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On March 26 and 27, 2025, the Afromusée in Montreal hosted a major symposium as part of the Week of Action Against Racism (SACR), under the theme: "Quebec: Land of the First Nations and Inuit for Millennia; Over 500 Years of Settler Presence. Review and Perspectives."

What if leisure wasn't just about escape, but about reclaiming space, identity, and community? That’s the central question explored in an insightful study by Pierre Jameson Beaucejour, PhD Candidate, who dives deep into the phenomenon of Car Wash Parties in Port-au-Prince. Born in the heart of working-class neighborhoods, these vibrant, water-soaked street gatherings do much more than entert...

Systematic reform of Canada’s educational institutions needed as racial discrimination in schools impacts Black students’ wellbeing and stunts their potential

Professor Christine Gervais, from the University of Ottawa’s Department of Criminology, has co-authored a powerful new book with two uOttawa alumnae: Amanda Danielle Watson (PhD, Feminist and Gender Studies, 2016) and Shanisse Kleuskens (MA, Criminology, 2015). The book, titled Resisting Orders: Catholic Sisters Contest Their Church, is published by McGill-Queen’s University Press.

Knowledge is power and I am determined to use my experience in Malawi as a guiding path for future work I do...

We extend our warmest congratulations to Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault, PhD candidate in Political Science at the Faculty of Social Sciences, on his election as Member of Parliament for the riding of Madawaska–Restigouche in New Brunswick.

Professor Jodi Edwards is interested in the intersection between heart health and brain health. She’s also working to promote health equity. Meanwhile, Professor Maïka Sondarjee researches international relations, with a focus on gender issues and the white saviour complex.

Dominique Bourque, professor at the Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies within the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ottawa, is the editor of Daring Lesbian Love: Challenges and Delights (Éditions sans fin, 2025), a collective work produced in partnership with the Lesbian Archives of Quebec.

On June 20, Dominique Bourque, professor at the Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies within the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ottawa, will present the documentary Amazones d’Hier, Lesbiennes d’Aujourd’hui: 40 Years Later (2021) at the University of Salento in Lecce, Italy. She co-directed the film with Johanne Coulombe and Julie Vaillancourt.

The Faculty of Social Sciences is proud to celebrate the work of Véronic Delage, PhD candidate in Clinical Psychology, who co-authored the article that won the 2024 Best Article Award from the Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology (CJEP).