This panel will address the broad scope of Indo-Caribbean women’s lived experiences in the social, political, and cultural realms from the time of indentureship, through times of resistance in the 1960s to present day. Each panelist will respond to the exhibition, Reclaimed: Indo-Caribbean HerStories. Ramabai Espinet will reflect on the jahaji legacies of “Coolie Belles” […]

The Thirteenth International Milton Symposium will be held at the University of Toronto, Canada, 10-14 July 2023. The Symposium looks forward to welcoming scholars from across the world for five days of lively discussion and convivial exchanges.

Join the Women and Gender Studies Institute and the Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies at the University of Toronto for the launch of Nikoli Attai's book "Defiant Bodies: Making Queer Community in the Anglophone Caribbean." The event will include a panel discussion between Dr. Nikoli Attai, Dr. Fatimah Jackson-Best, Assistant Professor, Faculty […]

Join the WGSI on September 20th for a bubble tea social where you can learn about our department, the courses we are offering and get a FREE BUBBLE TEA! Make sure to stop by early before we run out!

The WGSI is partnering with the D.G. Ivey Library and Sunshine Therapy Dogs to bring all you book, dog and gender studies lovers the event of your dreams! If you are interested in learning about some of the readings sprinkled throughout the WGSI’s undergraduate course syllabi, stop by the D.G. Ivey Library. Pups will be […]

REGISTER HERE Public lecture with speakers Dr. Odette Casamayor-Cisneros and Dr. Cary García-Yero moderated by Dr. Pablo Herrera-Veitia Tuessday, October 3, 2023 | 1-3pm Maanjiwe nendamowinan Room MN 3230 (3rd floor) | The Collaborative Digital Research Space (CDRS) UTM, 1535 Outer Circle Mississauga, ON Exclusions and Resurgence in Latin America and the Caribbean | Sponsored by […]

RSVP HERE Join the Women and Gender Studies Institute for a Research Seminar with Dr. SA Smythe titled: Black Mediterranean Freedom Dreams for “Atmospheres and Afterlives” Dr. SA Smythe is an Assistant Professor of Black Studies and the Archive, Faculty of Information; Affiliated Faculty, Women & Gender Studies Institute and Sexual Diversity Studies. Abstract: In […]

RSVP Here SPEAKERS Yvette Munro | Assistant Vice Provost Student Success, York University Lorna Schwartzentruber | Associate Director Access Programs & Community Engagement, York University Melanie Panitch | Executive Director Office of Social Innovation, TMU Chris Coupland | Executive Director, Undergraduate Admission and Recruitment at Queen's University Dwayne Benjamin | Vice Provost, Strategic Enrolment Management, […]