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Monday, March 27, 2023

Patrizia Gentile writes on the Criminalization of Queer Communities in Canada

Patrizia Gentile, Professor and Graduate Advisor with the Feminist Institute of Social Transformation, has published an article in The Conversation titled "Sex workers are left out in the cold by Ottawa’s unjust conviction amendments." This article is co-written with Steven Maynard, Gary Kinsman, and Tom Hooper, and explores the recent intention... More

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Dr. Abu-Zahra: The University as a Co-Working Space

Join tomorrow's session facilitated by the Joint Chair in Women’s Studies at the University of Ottawa and Carleton University, Dr. Nadia Abu-Zahra, to learn about the evidence mounting against the “banking” or “transmission” model of learning (the predominant postsecondary education model which entails content, lectures, exams and... More

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

New Essay by Katharine Bausch in ‘The Routledge History of Police Brutality in America’

Dr. Katie Bausch, FIST Instructor and Undergraduate Advisor, has recently published an essay titled 'Police Violence in Film from Blaxploitation to New Black Realism' in the The Routledge History of Police Brutality in America handbook. This collection of essays will be released on April 11th, 2023. Book Description "This handbook offers a... More

Friday, March 10, 2023

Manjeet Birk and Ryan Conrad Receive Research Achievement Awards

The Feminist Institute of Social Transformation is excited to announce and celebrate the 2023 Achievement Award Recipients, particularly FIST's Manjeet Birk and Ryan Conrad. Manjeet Birk, Associate Professor at FIST, was awarded the Teaching Achievement Awards by Carleton University's Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) for her... More

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

International Women’s Day 2023: message and event

International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated globally on March 8 every year to acknowledge the significance and impacts of diverse women's rights movements that bring attention to gender equity, reproductive rights, gender based violence, among others. There is an alarming increase in assaults on the rights of women, girls, Two Spirit, trans,... More

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Dr. Fady Shanouda will be a keynote speaker at the 2023 Jean-Paul Dionne Symposium

Dr. Fady Shanouda, assistant professor at the Feminist Institute of Social Transformation, will be one of two keynote speakers at the 2023 Jean-Paul Dionne Symposium. The Jean-Paul Dionne Symposium is an annual bilingual research conference organized by graduate students from the Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa. Founded in 1985 by... More

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Ways to Support Communities Impacted by Earthquake in Turkey, Syria and Kurdistan

The devastating earthquake that hit Turkey, Syria, and neighboring regions on February 6, 2023, has struck some of the most vulnerable people in the world. Over 24,000 people have lost their lives, many are injured, thousands are still trapped under the rubble, and efforts continue to reach those trapped under rubble. Of course, many... More

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Event Recap: Sex Work & COVID-19 in Global Perspective

On January 19, 2023, Dr. Megan Rivers-Moore (Associate Professor, Feminist Institute of Social Transformation) shared some of her latest research alongside various academics and researchers, notably Ryan Conrad; Adjunct Research Professor with the Feminist Institute of Social Transformation. This online panel discussion was hosted by Carleton... More

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Call for Papers: Review of Disability Studies Special Issue

CALL FOR PAPERS! Review of Disability Studies (RDS) Special Issue: Conversations with/across the Global South: Towards Decolonial Disability Futurities The Review of Disability Studies (RDS) is an anonymous peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary, open-access, academic and international journal published by the Center on Disability Studies at the... More

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Meet Your Professors – Dr. Amrita Hari

"Meet Your Professors" video series showcases passionate Profs from across the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Learn more about Dr. Amrita Hari's research and teaching and why you should join the Feminist Institute of Social Transformation (FIST) at Carleton. Professor Amrita Hari from FIST discusses her research on migration and identity,... More

Monday, January 16, 2023

WGST students get creative at the Book Arts Lab

Working on the theme of feminist rage, students from WGST 3001 (taught by Dr. Megan Rivers-Moore) learned the basics of letterpress printing at the Book Arts Lab in Carleton University's MacOdrum Library. Check out the students' creations... More

Friday, January 13, 2023

ENGAGE Newsletter 2022 – Engaging girls & young women with disabilities across Southern spaces

The Decolonial Disability Studies Collective (DDSC), led by Dr. Xuan Thuy Nguyen from Carleton University, comprises a group of disabled and nondisabled researchers and activists from both the global south and the global north. The DDSC currently has four ongoing projects – including the ENGAGE project - each of which seeks to centre the... More

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