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Inaugural Brianna O’Connor Hersey Scholarship

On November 28, 2018, WGSI celebrated the life of Brianna O’Connor Hersey, a PhD student in WGSI who died on March 31, 2018, with the awarding of the inaugural Brianna […]

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Congratulations to Professor Rinaldo Walcott

Professor Rinaldo Walcott of the Department of Social Justice Education has been promoted to the rank of Professor, effective July 1, 2018. Professor Walcott is an innovative and internationally influential […]

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Brianna O’Connor Hersey – March 31, 2018

At the age of 36, died peacefully, surrounded by her family, at home in Toronto from end stage bowel disease. Brianna was an activist, a leader, a rebel, a voice for […]

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Black Feminist & Queer Organizing in Canada and the UK Early Years to the 1980’s

Featuring:  Peggy Bristow; Grace Channer; Junior Harrison; and Suzanne Scafe Moderated by:  Beverly Bain Sponsored by: Women and Gender Studies, University of Toronto Mississauga;Women and Gender Studies, University of Toronto; Caribbean Studies, University of Toronto; […]

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Black and Caribbean Diasporic Feminisms Research Workshop

April 6-7, 2018 Political Science Conference Room, Room 3130 Sidney Smith, 100 St. George Street, University of Toronto Sponsors: Women and Gender Studies, University of Toronto; Women and Gender Studies, University of […]

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‘We need change’: Calls for action after verdict in Tina Fontaine death

WGSI Professor Karyn Recollet, Suzanne Stewart, Jonathan Hamilton-Diabo and Wendy Phillips share their thoughts on the verdict.   Read article here.

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MENA Women: From Street Protest to Online Activism

Please join the Women & Gender Studies Institute at the University of Toronto for a two-day International Conference on “MENA Women: From Street Protest to Online Activism”, March 22nd and […]

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Congratulations Dr. Lisa Yoneyama

It is with great pleasure that WGSI congratulate Dr. Lisa Yoneyama for winning the 2018 Association for Asian American Studies Award for Best Book for Humanities and Cultural Studies (Literary […]

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Professor Karyn Recollet, WGSI on CBC Indigenous

Lenard Monkman, Associate Producer for CBC Indigenous hosts today’s panel with Tasha Spillett, Karyn Recollet and Adrienne Huard “What is Indigenous feminism and what does it look like in the future?”  Watch here.  

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Appointment of Professor Bonnie McElhinny as the Principal of New College

Congratulations to Professor Bonnie McElhinny on her appointment as the Principal of New College for 2017-2022. Read full article.