Dr. Özlem Sensoy | Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University
Inaugural Director, Cassidy Centre for Educational Justice
Associate Faculty, Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies, SFU
Associate Faculty, Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies, History Department, SFU
Thursday, February 20, 2025 | 2:30-4:00 p.m. (PST) | Hybrid | Scarfe, Room 1209
*Note: this seminar is Hybrid (attend via Zoom, or join us in Scarfe 1209)
Faculty Host: Dr Johnna Montgomerie
*SEMINAR CANCELLED | It will be re-scheduled in due course
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For Zoom details, please email edcp.educ@ubc.ca
Abstract:
This seminar will centre around three essential questions: What is educational justice? How is it achieved? Why is it still important? Drawing on her expertise, Dr. Sensoy will lead a discussion on how inequities are reproduced in social institutions such as schools, media, and policing, and we will identify constructive interventions to interrupt them. Participants will engage in a dialogue that fosters critical thinking about knowledge, pedagogical approaches, and political activism.
Short Bio:
Dr. Sensoy’s primary field of research is social justice education, which seeks to reveal how social inequities become embedded in the fabric of society and identify strategies for socially just change. Her research examines the opportunities and barriers inherent in advancing a more equitable society through social justice education. Dr. Sensoy’s interdisciplinary scholarship encompasses various fields, including multicultural education, critical pedagogy, cultural studies, and feminist postcolonial theory.
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