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Film: Natalie Zemon Davis in Conversation with Shauna Sweeney

In November 2019, Dr. Natalie Zemon Davis and her husband Dr. Chandler Davis welcomed a small crew from the Women & Gender Studies Institute in their home for an interview […]

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Robert Diaz is Featured in CBC Documentary ‘Harder Better Faster Stronger’

Catch WGSI professor Robert Diaz in the documentary “Harder Better Faster Stronger” on CBC Gem. In it, misinformation expert Timothy Caulfield investigates the purported ‘crisis in masculinity,’ debunks toxic men’s […]

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University of Toronto Magazine: U of T’s Feminist Sports Club Is Here to Bend the Rules

The Feminist Sports Club is an initiative piloted by the WGSI’s undergraduate coordinator S. Trimble. Read about the Feminist Sports Club in the University of Toronto Magazine. Read the full […]

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An Interview with Samira Mohyeddin, WGSI’s Inaugural Journalism Fellow

The Women & Gender Studies Institute is pleased to announce that award-winning producer and broadcast journalist, Samira Mohyeddin has been selected as the inaugural WGSI Journalism Fellow. Samira will be working alongside […]

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Ian Liujia Tian Joining Mount Saint Vincent University as Tenure Track Assistant Professor

Ian Liujia Tian has successfully defended his dissertation entitled “Queering Social Reproduction: Pleasure and Labour in Urban Southern China.” Committee members include: Dr. Jamie Magnusson (OISE), Dr. Shana Ye, and […]

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WGSI’s Feminist Sports Club Receives LEAF Funding

Led by S. Trimble, and with the support of project coordinators Sam Sanchinel and Shalom Brown, the WGSI’s Feminist Sports Club has secured a LEAF seed grant worth just under $10K/year over […]

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Congratulations to our 2024 MA Graduates!

Congratulations to our outgoing MA class who have recently submitted their research! We are so proud of all the work they have accomplished. Mika Castro  Supervisor: Dina GeorgisProject Title: “Cats, K-Pop, and […]

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WGSI PhD Student Julie-Ann McCausland Has Been Selected for the Janka Seydegart Scholarship in Feminist Studies

The WGSI is pleased to announce that PhD Student Julie-Ann McCausland has been selected for the Janka Seydegart Scholarship in Feminist Studies. This award is to support an exceptional graduate student showing a demonstrated […]

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WGSI Collaborative Student Magdalee Brunache Awarded the Kay Armatage Graduate Women and Gender Studies Entrance Prize

The WGSI is delighted to announce that incoming WGSI Collaborative student Magdalee Brunache has been awarded the Kay Armatage Graduate Women and Gender Studies Entrance Prize for the 2024-2025 academic year. […]

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WGSI Faculty Member Dr. Bonnie McElhinny has been appointed a 2024-2025 Senior Faculty Fellow at the Centre for Community Partnerships

Dr. Bonnie McElhinny has been appointed a Senior Faculty Fellow at the Centre for Community Partnerships for the 2024-2025 academic year. This appointment recognizes demonstrated excellence in community-engaged learning.  She will join the […]