Departmental Blog Archives - Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Mohammed Nijim, Ph.D. Sociology student, has published “Indigenous Epistemologies and Decolonising Genocide Research on Palestine” in the . The open-access article discusses how Indigenous epistemologies can revolutionize and advance genocide studies in Palestine. It also criticizes the UN genocide convention/international law and invites people to think beyond legal frameworks to end genocide and Israel’s colonialism in Palestine.

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Amy Li, MA Sociology Student, Published in the Review of Disability Studies

Kiley Johnston — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:39:44 +0000

Amy Li, MA Sociology Student, Published in the Review of Disability Studies

April 17, 2026

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Congratulations to Sociology MA student, Amy Li, who has published “Disability Arts as Disability Justice: Racialized Disabled Artists Navigate the Arts in Canada” in the with co-author Professor Kelly Fritsch. The article presents findings from a summer research project led by Li during her undergraduate degree, funded by the �Ӱ�ԭ�� University Research Opportunity Program (CUROP).

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Joy Karinge Receives Flight 302 Legacy Award

Kiley Johnston — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:13:45 +0000

Joy Karinge Receives Flight 302 Legacy Award

April 17, 2026

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We are happy to share that Joy Karinge, PhD Anthropology student, has been selected as a recipient in the 2025–2026 cohort of the!

�Ӱ�ԭ�� the award:

On March 10, 2019, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed near Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, claiming the lives of all 157 people aboard. Victims represented 35 nationalities, including 18 Canadian citizens, as well as permanent residents and others with ties to Canada. The flight was en route to Nairobi, where many of the passengers were scheduled to take part in the United Nations environmental conference. The Flight 302 Legacy Award contributes to supporting students whose areas of study help commemorate the victims of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 tragedy.

Check out the official announcement .

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Dr. Cihan Erdal has been awarded a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship

Kiley Johnston — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:33:24 +0000

Dr. Cihan Erdal has been awarded a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship

April 17, 2026

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Dr. Cihan Erdal has been awarded a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship for 2026–2028, and will be joining the Centre for Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies (CDTPS) at the University of Toronto as a Postdoctoral Fellow.

Dr. Erdal will undertake a new research project titled “Choreographing Radical Hope: The Arts as Political Response in Nihilistic Times” as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the CDTPS at the University of Toronto, working with Professor Kathleen Gallagher.

Through centering youth-led creative responses, Dr. Erdal’s upcoming multi-sited ethnographic research not only offers new empirical insights but also proposes a theoretical model for examining democratic resilience through artistic-political orientations as radical democratic engagement.

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Dr. Tonya Davidson Featured on CBC’s Ottawa Morning Defending the Social Sciences

Kiley Johnston — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:16:14 +0000

Dr. Tonya Davidson Featured on CBC’s Ottawa Morning Defending the Social Sciences

April 17, 2026

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Dr. Tonya Davidson, Sociology Professor, was recently featured on CBC’s , where she discusses the value of the social sciences and defends their importance. They also discuss job opportunities for graduates with arts degrees.

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Postdoctoral Fellow and Adjunct Research Professor Cihan Erdal Publishes Chapter in Displaced Families, Dispersed Memories (Helsinki University Press)

Kiley Johnston — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 16:39:17 +0000

Postdoctoral Fellow and Adjunct Research Professor Cihan Erdal Publishes Chapter in Displaced Families, Dispersed Memories (Helsinki University Press)

April 17, 2026

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Postdoctoral Fellow and Adjunct Research Professor Cihan Erdal’s co-authored article, “Breaking the ‘Pact of Silence’: Armenian Youth Activism and Coalition-Building in Contemporary Turkey,” has been published in Displaced Families, Dispersed Memories (Helsinki University Press).

The chapter explores how Armenian youth activism challenges inherited silences and builds solidarities in contemporary Turkey, showing how memory work can become a future-oriented political practice. Closely examining the interplay between memory activism and family memory, this research article highlights the hybridization of Armenian and family identity and the growing influence of transnational family and activist networks.

You can read the chapter here:

More about the book:

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Mohammed Nijim, Sociology PhD Student, Published in the Journal of Settler Colonial Studies

Kiley Johnston — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:20:02 +0000

Mohammed Nijim, Sociology PhD Student, Published in the Journal of Settler Colonial Studies

April 17, 2026

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We are pleased to share that Sociology PhD student Mohammed Nijim has published an article in the . His article, “The Dialectics of Reconstruction in Gaza: Settler Colonialism and the Impossibility of Rebuilding Gaza,” examines the reconstruction process in Gaza.

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Megan Linton, Sociology PhD Student, Featured on The Breach Show

Kiley Johnston — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:23:26 +0000

Megan Linton, Sociology PhD Student, Featured on The Breach Show

April 17, 2026

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Megan Linton, Sociology PhD Student, is featured on , where they discuss Canada’s expansion of medical assistance in dying (MAID) and its potential impacts on people living with disabilities.

Watch the full episode, Disabled Canadians want options for life—not medical assistance in dying, !

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Reyhab Mohmed Patel Featured in Fashion Exhibition at Parsons School of Design

Kiley Johnston — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 15:34:18 +0000

Reyhab Mohmed Patel Featured in Fashion Exhibition at Parsons School of Design

April 17, 2026

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