Callout Requests from The Conversation Canada
The Conversation Canada is looking for academics who can write about the following ideas:
Arts:
The new Twilight Zone, hosted and produced by Get Out’s Jordan Peele will be released early April. Searching for a writer to look at this iconic show. Any angles welcome: a round up of the most profound shows, a discussion of what the show means to people, a look ahead at the new show.
Timeline: 3 weeks
Contact: Vinita Srivastava, vinita.srivastava@theconversation.com
Fashion: Fashion, one of the world’s most polluting industries has both designers and consumers interested in upcycled clothing. Are consumer habits changing? From the fashion designer perspective, how have designers embraced this reality?
Contact: Vinita Srivastava, vinita.srivastava@theconversation.com
Culture + Society:
Last Friday (Feb. 22), U.S. president Trump announced that health care organizations that provide abortion referrals will no longer receive federal family planning funds. This change will likely lead to a loss of millions of dollars for Planned Parenthood and redirect some of those funds to religious-based anti-abortion groups. From the New York Times: “The rule, which has been expected for months, is the most recent step by the Trump administration to shift the direction of federal health programs in a conservative direction.”
Timeline: ASAP
Contact: Vinita Srivastava, vinita.srivastava@theconversation.com
Business/Economy:
A recent report found that the only people in organizations who like meetings are the managers who organize them; employees would actually prefer to get a root canal. Why are businesses getting meetings so wrong, and why is there such a disconnect?
Timeline: Any time
Contact: Lee-Anne Goodman, lee-anne.goodman@theconversation.com
Education:
Seeking profiles or photo archive stories about women in education, or the changing face of gender and race in Canadian curriculum for International Women’s Day.
Timeline: ASAP
Contact: Susannah Schmidt, susannah.schmidt@theconversation.com
It’s almost time to put away any seasonal woolens. For an everyday “how to” story: Are there any textile or wool experts out there to explain how to care for these garments when they’re not in use?
Following the examples of global youth climate activists, some young people in Canada are launching Friday school strikes. Seeking researchers to probe different aspects of this: children’s rights, how school policy addresses missed school in cases of civic engagement, the histories of civil disobedience interrupting or impacting schooling in Canada. How should educators and schools be responding?
Africentric curriculum: Seeking stories for Black History Month, or afterwards.
Do you know a researcher who would be great at March break family / educational fun: Seeking early childhood development experts, urban planners, outdoor educators to dream up ideal research-based “staycation” plans.
The Globe and Mail reported that according to Alberta parents, children with special needs have been restrained or confined in Alberta schools. Seeking policy or resource research pertaining to the background of this story.
Timeline: Any time
Contact: Susannah Schmidt, susannah.schmidt@theconversation.com