Abstracts
Keywords:
- anti-Black racism,
- Canadian higher education,
- critical consciousness,
- educational transformation,
- intersectional identities,
- polite racism,
- racialized experiences,
- systemic barriers
Mots-clés :
- racisme envers les Noirs,
- enseignement supérieur canadien,
- transformation de l’éducation,
- conscience critique,
- identités intersectionnelles,
- racisme poli,
- expériences racialisées,
- obstacles systémiques
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Biographical note
Karine Coen-Sanchez is a Doctoral Candidate in Sociology at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ottawa. Her research interests include Experiential Education, Place-based Learning, Civics Education, Youth Engagement and Activism and Interdisciplinary Learning. An engaged activist, organizer, and scholar, Coen-Sanchez has worked tirelessly to forge relationships and initiate systemic change among Black and racialized graduate students in Canada. She has steered numerous anti-racism initiatives on her home campus as well as on a national stage, including stakeholder mobilization efforts, the development of institutional diversity and inclusivity statements, and the hosting of community-building events. She currently serves as Co-Chair of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council’s Advisory Committee to Address Anti-Black Racism.
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