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The TRU’s collection of publications include materials that come out of our projects, as well as publications that are authored and coauthored by TRU members (past and present) that align with our research areas and values.

FEATURED PUBLICATIONS

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The TRU’s Data Protocol

Yanchapaxi, M. F., & Wemigwans, J., Technoscience Research Unit. Data Protocol (Toronto: Technoscience Research Unit, 2026)

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Fear of a dead white planet

More Worlds Collective, Masco, J., Choy, T., Jake, & Murphy, M. (2025). Fear of a dead white planet. Duke University Press.

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Indigenous Environmental Data Justice: Confronting Colonial Data and Activating Indigenous Sovereignty

Yanchapaxi, María Fernanda, and M. Murphy. “Indigenous Environmental Data Justice: Confronting Colonial Data and Activating Indigenous Sovereignty.” Science, Technology, & Human Values (2025). https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01622439251343837

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It’s a Mixture of Emotions”: Nail Technicians’ Visual Storytelling of Work and Health

Shadaan, Reena. ““It’s a Mixture of Emotions”: Nail Technicians’ Visual Storytelling of Work and Health.” Qualitative Research in Medicine & Healthcare 9, no. 1 (2025): 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.qrmh.2025.100003

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Understanding Our Surroundings — Tanks

Gray, Beze, Joel Piche, Layla El‑Dakhakhni, and Vanessa Gray. “Understanding Our Surroundings — Tanks.” The Journal: Serving Sarnia‑Lambton, March 12, 2025. https://www.thesarniajournal.ca/opinion/opinion-opinion-understanding-our-surroundings-tanks-10364915.

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COMMUNITY VOICE: Suncors’ Crude Oil Spill on the Gchigami-Ziibii (St.Clair River)

Gray, Beze, Joel Piche, Layla El‑Dakhakhni, and Vanessa Gray. “Community Voice: Suncor’s Crude Oil Spill on the Gchigami‑Ziibii (St. Clair River).” The Journal: Serving Sarnia‑Lambton, April 25, 2025. https://www.thesarniajournal.ca/opinion/community-voice-suncors-crude-oil-spill-on-the-gchigami-ziibii-stclair-river-10563617

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Orienting the Sustainable Management of Chemicals and Waste toward Indigenous Knowledge

Ataria, James M., M. Murphy, Deborah McGregor, Susan Chiblow, Bradley J Moggridge, Daniel C. H Hikuroa, Louis A Tremblay, Gunilla Öberg, Virginia Baker, and Bryan W Brooks. “Orienting the Sustainable Management of Chemicals and Waste toward Indigenous Knowledge.” Environmental Science & Technology 57, no. 30 (2023): 10901–3.

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An illustration of a person with a feathered headdress and colorful clothing standing on a hill overlooking an industrial landscape with factories and cooling towers. The background features a colorful, abstract sky with swirling clouds and a pink sun, and a mix of natural and industrial elements.

Data Colonialism in Canada’s Chemical Valley

Gray, Vanessa, Beze Gray, Fernanda Yanchapaxi, Kristen Bos, and M Murphy.
Special Report published with The Yellowhead Institute, September 2023.

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Seed Bead Inheritances and Other Toxicities*

Bos, Kristen. 2023. “Seed Bead Inheritances and Other Toxicities.” In Sketches on Everlasting Plastics, edited by Isabelle Kirkham-Lewitt and Joanna Joseph. Columbia Books on Architecture and the City.

*This piece was also displayed and circulated with original media from artist Claire Johnston (Red River Métis) at the US Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale, May 20, 2023-November 26, 2023.

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Chemical Futures and Environmental Data Justice

M. Murphy. “Chemical Futures and Environmental Data Justice.” UnderCurrents: Journal of Critical Environmental Studies, no. 21 (2022): 45-48.

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Finding a Good Starting Place: An Interview with Scholars in the CLEAR Lab

Yanchapaxi, María Fernanda, Max Liboiron, Katherine Crocker, Deondre Smiles, and Eve Tuck. 2022. “Finding a Good Starting Place: An Interview with Scholars in the CLEAR Lab.” Curriculum Inquiry 52 (2): 162–70.

Image courtesy of the CLEAR Lab Instagram

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EDC’s as Industrial Chemicals and Settler Colonial Structures: Towards a Decolonial Feminist Approach

Shadaan, Reena, and M. Murphy. “EDC’s as Industrial Chemicals and Settler Colonial Structures: Towards a Decolonial Feminist Approach.” Catalyst (San Diego, Calif.) 6, no. 1 (2020).

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RECOMMENDED READINGS

Expand the lists below for recommended readings in the areas of Environmental Data Justice, Chemicals & Ethical Substance, and Indigenous Science Technology & Environment. Materials authored by TRU Lab members (past and present) are bolded, while other recommended texts are from Indigenous scholars and communities we collaborate with or whose work we admire. If you don’t have access to any of these texts, contact us or the lead author for a copy.

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