Month: January 2022

Gender, Society and culture

U.S. abortion bans compel women to be not just Good Samaritans, but ‘splendid’ ones

Kimberley Brownlee, University of British Columbia https://narrations.ad-auris.com/widget/the-conversation-canada/u-s–abortion-bans-compel-women-to-be-not-just-good-samaritans–but–splendid–ones If a music lovers’ society kidnaps you and attaches you at the kidneys to a famous violinist with a fatal disease, are you required to stay and keep him alive for nine months until he recovers? This is the well-known thought experiment posed by the late American philosopher Judith Jarvis Thomson in “A Defense of Abortion.” The essay … Continue reading U.S. abortion bans compel women to be not just Good Samaritans, but ‘splendid’ ones

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Society and culture

Parc-Extension: How immigrants are integrating into Montréal’s most multi-ethnic neighbourhood

Yanick Farmer, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) The sense of belonging that immigrants develop with their host society is not very often reflected in media coverage or speeches by public figures, which tends to focus on activism. What makes immigrants feel like they are part of their host society is, above all, having their basic needs met. Because of the diversity in Montréal, as … Continue reading Parc-Extension: How immigrants are integrating into Montréal’s most multi-ethnic neighbourhood

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