on the Dynamics of Social Inclusion and Exclusion within Youth Activism. Janet Batsleer from Manchester Metropolitan University, Julia Sinclair-Palm from Carleton University, and Hava Gordon from the University of Denver served as panelists and shared their perspectives on the topic. The seminar was moderated by Stuart Poyntz from Simon Fraser University.

To watch the entire discussion, please refer to the video provided above.

The first seminar of the 2023 Virtual Plenary Series on Youth Activism and Social Change, hosted by the Centre for Urban Youth Research, featured a discussion on the promises and limitations of participatory and innovative ethnographic methods for researching with young people. The panelists, Alex Khasnabish from Mount Saint Vincent University, Lorraine van Blerk from the University of Dundee, and Rebecca Raby from Brock University, shared their insights on this topic. The seminar was moderated by Nia Rees from Cardiff University.

To see the full discussion, please watch the video provided above.

You can access the slides used by panelists Alex Khasnabish and Lorraine van Blerk in their presentation, which are available below:

The third event of the CUYR speakers’ series in May aimed at opening up a discussion on a recently published book, Thinking About Belonging in Youth Studies, with the participation of co-authors, CUYR affiliates Anita Harris, Hernan Cuervo and Johanna Wyn.

Watch the full video for their entire discussion moderated by CUYR Director, Professor Jacqueline Kennelly.

(Wednesday, May 25, 2022)

Professor Michelle Fine, Assoc. Professor Julie Garlen, Professor Lucas Walsh, CUYR affiliates and youth activists Sophie Handford and Lucien Baskin are discussing the Covid experiences of Children and Youth across the world.

Watch the full video for their entire discussion moderated by CUYR Director, Professor Jacqueline Kennelly.

(Thursday, March 3, 2022)

Geoffrey Pleyers (FNRS, Professor of Sociology at UCLouvain, Belgium), Jacqueline Kennelly (Director of CUYR, Professor of Sociology at Carleton, Canada), Jessica Taft (Professor of Latin American and Latino Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz), Mary Hiuhu (Advisory Board Member of CUYR, Children and Youth Expert at UN-Habitat, Human Rights and Social Inclusion Unit, Kenya) and Peyton Wilson (CUYR affiliate, youth activist, founder of an education mutual aid network The Black Knowledge Coalition) are discussing to explore: What are the conditions that promote radical democratic participation for youth today? What are the barriers that impede democratic participation for youth today?

Watch the full video for their entire discussion moderated by Julia Sinclair-Palm (Assistant Professor of Childhood and Youth Studies at Carleton, Canada).

(Thursday, April 28, 2022)