Women and Gender Studies Institute - UofT

Women and Gender Studies Institute - UofT The Women and Gender Studies Institute at the University of Toronto.

09/27/2024

undergraduate and graduate students: Backpack to Briefcase is back!

Connect with experienced alumni in industry and academia through networking events. Gain insights on how your Arts & Science degree can lead to exciting career paths. Spots are limited – register today: https://bit.ly/3zhWyvp

Congratulations to WGSI PhD Students Vanbasten Noronha de Araujo and Ferdie Lopez on receiving the 2023-2024 June Larkin...
06/26/2024

Congratulations to WGSI PhD Students Vanbasten Noronha de Araujo and Ferdie Lopez on receiving the 2023-2024 June Larkin TA Award.

The award recognizes outstanding graduate student contributions to undergraduate teaching and mentorship demonstrated through creative approaches to teaching and student engagement.

Support and learn more about the June Larking TA Award at: engage.utoronto.ca/site/SPageServer?pagename=donate #/fund/1628

Feminist Middle East is a collaborative platform created by students enrolled in the WGS340: Women and Revolution in the...
06/10/2024

Feminist Middle East is a collaborative platform created by students enrolled in the WGS340: Women and Revolution in the Middle East.

This online platform, with its dedicated focus on exploring the resilient histories of feminist and q***r movements in the Middle East, aims to foster an understanding of the complexities of gender and sexuality, and the movements of liberation in the region, while also challenging prevailing oversimplified narratives and Orientalist tropes found within Western discourse.

Visit the website at:

This online platform, with its dedicated focus on exploring the resilient histories of feminist and q***r movements in the Middle East, aims to foster an understanding of the complexities of gender and sexuality, and the movements of liberation in the region, while also challenging prevailing oversi...

06/05/2024

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Panel: Centering Kinship with Black and Indigenous Communities in Research
We are delighted to extend an invitation to the first event of the OISE BIPOC Thesis Group Summer Event Series: Centering BIPOC Kinship in Research Practice. This virtual panel, entitled “Centering Kinship with Black and Indigenous Communities in Research,” will feature Black and Indigenous Identified Ph.D. candidates who have completed the data collection process. They will share their insights and experiences in centering kinship within research practices. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage in critical discussions on ethical considerations, power dynamics, community reciprocity, and community-centered methodologies in research focused on BIPOC kinship/ relationship building.
Panel Details:
Panel (Virtual): Centering Kinship with Black and Indigenous Communities in Research
• Date: June 20, 2024
• Time: 2-4 P.M.
• Zoom
This is an event ONLY for Black, Indigenous, and students of colour (BIPOC). Although this event focuses on BIPOC graduate student research experiences, BIPOC undergraduate students are more than welcome to attend.

Please note that this panel will be recorded and shared.

Panel Speakers:

Kaitlind (she/her) is a proud member of Aamjiwnaang First Nation. Her scholarly pursuits and advocacy endeavors are deeply rooted in community-driven initiatives aimed at elevating marginalized voices and catalyzing systemic transformation. She holds an ABD in Curriculum and Pedagogy from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto, where her doctoral research centers on Indigenous youth voices through school-based Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR). Her work focuses on advancing the principles of decolonization, reconciliation, and social justice.

JP Craig (they/them) is a PhD candidate at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. Their work involves co-designing climate education and engagement alongside Black and Indigenous youth and their communities. JP approaches this work with young people through land education and participatory and arts-based research.

Jandell-Jamela Nicholas (she/ her) is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Geography and Planning at the University of Toronto. Her research engages the experiences of Black and Indigenous women survivors of domestic violence within the spaces of emergency shelters in Toronto. Her work investigates how Indigenous and Black women who survive inter-partner violence and who temporarily reside in emergency shelters across Toronto can help to inform the planning and design of shelters as spaces for healing, self-determination, and empowerment for Indigenous and non-Indigenous women.

Registration:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfpuzTBPAEdDuJCn_JgE6VGfLmr3n4Q38dKcdOqIfLly8e_2A/viewform

Series Overview:
This event series focuses on exploring and implementing a decolonial relational approach to inter and cross-community-based research. It aims to build a research community and platform for student scholars to engage in critical discussions, workshops, and networking opportunities centered around the themes of kinship, land-based research, community-building, and decolonization within the research process.
Contact Information:
If you have questions about the event or would like to discuss your access needs please contact [email protected]

This event is funded by the Student Initiative Fund of The University of Toronto’s Student Life

On behalf of the Women & Gender Studies Institute, we want to thank everyone who made our 50th Anniversary celebrations ...
05/28/2024

On behalf of the Women & Gender Studies Institute, we want to thank everyone who made our 50th Anniversary celebrations so meaningful! We had a busy Winter term with six events reflecting on the past 50 years of feminist knowledge production at WGSI, UofT, in the city of Toronto and globally.
Learn more about WGSI's history and view more photos from our anniversary here: wgsi.utoronto.ca/history/
If you missed our events, stay tuned for where to find recordings!

We are so thrilled to announce the next instalment in our 50th anniversary event series.Join us for a panel discussion w...
03/27/2024

We are so thrilled to announce the next instalment in our 50th anniversary event series.

Join us for a panel discussion with some of DAWN’s founders and earliest members from Senegal, Barbados, Brazil and Fiji.

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Our next anniversary event is coming up and we have a stellar list of speakers joining us to celebrate 50 Years of Femin...
02/16/2024

Our next anniversary event is coming up and we have a stellar list of speakers joining us to celebrate 50 Years of Feminisms in the City. RSVP at uoft.me/wgsi50-toronto

02/14/2024

Join us for the 2024 CDTPS Mainstage Show “The Trials” written by Dawn King, directed by Andrew Kushnir and performed by our DRM403 students running from March 7 to 10, 2024 at the Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse (79 St. George Street, Toronto). This year’s timely production about the climate crisis is a Canadian premiere and Susan Smith Blackburn Prize finalist from the UK.

Were you a big meat eater? How many flights did you take before the special flight restrictions came into effect? Or did you only go green after the laws started changing? Set in the near future, The Trial asks: what does eco-justice look like in the hands of young judges and jurors who have inherited a planet-beyond-repair? Playwright Dawn King’s dynamic ensemble piece puts young people at the helm of a global reckoning, prosecuting our current era for its role in the climate emergency — and not just the “super-polluters” one might expect. First performed at the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus in 2021 and then the Donmar Warehouse in 2022, The Trials has its first outing in North America at the Centre for Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies.

To learn more and purchase your tickets, visit uoft.me/THETRIALS

Our first Anniversary event is coming up soon and we are thrilled to introduce you to our speakers. Join us on January 3...
01/19/2024

Our first Anniversary event is coming up soon and we are thrilled to introduce you to our speakers. Join us on January 31st for an evening of reflection and storytelling past, present and futures of Women and Gender Studies, with an inter-generational panel of faculty and students. RSVP: uoft.me/wgsi50-uoft

Full anniversary schedule at uoft.me/wgsi50

Join us on September 14th for the launch of Dr. Nikoli Attai's book: "Defiant Bodies: Making Q***r Community in the Angl...
08/08/2023

Join us on September 14th for the launch of Dr. Nikoli Attai's book: "Defiant Bodies: Making Q***r Community in the Anglophone Caribbean"
Register here:

Join us for the launch of Nikoli Attai's book "Defiant Bodies: Making Q***r Community in the Anglophone Caribbean"

05/23/2023

Throughout a fifty year recording career, Beverly Glenn-Copeland's music has defied categorisation and genre, its only consistency being the fusion of vision, technology, spirituality and place. A Black, trans artist, he is a strong advocate on behalf of Black, Indigenous, and LGBTQ2S+ communities in Canada and abroad, and has influenced new generations of artists.
You are invited to a celebration of the extraordinary work of this visionary artist and University of Toronto Honorary Degree Recipient with a screening of Keyboard Fantasies, followed by a panel discussion.
Event Information & Registration
Tuesday, June 13th from 3pm to 5pm
Innis Town Hall (2 Sussex Ave, Toronto, ON M5S 1J5).
Doors open at 2:30pm; light refreshments will be served
Registration required: https://uoft.me/keyboardfantasies
Participants/audience members are requested to wear masks for the indoor portion of the event.
Keyboard Fantasies – Celebrating the Works of Beverly Glenn-Copeland
This event is presented by the University of Toronto Faculty of Music, U of T Sexual & Gender Diversity Office, U of T Anti-Racism & Cultural Diversity Office, Women and Gender Studies Institute - UofT and The Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies.
Beverly Glenn-Copeland is releasing an album of groundbreaking new music called, 'The One's Ahead', scheduled for launch on July 28.
More about Beverly Glenn-Copeland: https://beverlyglenncopeland.com/
More about the Keyboard Fantasies film: https://www.keyboardfantasies.movie/

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