Making Common Causes: Crises, Conflict, Creation, Conversations: Offerings from the Biennial ALECC Conference Queen’s University, Kingston 2016

Authors

Jenny Kerber, Wilfrid Laurier UniversityFollow
Astrida Neimanis, University of SydneyFollow
Pamela Banting, University of CalgaryFollow
Tania Aguila-Way, Duke UniversityFollow
Ron BennerFollow
Mick Smith, Queen's UniversityFollow
Adeline Johns-Putra, University of SurreyFollow
Peter C. van Wyck, Concordia UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-28-2017

Abstract

At ALECC’s biennial gathering at Queen’s University in June 2016, participants came together to explore the possibilities of “making common causes” from a host of angles, yet all were anchored in an acknowledgement of the diverse more-than-human relationships that make up our common worlds. The following collection of short essays, authored by some of the gathering’s keynote speakers, explores specific aspects of making common causes. In this special section of The Goose, we deliberately invoke the plural of conversation. We understand the effort to make common causes as a process, rather than a “one and done” act. It is multifaceted and messy; it invites imagination and critique. Most importantly, it needs to cultivate the common ground whereupon these difficult conversations can be engaged.

Recommended Citation / Citation recommandée

Kerber, Jenny, Astrida Neimanis, Pamela Banting, Tania Aguila-Way, Ron Benner, Mick Smith, Adeline Johns-Putra, and Peter C. van Wyck. "Making Common Causes: Crises, Conflict, Creation, Conversations: Offerings from the Biennial ALECC Conference Queen’s University, Kingston 2016." The Goose, vol. 15 , no. 2 , article 24, 2017,
https://scholars.wlu.ca/thegoose/vol15/iss2/24.