Pushing the Boundaries of Qualitative Inquiry
Pushing the Boundaries of Qualitative Inquiry is an international virtual speaker series designed to showcase transformative research approaches and spark critical discussions about emerging ideas in qualitative methodology. Each event invites a speaker who is “pushing the boundaries” and is moderated by a graduate student.
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2026 Series
Mobilising Arts and Creative Methods to Foster Community, Identity, and Wellbeing (FEB 24)
Dr. Christopher Sonn, Professor, Cofounder of the Community Identity and Displacement Research Network (CIDRN), Institute of Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia
Moderator: Aidan Blockley (Master student, Department of Sociology, University of Alberta)
The Work of Stories in the World (APR 2)
Dr. Carla Rice, Professor, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Feminist and Social Practice, Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, University of Guelph
Moderator: Bahareh Abharigolsefidi (PhD student, Curriculum and Pedagogy Studies, University of Alberta)
Singing Back the Buffalo: Screening and Discussion with the Filmmaker (JUNE 16)
Dr. Tasha Hubbard, Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts - English & Film Studies Department, University of Alberta
Moderator: Keara Long (PhD Student, Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta)
2025 Series
Indigenous Geography: Mapping and Imagining Landscapes (JAN 30)
Dr. Mishuana Goeman, Professor, Chair of Indigenous Studies, University at Buffalo, New York, United States.
Moderator: Kris Cromwell (Lecturer and PhD Student, Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta)
I Guess You’re Wondering How I Got Here: From Endarkened Storywork to Histofuturism (FEB 27)
Dr. Stephanie R. Toliver, Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, United States.
Moderator: Francina Cousins (PhD Student, English and Film Studies, University of Alberta)
Research-Creation and the Colonizers' Model of the World (MAR 28)
- Dr. Carolina Cambre, Professor, Department of Education, Concordia University
- Dr. Ondine Park, Assistant Professor, Department of History and Sociology, University of British Columbia, Okanagan
- Justine Kohleal, Curator and PhD Student, Faculty of Art & Design, University of Alberta
- Dr. Mark Simpson, Professor, Department of English and Film Studies, University of Alberta
Futures Ethnography (APR 3)
Dr. Sarah Pink, Professor, Director of the Emerging Technologies Lab and FUTURES Hub, Department of Design, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Moderator: Justine Kohleal (PhD student, Department of Art & Design, University of Alberta
2024 Methods Seminar
Critical Issues When Engaging Community in Research (SEPT 27)
- Dr. Erika Goble, Director, Research & Innovation Services, Concordia University of Edmonton;
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta - Funke Olokude, CEO & Principal Consultant, Hexagon Wellness Solutions, & President, Nigerian Canadian Association of Edmonton
- Steven Friesen, Executive Director, Research & Innovation at Bethany Care Society, Board Chair, Institute for Continuing Care Education & Research, & Guest lecturer, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta