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A street sign for Trump Avenue in Ottawa’s Central Park neighbourhood in August 2026. The neighbourhood has several streets named after New York City themes. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Place‑name politics: Why outrage alone won’t erase Trump’s name

Reuben Rose-Redwood, University of Victoria; CindyAnn Rose-Redwood, University of Victoria, and Derek H. Alderman, University of Tennessee

Renaming Ottawa’s Trump Avenue is part of a long history of cities engaging in “toponymic diplomacy.”
Hundreds of people gather in Somerville, Mass., on March 26, 2025, to demand the release of Rümeysa Öztürk, a Turkish student at Tufts University, who was arrested by federal agents. (Michael Casey/AP Photo)

International student activism histories show how education can foster democracy

Reuben Rose-Redwood, University of Victoria and CindyAnn Rose-Redwood, University of Victoria

The very presence of international students on university campuses is a political matter that depends on a measure of good will between the host and home countries.
A student protester with a banner reading ‘Hind Hall’ at a Harvard University building. Student protesters at several universities have unofficially renamed campus buildings in response to the war in Gaza. (Frank S. Zhou/The Harvard Crimson)

The renaming of universities and campus buildings reflects changing attitudes and values

Reuben Rose-Redwood, University of Victoria; CindyAnn Rose-Redwood, University of Victoria, and Derek H. Alderman, University of Tennessee

Students renaming campus buildings during ongoing protests follows years of campus renaming controversies. A study of campus naming policies proposes how to make naming more inclusive.
Leonardo DiCaprio, kanan, berbicara dengan ilmuwan Bumi dan wakil direktur Direktorat Sains dan Eksplorasi Goddard NASA, Piers Sellers, untuk film dokumenter perubahan iklim, ‘Before the Flood.’ (Flickr/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)

Studi: film dokumenter perubahan iklim kerap mengutamakan negara kaya dan menampilkan konten tak berimbang

Reuben Rose-Redwood, University of Victoria and Paige Bennett, University of Victoria

Banyak film dokumenter populer tentang perubahan iklim mengandalkan narator dan ahli laki-laki kulit putih, memperkuat stereotip sosial dan memberikan liputan tidak seimbang tentang wilayah terdampak.
Leonardo DiCaprio, right, speaks with Earth scientist and deputy director of NASA’s Goddard Sciences and Exploration Directorate, Piers Sellers, for the climate change documentary, ‘Before the Flood.’ (Flickr/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)

Popular climate change documentaries often privilege wealthier countries and offer unbalanced coverage

Reuben Rose-Redwood, University of Victoria and Paige Bennett, University of Victoria

Many popular climate change documentaries rely on white male narrators and experts, reinforce social stereotypes and provide unbalanced coverage of the regions most affected.
Debates over the history of colonialism have sparked controversies on university campuses in recent years, as illustrated by the removal of a statue honoring Cecil Rhodes at the University of Cape Town in 2015. Desmond Bowles

Genocide hoax tests ethics of academic publishing

Reuben Rose-Redwood, University of Victoria

Would an academic work that makes a case for genocide be fair game for publication, or is it beyond the ethical bounds of legitimate scholarly debate?

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