{"id":15235,"date":"2022-03-29T11:41:37","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T15:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fist\/?post_type=cu_event&p=15235"},"modified":"2025-10-20T09:45:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T13:45:03","slug":"the-academy","status":"publish","type":"cu_event","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fist\/event\/the-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Academy: Exploitation, Harm and Deskilling of Racialized Immigrant Women"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Join us on Monday, April 4, 2022, at 6:00 PM EST, for a virtual conversation titled <\/span>The Academy:  Exploitation, Harm and Deskilling of Racialized Immigrant Women<\/b>. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By sharing lived experiences as well as academic and legal expertise, this special panel will explore how the academy materially benefits from undervaluing the labour of racialized immigrant wome<\/span>n. It will raise larger questions about how structural racism and exploitation practices harm racialized women<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moderated by Dr. Baljit Nagra<\/a>, Assistant Professor, University of Ottawa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event is organized by the <\/span>BIPOC Caucus Working Group of the University of Ottawa<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>The Joint Chair in Women’s Studies at the University of Ottawa and Carleton University<\/span><\/a>, as well as the <\/span>Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies at the University of Ottawa<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This event is kindly co-sponsored by Carleton University\u2019s <\/span>Pauline Jewett Institute of Women\u2019s and Gender Studies<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Scholar Strike Canada<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please complete the registration<\/a> to receive the Zoom link.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PANELISTS:<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Tania Das Gupta<\/strong> is<\/span> a professor in the School of Gender, Sexuality & Women\u2019s Studies <\/span>at York University. Her publications, teaching and research interests are in the following areas: South Asian diaspora and transnationalism, race and racism, immigration and refugee issues, racism in the workplace, community activism, racism in the labour movement. She has published books on racism in nursing, as well as a book on racism in paid work. Her most recent book, published in 2021 by the University of British Columbia Press is titled Twice Migrated, Twice Displaced.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>

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Dr. Minelle Mahtani<\/strong> is an associate professor at the Institute for Social Justice at University of British Columbia. She also serves as the Brenda and David MacLean Chair in Canadian Studies where she teaches courses in critical Canadian studies. She hosted her own radio show at Roundhouse Radio, 98. 3 Vancouver for years and has published work in The Walrus, Maisonneuve and VICE and has been nominated for a national magazine award. She identifies as a woman of mixed race descent, of Indian and Iranian background. Her previous books include \u201cGlobal Mixed Race\u201d (edited collection) and a monograph, \u201cMixed Race Amnesia: Resisting the Romanticization of Multiraciality.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>

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Yavar Hameed<\/strong> is an Ottawa-based human rights lawyer. His <\/span>law firm was established in 2004 focusing on the advocacy of human rights in several areas including administrative law, general civil litigation, criminal law, prisoner\u2019s rights and labour and employment law.<\/span> <\/span>In 2017 he was the Canadian Civil Liberties Association Award Honouree for his contributions to the advancement of human rights, human dignity, fundamental freedoms and democracy in Canada and worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>

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Dr. Safaa El Bialy<\/strong> holds a bachelors in Medicine and a PhD in Forensic Medicine and Toxicology (1995). She previously held the position of Full Professor at the Cairo University’s Faculty of Medicine. In September 2011, she started her current, full-time professorial role, which has been mistitled as a \u201cProfessional Technical Officer\u201d at the University of Ottawa. At the faculty of medicine, she teaches courses on histology and anatomy, as well as clinical sessions. While at the University of Ottawa she has won multiple awards including the Excellence Award in Teaching.  Her research has appeared in peer reviewed journals like Anatomical Sciences Education, Education in Medicine, the Journal of Medical Internet research, and the University of Ottawa\u2019s Journal of Medicine.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>

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Dr. Nermine Youssef<\/strong> holds an MD, and a Masters in Basic Medical sciences. She previously held the position of Assistant lecturer Anatomy and Embryology at the Ain Shams University’s Faculty of Medicine. In January 2017, she started her current, full-time teaching and research role, which has been mistitled as a \u201cTechnical Assistant\u201d at the University of Ottawa. At the faculty of medicine, she teaches courses on anatomy and Embryology, as well as clinical sessions. While at the University of Ottawa, her teaching has been deeply appreciated by students as evidenced by highly rated evaluations reports. Her research has appeared in peer reviewed journals like Medical Education, and the Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development. She also has supervised the development of a number of pedagogical manual online books.<\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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