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By Amanda Wilson and Helin Burkay

We’re excited to share this new online project, a celebration of Janet Siltanen’s contributions to mentorship and scholarship. Originally conceived of as a festschrift, it has expanded to include a collection of essays, an interview with Janet and an archive of her Design Spine materials.
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As the co-editors write in their introduction��“Janet’s ongoing commitment to praxis and the consistency with which she weaves together theory and practice, not only in her scholarship but in everyday life. We wanted to create a space of reflection and conversation about Janet’s work in feminist political economy and post-positivist methodology, but we also wanted to highlight her approach to mentorship and what we’ve all experienced as her ethics of care.”

Janet retired in 2018 but remains a Professor Emerita in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at �Ӱ�ԭ�� University, and a valued friend and mentor to many.

Janet Siltanen Festschrift

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Professor Kelly Fritsch Publishes New Book��“Broken Worlds, Disabled Kin: Strategies for Collective Survival”

Kiley Johnston — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:59:09 +0000

Professor Kelly Fritsch Publishes New Book��“Broken Worlds, Disabled Kin: Strategies for Collective Survival”

Published on May 27, 2026

Time to read: 1 minutes

Congratulations to Professor Kelly Fritsch on the publication of her new book, , co-authored with Anne McGuire. Responding to the ways hostile social and economic structures such as racial capitalism, neoliberalism, and settler colonialism unevenly target certain populations and environments, the authors put forward the making of disabled kin as a way to foster solidarity and collective survival in a world all too often broken by design.

The book is available through the University of Minnesota’s Manifold Series or you can buy it at and save 30% with code MNUTPS26

Save the date for the Ottawa book launch happening Sept 25, 2026, 6 pm, at �Ӱ�ԭ��’s Dominion Chalmers��with discussants Remi Yergeau, Michael Orsini, and Natalie Kouri-Towe.

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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

Published on May 27, 2026

Time to read: 1 minutes

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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Dr. Amina Mire’s recent interview with an Austrian based magazine

Eva Matyas — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 13:58:42 +0000

Dr. Amina Mire’s recent interview with an Austrian based magazine

Published on May 27, 2026

Time to read: 1 minutes

“The message is always – pigment should disappear”. You can read her article

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Dr. Nahla Abdo Featured in Interview with York University’s Centre for Feminist Research

Kiley Johnston — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:05:50 +0000

Dr. Nahla Abdo Featured in Interview with York University’s Centre for Feminist Research

Published on May 27, 2026

Time to read: 1 minutes

Dr. Nahla Abdo, Chancellor’s Professor of Sociology, was recently interviewed by the Centre for Feminist Research at York University. Dr. Abdo discussed Palestine as the moral centre of feminism. She was also recently awarded the inaugural .

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Dr. Kelly Fritsch named Canada Research Chair in Disability, Health, and Social Justice

Kiley Johnston — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 14:15:25 +0000

Dr. Kelly Fritsch named Canada Research Chair in Disability, Health, and Social Justice

Published on May 27, 2026

Time to read: 1 minutes

Professor Kelly Fritsch from the Department of Sociology and Anthropology has been named Canada Research Chair in Disability, Health, and Social Justice. Dr. Fritsch’s research, teaching, and community contributions are united by a deep commitment to transforming the ableist social relations that structurally exclude, oppress, and debilitate disabled people.

See the full story here.

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Sociology Prof. Azar Masoumi discusses �Ӱ�ԭ��’s “Impartiality Policy” on CBC

Mireille Fournier — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 15:12:37 +0000

Sociology Prof. Azar Masoumi discusses �Ӱ�ԭ��’s “Impartiality Policy” on CBC

Published on May 27, 2026

Time to read: 1 minutes

Sociology Prof. Azar Masoumi interviewed on CBC’s Ottawa Morning on �Ӱ�ԭ��’s plans to implement “Impartiality Policy”. Listen to the interview .

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Professor Kelly Fritsch publishes Special Issue in Frontiers of Sociology��

Kiley Johnston — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 12:51:27 +0000

Professor Kelly Fritsch publishes Special Issue in Frontiers of Sociology��

Published on May 27, 2026

Time to read: 1 minutes

Professor Kelly Fritsch has published a special issue on “Affecting, Emoting, and Feeling Disability; Entanglements at the Intersection of Disability Studies and the Sociology of Emotion” in the international journal��Frontiers in Sociology. The issue, co-edited with Yvonne Wechuli and Marie Sepulchre, features 13 articles examining how emotion, feeling, and affect produce, maintain, alter, or dismantle notions of disability. The full issue is available open access as a downloadable��.��

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Tonya Davidson Featured on CBC’s “Information Morning”

Kiley Johnston — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:20:21 +0000

Tonya Davidson Featured on CBC’s “Information Morning”

Published on May 27, 2026

Time to read: 1 minutes

Listen to the full interview here!

Dr. Tonya Davidson, Sociology Associate Professor, was recently featured on CBC Cape Breton’s Information Morning with Don Munro. She discussed the second edition of her book, .

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Dr. Laura Hall Publishes New Book “Bloodied Bodies, Bloody Landscapes: Settler Colonialism in Horror”

Kiley Johnston — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 13:08:46 +0000

Dr. Laura Hall Publishes New Book “Bloodied Bodies, Bloody Landscapes: Settler Colonialism in Horror”

Published on May 27, 2026

Time to read: 1 minutes