Prince Ogunlana

Prince is a second-year Master in Laws candidate at the University of Alberta. His research centres around civil liability wrought by Artificial Intelligence systems; and particularly the analysis of this phenomenon through a comparative study of the governance frameworks in Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria. Prior to commencing his graduate studies, he obtained his Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from Lancaster University, Ghana. In his spare time, Prince enjoys playing instruments and writing satirical fiction.




Dave Guénette

Dave Guénette, LL.D., is a postdoctoral fellow at the Faculty of Law of McGill University, associated to the Peter MacKell Chair in Federalism, and research fellow at the Center for Policy Analysis: Constitution and Federalism. He previously completed his doctoral degree at Laval University and the Catholic University of Louvain. His work focuses on consociationalism, comparative federalism, and constitutional change in divided societies.




Miriam Mabrouk

Miriam Mabrouk is a PhD candidate from Tunisia, currently completing her doctoral degree in the Department of English and Film Studies at the University of Alberta. Her research focuses on Iraqi post 2003 literary narratives and the ways they challenge the US dominant narrative about the invasion. She co-authored a manuscript entitled “This Part of the Country:’ Teaching Archives of Black Prairie Freedom and Futures.”



Melanie Oberg

Melanie Oberg (she/her) is a PhD Student and instructor in the department of English and Film at the University of Alberta. Her research focuses on video game
design and narrative—particularly, what video games can ‘tell’ the player without the use of language. She received her MA from the University of Victoria with a focus on Let’s Play Videos, fan culture and the spectacle of gameplay. She is a recipient of The Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship and a three-time recipient of the Academic Graduate Excellence Scholarship.