Black Studies

News | Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Collaboratory for Black Poiēsis brings scholars, artists and archivists together for a deeper understanding of Black life 
Rebuilding the traditional structures of a classroom is at the root of SA Smythe’s teaching philosophy.  For Smythe, an assistant professor of...
News | Wednesday, September 11, 2024
For Afua Cooper, unveiling the truth of Canada’s African history isn’t just a curriculum — it’s a purpose
It’s a moment that Afua Cooper still vividly recalls. It was the early 1980s, and Cooper, then newly arrived in...
Network | Researcher Profile
Karina Vernon
Karina Vernon researches and teaches in the area of Canadian literature, with a special focus on black Canadian literature, archives, critical...
News | Wednesday, October 4, 2023
UTSC’s Afrosonic Innovation Lab provides a thriving space for music of the African diaspora
A growing academic space at U of T Scarborough is offering students a meaningful outlet to engage with music from...
Network | Researcher Profile
Ann Lopez
Dr. Ann Lopez is a Jamaican-born professor of educational leadership and policy at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education...
News | Monday, June 19, 2023
The Centre for Black Excellence in Education launches at OISE
On June 9, the Centre for Black Studies in Education (CBSE) at the Ontario Institute of Studies in Education (OISE) officially...
News | Wednesday, June 14, 2023
How one U of T course helped a new grad find her path in Black Canadian history 
Marwa Hussein had to wait until her final year to take the “Black Canadian History” course offered in Black Canadian...
News | Tuesday, June 7, 2022
#BlackonCampus Roots and the Radical Student-Led Organizing of the Black Liberation Collective- University of Toronto
In the spring of 2015, around 500 Black graduate and undergraduate students, staff and faculty came together on a Friday...
News | Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Education as liberation: OISE’s new faculty member discusses her focus on Black and Francophone Studies
OISE’s Amal Madibbo recently discussed her research in Black and Francophone studies, and her mission as a new faculty member...