announcements

Call for Papers for Connection: The Fifth Annual Critical Femininities Conference

The Centre for Feminist Research at York University invites abstracts from scholars, researchers, activists, and artists for the fifth annual Critical Femininities Conference on the theme of ‘Connection.’ The conference will take place virtually on August 15-17, 2025. See the full call at the following link: https://www.yorku.ca/cfr/wp-content/uploads/sites/255/2025/02/CFP-Connection-Final-Draft.pdf Check out the Critical Femininities Research Cluster page […]

Sign up for the AI & Feminism Workshop on March 15

The CFR & CIFAL are organizing a one-day professional development workshop called "AI and Feminism: Foundations of a Critical Dialogue on Gender, Power, and Technology. This interdisciplinary course bridges foundational concepts in artificial intelligence (AI) with feminist theories, offering a critical framework to examine how AI technologies reinforce or challenge societal power dynamics. Participants will […]

Call for Research Participants: Erobotic Futures

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 […]

EVENT CANCELLATION DURING CUPE3903 STRIKE

The CFR will not hold any events during a CUPE3903 strike (unless we are asked by the striking union to host an event about the strike).  This ensures that the CFR respects CUPE 3903 associates at our ORU and their right to strike; ensures that no one has to cross real or virtual picket lines, which can […]

Service Opportunity: Editors for Feminism in Focus

Service Opportunity -Calling for Editors: Feminism in Focus We are looking for York University faculty with strong public writing skills or journalism experience to become the Editors of the CFR's Feminisms in Focus series.  The series features interviews with CFR faculty, students and associates, for instance, visiting scholars.  Besides interviews, there are also "Dispatches" which are […]

Call for an Adjudicator, Mary McEwan Memorial Award

The Mary MacEwan award  is named in Honour of Dr. Mary McEwan, a feminist psychiatrist. The annual award of $1000.00 is presented to one PhD dissertation produced each academic year at York University in the area of feminist scholarship. The three-person adjudication committee serves a two year period and is responsible for review and selection, […]