1. DepartmentofSociologyNewsletter|RyersonUniveristy
SUMMER
2013
Ryerson
Sociologist
THE
INTHISISSUEof
TheRyersonSociologist:
MessagefromtheChair,AdvisoryCouncil...................1
HenryGirouxSpeakerSeries,BookShelf......................2
BookShelfContinued..............................................................3
AwardforJeanGolden,ISACogress.................................4
ProfessorGillinRetirement,Grants+Awards.............5
StudentResearch,CommunityEngagedLearning...6
BahamasProject,SocialJustice,CommunityNewsBahamasProject,SocialJustice,CommunityNews..7
Messagefrom
theChair
knowledgemobilizationandwaysofknowing.In
addition,asaprogressive,critical,andinnovative
department,wehavebeenbusyrevisingourcal-
endarofferingsinordertoensurestudentengage-
ment,andcurrency.Aswell,formanymonths,the
DepartmenthasbeencarefullyreviewingourPro-
gramme,asweprepareforourrstofficialPeriodic
ProgrammeReview.WhenweconsiderourPro-
gramme,weareparticularlyexcitedaboutour
leadershipwithintheFacultyofArtsin
community-engagedlearningandteaching.
Therehavealsobeensomechangestothe
‘face’thatwepresent.Wearecurrentlyrenovating
theDepartmentandrevampingourwebsite.These
projectswillbecompletebytheFall.Finally,Iam
delightedtowelcometotheDepartment,our
newestcolleague,Dr.ChristopherPowell.Chris
holdsaPhDinSociologyfromCarletonUniversity.
(Hisdissertationwastitled:CivilizationandGeno(Hisdissertationwastitled:CivilizationandGeno-
cide.)Hejoinsusafterspendingnineyearsinthe
SociologyDepartmentandtheUniversityofMani-
toba.Chrishaswrittenextensivelyinmanyareas,
includingrelationalsociology,KarlMarxandNor-
bertElias,humanrights,andgenocideinCanada.
WeofferawarmwelcometoDr.PowelltotheDe
partmentofSociology,theFacultyofArts,andRy-
ersonUniversity.
PamSugiman
Sincerely,
PamSugiman
Itismypleasuretowritemy rstChair’smessage
forthenewsletteroftheDepartmentofSociologyat
RyersonUniversity.Bythebeginningofthesummer,I
willhavecompletedthe rstyearofmytermasChair.
SinceIbeganthisposition,timehaspassedataquick
pace.LifeintheSociologyDepartmenthasbeen
eventfultosaytheleast.Ourdayshavebeen lled
withhardwork,asusual.Butwehavealsotakenupwithhardwork,asusual.Butwehavealsotakenup
manynewopportunitiesandconfrontedchallenges,
bothcollectivelyandpersonally.Onthisnote,Iwish
toextendmybestwishestotwovaluedcolleagues
whohavebeenawayfromtheDepartmentformuch
ofthisyearandlast:TerryGillinandElizabethJohn-
son.Wemissyouboth.Welookforwardtoseeing
Elizabethagainthissummer.Andwetrustthatafter
retirement,TerrywillcontinuetovisittheDepart-
menttosharestoriesofhispost-retirementpursuits.
Wearealsodelightedtoannouncethebirthof
HeatherRollwagen’sson,Samuel,MelanieKnight’s
daughter,Adélaida,andVirginiaClark’sson,Jason.
CongratulationstoHeather,Melanie,Virginia,andto
yourgrowingfamilies.Inaddition,Iwishtorecog-
nizethegeneroussupportofourreplacementstaff,
SophiaFinosandDanaHiggins,bothofwhom led
in,withsuchcompetenceandgoodspirit,onvery
shortnotice.
Asyouwillseethroughoutthisnewsletter,
Ryerson’sSociologyDepartmenthasbeengrowing
andmaturing.Ourfacultyandstudentshavedemon-
stratedthevalueoftheircontributions,asmeasured
bytraditionalacademicindicators:publishedbooks,
journalarticles,researchfunding,andawards.Butas
aDepartment,wearealsoproudofourlongstanding
commitmenttosocialactivism,andtherichrelationcommitmenttosocialactivism,andtherichrelation-
shipsthatwehaveformedwithinlocalandinterna-
tionalcommunities.Wearefurthermoreenhancing
theintellectualandresearch‘culture’oftheDepart-
ment,inlaunchinganewSociologySpeakerSeries,
reconstitutingourAdvisoryCouncil,embarkingon
newcollaborativeresearchprojects,andinitiatinga
MasterofArtsPrograminSociology,withafocusof
DEPARTMENTAdvisory
Council
DesignedbyDAVIDKRYSZAJTYSandproducedbyTONYADAVIDSON
TheSociologyDepartmentisproudtointroduce
itsnewlycreatedAdvisoryCouncil.TheCouncil
includesprominentnurseandactivistCathy
Crowe(1),andrenownedsociologistMargrit
Eichler(2).ThefeministjournalistMicheleLands-
berg(3)isamemberoftheCouncil.TheCouncil
alsoincludestheCityofTorontoDirectorof
Equity,DiversityandHumanRightsEquity,DiversityandHumanRightsUzmaShakir
(4)andSecretary-TreasureroftheCanadian
LabourCongress,HassanYusuff(5).
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

2. RS.2
THECRISISOFYOUTH
INTHEAGEOF
DISPOSABILITY
ProfessorHenryGiroux
HENRyGIROUX
COMESTORYERSON
By:AsmitaPersaud
IntheFallof2012,theSociologyDepartmentandtheRyersonStudentsUnionwerehonouredto
hostDr.HenryA.Giroux’spresentationon“TheCrisisofYouthinanAgeofDisposability,”astheinau-
guraleventintheeSociologyDepartment’sSpeakerSeries.Beinginawide-ranging eldwithmany
sub-disciplines,membersoftheSociologyprogramwereaptto ndmanypartsofDr.Giroux’stalk
relevant,interesting,andmeaningfultotheirown eldofstudies.
Dr.Giroux’senthusiasmandzestforcriticalthoughtandequalityareunquestionableashedis-
cussedatlengththeimportanceoflinking“criticalthoughttoaprofoundimpatiencewiththestatuscussedatlengththeimportanceoflinking“criticalthoughttoaprofoundimpatiencewiththestatus
quo”.Hefocusedhisdiscussiononthe“neoliberalmachine”whichdesertsandrendersyouth,par-
ticularlythosethatarefromlow-incomeandminoritybackgrounds,asdisposablepopulations.He
poignantlypointsoutwithstatisticsthatthismachinehasgivenincredibleprotstocorporations
whilecausingenvironmentaldestruction,atrociouslevelsofhumansuffering,andtheimpoverish-
mentoftheworkingclassanddisposableyouth.
Dr.Girouxexplainedthattherearetwowarsbeingwagedagainstyouth.The rstwaragainst
youthisthe‘softwar’,whichincludestheadvertisingindustrythatcommodiesyouthandshiftsyouthisthe‘softwar’,whichincludestheadvertisingindustrythatcommodiesyouthandshifts
theiridentitiesfromcriticalcollectivecitizensintoindividualizedconsumers.Atauniversitycampus
surroundedbyconsumerism,asDr.Girouxspokeofthe“low-intensitywarwagedbycorporateinsti-
tutions”wewereforcedtoreectonourdailyrelationshipwiththeconsumeristworld.Thesecond,
the‘hardwar’criminalizes,targets,andpunishesparticularyouthconsidered“failedconsumers".
Theseyouthareoftenmarginalizedandoppressedbytheirrace,ethnicity,orclass.Again,thecount-
lesschillingrealizationsDr.GirouxmakesstrikeachordasinamulticulturalcitylikeTorontowherelesschillingrealizationsDr.GirouxmakesstrikeachordasinamulticulturalcitylikeTorontowhere
insidiousandsubtleracismandclassismstilllinger,withracialprolingstillahot-buttonissue.
Dr.Girouxisadistinguishedscholarandanintellectualprovocateur.Hismostrecentbooksin-
clude“TwilightoftheSocial:resurgentPublicsintheAgeofDisposability;and,DisposableYouth,Ra-
cializedMemories,andtheCultureofCruelty.Girouxfearlesslychallengesthestate’scurrenteco-
nomicandpoliticalorderthroughcriticalthoughtandsocialengagement.Histalk“TheCrisisof
YouthintheAgeofDisposability”wasbothmeaningfulandeye-opening.
BOOKSHELFTheSociologyfacultyatRyersoncontinuestomakeamarkthroughtheir
interdisciplinaryresearchandwriting.Checkoutthenew publicationsbythe
faculty!
BOOKS
Flisfeder,M(2012)TheSymbolic,TheSublime,andSlavojZizek’sTheoryof
Film NewYork:PalgraveMacMillanPress.
Bernardi,D.,M.Pomerance&H.Tirosh-Samuelson(eds.).(2012).Hollywood's
ChosenPeople:TheJewishExperienceinAmericanCinema.Detroit:Wayne
StateUniversityPress.
Braun,M.,C.Keil,R.King,Braun,M.,C.Keil,R.King,P.S.Moore&L.Pelletier(eds.).(2012).Beyondthe
Screen:Institutions,NetworksandPublicsofEarlyCinema.Eastleigh,UK:
JohnLibbey.
Koc,M.,J.Sumner&A.Winson(eds.)(2012).CriticalPerspectivesinFood
Studies.Toronto:OxfordUniversityPress.
Northey,M.,L.Tepperman&Northey,M.,L.Tepperman&P.Albanese.(2012).MakingSenseintheSocial
Sciences:AStudent’sGuidetoResearchandWriting,5thed.Toronto:Oxford
UniversityPress.
Pomerance,M.(2013)AlfredHitchcock'sAmerica.Cambridge,UK:Polity
Press.

3. BOOKSHELF
CONTINUED...
morebooks!
Pomerance,M.(2013).TheEyesHaveIt:CinemaandtheRealityEffect.NewBrunswick,NJ:Rut-
gersUniversityPress.
Pomerance,M.(2012).MichelangeloRedAntonioniBlue:EightReectionsonCinema.Los
Angeles:UniversityofCaliforniaPress.
Pomerance,M.&J.Sakeris(eds.)(2012)PoppingCulture,7thed.Boston:PearsonEducation.
Sears,A.&J.Cairns.(2012)TheDemocraticImagination:EnvisioningPopularPowerinthe
Twenty-Firstcentury.Toronto:UniversityofTorontoPress.
Tepperman,L.&Tepperman,L.&P.Albanese(eds.).(2012).Sociology:ACanadianPerspective,3rded.Toronto:
OxfordUniversityPress.
White,R.,J.Wyn&P.Albanese.(2012).YouthandSociety:ExploringtheSocialDynamicsof
YouthExperience,Cdn.ed.Toronto,OxfordUniversityPress.
BOOKChapters JournalArticles
Oriola,T.,Neverson,N&C.Adeyanju.(2012).
‘Theyshouldhavejusttakenagunandshotmy
son’:Taserdeploymentandthedowntroddenin
Canada.SocialIdentities18:65-83.
Rauhala,A.,Rauhala,A.,P.Albanese,C.Ferns,A.Haniff,D.
Law&L.Macdonald.(2012).WhoSaysWhat:Pre-
andPost-ElectionCoverageandSourcingofChild
CareinFourCanadianDailies.JournalofChild
andFamilyStudies21(1):95-105.
Rollwagen,H.Rollwagen,H.&D.Béland.(2012).Responding
toCalgary’s‘GangWar’:APoliticalSociologyof
CriminologicalIdeas.TheCanadianJournalof
CriminologyandCriminalJustice54(2):141-168.
Noack,AandL.VoskoNoack,AandL.Vosko(2012)“PrecariousJobsin
Ontario:MappingDimensionsofLabourMarket
InsecuritybyWorkers’SocialLocationandCon-
text.”PreparedfortheLawCommissionof
Ontario,Availableonlineat:http://www.lco-
cdo.org/en/vulnerable-workers-call-for-papers--
noack-vosko
Albanese,P.&T.Farr.(2012).‘I’mLucky’… To
HaveFoundChildCare:EvokingLuckWhileMan-
agingChildCareNeedsinaChangingEconomy.
InternationalJournalofChild,YouthandFamily
Studies1:83-111.
Harrison,D.&P.Albanese.(2012).The“Parenti-
cation”PhenomenonasAppliedtoAdolescents
LivingThroughParentalMilitaryDeployments.
CanadianJournalofFamilyandYouth4(1):1-27.
Knight,M.Knight,M.(2012).ForUsbyUs(FUBU):The
politicizedspaceofBlackwomen'sentrepreneur-
shipinCanada.SouthernJournalofCanadian
Studies5(1-2):162-183.
Knight,M.andK.Rodgers.(2012)“Thegovern-
mentisoperationalizingneo-liberalism”:
Women’sorganizations,StatusofWomen
Canadaandthestruggleforprogressivesocial
changeinCanada.NordicJournalofFeministand
GenderResearch20(4):266-282.
Kwan-Lafond,D.,D.Harrison&P.Albanese.
(2012).Parentalmilitarydeploymentsandadoles-
cents’householdwork.StudiesinPolitical
Economy88:161-188.
Masuda,J.,C.Teelucksingh,T.Zupancic,A.
Crabtree,R.Haber,E.Skinner,B.Poland,J.Frank-
ish&M.Fridell.(2012)Outofourinnercityback-
yards:Re-scalingUrbanHealthInequityAssess-
ment.SocialScience&Medicine75(7):1244-53.
Moore,P.(2012).MappingEarlyCinema’sMass
Circulation:FilmDebutsCoast-to-Coastin
Canadain1896and1897.CanadianJournalof
FilmStudies21(1).
Brayton,J.(2013).VirtuallyGet-
tingItOn:“Sex”inFilmandTelevi-
sionNarratives,1992-2012.InM.
Pomerance&J.Sakeris(eds.),Pop-
pingCulture(pp.109-120).Boston,
MA:Pearson.
Jamal,A.(2012).Global
Discourses,SituatedTraditions,and
Women’sAgencyinPakistanInA.
Loomba&R.Lukose(eds.),South
AsianFeminisms,Durham:Duke
UniversityPress.
Jamal,A.Jamal,A.(2012).Feminismand
'Fundamentalism'inPakistan:
GenderandClassinthe
Secular/Religiousdivide.In
Q.Memon&V.Prashad(eds.).
DispatchesfromPakistanNew
Delhi:LeftWordBooks.
Jamal,A.Jamal,A.(2012).WhenAre
Women’sRightsHumanRightsin
Pakistan?InM.Satterthwaite&J.
Huckerby(eds.),Gender,National
SecurityandCounter-Terrorism:
HumanRightsPerspectives,New
York:Routledge.
Koç,M.,R.MacRae,A.Noack&Koç,M.,R.MacRae,A.Noack&
Ö.GüçlüÜstündag.(2012).What
isFoodStudies?:Characterizingan
EmergingAcademicFieldthrough
theEyesofCanadianScholars.InM.
Koç.J.SumnerandA.Winson
(eds.),CriticalPerspectivesinFood
Studies,Toronto:OxfordUniversityStudies,Toronto:OxfordUniversity
Press.
Koc,M.&J.A.Bas,J.A.(2012).
Canada’sActionPlanonFood
Security:TheInteractionsbetween
CivilSocietyandtheStateto
AdvanceFoodSecurityinCanada.
inR.MacRae&E.Abergel(eds.),
HealthandSustainabilityinthe
CanadianFoodSystem:AdvocacyCanadianFoodSystem:Advocacy
andOpportunityforCivilSociety
Vancouver:UBCPress.
Moore,P.(2013).TheFlowof
Amusement:EarlyCinemainthe
RedRiverValley.InK.Conway&T.
Pasch(eds.),BeyondtheBorder:
Tensionsacrossthe49thParallel.
Kingston,ON:McGill-Queen’s.
Moore,P.andS.Gabriele.Moore,P.andS.Gabriele.(2012).
NewMedia,OldMedia,Intermedia:
TheTorontoStar’sCFCA,1922-
1933.InM.Dorland(ed.),Cultural
IndustriesinCanada:Problems,
PoliciesandProspects,Toronto:
Lorimer.
Moore,P.andS.Gabriele.(2012).
NewMedia,OldMedia,Intermedia:
TheTorontoStar’sCFCA,1922-
1933.InM.Dorland(ed.),Cultural
IndustriesinCanada:Problems,
PoliciesandProspects,Toronto:
Lorimer.
Moore,P.(2012).AdvanceNews-
paperPublicityfortheVitascope
andtheMassAddressofCinema’s
ReadingPublic.inA.Gaudreault
(ed.),ACompaniontoEarly
Cinema,Malden,MA:Blackwell.
Muzzatti,S.(2012).SiSiamo
Italiani:Ethno-culturalIdentity,
ClassConsciousnessandAnarchic
SensibilitiesinanItalian-Canadian
WorkingClassEnclave.inHSkott-
Myhre&C.Richardson(eds.),Habi-
tusoftheHoodToronto:Intellect
Press.
Muzzatti,S.(2012).CulturalCrimi-
nology:BurningUpCapitalism,
ConsumerCultureandCrime.InW.
DeKeseredy&M.Dragiewicz(eds.),
TheHandbookofCriticalCriminol-
ogyToronto:Routledge.
Noack,A.(2012).Assemblingour
Toolkit:InterrogatingRepresenta-
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RabyandM.Thomas(eds.),Power
andEverydayPractice,Toronto:
Nelson.
Pomerance,M.(2012).Antoine
Doinel,AntoineDoinel,Antoine
Doinel:FrançoisTruffaut's'Trilogy'"
InC.Perkins&C.Verevis(eds.),Film
Trilogies:NewCriticalApproaches,
NewYork:PalgraveMacmillan.
Pomerance,M.Pomerance,M.(2012).Leonardo
DiCaprio:Kingofthe'World,'"InA.
Everett(ed.),PrettyPeople:Movie
Starsofthe1990s,(pp.103-22)
NewBrunswickN.J.:RutgersUni-
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Pomerance,M.(2012)."Performed
PerformanceandTheManWho
KnewTooMuch"inA.Taylor(ed.),
TheorizingFilmActing,NewYork:
Routledge.
Pomerance,Murray.Pomerance,Murray.(2012).Who
WasBuddyLove?:ScreenPerform-
anceandJewishExperience.InD.
Bernardi,M.Pomerance&H.
Tirosh-Samuelson(eds.),Holly-
wood'sChosenPeople:TheJewish
ExperienceinAmericanCinema,
Detroit:WayneStateUniversity
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Schifellite,C.(2012).Household
RefrigeratorsComeofAgeinthe
1920s.InC.Rollyson(ed.),The
TwentiesinAmerica.Pasadena,CA:
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Sugiman,Pamela.(2012).Work
andtheEconomy.InL.Tepperman,
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ed.,Toronto:OxfordUniversity
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Sugiman,Pamela.(2013)ICan
HearLoisNow:CorrectionstoMy
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PalgraveMacmillan.PalgraveMacmillan.
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4. RS.4
Congr
Congratulations
ProfessorJeanGoldenreceivingtheChancellor’sAward
JeanGoldenwins2013Chancellor’sAwardofDistinction
CongratulationstoJeanGoldenforwinning
the2013Chancellor’sAwardofDistinction.This
awardcelebratesalong,accomplishedcareerof
teachingandlearningandofsustainededucational
leadershipasasocialjusticeactivistandpublic
intellectual.
Inherletterofnomination,SociologyDepartmentInherletterofnomination,SociologyDepartment
ChairPamelaSugimandescribedJeanGolden’s
accomplishments:
“Forfortyoneyears,withintheRyersoncom-
munity,ProfessorJeanGoldenhasbeenapioneer
andleaderineducationalandemploymentequity,
diversityandinclusion.Shehasconsistentlydem-
onstratedapassionatecommitmenttocritical
thinkingandtransformativesocialchange”.
ProfessorGolden’scareeratRyersonbeganin
1971andheraccomplishmentsaremany.Profes-
sorGoldenwastheChairoftheSociologyDepart-
mentfrom1973-1977.EarlyinhercareerProfessor
Goldenbecamecommittedtoresearchingand
advocatingforequitableandinclusivehiringand
educationalpractices.ShewasontheExecutiveof
theRyersonFacultyAssociationforover25years
duringwhichtimeshespear-headeddiscussions
surroundingequityissues,createdaRFAexecutive
Equityposition,andorganizedRyersoncommunity
andacrossCanadapresentationsandworkshops
onahostofequityissuesinteachingandhiring.In
1989RyersonandtheRFAreceivedtheProvinceof
OntarioAwardforEmploymentEquityasaresultofOntarioAwardforEmploymentEquityasaresultof
herunionactivismandworkwiththeadministra-
tiononequityissues.ProfessorGoldenwrote
Ryerson’sHumanRightspolicywhichbecamethe
modelforuniversityhumanrightspoliciesacross
Canadainthe1990’s.Shealsocreatedandwasthe
rstSeniorAdministratoroftheRyersonSexual
Harassment,EquityandSafetyandSecurityOffice.
ProfessorGoldenwasalsoinstrumentalinthe
creationofthe rstWomen’sStudiescoursesat
Ryersoninthe1970s,theinstitutionalizationofthe
CaribbeanStudiescoursesinthelate1990’sand
the rstWomenandHumanRightscourseinthe
21stcentury.Shewasalsoinvolvedinthecreation
oftheRyersonCaribbeanResearchCentre(RCRC)
andservedasitsrstdirectorin2003-04.andservedasitsrstdirectorin2003-04.
ProfessorGolden’steachingpracticehascon-
stantlyworkedtobridgethegapsbetweenstu-
dents’lives,criticalideas,andcommunitysocial
change.Sheencouragesherstudentstobecome
involvedincommunityactivismandleadsbyex-
ample.ProfessorGoldenhastaughtyouthinthe
TorontoCityAdultLearningCentrethroughthe
RyersonSpanningtheGaps-AccesstoPost-
SecondaryEducationprogramandshehastaught
immigrantwomenattheTorontoNewcomer
WomenImmigrantServices.Shedevelopedand
deliveredBackhistoryeducationalworkshopsfor
tenyearsattheprimarylevelintheTorontoDistrict
SchoolBoard,andanti-racismworkshopsinthe
communityandeducationalequityworkshopsin
theCaribbean.
ProfessorGolden’sreachhasextendedfar
beyondthescopeofRyersonandToronto.In2007,
aftermeetingKenyanstudentTerianoLesancha
whohadcometoCanadafromKenyaandhad
beenabandonedbyherCanadiansponsor,Jean
Goldenwasinspiredtocreatesolutionstohelp
Lesanchacontinueherstudies.Sheworkedwith
membersoftheRyersoncommunitytosupportmembersoftheRyersoncommunitytosupport
Lesancha.Fiveyearslater,accompaniedbyUniver-
sityPresidentSheldonLevy,JeanGoldenper-
formedaConvocationceremonyforLesanchain
herKenyanvillage.ProfessorGoldenwasalso
instrumentalinfosteringarelationshipbetween
RyersonandWorldVision.Jointly,thetwoinstitu
tionswillsponsoracross-Canadadocumentary
aboutthisMaasaistudent’sjourney,aspartofan
educationalfundraisingeffortforthisimpover-
ishedarea.Ryersonhasbeguntheprocessofedu-
cationaltransformationinthisregionofKenyaand
ishelpingtheLoodariakMaasaiWomen’sBeading
Collectivetodevelopabusinessplanforthefair
marketingoftheirbeadsinKenyaandinCanada.
In2012ProfessorGoldencreatedaninstitu-
tionalrelationshipbetweenRyersonUniversityand
theEveryChildCountsSchoolforchildrenwith
specialneedsintheNorthernBahamas.Seven
SocialWorkandEarlyChildhoodEducationplace-
mentandvolunteerstudentsaccompaniedherto
theBahamastoassistintheschoolandincommu-
nitydevelopmentprojects.Duringherwinter2013
sabbatical,ProfessorGoldenworkedwithtwenty
RyersonstudentstohelptheECCSchooldevelop
anassistedlivingcenter,avocationaltraining
center,communitydisabilityawarenesseduca-
tionalprogramsandsecureNGOfundingforthe
school.ShewantstoexpandtheProjecttoinclude
Sociologystudentsin2014.
JeanGoldenhasbeenaconstantinspiration,
generouscolleague,andpassionateeducatorin
theSociologyDepartment.Hercolleaguesandstu-
dentswishtoextendherheartfeltcongratulations
onreceivingthisaward.
ProfessorGoldenwillbedeliveringtheConvo-
cationaddresstotheFacultyofArtsonJune14th.
Congratulations
InJuly,2018Torontowillhostthousandsofsoci-
ologistsfromaroundtheworldforthemeetings
oftheInternationalSociologicalAssociation.The
meetingswillbehostedbytheCanadianSocio-
logicalAssociation(CSA),andwilltakeplaceatthe
TorontoConventionCentre.Winningthebidto
hosttheISAmeetingsistheresultoftheworkof
theCSAexecutive,includingRyerson’sDr.
PatriziaAlbanesethepresident-electoftheCSA,
andChairoftheLocalOrganizingcommitteefor
theISAmeetings.TheCSAexecutivepresented
theirpitchtotheISAinBeirutLebanoninMarch,
2012,competingagainstSociologicalAssociations
inAustralia,Denmark,Hungary,andSpain.
TheInternational
Sociological
Associationis
comingtoToronto!

5. RS.5
ProfessorTerryGillinisretiringfromtheDepartmentofSociol-
ogyafterathirty-oneyearcareerofteachingexcellence,educational
leadershipandinnovativeresearch.
ProfessorGillinarrivedatRyersonUniversityin1982,having
previouslytaughtatMcMasterUniversity,Mt.AllisonUniversity,and
twoAmericanfour-yearcolleges.DuringtheseearlyyearsatRyerson
heplayedanimportantpartinthedevelopmentofthe rstGerontol-
ogycoursesofferedthroughContinuingEducation,includingthe
creationofaCerticateGerontologyprogram.Hewasthe rstCoor-
dinatorofthisprogram,servedonitscurriculumcommittee,taught
coursesandconductedresearchformanyyearsinthisnewlyemergcoursesandconductedresearchformanyyearsinthisnewlyemerg-
ing eldofsocialgerontology.
Asateacher,ProfessorGillintaughtintheGerontologypro-
gramandtheArtsandContemporaryStudiesprogram,aswellas
Sociology.Forhim,teachingistheopportunitytochallengestudents
todeepentheirunderstandingofthemselvesandtobroadentheir
perspectiveofthesocialworldinwhichtheylive,fromtheirfamilies
totheirchosenprofessionstothecontemporaryglobalissues.He
enjoysbeingaroundotherenthusiasticlearnersandbeingableto
encouragethem.Heextendedthisteachingtothementoringofhisencouragethem.Heextendedthisteachingtothementoringofhis
sociologicalcolleaguesthroughthemyriadchangingstructural,cur-
ricularandSRCrequirementsatRyerson.
ProfessorGillinhimselfisa‘lifelonglearner,’asisreectedinthe
variousareasofhisformaleducationwhichincludenotonlySociol-
ogybutalsoSocialandPoliticalThought,LegalandEthicalStudies,
Gerontology,andDisputeResolution.Throughouthiscareerhewas
activelyengagedinandastrongsupporterofcontinuingeducation.
Hebroughtthisbreadthofknowledgetohisstudents,hisacademic
leadershipandhisresearch.Mostrecentlyhehasexaminedtherole
andimportanceofacademicfreedomintheacademy.andimportanceofacademicfreedomintheacademy.
In1986-91andagainin2006-2011,ProfessorGillinservedas
theChairoftheDepartmentofSociology,theonlydepartment
membertoholdthispositionintwoverydifferentdecadesofsub-
stantivecurricular,staffingandstructuralchanges.The1980’swasthe
decadeofcurricularexpansionforSociologyintomoreprogrammes
atRyerson,partiallyduetothenewtripartitecurriculumwhich
requiredallRyersonstudentstotakensocialscienceandhumanities
coursesintheirprogrammes.TheSociologyDepartmentincreaseditscoursesintheirprogrammes.TheSociologyDepartmentincreasedits
courseofferings,withanemergingfocusonmediaandanexpansion
offeministandanti-racismcontentinexistingcourses.Thisdecade
wasalsoatimeoftenurestreamhiringfreezesandarapidgrowthin
part-timecontractlabour.From2006-2001,ProfessorGillinledthe
SociologyDepartmentintothenewSociologyBAdegreepro-
gramme,withsubstantialnumbersofnewhires,curriculargrowth
andtenuredecisions.Underhisleadershipduringboththesetwo
decadesProfessorGillinsolidiedtheDepartment’scommitmentto
criticalsociology,socialjusticeandcommunityactivism.
BeinginvolvedinacademicadministrationbroughtforProfes-
sorGillinadifferenttypeofrewardthanteachingprovides.Itwasa
chancetoservehiscolleagues,tohelpcolleaguesshapetheirlivesin
waysthatthey ndmeaningfulandsatisfying,toworktowardarrang-
ingcourseloadsthatreectwhatcolleaguesaremostinterestedin
teaching,tosupporttheirintellectualinterestsandacademicinitia-
tives,toencouragetheirresearchandscholarship,andtourgeabal
ancedlifestyle.
ProfessorGillinsharedhisinstitutionalwisdomandmediation
skillsonmanydepartmental,facultyanduniversitycommittees.
Someofthemostimportantcommitteeswerehiringcommittees,
bothforSociologyandforotherdepartmentsandprograms.Inthis
workhewasengagedinaprocesswhichhadaprofoundandlong-
termeffectonstudents,facultycolleaguesandindividuals.Boththe
qualityofthestudentexperienceandoffacultycollegialitywereand
stillaredirectlyaffected.In1988,hewaselectedbyitscommittee
memberstochairtheFacultyAdvisoryCommitteetotheBoardinits
PresidentialSearch.Inthisrolehepresented,explainedand
defendedtheCommittee’srecommendationstothewholeBoard.
Duringthe1988-89,healsochairedthePlanningandPrioritiesAdvi-
soryCommittee(PPAC)ofAcademicCouncil,ofwhichhewasa
memberelectedbyfellowChairsintheFacultyofArts.Working
closelywithotherPPACcommitteememberstheydevelopedrecom-
mendationstoestablishopportunitiestoenhancelearningand
teachinginaprogrammaticfashionatRyerson.Thiswastheoriginat-
inginstitutionalsparkforthemanylearningandteachinginitiatives
whichhavesubsequentlydeveloped.ForProfessorGillin,committee
workisthebackboneoftheUniversity,themeansofcollegialdeci-
sionmaking,suchashiringcolleagues,evaluatingandrewarding
students,developingcurriculum,andshapingprogramsandinstitu-
tionalsupportsforstudentsandfacultymembers.
ProfessorTerryGillin
CONGRATULATIONStoTerryGillinonhisre-
tirement!
ProfessorGillinwasalsoChairoftheAppealsCom-
mittee(asitwasthenknown)fortheRyersonFaculty
Associationfrom1995-99andactivelyservedonthe
committeeforanothertwoorthreeyears.Onbehalfof
theFacultyAssociation,herepresentedindividualfaculty
colleagueswhofoundthemselvesinconictwiththe
Universityastheiremployer.Itwasanopportunityto
contributeinauniquewaytofairnessandnaturaljusticecontributeinauniquewaytofairnessandnaturaljustice
whicharecriticaltoahealthy,productiveandrewarding
learningandteachingworkenvironment.
Inhisownwords,ProfessorGillinstates,“Through
theRyersoncommunityIhavehadtheopportunityto
encourageotherstosearchforthemeaningofbeing
humanasindividualsandassocialbeings,andhavebeen
abletocontinuemyownsearch.Atitsbest,theclass-
roomisalotlikesharingcoffeeandconversationwith
colleagues.Bothsituationscancreatecommonground
onwhichtosharetheexcitementandchallengesofouronwhichtosharetheexcitementandchallengesofour
ownscholarlyreading,thoughtsandinsights....Ihave
enjoyedbeingamemberofthecommunityoflearners,
studentsandfacultycolleaguesalike.Ithasbeenmore
thanacareer;ithasbeenacalling.Whilenotalwayseasy,
ithasbeenwonderfullyrewarding.”
TheSociologyDepartmentwillmissProfessor
Gillin’swisdom,hisquietbutsteelyeducationalleader-
ship,andhiscommitmenttocreatinganenvironment
withinwhicheachofuscoulddevelopprofessionally.
withinwhicheachofuscoulddevelopprofessionwithinwhicheachofuscoulddevelopprofession-
ally.Hisstudentswillmisshisstrongsenseofjustice,
hisknowledgeofthelaw,religion,andsocial
inequalityandhispatientguidancethroughdifficult
substantiveclassroomdebates.Weallbeneted
fromhisstrongpersonalethicalcorethatguidedhis
mediatedapproachtoconictsolution.Heisaman
ofhonour.ofhonour.
TheDepartmentwishesyouthebestTerryin
thenextstepinyourlife-longlearningandsincerely
thanksyouforyouryearsofservicetotheSociology
Department,tothestudentsandtotheUniversity.
GRANTSANDAWARDS
.AttheFacultyofArtsTeachingAwardscelebrationin
May,2013,PatriziaAlbanesewasawardedthenew
TeachingandSRCExcellenceAwardandAndieNoack
wasawardedtheExperientialTeachingAward.
CamilleHernandez-RamdwarCamilleHernandez-Ramdwarhasbeenawardedfund-
ingtosupportherconferencepresentation,“Religion
andTourisminTrinidad,”attheupcomingSeventh
InternationalMeetingonSocio-ReligiousStudiesCon-
ference,Havana,Cuba.
Inaddition,CamilleHernandez-Ramdwarhasreceived
supportfromtheTeachingAboutDiversityFundfor
developmentofacoursetitled,“HaitiandCuba:Revolu-
tionarySocieties,”aswellasaCaribbeanStudiesweb-
site.
PaulMoorehasbeenawardedfundingtosupporthis
conferencepresentation,“TheFastPrintingPressand
theCirculationoftheSundayPaper,1886-1900,”atthe
upcomingmeetingoftheInternationalCommunication
AssociationinLondon,UK.
MurrayPomeranceMurrayPomerancehasbeenawardedfundingforhis
presentation,“Hitchcock’sMooovingPictures,”atthe
SocietyforCinemaandMediaStudiesConferencein
Chicago.
PatriziaAlbaneseandAndieNoackwithFacultyofArtsDeanJean-PaulBoudreauandtheLearningandTeaching
OfficeTeachingChairfortheArts,RobertTeigrob
PamelaSugimanhasbeenawardedfundingfora
symposium,“HistoricalMomentsofChange:Japanese
CanadianRedressandBeyond,”fromtheNational
AssociationofJapaneseCanadiansEndowmentFund.
MélanieKnightMélanieKnightwasrecentlyawardedathree-year
SSHRCInsightGrantforaprojectentitled“Themaking
oftheenterprisingself:Education,subjectivityand
processesofgovernanceinlatemodernsociety”,Dr.
Knightwillexaminehowenterpriseandenterprising
subjectsarere(produced),payingparticularattention
tosubtextsofrace,gender,disAbilityandclassthat
informandunderlietheseconstructions.informandunderlietheseconstructions.
CherylTeelucksinghhasbeenawardedaSSHRC
InsightGrantforherproject,“TheGreenGap:Toward
InclusivityinToronto’sGreenEmployment”($73,478).
VappuTyyskäisaco-investigatorontwosuccessful
SSRHCapplications,bothwithteamscomposedof
membersoftheRyersonCentreforImmigrationand
Settlement,PIHaraldBauder(Geography).Theywere
awardedaSSHRCConnectionsGranttofundthe2013
RCISConference:PrecariousFutures?($49,000).They
werealsoawardedaSSHRCPartnershipDevelopment
GranttofundaRCISprojectonIntegrationTrajectoriesGranttofundaRCISprojectonIntegrationTrajectories
ofImmigrantFamilies.($156,000).

6. TheSociologydepartmentremainscommitteddevelop-
inginnovativeteachingandlearningstrategiesthatallow
studentstomakeconnectionsbetweentheoreticalideas,
practicalapplicationsandtheirlivedexperiences.Thefollow-
ingdescribehowcommunityengagedlearningandteaching
hasbeenimplementedinvarioussociologyclasses.
JenniferBrayton’scourseSOC932EntertainmentIndustry
wasrevisedinSpring/Summer2012tobeaCELTcoursewith
embeddedexperientiallearningtodevelopprofessionalprac-
ticeskillsandinterviewingtechniques.Studentsresearcheda
specicCanadianentertainmentindustrytheyhadaninterest
in,developedinterviewquestionsandinterviewedsomeone
inthateld,thenwroteananalyticalpaperonhowthatindus-
tryoperatesandisregulated,usingtheinterviewasonetryoperatesandisregulated,usingtheinterviewasone
sourceofknowledge.Prof.Braytonwasabletoofferstudents
50personalcontactsshehasfromacrossCanadainentertain-
mentindustriesrangingfrom lmandTVtoburlesquedanc-
ingandDJing.Dr.ReenaTandonassistedProf.Braytonwith
thedevelopmentofSOC932intoaCELTcourse,andgiven
thesuccessandpositivefeedback,SOC932willcontinueto
beofferedasacourseforexperientialandservicelearning.
IntheWinterof2013,VappuTyyskähadall60students
inherSOC474-Immigration,MinoritiesandCitizenship,take
partinaCommunityEngagedLearningandTeaching(CELT)
experience.Thisconsistedofcomputerliteracyworkshops
givenbygroupsofstudentstoyouthingrades9/10and
11/12inRegentPark,throughapartnershipwithPathwaysto
Education.Thestudentspresentedcourse-relatedcontentin
theirworkshops,wherepossible.Theyalsowrotebothinditheirworkshops,wherepossible.Theyalsowrotebothindi-
vidualandgroupreectionassignmentsabouttheRegent
Parksitevisitandtheirworkshops,integratingtheirsubjective
reactionswithcourselecturesandreadings.
Community-engagedlearningandteachingcontinued
tobewellintegratedintotheresearchmethodologythisyear.
InAndieNoack’sFall2012‘SurveyDesignandAnalysis’
course(SOC481),23studentsoptedtoworkwithstafffrom
fourRyersonstudentservicestoevaluateacampusprogram.
WorkingwithstaffmembersfromtheRyersonAccessCentre,
InternationalStudentServices,HousingServices,andthe
Tri-Mentoringprogram,studentsdesignedasurvey,analyzedTri-Mentoringprogram,studentsdesignedasurvey,analyzed
theresults,wrotea nalreport,andformallypresentedtheir
conclusionstostudentservicesstaff.Inadditiontolearning
aboutsurveyresearchandprogramevaluation,studentswho
participatedinthisCELToptionalsolearnedprofessionalskills
suchasprojectmanagement,effectivecommunicationand
teamwork.
InAndieNoack’sWinter2013‘IntrotoQuantitative
DataAnalysis’course(SOC411),tenstudentsworkedto
developtutorialsondatamanagementtopicsforthePath-
waystoEducationprogram.PathwaystoEducationisanon-
protorganizationdedicatedtoincreasingacademicsuccess
andgraduationratesofstudentsinRegentParkandvarious
othercommunitiesacrossCanada.Pathwayswillintegratethe
tutorialsintotheirlibraryofmaterialsavailabletohelpstu-
dentsintheirone-on-onetutoringprograms.Preparingthe
tutorialshelpedRyersonstudentstodeveloptheirknowledge
offundamentalstatisticalconcepts,learnstrategiesforman-
aging‘mathanxiety’,andenhancedtheircondencearound
teachingandlearningmathematics.
CommunityEn-
gagedLearning
andTeaching
(CELT)
OnMarch22nd,2013theSociologyDepartmentwaswell-
representedatRyersonUniversity’sArteriesUndergraduate
Conference,astudent-runundergraduateresearchconfer-
encesponsoredbytheFacultyofArts.Sociologywastheonly
departmentthathadasecondyearstudentpresentresearch
atthisconference.Thefollowingpaperswerepresentedby
Sociologystudents:
• SenseofBelongingtotheLocalCommunityasaPredic-
torofDepression
LydiaCordie,Sociology(4thyear)
• F#*kingTheirWaytoFreedom?:TheSeductionof‘New
Feminism’&TroublingRepresentationsofFemaleSexualityin
CanadianAdvertising
LouisaHawkins,Sociology(5thyear)
• EthnicEnclavesandIdentityPoliticsinToronto
DayanBduard,Sociology(2ndyear)
OnMarch22ndand23rd,third-yearsociologystudent
AfnanUllahtravelledtoNorthBay,Ontariotopresentan
academicpaperentitledUtilizationofBreastCancerScreening
ProgramsbyCanadianMuslimWomenatNipissingUniversity.
ThispaperwasinspiredbyAfnan’sworkasaresearchassist-
antwithDr.AminaJamal,whoisengagedinresearchexam-
iningtheimplicationsofthesecularandreligiousbinaryon
CanadianandSouthAsianMuslimwomen.Afnan’spaper
examinedtheutilizationofbreastcancerscreeningprograms
suchasmammogramsandbreastexaminationsbyCanadian
Muslimimmigrantwomen.Usingamulticulturalandanti-
racistframework,shedrewonreportsfromtheCanadian
CouncilofMuslimWomentocriticallyevaluateexistinglitera-
tureonbarriersencounteredbyMuslimwomeninaccessing
breastcancerprogramsinCanada.Afnan’spaperwasselected
asthebestpaperinherpanelonSocialandPublicPolicy.
SamanthaAeby(4thyearSociologystudent)andDr.
HeatherRollwagenco-presentedtheirresearchonvictimiza-
tionandperceptionsofthecriminaljusticesystematthe
AmericanSocietyofCriminologyconferenceinChicagoin
November2012.Thisresearchprojectwasundertakenlast
summeraspartoftheUndergraduateResearchOpportunities
program.UsingdatafromCycle23oftheGeneralSocial
Survey(StatisticsCanada,2009),theyconcludedthatvictimsSurvey(StatisticsCanada,2009),theyconcludedthatvictims
ofviolentcrimeshavemorenegativeperceptionsofthe
police,courtsandprisonsystemsthanvictimsofproperty
crime.
InNovember2012,fourth-yearSociologystudent
LouisaHawkinstravelledtoLjubljana,Sloveniatopresenta
paperataninternationallyattendedinterdisciplinarystudent
conferenceentitledTheOtherattheUniversityofLjubljana.
Herpaper,“Avoiding“Othering”intheOnlineEthnographyof
Women’sBlogs:TheDevelopmentofaFeministResearch
Ethic”wasinspiredbyresearchconductedwhileshewasan
URO(UndergraduateResearchOpportunities)ScholarintheURO(UndergraduateResearchOpportunities)Scholarinthe
summerof2012,onbothwomen’sself-publishingandacon-
cernforanethicalapproachtosocialresearch.Louisawas
fundedbyaFacultyofArtsStudentProjectGrant,byaSociol-
ogydepartmentalgrant,andbyRyerson’sInternationalDe-
partment.
Inthefallof2011andwinterof2012,sociologyunder-
graduatestudentsMeganButrynandLousiaHawkins,psy-
chologyundergraduatestudentCourtneyManion,andRyer-
sonSociologyProfessorPatriziaAlbaneseworkedcloselyon
theanalysisofinterviewsconductedbyProfAlbanesewith
mothersandchildcareprovidersinruralOntarioandQuebec.
Theteampresentedthisresearchinapublicforumtitled
"WhatDoMothersNeed?"hostedbytheMotherhoodInitia-
tiveforResearchandCommunityInvolvement(MIRCI),inthe
Fallof2011inToronto,andattheCanadianSociologicalAsso-
ciationAnnualMeetings,inWaterlooOntarioinSpring2012.
ThisworkisalsopublishedinWhatdoMothersNeed?by
DemeterPress,editedbyAndreaO'Reilly.
Theteam’sworkisalsofeaturedinachapterinaco-
authoredbookwrittenbyandrepresentingvariousmother-
hoodorganizations,includingtheCanadianNativeWomen's
Association,HipMama,NationalAssociationofMotherCen-
tres,Mothers&More,MochaMoms,WelfareWarriors,aswell
astheleadingmotherhoodscholars.Theircontribution
exploresthediversityandcomplexityinwomen’slivestoday
andwhatchangesareneededinfamilies,inpublic/social
policy,education,paidwork,andmaternalsupportandadvo-
cacyinthehopesofmovingstepsclosertogenderequityfor
mothers.
StudentResearchers
onthe
OnApril1st,2013thefollowingstudentspre-
sentedtheirfourth-yeartheses:
AmyeParker:LocalFoodInitiativesandthe
MainstreamingofAlternativeSystems:ACase
StudyofOntariofresh.ca
LydiaCordieGarcia:TheAcademicEnglish
LiteracyNeedsofFirst-GenerationImmigrant
Youth
SociologyHonourStudentThesisPresentations
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7. InOctober,InOctober,PamelaSugimangaveatalktitled,“Citizenship:
NothingYetEverything.”Aspartofaroundtabletitled,
“What’stheUseofHistory?CitizenshipandHistoryin
Canada’sPastandPresent,”organizedbythePeople’sCiti-
zenshipGuideProject,andheldattheTorontoPublic
Library.Hertalkisavailableat::
http://activehistory.ca/2012/citizenship-nothing-yet-
everything/
ForaweekinApril,DoreenFumiaparticipatedinFife
House’s“Thriveon$6.65Challenge”.Thechallengewasiniti-
atedbyFifeHouse,anorganizationthatprovideshouses
andservicesforpeoplethatareHIVpositiveandlivingwith
AIDS.Theyaskedcommunitymemberstoliveon$6.65/day
astheirfoodbudgetinordertohighlightthedifficultiesthat
peoplefacelivingondisabilityallowances.
OnJanuary22nd2013,NicoleNeversonwasfeaturedon
CBCSaskatchewan’sradioprogram,“BlueSky”.Onthispro-
gramshewaspartofapaneldiscussingtheuseofcon-
ductedenergyweaponsinpolicing.
DoreenFumiahasbeenre-electedtotheCanadianAssocia-
tionofUniversityTeachersExecutiveCommitteefor2013-
2014astheco-chairoftheEquityandDiversityCouncil.
WithKenNoma,PresidentoftheNationalAssociationof
JapaneseCanadiansandProfessorRolandColoma,
O.I.S.E./UT,PamelaSugimanisorganizingasymposium,
tentativelytitled,,“HistoricalMomentsofChange:Japanese
CanadianRedressandBeyond.”Thiswillbeaninterdiscipli-
narysymposiumonracismandhistoricalredressamong
diversegroupsinCanadatodaytobeheldinSeptember,
2013.2013.
PamelaSugimanisco-organizing(withProfessorStacey
Zembrzycki,ConcordiaUniversity)aworkshopforthe2014
BerkshireConferenceonWomen’sHistory.Toronto,Canada,
May22-25.“BeyondWomen’sWords:FeministReections
ontheTheoryandPracticeofOralHistory.”
IntheCommunity&
IntheNews
JeanGoldenandsomeoftheparticipantsoftheBahamasProject.
TheSociologyDepartmentandtheFacultyofArtsare
examiningmakingtheBahamasProject,developedbyJean
Golden,oneofthe rstinternationalservicecreditcourse
forRyersonSociologystudents.Thecoursewillbuildonthe
institutionalrelationshipestablishedbyProf.Goldenwith
theeveryChildCounts(ECC)Schoolforchildrenwithspecial
needsintheBahamas.ThisspringnineteenSocialWorkand
EarlyChildhoodStudiesstudentswereintheBahamasonEarlyChildhoodStudiesstudentswereintheBahamason
academicplacementandasvolunteers,workingwiththe
ECCSchoolfrom5-10weeks.TheadditionoftheArtsstu-
dentswouldexpandtheBahamasProjecttoinclude
researchprojectsofservicetotheECCSchoolandtoSocial
Services.
InAminaJamal’sclassSOC475ContemporarySocial
Theory,studentsparticipatedineventsrelatedtoSocialJus-
ticeWeekatRyersonUniversityandcriticallyanalyzedtheir
experiencesinindividualpapers.Studentsweregivena
choiceofquestionsthatwouldhelpthemrelatetheirexperi-
encestokeyinsightsandconceptsincontemporarysocial
theory.InSOC473ClassicalSociologicalTheoryFall2012,
secondyearstudentsattendedaSocialJusticerallyon
highereducationandyouthunemploymentandanswered
anin-classquestiononyouthissuesusingMarx’sconceptof
alienation.AdifferentsetofSOC473studentsinWinter
2013,attendedaseriesofworkshopsorganizedbyDenise
O'NeilGreen,AssistantVice-president/vice-provost,Equity,
DiversityandInclusion(EDI),oranotherdiversity-related
eventoncampus.Theythencriticallyexaminedthepossibilieventoncampus.Theythencriticallyexaminedthepossibili-
tiesandlimitationsofoneconceptortheoryinrelationtoan
issueofdiversityincontemporaryCanadiansociety.
SocialJusticeand
Sociological
Theoryin
AminaJamal’sClass
BAHAMASpROJECT
developed
byJeanGolden
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