Indigenous Research and Data Series
Session #1 of 3 - Starvation for Science: How Research Helped Colonialism

This discussion will review some of the history of scientific research and how it was used to support colonialism. We will look at malnourishment experiments conducted in the 1940s and 1950s. This talk will examine scientific research as a tool used by government officials to further colonization, rather than a neutral way of advancing knowledge. 

Watch: 4:38-35:43: “Nutrition Experiments in Residential Schools”

Watch:  Hunger experienced in residential schools linked to present-day health problems (2:11)

Presenter:
Linda Quirke has been a faculty member in Sociology at Wilfrid Laurier University since 2008, after completing her PhD at McMaster University in 2006. Her SSHRC-funded research focuses on family life: parenting magazine advice and children's leisure time. She has previously examined parenting advice regarding children’s body weight and foodwork, as well as education and research ethics. She teaches courses in research methods and sociology of families. She lives on the Haldimand Tract (Kitchener) and her teenaged children roast her for being a so-called parenting “expert”.

Cost: Free

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This is part of the Maskwacis Cultural College Microlearning Series and is open to the public.
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