The Women & Gender Studies Institute and the Department of Sociology, University of Toronto, invite you to a community roundtable on “Anti-Asian Racism and Intersectional Violence” We are organizing this event in light of the recent shootings in Atlanta and the rise of anti-Asian racism during COVID. While the presence of anti-Asian sentiments may seem […]

This is an academic talk hosted online by the JHI Working Group on Tamil Studies at the University of Toronto. Register here.  Description: Important ethical acts are often accomplished in short stretches of language. In interactional settings, word choices, substitutions, juxtapositions, and avoidances can perform acts of care, signal inclusion, communicate ethical stances, and keep […]

Gender & History presents: Keynote Event with Ozoz Sokoh  Nigerian food explorer, culinary anthropologist and food historian Food is More than Eating: Reclaiming and Reimagining Food Heritage and History   Saturday June 19th at 10:am-11:30am PST/1-2:30pm EST  To register for the webinar here The Gender & History 'Food and Sovereignty' Symposium is hosted by Victoria Island University. […]

Watch Livestream Speakers: ​Nahla Abdo, Professor, Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University Mark Ayyash, Associate Professor, Sociology, Mount Royal University Chandni Desai, Assistant Professor, Equity Studies, University of Toronto Rinaldo Walcott, Professor, Women and Gender Studies Institute, University of Toronto ​Moderator: Himani Bannerji, Professor Emeritus and Senior Scholar, Department of Sociology, York University For over 73 […]

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2021 4:00–6:00 P.M. Join Zoom Webinar Here

Register here.   Dr. Caroline Shenaz Hossein is Associate Professor of Global Development and Political Science at the University of Toronto Scarborough. She is Founder of Diverse Solidarity Economies (DiSE) Collective pushing for equitable economies. She holds an Ontario Early Researcher Award (2018-2023) and her project “African origins in the Social Economy” was funded by […]

Register Here for Policing Black Lives 5 Years Later Policing Black Lives 5 Years Later: On the limitations of reform, and the expansive terrain of liberation. In this talk, Maynard discusses new currents in the political and cultural terrain since publishing Policing Black Lives in 2017. Taking stock of the realities facing Black communities in Canada and […]

Register for webinar here. An evening of poetry and conversation with Molly Cross-Blanchard and Canisia Lubrin, facilitated by Judith Taylor and Rinaldo Walcott. Molly Cross-Blanchard is a white and Métis poet, writer, and editor born on Treaty 3 (Fort Frances, ON), raised on Treaty 6 (Prince Albert, SK), and currently living on the unceded territories […]

Register here. Caribbean Studies at the University of Toronto invites you to join us at the Book Launch of Virgin Capital with Tami Navarro Virgin Capital examines the cultural impact and historical significance of the Economic Development Commission (EDC) in the United States Virgin Islands. A tax holiday program, the EDC encourages financial services companies […]

WGSI invites you to Feminist Generations A conversation with Selma James, Margaret Prescod and Chanda Prescod Weinstein Register here