Team

Wynnpaul Varela is the coordinator of the Innovative Social Pedagogy project. Since arriving in Montreal in 2009, Wynnpaul has worked as freelance editor, researcher, and learning experience designer. Before that, he taught English in Japan for 15 years. He holds a PhD in Education with a focus on how music students practise their instruments.

Laurianne Veilleux is a student in applied political studies with a major in international relations at the Université de Sherbrooke. Her fields of interest are feminism, the rise of radicalization and the place of women on the political scene, from an international perspective. As part of her duties at the Chair, she currently holds a position as a research assistant and plans to continue her studies at graduate level.

Mathilde Vigneault is a third-year student in the International Relations program of the Université de Sherbrooke’s Bachelor of Applied Political Studies program. In the course of her studies, she has developed a keen interest in disinformation, particularly in relation to issues affecting ethnic minorities and climate change. As an intern at the Chair, she aims to acquire practical skills that will help her pursue her graduate studies.

Jason Wallin is Professor of Media and Youth Culture in Curriculum at the Faculty of Education of the University of Alberta. With over a decade of international field research about extreme music cultures and youth, Mr. Wallin created an opportunity to address problems of sexism, racism, and fascism related to the concerns of black metal producers and consumers. As part of Project SOMEONE, he coordinated and contributed (with Jessie L. Beier, University of Alberta) to the development of an anti-hate graphic novel based on youth interviews about personal experiences with hate and hate speech. The ‘anti-hate comic’ project was widely seen, having been exhibited around the world, profiled in numerous media interviews, and having comprised a visual centerpiece to UNESCO’s Summit on radicalization and extremism in Montréal.