Tamara Vukov
Tamara Vukov is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at l'Université de Montréal (http://com.umontreal.ca/), and teaches in the bidisciplinary program in Political Communication jointly administered by the Departments of Communication and Political Science at l'U de M. From 2011 to 2012, she was a Visiting Research Professor and a SSHRC postdoctoral scholar at the Center for Mobilities Research and Policy (http://mcenterdrexel.wordpress.com/about/) in the Department of Culture and Communication at Drexel University, and was a FQRSC postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Art History and Communication Studies at McGill University from 2008-2010.
Tamara holds a joint PhD in Communication from Concordia University (jointly with the Université de Montréal, and l’Université du Québec à Montréal). Her articles have been published in such journals as the International Journal of Cultural Studies, Social Semiotics, the Canadian Journal of Communication, Public, Recherches Féministes, and Topia. Tamara is also in post-production on a feature length documentary film following the experiences of workers and refugees under the post-socialist economic transition in Serbia.
Tamara has an ongoing involvement in independent/alternative media, participatory and movement-based research, and arts-based research methods/research creation. She has produced independent media and media arts (film, video, digital media) individually and as a member of various media arts collectives over the years.
Links to the Bidisciplinary program in Political Communication (Communication et Politique) at l'Université de Montréal:
Undegraduate: http://com.umontreal.ca/programmes-cours/premier-cycle/baccalaureat-bidisciplinaire-en-communication-et-politique/
Graduate: http://com.umontreal.ca/programmes-cours/cycles-superieurs/dess-communication-politique/
http://com.umontreal.ca/programmes-cours/cycles-superieurs/microprogramme-communication-politique/
Tamara holds a joint PhD in Communication from Concordia University (jointly with the Université de Montréal, and l’Université du Québec à Montréal). Her articles have been published in such journals as the International Journal of Cultural Studies, Social Semiotics, the Canadian Journal of Communication, Public, Recherches Féministes, and Topia. Tamara is also in post-production on a feature length documentary film following the experiences of workers and refugees under the post-socialist economic transition in Serbia.
Tamara has an ongoing involvement in independent/alternative media, participatory and movement-based research, and arts-based research methods/research creation. She has produced independent media and media arts (film, video, digital media) individually and as a member of various media arts collectives over the years.
Links to the Bidisciplinary program in Political Communication (Communication et Politique) at l'Université de Montréal:
Undegraduate: http://com.umontreal.ca/programmes-cours/premier-cycle/baccalaureat-bidisciplinaire-en-communication-et-politique/
Graduate: http://com.umontreal.ca/programmes-cours/cycles-superieurs/dess-communication-politique/
http://com.umontreal.ca/programmes-cours/cycles-superieurs/microprogramme-communication-politique/
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Reference : Jarke, J., & Bates, J. (dir.) (2024). Dialogues in Data Power: Shifting Response-abilities in a Datafied World (pp. 159-185). Bristol University Press.
Nous sommes des chercheur-euse-s et des militant-e-s qui travaillent en étroite collaboration avec différentes initiatives communautaires à Parc-Extension. Ce quartier est adjacent aux nouvelles installations de l’Université de Montréal, il est situé à proximité de Marconi-Alexandra et il est caractérisé par un taux de pauvreté élevé, une proportion importante de sa population issue de l’immigration récente et un embourgeoisement qui s’accélère depuis quelques années. Nous souhaitons mettre en lumière ici l’impact du secteur de l’IA sur l’embourgeoisement de Parc-Extension, puis ses conséquences pour les locataires à faible revenu du quartier. Nous concluons notre article en proposant trois pistes de solution, soit une collaboration plus étroite entre le milieu de la recherche et les initiatives communautaires locales, l’élaboration d’une entente sur les avantages communautaires (community benefits agreement) entre le secteur de l’IA et les résident-e-s des quartiers concernés, ainsi qu’une plus grande transparence de la part de ce secteur et des pouvoirs publics.
Parc-Extension has a high proportion of low-income immigrant and racialized residents, and a strong community network.
In September 2019, the Université de Montréal opened its new Campus MIL on the south edge of the neighborhood.
Residents of Parc-Extension are already feeling the impact of the new campus, less than one year after the opening.
Key findings
Housing. The opening of the new campus has caused rent hikes, evictions, and the displacement of residents, in a context characterized by low vacancy rates in Parc-Extension and in Montreal more broadly.
Community. Community groups have been displaced and support networks are being destabilized.
Studentification and professionalization. A specific form of gentrification is occurring, caused by an influx of Université de Montréal students to the neighborhood and a speculative housing market. This will accelerate a broader professionalization process in the neighbourhood: between censuses 2006 and 2016, the rate of people holding a B.A degree and more rose from 15% to 21% and the rate of households making 80 000 $ and more rose from 4.6% to 16.5%.
Missed opportunities
Good intentions, little action. Despite public messaging, the Université de Montréal has failed to act or take responsibility for their impact on Parc-Extension.
Student housing. The University included student housing in their initial plans, but has since sold this land to private developers.
Lack of transparency. Many proactive attempts were made by the community to develop a mitigation strategy, but documentation shows the University has not meaningfully engaged with these efforts.
Moving forward
Dialogue and mitigate. The authors call on the Université de Montréal to enter into dialogue and commit to using its position for mitigation.
Many models. Many universities have taken leadership in partnering with local communities. The Université de Montréal can learn from them.
Non-profit student housing. The University should offer on-campus student housing, and work with the government to develop a province-wide strategy for non-profit student housing.
Collaborate and support. Identify, in collaboration with local community groups, ways for supporting projects that are already working to mitigate the problems that affect Parc-Extension, for example, community housing projects.
Keywords: smart border; bio-informatics; mobility; security; tactical media
Reference : Jarke, J., & Bates, J. (dir.) (2024). Dialogues in Data Power: Shifting Response-abilities in a Datafied World (pp. 159-185). Bristol University Press.
Nous sommes des chercheur-euse-s et des militant-e-s qui travaillent en étroite collaboration avec différentes initiatives communautaires à Parc-Extension. Ce quartier est adjacent aux nouvelles installations de l’Université de Montréal, il est situé à proximité de Marconi-Alexandra et il est caractérisé par un taux de pauvreté élevé, une proportion importante de sa population issue de l’immigration récente et un embourgeoisement qui s’accélère depuis quelques années. Nous souhaitons mettre en lumière ici l’impact du secteur de l’IA sur l’embourgeoisement de Parc-Extension, puis ses conséquences pour les locataires à faible revenu du quartier. Nous concluons notre article en proposant trois pistes de solution, soit une collaboration plus étroite entre le milieu de la recherche et les initiatives communautaires locales, l’élaboration d’une entente sur les avantages communautaires (community benefits agreement) entre le secteur de l’IA et les résident-e-s des quartiers concernés, ainsi qu’une plus grande transparence de la part de ce secteur et des pouvoirs publics.
Parc-Extension has a high proportion of low-income immigrant and racialized residents, and a strong community network.
In September 2019, the Université de Montréal opened its new Campus MIL on the south edge of the neighborhood.
Residents of Parc-Extension are already feeling the impact of the new campus, less than one year after the opening.
Key findings
Housing. The opening of the new campus has caused rent hikes, evictions, and the displacement of residents, in a context characterized by low vacancy rates in Parc-Extension and in Montreal more broadly.
Community. Community groups have been displaced and support networks are being destabilized.
Studentification and professionalization. A specific form of gentrification is occurring, caused by an influx of Université de Montréal students to the neighborhood and a speculative housing market. This will accelerate a broader professionalization process in the neighbourhood: between censuses 2006 and 2016, the rate of people holding a B.A degree and more rose from 15% to 21% and the rate of households making 80 000 $ and more rose from 4.6% to 16.5%.
Missed opportunities
Good intentions, little action. Despite public messaging, the Université de Montréal has failed to act or take responsibility for their impact on Parc-Extension.
Student housing. The University included student housing in their initial plans, but has since sold this land to private developers.
Lack of transparency. Many proactive attempts were made by the community to develop a mitigation strategy, but documentation shows the University has not meaningfully engaged with these efforts.
Moving forward
Dialogue and mitigate. The authors call on the Université de Montréal to enter into dialogue and commit to using its position for mitigation.
Many models. Many universities have taken leadership in partnering with local communities. The Université de Montréal can learn from them.
Non-profit student housing. The University should offer on-campus student housing, and work with the government to develop a province-wide strategy for non-profit student housing.
Collaborate and support. Identify, in collaboration with local community groups, ways for supporting projects that are already working to mitigate the problems that affect Parc-Extension, for example, community housing projects.
Keywords: smart border; bio-informatics; mobility; security; tactical media
Through interviews with a variety of bisexual men and women, HIV Prevention and Bisexual Realities uncovers innovative, important directions to consider for more effective HIV prevention strategies. The authors’ epistemological and methodological assessments of the current state of HIV/AIDS education will be indispensable for community health educators, policy makers, and those who study or work in public health.
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