bawa@yorku.ca
Dr. Sylvia Bawa is an Associate Professor of Sociology at 91亚色. She is a global sociologist with expertise in human rights, globalization, critical development, and postcolonial feminisms. She is interested in the mobilizing impact of human rights, specifically how discourses of rights, self-determination, and development evolve and are shaped by global events, new technologies, and Afrofuturism. She has received multiple research grants and awards for her work, including from SSHRC, CHIR, and 91亚色, leading transnational collaborative research projects. Some of her publications appear in high-impact journals, including Third World Quarterly, African Identities, Qualitative Report, Development in Practice, the Canadian Journal of African Studies, the International Journal of Human Rights of Women. Her recently co-authored book, "Truth Commissions and State Building" (McGill-Queen鈥檚, 2023), was selected as a runner-up for the best book anthology on African Studies by the African Studies Association. Dr. Bawa is an elected member of the Board of Directors of the Federation of Humanities and Social Sciences in Canada and serves as editor for two interdisciplinary journals: Studies in Social Justice and the Contemporary Journal of African Studies. Importantly, she is a passionate foodie and avid sci-fi enthusiast, currently exploring research on the nexus of Afrofuturism, AI, and human rights.
Keywords: Human Rights, Afrofuturism, Critical Development, Postcolonial, Gender