The CHASIcast is pleased to welcome Melissa Kendzierski, Arts & Culture Coordinator for the City of Mission and UFV alumni. She joins us today to speak about the 2026 public art partnership between UFV students and the City of Mission's Arts & Culture division, her changemaking journey, and the importance of the arts in these times.

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Transcript available at https://blogs.ufv.ca/chasi/2026/06/16/chasicast-23/

The CHASIcast is pleased to welcome Dr. Geoffrey Spurling, professor emeritus in the history department at the University of the Fraser Valley. Join guest host Chelsea Klassen and Dr. Spurling as they discuss his experience teaching Latin American history through soccer and song, FIFA’s political history, and the 2026 World Cup.

Please note, this episode was recorded on June 29th and further noteworthy developments we would have otherwise addressed have occurred since the time of recording.

Resources

• Feitlowitz, Marguerite. A Lexicon of Terror: Argentina and the Legacies of Torture. Revised and Updated ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011.
• Foer, Franklin. How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization. New York: HarperCollins, 2004.
• Galeano, Eduardo. Soccer in Sun and Shadow. Translated by Mark Fried. Revised and Updated ed. New York: Nation Books, 2013.
• Goldblatt, David. Futebol Nation: A Footballing History of Brazil. London: Penguin Books, 2014.
• Nadel, Joshua H. Fútbol! Why Soccer Matters in Latin America. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2014.

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Transcript available at: blogs.ufv.ca/chasi/chasicast-22

The CHASIcast is pleased to welcome Dr. Craig Jennex, an associate professor of English at the Toronto Metropolitan University. Join host Dr. Martha Dow and Dr. Jennex as they discuss the widespread impact of collective social dance in queer history and how dance can inspire hope in the present day.

• Dykes, Dancing, & Politics by Joyce Rock, the 1976 article referenced in the podcast
• Dr. Jennex's recent open access book, Liberation on the Dance Floor: Popular Music and the Promise of Plurality

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Transcript available at: blogs.ufv.ca/chasi/chasicast-21

Today’s CHASIcast marks the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. On December 6th, 1989, 14 young women were murdered at Polytechnique Montréal by a gunman who targeted them specifically because of their gender. We take this day every year to remember them and to stand firmly and directly against misogyny and gender-based violence of all kinds.

This episode’s guest, Dr. Megan Capp is the Associate Director of Housing and Community Justice at Archway Community Services. She joins us to speak about her work focused on intimate partner violence and the advocacy and allyship that is most needed today.

After today’s interview, Dr. Sylvie Murray reads the names of the women who were murdered in 1989 while pursuing their studies in a male-dominated space.

Transcript available at: blogs.ufv.ca/chasi/chasicast-20

How can we work towards a better society in difficult times? The CHASIcast is pleased to welcome back Dr. Rita Dhungel, an assistant professor in the School of Social Work and Human Services, joined this time by Chelsea Klassen, CHASI's lead researcher and a sessional instructor in the School of Social Justice and Global Stewardship.

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A transcript is available at blogs.ufv.ca/chasi/chasicast-19

How can participatory action research meaningfully improve life for vulnerable communities? The CHASIcast is pleased to welcome Dr. Rita Dhungel, an assistant professor in the School of Social Work and Human Services. Dr. Dhungel’s her experiences working with human trafficking survivors in Nepal, and how she carries that knowledge forward with her.

In our first CHASIcast of the year we welcome back Dr. Iris Lesser, who is joined by her Kinesiology colleague Amber Johnston, MSc, to discuss their unique course — KIN499: Women's Health and Physical Activity. Through this course and their teaching, they aim to fill crucial gaps in understandings of women's health, particularly around menopause and perimenopause.

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A transcript is available at blogs.ufv.ca/chasi/2025/01/03/chasicast-17

This special episode to close out National Career Month features guest host Dr. Linda Pardy from CHASI's Career and Learning for Life Consortium, better known as CALL. Dr. Pardy is joined by students Mayu Ochi and Ava Hedblom to discuss careermapping.ca, a new tool launched by CALL's team to help future, current, and graduated liberal arts students explore the many paths their careers could take.

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