News – About – Women and Gender Studies Institute

Dec 16, 22

Please join us in celebrating WGSI’s very own Huda Hassan on the successful defense of her dissertation Ciyaal Baraf: Tropes, Fictions, and Self-Creation through the Somali Diaspora’s Aesthetic,

Dec 02, 22

Congratulations to Jordache A. Ellapen, assistant professor of Feminist Studies in Culture and Media and Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program Director, who is the

Congratulations to Angie Fazekas

Oct 11, 22

Congratulations to Angie Fazekas, who successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, Creative Becomings: Explicit Fanfiction, Reinventing Adolescence and Queer Relationality. Angie was supervised by Professor Dina Georgis with

Oct 06, 22

The following is a statement from University of Toronto President Meric Gertler regarding the crisis in Iran. This statement is also available on the office

Remembering Kathryn P. Morgan (1943-2022)

Sep 23, 22

Kathryn Pauly Morgan — Witty; Inquisitive; Someone you can talk to; Philosopher; Imaginative Kathryn Pauly Morgan, mother to Daniel Pauly, sister to John, Charles, Dave,

Congratulations to Zeinab Farokhi

Jul 04, 22

Congratulations to Zeinab Farokhi, who successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, Digital Islamophobia: A Comparison of Right-Wing Extremist Groups in Canada, the United States and India. Zeinab was

Jun 20, 22

A beaded bag by a Cree artist from James Bay circa 1865 (photo courtesy of Professor Kristen Bos) Kristen Bos initially resisted going into the field

Congratulations Dr. Mary Kay Bachour!

Jun 17, 22

WGSI is very pleased to announce that Dr. Mary Kay Bachour has been offered a position of Senior Research Specialist at the Canada Mortgage and

Jun 13, 22

It is with tremendous pleasure WGSI shares the exciting news that Robyn Maynard, doctoral candidate in WGSI who is currently writing her dissertation, will be

May 27, 22

Congratulations to Cornel Grey, who has accepted an offer to join the Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies at Western University. One of the