The CFR is now accepting nominations for the 2024-25 Mary McEwan Memorial Dissertation Award. Named in honour of Dr. Mary McEwan, a feminist psychiatrist, this annual award of $1,000.00 will be awarded to one PhD dissertation produced in the 2024-2025 academic year at York University in the area of feminist scholarship. A committee of faculty […]
The Centre for Feminist Research has an open call for two Graduate Students to join its Executive Committee for the 2025-26 year. Applications are due Tuesday, September 30, 2025. Position Description The Executive Committee is responsible for matters of regular management of the Centre and serves in a consultative and monitoring capacity in relation to the Director (and any Associate Directors). For 2025-26, meetings will take place […]
Centre for Feminist Research Statement on the Suspension of Admissions to the School of Gender, Sexuality & Women’s Studies at York University February 24, 2025 The Centre for Feminist Research (CFR) at York University expresses deep concern over the recent decision by York’s senior administration to suspend first-year admissions to the School of Gender, Sexuality […]
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 […]