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CONGRATULATIONS TO

LAURIE SHERRY-KIRK

ON RECEIVING THE PRESIDENT'S SURGITE AWARD

The President's Surgite Award is intended to recognize those students who have been outstanding in one or more of the following areas:

Demonstrated exemplary leadership in a student club, organization, association or team.
Did something exceptional that helped to advance Brock's academic reputation.
Made a significant contribution to student life at Brock.
Provided a valuable service to Brock or the broader community.

CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY STUDIES DEPARTMENT!

Upcoming Events

John Sorenson will be presenting a talk, as part of the Labour Studies Political Economy Speakers Series, on the Political Economy of Animal Rights. The talk is from 2:30 to 4:00, this Tuesday (March 20th), in the Sankey Chambers. Light refreshments will be served.

John Sorenson is professor and chair of sociology at Brock University, where he teaches courses on critical animal studies, racism, and globalization. He is currently working on a SSHRC-funded project on various ways of representing animals. His previous books, stemming from research on war, nationalism, and refugees, include Culture of Prejudice: Arguments in Critical Social Science; Ghosts and Shadows: Construction of Identity and Community in an African Diaspora; Imagining Ethiopia: Struggles for History and Identity in the Horn of Africa; Disaster and Development in the Horn of Africa; and African Refugees. His most recent books, centering on animals, are Ape and About Canada – Animal Rights.

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Indigenous Perspectives on the War of 1812: Alternative Histories and Artistic
Representations

Panelists:
Alan Corbiere, Ojibwe Cultural Foundation,
Shelly Niro, artist and curator
Carol Jacobs, Brock University Elder in residence
Moderated by Renée Bedard, Tecumseh Centre

PLUS the exhibit:
Four Artists from Six Nations, paintings & photographs by
Haudenosaunee artists

Friday, March 23rd, 3 - 5 pm | Niagara Artists Center | 354 St. Paul Street |

Sponsors: Social Justice and Equity Studies MA, History Department,
Aboriginal Education Council, Tecumseh Centre for Aboriginal Research
and Education, Aboriginal Student Services, Women's and Gender
Studies, Brock University, and the Niagara Artists Centre

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Join us for the First Annual African Heritage Lecture Honourable Dr. Jean Augustine “Transcending Ghosts of the Past: The Future
of Black Political Engagement”
February 10, 2012, 1:00 pm
Sankey Chambers, McKenzie Chown A Block
Brock University
Opening Remarks by
Dr. Murray Knuttila,
Vice-President and Provost
Address by
Dr. Wilma Morrison
Presented by
Brock-Niagara African-Canadian Renaissance Group
Sponsored by
International Services, MA in SJES, OHRES, Sociology
http://brockniagaraafricangroup.weebly.com/african-heritage-month-2012.html
 

SOCIOLOGY SPEAKER SERIES 2011‐2012
Dr. June Corman & Dr. Ann Duffy
Wednesday February 15, 2012
10:00 a.m.‐12:00 p.m. Academic South 427
Personal Troubles, Public Issues: Rethinking the Personal‐Work Connection
Abstract:
We recently gave a presentation at an event hosted by the Niagara Workplace Planning Board. We
stressed that current economic realities (dramatic reductions in good jobs, rapid expansion of
marginalized and non-standard forms of employment) have negatively impacted many Canadian
workers. Managing a suitable work-life balance is becoming increasingly problematic. Even more
importantly, acquiring a secure job is extremely difficult in the Niagara Region. In discussing these
troublesome consequences of the new economy for individuals, families and communities, we
developed concrete suggestions for how to reconceptualize the work-life nexus through a more
cohesive approach to life and work. We suggested that employment support and services might be
effectively embedded in larger conversations about civic involvement and personal well-being. Our
talk for the speakers series summarizes this presentation and then reflects on what it means to do
“public sociology”.
Everyone Is Welcome
Snacks will be provided

Past Events and Presentations 

SOCIOLOGY SPEAKER SERIES 2011‐2012
Dr. Margot Francis
Wednesday January 25, 2012
10:00 a.m.‐12:00p.m.
Academic South 427
Creative Subversions: Whiteness and Indigeneity in the
National Imaginary
This presentation highlights selected moments from Creative Subversions (UBC Press, 2011) to explore how whiteness and indigeneity are articulated through taken‐for‐granted images of Canadian identity ‐‐ and the contested meanings these images evoke. I argue that benign, even kitschy symbols of national identity are haunted by ideas about race, masculinity, and sexuality that circulated during the formative years of Anglo‐
Canadian nationhood. The talk invites us to question taken‐for‐granted ideas about history, memory, and national identity.
Everyone Is Welcome
Snacks will be provided
 

“Memories Have Tongue”  
Please join us for an evening with poet, historian and scholar Dr. Afua Cooper
http://www.afuacooper.com/home_page.html 
February 17, 2010  - TH 245 - 5 to 7 pm  Free admission
Presented by:  Brock/Niagara African Canadian Renaissance Group
Generously supported by:  Faculty of Social Sciences, Labour Studies, International Services, MA in Social Justice and Equity Studies, Office of Human Rights and Equity Services, Sociology Department, and the Women’s Studies Program.

SJES Work In Progress Series

Please join us for a research talk titled: "Bears and the Politics of Identity in the Pyrenees" with Dr. Thomas Dunk, Dean, Social Sciences, Brock University. 
Date: February 9, 2010
Location: AS 427 
Time: 12:00 - 1:00

Please join us for a research talk titled:  "Welland:  The 'Perfect' Storm" with researchers Dr. Ann Duffy, Sociology, Dr. June Corman, Sociology, Brock University and Dr. Norene Pupo, York University.  The research is focused on examining the implications of the massive layoffs of manufacturing workers for the laid off employees, their families and their communities in Welland, Ontario.  Part One examines the response of community leaders and Part Two examines the experiences of laid-off workers, their families and their communities.
Date: September 21, 2009
Location: AS 427 
Time: 10:00 - 11:00

Please join us for a research talk titled:  "The World Social Forum as 'contact zone': Cosmopolitan or Colonial?" with presenter Dr. Janet Conway, Canada Research Chair in Social Justice, Brock University
Date: November 10, 2009
Location: AS 427 
Time: 11:00 - 12:30

Please join us for a research talk titled: "Canadian Borderlanders and Unauthorized Migrant Crossings at Niagara", Jane Helleiner, Graduate Program Director, Social Justice and Equity Studies, Brock University
Date: November 24, 2009
Location: AS 427
Time: 11:00-12:00 

Screening of "A Winter Tale"
The Brock/Niagara African Canadian Renaissance will host the screening of "A Winter Tale" at Brock during African History Month.  Anticipated date is February 5, 2009.  More details to follow.  This is an SJES sponsored event.

Social Justice Research Methods
We welcome your attendance at this panel discussion on research methods in the not-for-profit sector.  To be held Thursday, Nov 27th in the Pond Inlet at 11 am - 2 pm.
Speakers include:  Deb Nanson, Program Director of Terry's Evergreen Addiction Recovery Services, Ruthann Brown, Executive Director of Women's Place of South Niagara, Inc. and Wendy Sturgeon, Executive Director of the Niagara Chapter of Native Women.

Research in Progress
The Graduate Seminar SJES 5P01 is hosting two informal "research in progress" talks/discussion by SJES faculty this Thursday October 30 5:00-6:30 in AS 427. The talks are listed below. All are welcome to join the class for this event!
5:00-5:40pm  -  Dr. Mary Beth Raddon    "Neoliberal Legacies: Philanthropy, the State and Citizenship in Canada"
5:45-6:30pm  -  Dr. Ifeanyi Ezeonu  "Crimes of Globalization: Health Care, HIV and the Poverty of Neoliberalism in Sub-Saharan Africa".

Presentation by Dr. Ester Reiter
Prof. Ester Reiter, from York University will present: "Researching transnational solidarity in the 1930s:
The Spanish Civil War and the North American  women who fought fascism in Spain"
On Monday October 27th from 12:30 to 2:00 in MCD 304
Ester Reiter had a position in the Sociology Department at Brock before
moving to York in 1991.  She has been an external examiner for two ofour SJES students. All are welcome!

Caravan Against Torture
Find out how the Canadian government is increasingly complicit in acts of torture around the globe, and what you can do about it.
Will be held Monday October 20th from 6:00 to 9:00 in the Pond Inlet
Event will include presentations from Amparo Torres, Abdullah Almalki, Ahmad Maati, and Muayyed Nureddin. For further information please contact OPIRG at (905) 688-5550 Ext. 3499

Presentation by Recent SJES Graduates Discuss PhD Experiences at York
Two recent SJES graduates (Fall 2007) Heather Maguire and Cheryl Athersych will discuss their initial PhD experiences at York University (in Communication Studies and Sociology respectively). They will be presenting to the current cohort of 5P01  students in AS426 this Thursday  October 16th at 7:00.  If you are interested in joining us please plan to arrive at 7:00  (the regular class will be going on prior to 7:00).

Presentation of "Tales of the Night Fairies"
Special screening of the Documentary "Tales of the Night Fairies" will be held on Friday, September 26, 2008 in AS 203 at 7:00 - 9:30.  The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Shohini Ghosh (Director), Maija Martin (Innocence Project, Canada) and Kara Gillies (Maggies, a Sex Worker Run Education Project).  This is a SJES sponsored event - all are welcome!

Presentation by Ananta Kumar Giri
On September 22, 2008 from 3:00 - 4:00 pm in TH258, Ananta Kumar Giri, a professor of Social Justice at Madras Institute Development Studies in India, will present "Global Justice and the Calling of Peace".  All are welcome to this SJES sponsored event.

Senior MA SJES Student "Work in Progress" Colloquium
We will be holding a "Work in Progress" event for several "senior"students to present on any aspect of their current research relating to their thesis or major paper.  Following each presentation there will be a Q & A session.  The three students presenting are Lindsay Adams, Jodie Harrison, Jessica Soul, and Sara McLean.  This event is open to SJES affiliated students and faculty only.  Please join us for this event on Friday, September 19 at 11:00 - 12:15 in MCC 407.

Please Note: Events will be posted as they are organized.