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  • Beyond Canada – Snow on Underwater Radiation in ice-covered lakes of Antarctica and Glacier Melt Contributions from the Northern Canadian Arctic Archipelago

    Beyond Canada – Snow on Underwater Radiation in ice-covered lakes of Antarctica and Glacier Melt Contributions from the Northern Canadian Arctic Archipelago
    2020/10/27

    In this episode Claudia speaks to first year PhD student Medline Myers about her Master research in Antarctica and her PhD work in the arctic. They explore some of the unique challenges of doing research at the poles and why such research is significant for understanding other life and climate change.

    • Guests: Madeline Myers is a first year PhD Candidate in Geography and Planning at Queen’s University
    • Host: Claudia Hirtenfelder is the International Student Affairs Commissioner for the SGPS and a PhD Candidate in Geography and Planning at Queen’s University. Her Twitter handle is @ClaudiaFTowne
    • Bed Music: Mafikizolo Featuring Uhuru singing Khona
    • Featured Song: Ice, Ice, Baby by Vanilla Ice
    • Date Recorded: 13 October 2020
    • Tags: Antarctica, Arctic, Poles, Ice
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    35 分
  • Beyond Canada – Health Promotion at the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies

    Beyond Canada – Health Promotion at the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies
    2020/10/14

    In this episode Claudia speaks to El Zahraa Majed about her research with immigrants and health in Kingston. They discuss some of the challenges of doing research with international populations, especially during Covid-19 as well as how being an international student affords unique opportunities to analyse and understand health.

    • Guests: EL Zahraa is a second year PhD Candidate in Health Promotion at the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies
    • Host: Claudia Hirtenfelder is the International Student Affairs Commissioner for the SGPS and a PhD Candidate in Geography and Planning at Queen’s University. Her Twitter handle is @ClaudiaFTowne
    • Bed Music: Mafikizolo Featuring Uhuru singing Khona
    • Featured Song: The Script – Superheroes
    • Date Recorded: 14 September 2020
    • Tags: Health, Kingston, Physical Activity, Immigrants
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    37 分
  • Ep 9 Beyond Canada: Screening Toilets, Narrating Transgender Relations

    Ep 9 Beyond Canada: Screening Toilets, Narrating Transgender Relations
    2020/07/02

    Claudia talks to Prerna Subramanian about her research studying public toilets as depicted in recent Indian films and how they imagine transgender persons on-screen through the trope. They also touch on feelings of imposter syndrome when you are not in the country you research as well as how international research provides opportunities to create international solidarity around issues.

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    Guests: Prerna Subramanian is a PhD Candidate in Cultural Studies (Gender Studies, Film and Media Studies) at Queen’s University. Connect with her via Twitter @prayernaaah
    Host: Claudia Hirtenfelder is the International Student Affairs Commissioner for the SGPS and a PhD Candidate in Geography and Planning at Queen’s University. Her Twitter handle is @ClaudiaFTowne
    Bed Music: Mafikizolo Featuring Uhuru singing Khona
    Featured Song: Akshay Kumar – “Toilet Ka Jugaad Song” (You can watch the video on Youtube)
    Date Recorded: 20 June 2020
    Tags: International Research, Race, Gender, India, Media Studies, Toilets
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    57 分
  • Beyond Canada – Turkey: An International Research Seminar

    Beyond Canada – Turkey: An International Research Seminar
    2020/04/18

    Recorded: 20 January 2020

    In this episode Claudia records an international research seminar in which three international graduate students discuss their research in Turkey. Canan Sahin (Political Science) talks about Syrian Refugees as a Surplus Population, Hilal Kara (Geography) discusses youth navigating precarious environments and Gaye Onurer (Sociology) unpacks the tensions of Academic or Peace. An interesting and thought provoking conversation with the audience then follows.

    • Host: Claudia Hirtenfelder (the International Student Affairs Commissioner for the SGPS)
    • Guests: Canan Sahin (PhD Student in Political Science), Hilal Kara (PhD Student in Geography), and Gaye Onurer (PhD Student in Sociology)
    • Bed Music: Mafikizolo Featuring Uhuru singing Khona
    • Featured song: Fikret Kızılok & Bülent Ortaçgil – Değirmenle
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    1 時間 30 分
  • Ep. 7 Beyond Canada – Ghana: An International Research Seminar

    Ep. 7 Beyond Canada – Ghana: An International Research Seminar
    2020/02/28

    In this episode Claudia records an international research seminar in which three international graduate students discuss their research in Ghana. Priscilla Apronti (Geography) talks about renewable energy in Ghana, Joseph Braimah (Geography) discusses elderly care and James Kwateng-Yeboah (Cultural studies) delves into how God became Ghanaian. A dynamic and thought provoking conversation with the audience then follows.

    • Host: Claudia Hirtenfelder (the International Student Affairs Commissioner for the SGPS)
    • Guests: Priscilla Apronti (PhD Candidate Geography), Joseph Braimah (PhD Candidate Geography) James Kwateng-Yeboah (PhD Candidate Cultural studies)
    • Bed Music: Mafikizolo Featuring Uhuru singing Khona
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    1 時間 26 分
  • Ep. 6 Beyond Canada – Flies on the Wall: Police Surveillance and the French Foreign Ministry (1774-1791)

    Ep. 6 Beyond Canada – Flies on the Wall: Police Surveillance and the French Foreign Ministry (1774-1791)
    2020/01/20

    Sean Patrick Marrs talks to Claudia about his experiences of delving into French Espionage in the Archives. They touch on the significance of history, stories in the archives and some ethical tensions with looking at dated material.

    • Host: Claudia Hirtenfelder (the International Student Affairs Commissioner for the SGPS)
    • Guests: Sean Patrick Marrs (History, Queen’s University)
    • Bed Music: Mafikizolo Featuring Uhuru singing Khona
    • Featured Song: Edith Piaf – Sous le ciel de Paris
    • Image: The image in the poster is a microfilm discussing the Swedish spy discussed in the episode; the second image is Sean’s from Paris Royal
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    1 時間 8 分
  • Ep. 5 Beyond Canada – Surveillance and Accountability: From National Security Dilemmas to Informational Assemblages in Spain and Brazil

    Ep. 5 Beyond Canada – Surveillance and Accountability: From National Security Dilemmas to Informational Assemblages in Spain and Brazil
    2019/12/19

    Raziel Miranda talks to Claudia Hirtenfelder about his transnational identity as well as the conflicting world of surveillance and big data with its many opportunities and challenges. They discuss how information from our everyday lives are used and what opportunities there are for resistance.

    • Host: Claudia Hirtenfelder (the International Student Affairs Commissioner for the SGPS)
    • Guests: Raziel Miranda (Sociology, University of the Basque Country – UPV/EHU)
    • Bed Music: Mafikizolo Featuring Uhuru singing Khona
    • Featured Song: The Spy, The Doors
    • Image: Artwork in the poster is done by Raziel titled Gazes of Dusk
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    42 分
  • Ep. 4 Beyond Canada – Monkey Business: The Lives of Primates in Costa Rican Rescue Centres

    Ep. 4 Beyond Canada – Monkey Business: The Lives of Primates in Costa Rican Rescue Centres
    2019/11/15

    Siobhan Speiran talks to Claudia about her pathbreaking PhD research on the lives of primates in rescue centers in Costa Rica. They discuss why this research is significant, the challenges of doing research in a different context, across species divides, and the opportunities for creating meaningful policy changes from PhD work.

    • Host: Claudia Hirtenfelder (the International Student Affairs Commissioner for the SGPS)
    • Guests: Siobhan Speiran (Environmental Studies, Queen’s University)
    • Bed Music: Mafikizolo Featuring Uhuru singing Khona
    • Featured Song: Patiño – milagrito de amor
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    58 分