Brock M.A. Social Justice and Equity Studies

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MA in Social Justice and Equity Studies, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1

This innovative interdisciplinary MA in Social Justice and Equity Studies responds to the growing need for individuals trained in the expanding field of Social Justice and Equity scholarship. Social Justice Studies is a growing field of study in Canadian universities. It is interdisciplinary, diverse and pluralistic in its theoretical traditions, substantive problematics, methods and approaches. W

hile the field of Social Justice and Equity Studies is open, it is not completely unbounded. Its emergence as an academic field has historically been linked to ethicopolitical movements for progressive social change. The objective of the SJES program is to train students in critical analysis of social justice and equity issues as related to processes and struggles associated with age, ability, gender, sexuality, racism, speciesism, the environment, class and other patterns of inequality. Training in both theory and research methods links processes operating at and across a range of geographical scales, from the local to the global. The emergence of the field of Social Justice and Equity Studies also reflects recognition of the links between power and knowledge in the university. Social Justice and Equity Studies seeks to enact an emancipatory politics of knowledge in favouring voices and perspectives that have been historically marginalized and who are actively resisting domination. These legacies and commitments inform the teaching and research done under the auspices of the SJES program at Brock and the criteria for affiliation and admission to the program. The program unites scholars from distinct academic disciplines to provide an exciting breadth and diversity of perspectives. The program is made up of participating faculty from Child and Youth Studies, Communications, Popular Culture and Film Studies, Community Health Sciences, Dramatic Arts, Education, English Language and Literature, Geography, History, Labour Studies, Political Science, Recreation and Leisure Studies, Sociology, Visual Arts and Women's Studies. Students will be equipped to pursue doctoral studies and to offer their expertise as policy makers or policy consultants to social advocacy and social movement organizations as well as a wider public.

10/04/2016

Congratulations to Lauren Quinn on receiving the 2016 Distinguished Graduate Student Award - Social Justice and Equity Studies!

Doing Respectful Research – Fernwood Publishing

09/27/2016

Congratulations to SJES Affiliates Dr. Jane Helleiner and Dr. Susan Tilley on the publications of their books.

Come on out to the Joint Book Launch TODAY, 4:00-5:30 (Welch Hall Atrium on ground floor)

Susan Tilley (Education): Doing Respectful Research: Power, Privilege and Passion (https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/doing-respectful-research)

Jane Helleiner (Sociology): Borderline Canadianness: Border Crossings and Everyday Nationalism in Niagara (http://www.utppublishing.com/Borderline-Canadianness-Border-Crossings-and-Everyday-Nationalism-in-Niagara.html).

Doing Respectful Research – Fernwood Publishing

Women in Agriculture Worldwide: Key issues and practical approaches (Hardback) - Routledge

09/26/2016

Congratulations to SJES Affiliated Faculty Member, Dr. Wendee Kubik on the following recent publications:

-Co-Editor of book with former student Amber Fletcher, and chapter published with SJES Affiliate June Corman, in Women in Agriculture Worldwide.

-Chapter published with colleague Carrie Bourassa, First Nations University: “Stolen Sisters: The Politics, Policies, and Travesty of Missing and Murdered Women in Canada” in the book Forever Loved – Exposing the Hidden Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada, edited by D. Memee Lavell-Harvard and Jennifer Brant, instructor at Brock University Tecumseh Centre.

See more at http://bit.ly/2a8F9ZM !

Women in Agriculture Worldwide: Key issues and practical approaches (Hardback) - Routledge

09/19/2016

We are seeking suggestions for a theme for the 10th Annual Niagara Social Justice Forum! Please contact Mary Breunig at [email protected] if you have an idea that would encourage connections with and participation from students and activist or community groups committed to social justice. We want to hear from you!

09/15/2016

The Scholar-Activism Workshop is attracting a huge number of registrations from graduate students across Ontario!
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09/07/2016

Big welcome to all incoming students and welcome back to returning students and faculty! Looking forward to celebrating the beginning of term at our Welcome Picnic tonight!

Graduate Student Workshop on Scholar-Activism | Brock University

08/24/2016

Calling graduate students interested in scholar-activism: Check out this one-day workshop on Oct 13, a day of hands-on workshops and conversations with radical educators and graduate students on what it means to be a scholar-activist. This free event will take place at Rodman Hall in St. Catharines. Space is limited! Register by September 22nd at goo.gl/d64Dd4.

Graduate Student Workshop on Scholar-Activism | Brock University Join us for a day of hands-on workshops and conversations with radical educators and graduate students on what it means to be a scholar-activist.

White privilege discussion a step towards change

08/23/2016

Check out this recent story in The Brock News about the White Privilege Symposium-Canada, happening Sept 30-Oct 1: http://bit.ly/2bZ5SsZ
SJES Faculty Affiliate Dr. Tamari Kitossa speaks in the article and will lead a workshop at the conference.

White privilege discussion a step towards change The crippling presence of white privilege is so normal in Canadian society that most people don’t even realize it exists, says Tamari Kitossa, associate professor of sociology at Brock University. “White people believe that whatever privileges and access they ...

08/22/2016

Congratulations to Cara Nightingale for successfully defending her thesis last week and completing her SJES degree requirements! Join me in wishing her all the best!

08/16/2016

SJES student Cara Nightingale will defend her thesis this Friday, August 19 in WH 147 at 12:00pm.
Title: "It was easy to look for a place, but hard to actually get one": University students' experiences of racial discrimination in off-campus housing.
Join us at this public event on Friday to support Cara!

08/04/2016

We love to know what our community is doing! As we prepare our next issue of the SJES Newsletter, I am asking for your help. Please email [email protected] to let me know if you have any new publications, appointments, or events, or if you know of recent news from our alumni. Thank you!

08/03/2016

Hi everyone, Jade here! I am getting settled back in the office after being able to stay home to take care of my daughter, Adelyn, for the past year. Big thanks to Violetta for all of the wonderful work she did for the program!
We hope you can join us at the Welcome Picnic on Wed, Sept 7 at Montebello Park, 5-8pm. If you plan on attending, please RSVP!

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