Friday, November 24, 2023

5th Annual Madeleine Dion Stout Lecture – Gallery

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Thursday, November 23, 2023

Sowing the Seeds of Solidarity – Gallery

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Fantasy and Subversion: Children’s Fantasy Literature in Colonial Bengal

A talk by Mayurika Chakravorty about children's fantasy literature and anti-colonial nationalism in Bengal. Room 4207, 4th floor, Maanjiwe Nendamowin building, University of Toronto Mississauga, UTM 1535 Outer Circle Mississauga, ON L5L 3E2 Mayurika Chakravorty will draw upon children's fantasies from Bengal during the colonial period to speak... More

Monday, September 11, 2023

Welcome Reception for Cree Poet Tyler Pennock-Co-hosted by the English Department and Interdisciplinary Studies/Indigenous Studies

Celebrating the Inaugural FASS Indigenous Artist-in-Residence Come meet, greet, and mingle.... More

Friday, September 8, 2023

Dr. Julia Sinclair-Palm speaks on “What does it mean to protect trans children? Exploring debates about the figure of the trans child”

Dr. Julia Sinclair-Palm will be giving a public talk at the University of Victoria on Thursday, Sept. 14th, 2023 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Pacific Time  Venue :UVic David Strong C124 & Zoom Visit the University of Victoria Chair in Transgender Studies page for more information.... More

Friday, September 8, 2023

Book Launch: Contemporary Pakistani Speculative Fiction and the Global Imaginary: Democratising Human Futures

Come celebrate and have a conversation with us at the launch of Dr. Shazia Sadaf's new book, on the 20th of September at 3pm EST in Room 482 of the MacOdrum... More

Thursday, September 7, 2023

The Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies welcomes the Indigenous Studies program and our colleagues!

The Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies is thrilled to welcome the Indigenous Studies program and our colleagues! The Indigenous Studies program is committed to teaching Indigenous approaches, epistemologies, and knowledge. One of the major objectives of this undergraduate major is to advance Indigenous scholarship, research, and teaching... More

Monday, June 26, 2023

Colonel By Goes to the Library: Undergrads Experience Community-based Storytelling

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Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Video: Professor Mayanja and Students Discuss “Ubuntu” in the Classroom

Professor Evelyn Mayanja and two of her students discuss this African philosophy and how Prof. Mayanja brings it to life in the classroom when teaching two critically important Human Rights courses: 1) Racialization, Racism and Human Rights, and 2) Anti-Black Racism. Watch the video on... More

Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Meet Professor Patrizia Gentile on the Talking Raven Podcast

Faculty Month begins with an exploration of our Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Patrizia Gentile, Associate Director of the Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, tells us why the skills of language, curiosity and confidence are key to solving the issues of tomorrow! March 3, 2023 Episode Seventeen – Meet Our Faculties: Arts and Social... More

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

“Overcoming racism depends on respect for every person’s dignity”

Prof. Evelyn Mayanja's article for The Conversation on  "Overcoming racism depends on respect for every person’s dignity" is a thought provoking piece on how Racism against Black people, Indigenous peoples, and people of colour remains. Regardless of national and international systems founded on human dignity, equal rights, and liberty. These... More

Monday, April 24, 2023

Congratulations Dr. Mayurika Chakravorty

Mayurika Chakravorty has been granted a transfer of faculty and will start working as an assistant professor on July 1,... More

Monday, April 24, 2023

Julia Sinclair -Palm promoted to Associate Professor

Congratulations to Julia Sinclair-Palm of Childhood and Youth Studies, on being promoted to the rank of Associate Professor, effective July1, 2023. Julia Sinclair-Palm is cross-appointed with Feminist Institute of  Social Transformation and the Department of Sociology and... More

Sunday, April 23, 2023

“Sex Workers Are Left Out in the Cold by Ottawa’s Unjust Conviction Amendments”

Co-authored by Professor Patrizia Gentile from the departments of Human Rights and Social Justice and Women's and Gender Studies, the article "Sex Workers Are Left Out in the Cold by Ottawa's Unjust Conviction Amendments" sheds light on the unintended negative consequences of recent Canadian legislation aimed at protecting sex workers. The ... More

Friday, December 9, 2022

Engaging girls and young women with disabilities across Southern Spaces

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Friday, November 4, 2022

Dr. Dan Irving is co-principal investigator on national study focusing on Two-Spirit, Trans, and Nonbinary Un(der)employment

Drs. Dan Irving and Brittany Jakublec are co-principal investigators of a WAGE Canada funded  national study titled Working for Change – A Two Spirit, Trans, and Nonbinary Employment and Un(der)employment Study. Working for Change is the first national study using mixed methods (an online survey and interviews) that explore Two-Spirit, trans... More

Friday, November 4, 2022

Transforming Disability Knowledge, Research and Activism Final Report now available!

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Xuan Thuy Nguyen released the final report of Transforming Disability Knowledge, Research and Activism(TDKRA) project and the Decolonial Disability Studies Collective (DDSC) at Carleton University. This 4-year project aimed to address the gap in knowledge about the situation of women and girls with... More

Friday, November 4, 2022

Dr. Leila Angod is a co-PI for a new initiative on Pedagogies of Community Engagement

Dr. Angod and her colleagues, Rubén Gaztambide-Fernandez (Principal Investigator), Casey Burkholder, Jessica K. Bleuer, Francisco  Ibanez-Carrasco, Stuart Poyntz, Rai D. Reece, Alison Nicole Crockford, Leila Angod, Ruth Wilson, Sarah Switzer, Ishbel M.K. Munro have received a prestigious grant from the Spencer Foundation for a new research... More

Monday, October 17, 2022

Youth Conference 2022

Join Amnesty International UK for their Youth Conference 2022. Date: 4th November 2022 Time: 10:00am – 4:30pm Location: London, Amnesty HQ Theme: Freedom to express yourself Meet other youth activists from across the country and gain knowledge, practical skills and confidence to take action on human rights in the UK and around the world.... More

Friday, October 14, 2022

Community-Engaged Learning: Creating Pathways to Opening Doors

Community-Engaged Learning: Creating Pathways to Opening Doors October 19, 2022 at 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM Location: Virtual Audience: Alumni, Anyone, Carleton Community, Current Students, Faculty, Staff The Committee for Community Engaged Pedagogy (CCEP) is organizing two virtual panel events on Oct. 18th and 19th. Each event will take place... More

Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Gerison and Francine Lansdown 2022-23 Prizes for Undergraduate and Graduate Student Essays

The Landon Pearson Centre for the Study of Childhood and Children’s Rights at Carleton University invites applications for the 2022-23 Gerison and Francine Lansdown Undergraduate and Graduate Student Essay Prizes in Children’s Rights ($500 each)  Students studying Children’s Rights are invited to submit an essay for consideration. Prize... More

Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Landon Pearson Centre Undergraduate and Graduate Student Awards – Deadline October 31, 2022

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Deadline: October 31, 2022 2022-23 Dr. Joy Calkin Student Bursaries Landon Pearson Resource Centre for the Study of Childhood and Children’s Rights The Landon Pearson Resource Centre for the Study of Childhood and Children’s Rights at Carleton University invites applications for the 2022-23 Dr. Joy Calkin student... More

Friday, September 23, 2022

Virtual Event: THE FUTURE IS DISABLED by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha | Women & Children First – womenandchildrenfirst.com

Join Women & Children First and Access Living for a virtual event celebrating The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning Songs by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha.For this event, Leah will be joined by Moya Bailey & Akemi Nishida.. This event will be hosted on Zoom Webinar with ASL and CART provided.... More

Friday, September 23, 2022

FASS Healthy Cities Series 2022-23 featuring Dr. Leila Angod and Dr. Julie Garlen as moderator

“Back to School in the City” panelists Sherwyn Solomon (Principal at Le Phare Elementary School in Ottawa), Dr. Maria Rogers (Psychology), and Dr. Leila Angod (Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies: Childhood and Youth Studies) will offer insights into some of the challenges that Ottawa students may face as we move into a new... More

Thursday, September 22, 2022

Dr. Paul Mkandawire, recipient of Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) grant

Congratulations to Dr. Paul Mkandawire (principal investigator) and Drs. Leila Angod and Evelyn Mayanja (co-investigators) who won a prestigious Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) grant (September 2022) for a project titled  'Engaging Black women to address HIV/AIDS in Ontario'. The project is grounded in critical population health and... More

Thursday, September 22, 2022

Dr. Julia Sinclair-Palm & Westley Partington co-present at the People’s Names: Identities & Equalities symposium

Dr. Julia Sinclair-Palm & Westley Partington co-presented a paper titled “Finding Joy in a Name: Trans youths’ experiences of names & naming practices,” at the People's Names: Identities & Equalities symposium in September 2022 under the auspices of the People's Names Research... More

Thursday, September 22, 2022

Co-authored article by Dr. Julia Sinclair-Palm and Kit Chokly (M.A. Communications) in the Journal of LGBT Youth

Co-authored article by Dr. Julia Sinclair Palm and Kit Chokly titled “ ‘It’s a giant faux pas’: exploring young trans people’s beliefs about deadnaming and the term deadname,” Journal of LGBT Youth (May 2022). Here’s the link to the article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19361653.2022.2076182... More

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Teacher’s College/Grad School bound? Join Julia Sinclair-Palm for advice on how to apply

Are you interested in Teacher’s College and/or Graduate school? Join Dr. Julia Sinclair-Palm to discuss how to construct a strong application. No pre-registration required. Here’s the zoom information for the event: September 26th, 6 to 7:30pm https://carleton-ca.zoom.us/j/96787127316... More

Friday, September 16, 2022

Coming Soon! Launch of MOCHI Website

Coming Soon! Launch of MOCHI website on September 17th, World Cleanup Day! MOCHI is a SSHRC-funded project on affect, climate crisis, and youth lead by Dr. Stefania Maggi (Childhood and Youth Studies). For more information about the project and the launch, please visit mochi4theplanet.com.... More

Friday, September 16, 2022

Dr. Evelyn Mayanja, recipient of the prestigious New Frontiers in Research Fund

Dr. Evelyn Mayanja, the newest faculty member to join the Human Rights & Social Justice Program, is the recipient of the prestigious New Frontiers in Research Fund awarded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council. Her project title is “Going Green? Counting the true cost of minerals for renewable energy in the era... More

Friday, September 16, 2022

Testimonios of community: empowering Latinx and Portuguese youth in a Toronto-based academic program

Dr. Alexandra Arraiz Matute, faculty member in the Childhood and Youth Studies program, has recently published a new article titled, “Testimonios of community: empowering Latinx and Portuguese youth in a Toronto-based academic program,” Race, Ethnicity and Education (2022): 1-16.... More

Friday, September 16, 2022

Did you know? Dr. Leila Angod, Childhood and Youth Studies Program……

Did you know? Dr. Leila Angod (Childhood and Youth Studies Program) is the Co-Chair of Carleton’s Racialized and Indigenous Faculty Alliance (RIFA). In 2021–2022 she was awarded the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences’ Early Career Research Award and the RIFA Research Award for her youth participatory action research project on Afro-Asian... More

Friday, September 16, 2022

Learning to Enact Canadian Exceptionalism: The Failure of Voluntourism as Social Justice Education

Dr. Leila Angod, faculty member in the Childhood and Youth Studies program, has recently published a new article titled, “Learning to Enact Canadian Exceptionalism: The Failure of Voluntourism as Social Justice Education,” Equity & Excellent in Education (2022).... More

Friday, September 16, 2022

Covid-19 pandemic: lessons from the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Southern Africa

Human Rights & Social Justice faculty, Drs. Paul Mkandawire and Shazia Sadaf co-published an article titled, “Covid-19 pandemic: lessons from the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Southern Africa,” African Geographical Review (2022):... More

Friday, September 16, 2022

Qualitative Visual Methods in Research with Girls and Women with Disabilities in the Global South

Childhood and Youth Studies faculty member, Dr. Xuan Thuy Nguyen has published a chapter titled, “Qualitative Visual Methods in Research with Girls and Women with Disabilities in the Global South,” in the recently published anthology, Handbook of Disability: Critical Thought and Social Change in a Globalizing World.... More