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This play predicted Argentinas Dirty War — and has a chilling message for our own time In her 1963 play about truth, lies and state violence, Griselda Gambaro predicted the dark period Argentina was hurtling towards. As part of a collaboration with Soulpepper Theatre Company, we bring you inside a room where innocence doesn’t exist and even the walls themselves can’t be trusted. Social Sharing The Walls is about the danger of not seeing what is in front of us, says director Beatr...

With the world in crisis, whats an intellectual to do? In 1919, Romain Rolland wrote the Declaration of the Independence of the Mind as a call to intellectuals to rise above division, censorship and nationalism of their day. Nahlah Ayed speaks to Canadian and international thinkers to consider the role of the intellectual today, and to rewrite the declaration for our own post-truth moment. Social Sharing Nahlah Ayed · Posted: Apr 16, 2021 5:36 PM ET | Last Updated: April 16 French novelist a...

Article content March 11 is the one-year anniversary of the World Health Organization declaring a pandemic and some are betting that we’re on the verge of an historic party. “In the 1920s, after the Spanish Flu and (the) First World War, there was a dramatic surge and you saw things like jazz clubs and ballroom dancing,” Cees ’t Hart, chief executive of Danish brewer Carlsberg A/S, told the Financial Times last month. “After (COVID-19), there will be for sure some brigh...

Harvard professor explores how technology shaped the role of women in society In her new book Work Mate Marry Love, Harvard professor Debora Spar argues that nearly all the decisions we make in our most intimate lives — whom we marry, how we have children, and how we build families — have always been driven by technology. She explains how these changes in technology have also affected the role of women in society throughout history. Social Sharing CBC Radio · Posted: Mar 02, 2021 6:21 PM...

PT 2: Black Canadian writers on finding home in their work What kinds of responsibility does a Black writer have? Is it enough to just write whatever inspires you, or is there an obligation to take on the big questions of culture, class, colour? In this two-part series, we hear from Black Canadian writers about the politics of everyday life and art. Social Sharing CBC Radio · Posted: Feb 25, 2021 7:17 PM ET | Last Updated: February 26 From left to right: writers George Elliott Clarke, Afua C...

How Alexa is threatening societys trust in scientific expertise Frédéric Bouchard has thought deeply about the role of scientific expertise, and societys trust in experts. In his lecture, and a later conversation with Nahlah Ayed, the philosopher of science explores our current relationship with scientific expertise and why we trust — or don’t trust — the experts. Social Sharing CBC Radio · Posted: Jan 25, 2021 5:57 PM ET | Last Updated: January 25 Philosopher of science Frédéric B...

Introducing the 2020 Nahlah Ayed Prize for Student Leadership and Global Citizenship recipients Two UM students recognized for their efforts in bridging the local and the global January 11, 2021 —  Every year, the University of Manitoba (UM) recognizes two students who demonstrate exceptional commitment and leadership skills, their actions helping to bridge the local and the global. The Nahlah Ayed Prize for Student Leadership and Global Citizenship is named for Nahlah Ayed [BSc(Hons)/92, M...

How Nazis used personal names to spawn the Holocaust In order to identify and hunt them down during the Holocaust, Nazi authorities declared that all Jews must only bear names selected from a sanctioned list. University of Cologne professor Iman Nick has spent years studying these naming tactics — and their frightening similarities to the world we live in today. Social Sharing Before the infamous Yellow Star, Nazi authorities forced all Jews to only bear names from a sanctioned list CBC Radio...

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kick-start your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 10 ...