Department of Sociology and Anthropology - Carleton University

05/27/2026

We’re excited to share a new online project By Amanda Wilson and Helin Burkay celebrating Janet Siltanen’s contributions to mentorship and scholarship. Originally conceived of as a festschrift, it has expanded to include a collection of essays, an interview with Janet and an archive of her Design Spine materials.

Explore the project on our website.

We’re excited to share this new online project, a celebration of Janet Siltanen’s contributions to mentorship and scholarship. Originally conceived of as a festschrift, it has expanded to include a collection of essays, an interview with Janet and an archive of her Design Spine materials. As the...

04/22/2026

Professor Kelly Fritsch Publishes New Book "Broken Worlds, Disabled Kin: Strategies for Collective Survival"
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Congratulations to Professor Kelly Fritsch on the publication of her new book, Broken Worlds, Disabled Kin: Strategies for Collective Survival, co-authored with Anne McGuire. Responding to the ways hostile social and economic structures such as racial capitalism, neoliberalism, and settler coloni...

04/17/2026

Reyhab Mohmed Patel, Ph.D. Sociology student, curated an exhibition at Rice University, titled "F3: Fashion, Faith and Futurity." Check out the full article 🔗

Reyhab Mohmed Patel was invited to curate a one day exhibition at Rice University, TX titled F3: Fashion, Faith and Futurity. The gallery brought together multimedia works including portrait photography, fabric displays, audio, poetry, and calligraphy to explore Muslim futurism through the intersect...

04/16/2026

Mohammed Nijim, Ph.D. Sociology student, published a new article in the Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies. Read the article 👇

Mohammed Nijim, Ph.D. Sociology student, has published “Indigenous Epistemologies and Decolonising Genocide Research on Palestine” in the Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies. The open-access article discusses how Indigenous epistemologies can revolutionize and advance genocide studies in ...

04/14/2026

Amy Li, MA Sociology Student, has been published in the Review of Disability Studies journal. Check it out!

Congratulations to Sociology MA student, Amy Li, who has published “Disability Arts as Disability Justice: Racialized Disabled Artists Navigate the Arts in Canada” in the Review of Disability Studies with co-author Professor Kelly Fritsch. The article presents findings from a summer research pro...

03/18/2026

CANCELLED: Unfortunately, the event 'Ozempic Imaginaries & Fatness as Method' panel conversation tomorrow is cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience & appreciate your understanding!

Abstract: Semaglutide injections such as Ozempic and Wegovy are no longer brand new. Heralded as transformative and groundbreaking, they constellate various social imaginaries of healing, cure, illness prevention, prosthetic self-control, and more. What worlds, ways of being, and structures of feeli...

03/17/2026

We are happy to share that Joy Karinge, PhD Anthropology student, has been selected as a recipient in the 2025–2026 cohort of the Flight 302 Legacy Award!

We are happy to share that Joy Karinge, PhD Anthropology student, has been selected as a recipient in the 2025–2026 cohort of the Flight 302 Legacy Award! About the award: On March 10, 2019, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed near Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, claiming the lives of all 157 people ab...

03/16/2026

SAGSC Event: Graduate Student Conference

Emerging Insights into the Social: Advancing Multidisciplinary Conversations About the Future is a one-day hybrid conference that brings together graduate students to share their work and spark conversations about important social issues. Attendees will have the opportunity to listen to a range of presentations, engage with new ideas, and be part of discussions that explore different perspectives within the social sciences. This event is designed as a welcoming space for participants to learn and connect with others.

Refreshments, breakfast snacks and lunch will be provided. Attendees are welcomed to come and go throughout the day.

If you plan on attending virtually or in person, please register at the link below. 🔗

For those joining via Zoom, a link will be sent to the email in the registration form the day before the event.

Looking forward to seeing you all there!
SAGSC Team

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03/11/2026

We are thrilled to share that Dr. Cihan Erdal has been awarded a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship!

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Dr. Cihan Erdal has been awarded a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship for 2026–2028, and will be joining the Centre for Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies (CDTPS) at the University of Toronto as a Postdoctoral Fellow. Dr. Erdal will undertake a new research project titled “Choreographing Radical Ho...

03/06/2026

Dr. Tonya Davidson was recently featured on CBC’s Ottawa Morning, where she discusses and defends the value of the social sciences.
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Dr. Tonya Davidson, Sociology Professor, was recently featured on CBC’s Ottawa Morning with Rebecca Zandbergen, where she discusses the value of the social sciences and defends their importance. They also discuss job opportunities for graduates with arts degrees. Check it out here!