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Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Human Rights Alumna wins Rotary Peace Fellowship

The Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies congratulates Sam Murray, an Alumna of the Human Rights & Social Justice program on being recently awarded the Rotary Peace Fellowship. Sam will begin a graduate degree in Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Queensland in Australia. Congratulations! and Best... More

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Two Distinguished Visiting Scholars Joining Carleton

Dr. Antonia Carcelén‐Estrada and Dr. Laura Forsythe will be joining Carleton for the 2024/25 academic year as visiting scholars. Dr. Antonia Carcelén‐Estrada will teach Global Indigenous Knowledge-Adaptive Research Methods to Indigenous Communities while Dr. Laura Forsythe will lead a course on Métis Methodologies both in the Institute of... More

Monday, April 15, 2024

Students in Childhood & Youth Studies Excel in City-Wide Competition

We are thrilled to announce that students from the Childhood & Youth Studies program at Carleton University have showcased their exceptional talents and commitment to community engagement through their participation in CityStudio Ottawa. This innovative program, facilitated by the Centre for Community Engagement, provided a platform for our... More

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

CLPN Interview with Julie C. Garlen and Neil T. Ramjewan on “Refusing the Limits of Contemporary Childhood: Beyond Innocence”

Check out this recent interview by The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) featuring co-editors Julie C. Garlen and Neil T. Ramjewan. In this interview, Julie, Director and Full Professor in IIS at Carleton, and Neil, University of Toronto, discuss their recent edited collection, “Refusing the Limits of Contemporary Childhood: Beyond... More

Friday, March 22, 2024

Dr. Julie Tomiak Receives a SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant

Dr. Julie Tomiak, Associate Professor in the Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, has received a SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant. Congratulations to Dr. Tomiak on this impressive recognition and funding for your research. From the SSHRC website: The goal of SSHRC’s Research Partnerships program is to realize social sciences and humanities... More

Friday, March 22, 2024

Dr. Alexandra Arraiz Matute Receives a SSHRC Insight Development Grant

Dr. Alexandra Arraiz Matute, Assistant Professor in the Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, has received a SSHRC Insight Development Grant. Congratulations Dr. Arraiz Matute on this strong recognition and funding support for your research! From the SSHRC website: Insight Development Grants support research in its early stages. They enable the... More

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

ENGAGE Newsletter (February 2024)

We are pleased to share the latest edition of the newsletter on the Engagement of Girls and Young Women with Disabilities in Southern spaces (ENGAGE) project. In this newsletter, we bring you updates on our fieldwork in three countries, including India, Vietnam, and South Africa, partners’ activities, and our upcoming... More

Monday, February 12, 2024

Considering Children in Museums- Magazine Article by Rebecca Friend

We are excited to announce the recent publication of an exciting article in Muse Magazine! The article is titled “Considering Children in Museums,” and was written by Rebecca Friend, a current IIS Contract Instructor and previous Childhood and Youth Studies Teaching Assistant. This piece tackles the important work of moving towards a “New,... More

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Annual J. Carlisle Hanson Essay Contest 2024

The Human Rights and Social Justice Program invites submissions for the annual J. Carlisle Hanson Essay Contest. About the Award The J. Carlisle Hanson Award in Human Rights is awarded annually on the recommendation of the Director of the Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies to a student enrolled in the human rights program who submits... More

Friday, January 26, 2024

2024-25 Undergraduate Award for Indigenous Students in the Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies

The undergraduate award sum of $1,000 is awarded annually on the recommendation of the Director of the Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies to an outstanding Indigenous student proceeding from one year to another in an undergraduate program within the Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies. Preference will be given to a student in the Combined... More

Friday, January 26, 2024

Slipping Into the Shadows: Boxing, Affect and Healing Justice – book chapter by Professor Dan Irving

This chapter offers an autotheoretical account of my experiences as a trans man training for my first amateur bout – one that has yet to come but borne out of a never-ending fight. My chapter is in conversation with autobiography (McBee, 2018), journalistic (Oates, 2006) and ethnographical scholarship addressing the intricacies of pugilistic... More

Monday, January 15, 2024

Doing and undoing gendered racism with racialized girls: A school-based youth participatory action research study

Doing and undoing gendered racism with racialized girls: A school-based youth participatory action research study is a new open access publication by Dr. Angod. Abstract: This article explores the ethics and transformative potential of youth participatory action research (yPAR) using data from a 2-year school-based yPAR study at an elite,... More

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