Women and Gender Studies InstituteDue to unforeseen circumstances, we need to cancel tonight’s Family Ties Tour event. We hope to be able to reschedule for a later date. Family Ties Tour Featuring Vivek Shraya and Casey Mecija The University of Toronto Mississauga is excited to welcome two of Toronto’s most engaging artists Casey Mecija & Vivek Shraya for a […]
Law at the Nexus of Politics: Humanitarian Sentimentality in the Rule of Law Movement The #BringBackOurGirls hashtag that was popularized by politicians and celebrities last spring brought to global attention the 200 school girls kidnapped by Muslim militants, Boko Haram, in Chibok, Nigeria in April 2014. However, less than a year later with subsequent attacks […]
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON FOR A RESCHEDULED DATE. To inaugurate the D.G. Ivey Library graphic novel collection, WGSI has invited Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki to come discuss their new graphic novel, This One Summer. To talk about the novel, and other things, we have a panel of University of […]
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL THE FALL. DATE TBA. The Backpack to Briefcase (b2B) program provides opportunities for students to understand their education in a broader context – opening discussions with alumni, faculty members, staff and peers about life after graduation. Alumni are invited to meet with students and offer encouragement and career advice […]
Professor Steven Salaita will be talking on comparative indigeneity and poetics. WGSI is a co-sponsor.
In this Community Knowledge Alliance (CKA) event, a group engaged in sexual assault issues on campus will provoke us to think meaningfully about what can be done, not just on campus, but collectively among campuses and community organizations. Attention to sexual assault on university campuses has renewed over the last two years, inspired by a […]
PhD students in the Collaborative Program in Women and Gender Studies present their doctoral research.
This presentation comes from my forthcoming book, Reparations and the Human, which investigates the problem of reparations and human rights in Cold War Asia. Following the devastating violence of World War II, an emerging discourse of reparations and human rights sought to articulate new precepts against state harm of individuals. Traditionally, reparations could be claimed […]
Join No More Silence Families of Sisters in Spirit and The Native Youth Sexual Health Network to honour the legacies of community based organizing to end violence against Indigenous women, trans and two spirit people with an evening of speakers and discussion. Reflections by Beverley Jacobs and Mary Eberts on their work in building the movement to end violence against Indigenous women […]
