In honour of the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers on December 17, organizers have made recordings of the Beyond the Interface conference public. In October, the Critical Trafficking and Sex Work research cluster at the CFR organized a 3-day virtual conference called Beyond the Interface: Critical Perspectives of Sex Work and Sextech. […]
The Critical Femininities Research Cluster is seeking applicants to join the conference committee in the following positions: Social Media Officer (1 position), Communications and Design Officer (1 position), Funding Coordinator (1 position), and General Committee Member (3 positions). Please send your CV and a short statement (maximum 1 page) outlining your interest and/or experience in […]
Nominations for the inaugural National Medal for Excellence in Feminist Scholarship in Canada are due December 1, 2024. About the Award The National Medal for Excellence in Feminist Scholarship in Canada is awarded annually by the Centre for Feminist Research and honours the outstanding contributions of York University faculty Ena Dua, Bonita Lawrence, and Meg […]
Nominations for the 2023-24 Mary McEwan Memorial Dissertation Award are due November 30, 2024. CRITERIA OF ELIGIBILITY PROCEDURE FOR NOMINATION Each nomination must include: PROCEDURE FOR SUBMISSION Please complete the nomination checklist and submit your nomination package to Andi Schwartz, Coordinator of the Centre for Feminist Research, no later than November 30, 2024. Submissions and questions can be […]
Dr. Shaunasea Brown has won the CFR's 2022-2023 Mary McEwan Memorial Dissertation Award for her dissertation titled Art Routes: Locating Second-Generation Black Caribbean Canadian Women’s Perspectives. Dr. Shaunasea Brown is an Assistant Professor in the Communication Studies program at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, ON. Her research collaborates with Black women artists of Caribbean descent and […]
The Centre for Feminist Research at York University is hosting scholars, researchers, activists, and artists for the fourth annual Critical Femininities Conference on the theme of ‘Generation.’ This year’s conference will also include a collage workshop by artist stylo starr and Keynote address by Dr. Gina Starblanket! Registration is free for all attendees and […]
Erobotic Futures: Exploring the Impacts of Global SexTech on Human Sex Industries is seeking research participants for confidential interviews. About the Project: Erobotic Futures is a unique study which will examine the socio-economic impacts of AI erobotics, virtual reality (VR), and global sextech, on human sex industries in Canada. This study will lay the groundwork to open […]
The CFR community warmly welcomes the new Centre for Feminist Research Director, Professor Christo El Morr, beginning July 1, 2024, for a five year term. A message from Dr. El Morr: I am humbled by the support I have received from colleagues throughout the application process for the CFR director position. As the incoming director […]
The Centre for Feminist Research is pleased to announce a second call for a Visiting Scholar position, in person or virtually, at York University for the 2024-2025 academic year. We invite applicants who have/will have acquired a doctorate in feminist scholarship, broadly conceived, as being concerned with issues of women, gender, class, race, sexuality, ability, and feminism. Junior and senior scholars […]
The Sexuality Studies Program in the School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies is pleased to announce a Visiting Scholar position in partnership with the Centre for Feminist Research (CFR) at York University for the 2024-2025 academic year. We invite applicants who have/will have acquired a doctorate in sexuality studies and/or transgender studies or a related field by […]