2026 NEWS Archives | Centre for Feminist Research /cfr/category/2026-news/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:21:03 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.10 Now Open: Call for Graduate Student Representatives on the CFR Executive Committee (2026/2027) /cfr/2026/09/04/now-open-call-for-graduate-student-representatives-on-the-cfr-executive-committee-2026-2027/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:53:20 +0000 /cfr/?p=7016 The Centre for Feminist Research has an open call for two Graduate Students to join its Executive Committee for the 2026-27 year. Applications are due Tuesday, September 22, 2026.   Position Description  The Executive Committee is responsible for matters of regular management of the Centre and serves in a consultative and monitoring capacity in relation to the Director (and any Associate Directors). For 2026-27, meetings will take place […]

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]]> The Centre for Feminist Research has an open call for two Graduate Students to join its Executive Committee for the 2026-27 year. Applications are due Tuesday, September 22, 2026.  


Position Description 
 
The Executive Committee is responsible for matters of regular management of the Centre and serves in a consultative and monitoring capacity in relation to the Director (and any Associate Directors). For 2026-27, meetings will take place monthly or bimonthly online via Zoom. The term of office for graduate student members is one academic year. 

Grad reps will represent the interests of graduate students to the CFR and have the opportunity to be involved in special projects, including events and research clusters.  

  
Application 
 
If you are interested, please submit your CV and answers to the following questions at the submission link below. Please have your answers ready to upload before you access the submission form:

  • A statement of interest explaining why you would like to join the CFR Executive
  • Special projects you would like to be involved with or initiate
  • Your past involvement with the Centre for Feminist Research (if applicable)
  • Your past involvement in departmental committees or other Research Centres (if applicable) 
  • Your CV

 
Applications are due Tuesday, September 22, 2026.  

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]]> The 2024-2025 Mary McEwan Award Recipients will be announced in December 2026. /cfr/2026/09/02/the-2024-2025-mary-mcewan-award-recipients-will-be-announced-in-december-2026/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:48:52 +0000 /cfr/?p=6999 The CFR is very excited to announce that the following individuals are being considered for the Mary McEwan Memorial Award. Named in honour of Dr. Mary McEwan, a feminist psychiatrist, this annual award of $1,000.00 is presented to one PhD dissertation produced each academic year at 91ɫ in the area of feminist scholarship. We […]

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]]> The CFR is very excited to announce that the following individuals are being considered for the Mary McEwan Memorial Award. Named in honour of Dr. Mary McEwan, a feminist psychiatrist, this annual award of $1,000.00 is presented to one PhD dissertation produced each academic year at 91ɫ in the area of feminist scholarship. We are delighted to recognize the outstanding work of this year’s nominees and to celebrate their important contributions to feminist scholarship. The announcement of the award recipient will be made in December 2026.

Mary McEwan Memorial Award - Dissertations Under Consideration

The following dissertations are organized alphabetically by the nominee’s last name.

NomineeDissertation
Patrice Allen“No Race Can Rise Higher Than Its Women”: Black Women’s Freedom Dreaming at the Universal Negro Improvement Association’s International Conventions, 1920–1924
Joti BilkhuWriting Violence in Victorian Children’s Adventure Fiction, 1880–1914
Jenna Blower-NassiriLegacies of Care: Exploring the Migration of Aging Filipina Women in Canada and Its Impact on Transnational Families Across Generations
Joshua FalekDis/Possessing Gender: Anti-Blackness, Debilitation and Trans Distress
Mantha KatsikanaAffective Geographies of Social Reproduction: The Case of Athens Under Austerity
Nausheen QuayyumActivating Communities, Mobilizing Women: Affective Organizing in Bangladesh’s Ready-made Garment Industry
Deanne M. SowterTowards a Modified Conception of the Family Lawyer

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