Tonya Davidson
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"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
"The humanities really are a resource — a confidence for living in our times.” Dean Sara Guyer on the modern utility of humanities degrees
This interview originally appeared on the Division of Arts
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November 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
Public washrooms are a gender equity issue, a healthy aging issue, and ableism issue…
Reminder that #OttCity ph1 LRT only got 3 washrooms at 13 ph1 stations; 2 (each end) forced on city by prov and 1 at Bayview due to advocacy; 1 was added at Line 2; AFAIK there are none added to rest of ph2; most are closed more often than open. This is a gender and equity issue. 1/
Transit stations should have public bathrooms.
November 20, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Public washrooms are a gender equity issue, a healthy aging issue, and ableism issue…
And yet 55+ get discounts at pharmacies…
Spoiler for an upcoming piece. On average, the income of men aged 65+ in Canada is higher than that of their 25-34-year-old counterparts.
November 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
And yet 55+ get discounts at pharmacies…
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Ahead of the upcoming book launch for Ottawology Willemijn Bunskoek has written a glowing review of the book for Apt613.
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Tonya Davidson’s Ottawology invites readers to look at Ottawa through the lens of sociology in an accessible way
I had the opportunity to review some of Tonya Davidson's new book, Ottawology, got together with her to talk about this new book: how the research came to life, what makes Ottawa unique, and, perhaps ...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Ahead of the upcoming book launch for Ottawology Willemijn Bunskoek has written a glowing review of the book for Apt613.
@tonyadavidson.bsky.social
apt613.ca/tonya-davids...
@tonyadavidson.bsky.social
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Investing smartly in public transit checks ALL the boxes right now, @mark-carney.bsky.social. It’s a credible example of both real nation-building & climate action. It’s a proven cost SAVER with a great ROI that makes Canadian cities more successful & competitive. It supports equity & affordability.
November 5, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Investing smartly in public transit checks ALL the boxes right now, @mark-carney.bsky.social. It’s a credible example of both real nation-building & climate action. It’s a proven cost SAVER with a great ROI that makes Canadian cities more successful & competitive. It supports equity & affordability.
At Ottawa bookstores near u! (This is Rideau Indigo)
October 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
At Ottawa bookstores near u! (This is Rideau Indigo)
We do not talk nearly enough about Lac- Mégantic.
October 26, 2025 at 1:26 PM
We do not talk nearly enough about Lac- Mégantic.
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The decision to remove speed cameras from Ontario streets is unbelievably irresponsible and flies in the face of clear evidence … even police chiefs are against this populist move. It’s disgraceful.
Ford government says it will ban speed cameras across Ontario | CBC News
Ontario Premier Doug Ford called the traffic enforcement tool a "cash grab" at a news conference in Vaughan Thursday. He said his government will introduce new legislation to ban speed cameras.
www.cbc.ca
September 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The decision to remove speed cameras from Ontario streets is unbelievably irresponsible and flies in the face of clear evidence … even police chiefs are against this populist move. It’s disgraceful.
Liking this on Sunnyside
September 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Liking this on Sunnyside
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UTP author @tonyadavidson.bsky.social invites you to discover a new way of teaching introductory sociology, using Seasonal Sociology, Second Edition to bring sociological ideas to life.
WHEN: October 1st at 12:00 PM
WHERE: Teams Webinar
Register here: bit.ly/4nE5ajy
WHEN: October 1st at 12:00 PM
WHERE: Teams Webinar
Register here: bit.ly/4nE5ajy
September 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
UTP author @tonyadavidson.bsky.social invites you to discover a new way of teaching introductory sociology, using Seasonal Sociology, Second Edition to bring sociological ideas to life.
WHEN: October 1st at 12:00 PM
WHERE: Teams Webinar
Register here: bit.ly/4nE5ajy
WHEN: October 1st at 12:00 PM
WHERE: Teams Webinar
Register here: bit.ly/4nE5ajy
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As a parent, I am frequently reminded that washrooms are a crucial but frequently overlooked component of public transit infrastructure
August 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
As a parent, I am frequently reminded that washrooms are a crucial but frequently overlooked component of public transit infrastructure
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Ottawa folks - join me and Rachelle Dickenson next Thursday at the Global Centre for Pluralism to talk about 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵!
I'm thrilled to be hosted by Carleton Centre for Public History (@cupublichistory.bsky.social) & the Embassy of Mexico in Canada. Details here: tinyurl.com/ottawabookla...
I'm thrilled to be hosted by Carleton Centre for Public History (@cupublichistory.bsky.social) & the Embassy of Mexico in Canada. Details here: tinyurl.com/ottawabookla...
August 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Ottawa folks - join me and Rachelle Dickenson next Thursday at the Global Centre for Pluralism to talk about 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵!
I'm thrilled to be hosted by Carleton Centre for Public History (@cupublichistory.bsky.social) & the Embassy of Mexico in Canada. Details here: tinyurl.com/ottawabookla...
I'm thrilled to be hosted by Carleton Centre for Public History (@cupublichistory.bsky.social) & the Embassy of Mexico in Canada. Details here: tinyurl.com/ottawabookla...
I have a new book, Ottawology, coming out soon! fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/ottawol...
Ottawology
Ottawology offers an original, accessible sociological account of social structures, socialities, ecologies, and everyday life in Ottawa.
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August 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I have a new book, Ottawology, coming out soon! fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/ottawol...
Solidarity w Air Canada flight attendants, and… and strike would have been less devastating if we had anything resembling passenger rail system
August 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Solidarity w Air Canada flight attendants, and… and strike would have been less devastating if we had anything resembling passenger rail system
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More frequency and expanding off-peak service to benefit shift workers - what a concept!
Imagine if New Ways to Bus did this instead of cutting service to the bone.
www.thewhig.com/news/local-n...
Imagine if New Ways to Bus did this instead of cutting service to the bone.
www.thewhig.com/news/local-n...
Kingston transit expanding service into overnight hours
The new overnight service will run from midnight to 2 a.m. every evening. It will connect the Cataraqui Centre to First Canada Avenue.
www.thewhig.com
August 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
More frequency and expanding off-peak service to benefit shift workers - what a concept!
Imagine if New Ways to Bus did this instead of cutting service to the bone.
www.thewhig.com/news/local-n...
Imagine if New Ways to Bus did this instead of cutting service to the bone.
www.thewhig.com/news/local-n...
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It sounds nice to have your own pool, but have you considered how amazing it is to have a pool in walking distance where there's almost always friends and snacks around, trained lifeguards, and zero extra costs or maintenance on your end. Public amenities are amazing!
July 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
It sounds nice to have your own pool, but have you considered how amazing it is to have a pool in walking distance where there's almost always friends and snacks around, trained lifeguards, and zero extra costs or maintenance on your end. Public amenities are amazing!
Yes... research the publisher... in contrast to this AI story, the very human copyeditor on a book I'm working on for @fernpub.bsky.social includes in her notes many funny asides! #delightful!
The publisher has cut their costs by outsourcing to this company, the company has cut their costs by using AI/low-paid staff instead of paying for a proper job, while I’ve spent hours & hours fixing the manuscript, so all the extra labour from cost-costing has fallen on me, the unremunerated author
May 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Yes... research the publisher... in contrast to this AI story, the very human copyeditor on a book I'm working on for @fernpub.bsky.social includes in her notes many funny asides! #delightful!
In London, ON the firmer Greyhound station is once again a bus station... but in Ottawa, the nation's capital busses drop poor travelers wherever i guess... @arieltroster.com
May 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
In London, ON the firmer Greyhound station is once again a bus station... but in Ottawa, the nation's capital busses drop poor travelers wherever i guess... @arieltroster.com
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It's very encouraging for Toronto that its newly-hired Chief Planner is touring Copenhagen for ideas (and posting about it).
Note that the City of Ottawa has been without a chief planner since 2022.
Note that the City of Ottawa has been without a chief planner since 2022.
Most malls make you cycle through the parking lot to get around them. Not in Copenhagen. This is the Cykelslangen at (around) the Fisketorvet mall.
@tomflood.bsky.social @americanfietser.com @modacitylife.com
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May 15, 2025 at 12:52 PM
It's very encouraging for Toronto that its newly-hired Chief Planner is touring Copenhagen for ideas (and posting about it).
Note that the City of Ottawa has been without a chief planner since 2022.
Note that the City of Ottawa has been without a chief planner since 2022.
Wow.
the Learneds are in crisis.
Very much hope journalists will investigate the cancellation of the 2026 annual meeting of the Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences. This is a pretty seismic event in Canadian Higher Ed.
Sadly, given the state of Canadian journalism, I'm not holding my breath.
Sadly, given the state of Canadian journalism, I'm not holding my breath.
May 13, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Wow.
Yes.
Commercial rent control, shop local campaigns and small business tax classes: yes, for sure. But we also need to embrace not-for-profit models. Cities including Ottawa already own, for example, public market spaces. Why not main street? Not-for-profit land trusts?
Toronto’s neighbourhoods are losing local storefronts fast. Here’s what can be done to save them
‘Buy local’ is having an effect, but experts say more can be done to keep the local shops that make Toronto’s neighbourhoods vibrant.
www.thestar.com
May 8, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Yes.
Is there like a non-misogynist comedy scene in Ottawa somewhere? I don't need feminist comedy... just not the rape jokes always on offer at Absolute.
May 2, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Is there like a non-misogynist comedy scene in Ottawa somewhere? I don't need feminist comedy... just not the rape jokes always on offer at Absolute.
New cafe at bank and slater. Every Person's Cafe. It's great! So helpful for the cafe desert that has existed in NoSo (bank north of somerset... just made it up ;) ) since pandemic
April 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
New cafe at bank and slater. Every Person's Cafe. It's great! So helpful for the cafe desert that has existed in NoSo (bank north of somerset... just made it up ;) ) since pandemic
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Where’s Pierre?! He’s missed every debate in Carleton, he doesn’t answer emails from his constituents, and he only visited this riding by accident last week.
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April 17, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Where’s Pierre?! He’s missed every debate in Carleton, he doesn’t answer emails from his constituents, and he only visited this riding by accident last week.
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