Women and Gender Studies InstituteWomen and Gender Studies InstituteFOOT 2014: “Breaking the Body’s Boundaries” will mark the 22nd anniversary of the annual Festival of Original Theatre (FOOT) at The University of Toronto’s Centre for Drama, Theatre, and Performance Studies. This year’s festival features an exciting and dynamic integration of panels, speakers, and live performances that interrogate and challenge the social, theoretical, physical, and […]
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This presentation draws from a chapter of Nicole Constable's book, Born Out of Place: Migrant Mothers and the Politics of International Labour. It focuses on a spectrum of migratory situations faced by migrant women workers who become mothers in Hong Kong, paying particular attention to the experiences of those who have become asylum seekers and […]
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A new documentary film about how a social justice organization based in Oakland, California—Asian Immigrant Women Advocates (AIWA)—focused on building long-term collective leadership of limited-English speaking immigrants, and empowered women and youth to become powerful agents of social change. University of Toronto sponsors: Centre for the Study of Korea; Gender Migration and Work of Care […]
Dr. Carol Stack is a Professor Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley. Professor Stack conducts research on urban youth, migration, rural and urban families, service sector employment, and other facets of the social context of education. WGSI is a co-sponsor of this 3-day event.
Jill Andrew MA, WGSI, University of Toronto. A columnist, public speaker, educator, and media consultant on female body image. She is also the founder of BITE ME! Toronto Int'l Body Image Film & Arts Festival and co-founder of FatinTheCity.com a plus size fatshion blog. Co-sponsored by: Women & Gender Studies Institute and Women & Gender […]
Another Story Bookshop proudly presents the book launch for The Better Story: Queer Affects From the Middle East By Dina Georgis Featuring a panel discussion with Dina Georgis, Trish Salah, Nayrouz Abu Hatoum and Gamal Abdel-Shehid With a focus on aesthetic texts that narrate stories about or from the Middle East, The Better Story offers […]
