The mental tangles of classification
Citational politics often means citing a diverse group of authors, but often that will bring up the political and practical problems of categorization.
Author: clearstaff
Citing toward Community, Citing against Harm
Here I want to think through the politics and ethics of citing against harm in academia.
PT Research Assistant positions in plastic pollution research, St. John’s (MUN)
We have two part time positions for lab assistants
Workbook on colonialism, mapping, and oil
Artist Emily Roehl worked with CLEAR to create a workbook around the question: “How might we think about the tensions in attempting to address colonialism in mapping some…
PT Position: Research Assistant, Nunavut Arctic College North by North Research Program
We are looking to hire several Research Assistants to help us conduct a systematic literature review to look at the role of Nunavut Arctic College in research, and…
The (Im)Possibility of Decolonizing Anthropology
When it comes to “decolonizing” Anthropology, diversity or decolonial initiatives often change very little or nothing at all. I suggest that anthropology is currently facing the dilemma of…
Collective Listening: CLEAR Soundscapes
This project involves critical listening to reflect on our positionality within our lived environments. The project was conducted as part of CLEAR’s Artist-in-Residence (AIR) program, facilitated by P…
The researchers that search engines make invisible
I went to the university’s article database but finding this paper again wasn’t as easy as I thought it would be.
Waking up to the politics of citation
I found myself shocked by the importance of citation, and particularly by my lack of awareness of the impact my citing could have on others.