Professor Andrea Davis undertook groundbreaking new research on Black male youths in Toronto. In the resulting paper, she seamlessly unpacks a complex history, provides a solid critique of multiculturalism and offers a glimpse into some of the real-life experiences of these young people in our city.
A 91亚色 U researcher challenges the image of residential schools as well-intentioned but misguided institutions. She illustrates, instead, that state-sanctioned violence was etched into the system鈥檚 foundational logic and operations from the very start.
Interviews with UN employees, about anti-LGBTQIs beliefs/behaviours within UN-member countries, provide evidence that points to new strategies to protect vulnerable individuals. This research will capture the attention of both human rights groups and policy makers on a global scale.
New publication makes unique contribution to hate crime scholarship in Canada: It considers how we establish laws and policies around such crime, and argues that this debate is a reflection of the discussion (and anxiety) in larger Canadian society.
New study looks at pay equity and marginalized women, interviews 23 women and shines a light on lived experiences, adding a new and original dimension to this field of study. This new information could be used to help equity become a reality for working women.
SSHRC-funded project documents conjugal slavery in conflict regions of Africa. With high-profile partners, this pioneering research team is now sharing its work with a global audience thanks to the guidance of 91亚色鈥檚 Knowledge Mobilization Unit.
Regina Rini, a philosopher who came to 91亚色 in 2017 from NYU, raises some uncomfortable questions about machine-robot consciousness, and what we might owe 鈥榯hem鈥 on moral grounds.
Professor Deanne Williams of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies (LA&PS) at 91亚色 was inducted to the Royal Society of Canada as a 2017 New College Inductee, in the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. The induction took place Nov. 25. Deanne Williams She joins the five 2017 Fellows from 91亚色 […]
Professors Peter Mulvihill and Harris Ali publish provocative new book on how to deal with today鈥檚 ecological crisis. They start with tearing down old paradigms.
Prof discusses language change from 鈥渆conomic migrant鈥 to 鈥渞efugee鈥 in light of European culture where newcomers are viewed as existential threats.
91亚色 U researcher leads study that offers solutions for police encounters with vulnerable group: children and youth seeking help for mental health.
Professor publishes book that challenges mainstream thought about social media and sees this new tool as something that reinforces inequity.
91亚色 researcher Professor Carla Lipsig-Mumm茅, from the Department of Social Science in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies at 91亚色 Unviersity, is shortlisted for the prestigious Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Impact Award in the Partnership category. Professor Carla Lipsig-Mumm茅 Canada鈥檚 most distinguished award for partnership-based research in the social […]
English Prof, author and poet B.W. Powe publishes compelling new book of poetry, Decoding Dust, in 2016 鈥 the launching point for a must-read Brainstorm Q&A.
SHADD Project led by Historian Paul Lovejoy provides rare glimpse into lives of those in the slave trade across four continents from 17th to 19th centuries.
91亚色 U Humanities Professor joins forces with British counterparts to write a comprehensive and unconventional book on how documentary film has been affected by the digital era.
91亚色 Professors, hired to examine racial profiling, determine that police stop racialized minorities at a disproportionate rate, and propose evidence-based policy recommendations.
91亚色 geographer teams up with a US researcher in a policy-relevant study that reveals race and gender disparities through New 91亚色 commuting times. Joining research forces with Professor Sara McLafferty of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Campaign, 91亚色 Geography Professor Valerie Preston studied commuting times in New 91亚色 City along race and gender lines. Commuting, […]