Shirley Roburn
Biographic Data
| ID | 6811044 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shirley Roburn |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shirley |
| FAMILY NAME | Roburn |
| SIGNATURE | ROBURN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | York University |
| ORCID | 0009-0000-6961-5167 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Care, with and against
This introduction to ‘Care-ful convening: Towards low carbon and inclusive knowledge sharing' outlines our hopes for this special issue, and introduces readers to a collection of authors who are expanding practices of convening with and through media. ‘Care, with and against’ (a phrase borrowed from M. Murphy) orients us towards ethical engagements amidst complex human and more-than-human entanglements. In contexts marked by unjust, carbon-intens…
When Pandemic Stories Become Personal Stories
Social media’s influence on journalistic norms and practices is a prominent theme in journalism studies. For small news organizations, there is not always a clear line between their public image and the online identities of their journalists. Focusing on such ambiguity, this article examines the integration of social media use and journalistic practice at The Local, an independent online news magazine based in Toronto, Canada, as well as its pote…
Infrastructure that Sings
Background: As an exercise in decolonizing infrastructural approaches to communications, this article applies the framework of “Two-Eyed Seeing” to the example of Kwawaka'wakw social media communications related to the occupation of fish farms in the Broughton Archipelago in 2017. Analysis: Kwawaka'wakw social media communications worked to enact a “living infrastructure,” upholding reciprocal relations with salmon and ocean waters, in support of…
Power From the North
Background In the face of proposed energy megaprojects, First Nations and Inuit in Canada have organized locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally to articulate visions for their territories, which are anchored in self-determination, cultural resurgence, and harmonious relationships between human communities, non-human ones, and the land that sustains all beings.Analysis This article explores such articulations in response to three spe…
Power From the North
Background In the face of proposed energy megaprojects, First Nations and Inuit in Canada have organized locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally to articulate visions for their territories, which are anchored in self-determination, cultural resurgence, and harmonious relationships between human communities, non-human ones, and the land that sustains all beings. Analysis This article explores such articulations in response to three sp…
Weathering Changes
This paper explores a particular experience of cultural bridging between the Heritage Department of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in (TH) First Nation and academics and government funders taking part in the 2007–09 International Polar Year. The TH Heritage Department acted as lead researcher on the project entitled Documenting Traditional Knowledge in Relation to Climate Change. TH Heritage staff spearheaded and largely carried out the project work. Academi…
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Weathering Changes
This paper explores a particular experience of cultural bridging between the Heritage Department of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in (TH) First Nation and academics and government funders taking part in the 2007–09 International Polar Year. The TH Heritage Department acted as lead researcher on the project entitled Documenting Traditional Knowledge in Relation to Climate Change. TH Heritage staff spearheaded and largely carried out the project work. Academi…
Power From the North
Background In the face of proposed energy megaprojects, First Nations and Inuit in Canada have organized locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally to articulate visions for their territories, which are anchored in self-determination, cultural resurgence, and harmonious relationships between human communities, non-human ones, and the land that sustains all beings.Analysis This article explores such articulations in response to three spe…
Power From the North
Background In the face of proposed energy megaprojects, First Nations and Inuit in Canada have organized locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally to articulate visions for their territories, which are anchored in self-determination, cultural resurgence, and harmonious relationships between human communities, non-human ones, and the land that sustains all beings. Analysis This article explores such articulations in response to three sp…
Infrastructure that Sings
Background: As an exercise in decolonizing infrastructural approaches to communications, this article applies the framework of “Two-Eyed Seeing” to the example of Kwawaka'wakw social media communications related to the occupation of fish farms in the Broughton Archipelago in 2017. Analysis: Kwawaka'wakw social media communications worked to enact a “living infrastructure,” upholding reciprocal relations with salmon and ocean waters, in support of…
When Pandemic Stories Become Personal Stories
Social media’s influence on journalistic norms and practices is a prominent theme in journalism studies. For small news organizations, there is not always a clear line between their public image and the online identities of their journalists. Focusing on such ambiguity, this article examines the integration of social media use and journalistic practice at The Local, an independent online news magazine based in Toronto, Canada, as well as its pote…
Care, with and against
This introduction to ‘Care-ful convening: Towards low carbon and inclusive knowledge sharing' outlines our hopes for this special issue, and introduces readers to a collection of authors who are expanding practices of convening with and through media. ‘Care, with and against’ (a phrase borrowed from M. Murphy) orients us towards ethical engagements amidst complex human and more-than-human entanglements. In contexts marked by unjust, carbon-intens…
Political science (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Canadian Identity and History (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Indigenous (2 works) · Indigenous Studies and Ecology (2 works)