On December 6, 1989, 14 women died as a result of an anti-feminist act of extreme violence. Most of them aspired to pursue scientific careers in a historically male-dominated field. Since then, despite strong emancipation of women in our society, violence against women, both moral and physical, persists.
Today, we invite you to meet and discover the work of a few Glendon professors. Though they may not share the same background, experience or areas of expertise, they are all driven by the same desire to fight for the respect and protection of women's rights.聽
Gertrude Mianda 鈥 Gender, Sexuality and Women鈥檚 Studies, Glendon College, 91亚色
Gertrude Mianda distinguishes herself as a feminist, historian and Africanist whose work is rigorously inter- and multidisciplinary. A francophone African researcher conducting research on Africa and the African diaspora for three decades, her research, teaching and all her collegial and community practices questions gender and race inequalities. Gertrude Mianda has created new international collaborations and has trained several researchers, particularly in minority situations, by raising awareness of the importance of diversity and inclusion in research.
Check out Gertrude Mianda鈥檚 publication below:
Abdi, A. A., Misiaszek, G. W., Popoff, J. M., & Mianda, G. (2022). Revisiting Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa鈥檚 Eurocentric Education System Through a Decolonial Feminist鈥檚 Len. In鈥The Palgrave Handbook on Critical Theories of Education鈥(pp. 537鈥550). Springer International Publishing AG. .鈥
Amanda Ricci 鈥 Department of History, Glendon College, 91亚色
Amanda Ricci is an assistant professor at Glendon Campus, 91亚色 and her research focuses mainly on social movements and feminism. In 2015, she defended her dissertation on the feminist movement in Montreal (1960-90) in the Department of History at McGill University. Her current project, entitled 鈥淕lobal Citizens? Canadian Feminists at the World Conferences on Women, 1975-1985,鈥 considers the ways in which Quebecers imagined themselves to be part of a global community of women during the United Nations (UN) Decade for Women, from 1975 to 1985.
Check out Amanda Ricci鈥檚 publication below:
Ricci, Amanda. 芦鈥疷n f茅minisme inclusif鈥? La F茅d茅ration des femmes du Qu茅bec et les femmes immigrantes ou racis茅es, 1966-1992.鈥烩Bulletin d'histoire politique, volume 25, num茅ro 3, printemps 2017, p.鈥102鈥123. .
Maya Chacaby 鈥 Department of Sociology, Glendon College, 91亚色
Maya Chacaby aka Odehamik is an Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) woman from the Kaministiqua region. Her family comes from Red Rock First Nation. As an Anishinaabe scholar, Maya Chacaby teaches in the Department of Sociology and her publications revolve around various topics such as human trafficking, violence against Indigenous women and revitalizing the Anishinaabemowin language. Maya Chacaby is committed to fulfilling the vision proposed by elders, which is to remember where we came from and use our teachings and worldview to improve our quality of life for generations to come.
Check out Maya Chacaby鈥檚 publication below:
Anderson, K., Campbell, M., Belcourt, C., & Chacaby, M. (2018). (The Missing Chapter) On being missing. In Keetsahnak: Our missing and murdered Indigenous Sisters (pp. 125鈥159). The University of Alberta Press.
Rose Ndengue 鈥 Department of History, Glendon College, 91亚色
Rose Ndengue joined the Department of History at 91亚色鈥檚 Glendon Campus as an assistant professor in 2021. She teaches black feminisms, African and postcolonial studies, and social movements, all of which are major themes in her work as a researcher and Afrofeminist. She is currently working on a project that aims to decolonize knowledge and promote Afrofeminist narratives.
Check out Rose Ndengue鈥檚 publication below:
Belinga, Marie-Eveline, Ya毛l Eched, et Rose Ndengue. 芦 Les F茅ministes des marges peuvent-elles parler鈥? Retour sur un "茅chec" acad茅mique et ses implications 茅pist茅mologiques et politiques 禄. Genre, sexualit茅 & soci茅t茅, no 22 (2019): [].
We are grateful to them and others who study, teach and work at Glendon College. With this article, we encourage readers to also become actors of change for a better world and to combat violence against women.
In memory of the victims of December 6, 1989: Genevi猫ve Bergeron; H茅l猫ne Colgan; Nathalie Croteau; Barbara Daigneault; Anne-Marie Edward; Maud Haviernick; Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz; Maryse Lagani猫re; Maryse Leclair; Anne-Marie Lemay; Sonia Pelletier; Mich猫le Richard; Annie St-Arneault; Annie Turcotte.
This article is dedicated to them.