NBGN blog
Thinking of Research as a Rite of Passage During a Global Pandemic
One of the topical issues affecting our generation in the last two decades or so has been climate change and its effects on the environment. All around us, we see and hear of natural disasters like tsunamis, cyclones and earthquakes that have disrupted the lives of people in different parts of the world. In the first week of January 2020, I experienced a snowstorm which brought the small province of St. John’s NL to a halt for almost two ...
Our Experiences are Truth: Anecdotes from Black Graduates and Students of Black Studies
Here it is – the collection of our answers to the questions: what do you like and find challenging about being black graduate students and/or engaging in black studies? You know, the engaging post I promised you (intentional emphasis on the engaging). First, let me qualify that the use of “black graduates” always includes law, medical, graduate diploma, and other professional accreditations. To build solidarity around the Canadian black graduate experience and black centric research we privilege black graduates ...
The NBGN Founding Team
The foundations of NBGN have been built by a team of three doctoral students working with the guidance of rosalind hampton, professor of Black Studies and co-president of the BCSA. The graduate student team worked from January to June 2020 to raise awareness of the project across the country, reaching out to their fellow students and establishing a founding membership representing students studying at universities in Newfoundland and Labrador, PEI, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Québec, Ontario, Manitoba, British Columbia ...