Jamilah Dei-Sharpe
Jamilah is a Canadian sociological researcher, undergraduate instructor, and critical pedagogue specializing in race, gender relations, and the impact of colonialism on higher education in Canada. As a SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier recipient, her doctoral research spotlights Black masculinities in Canada, exploring how African Caribbean Black (ACB) men construct identities and navigate gender discrimination.
She integrates decolonial and anti-racism frameworks to improve curricula, classroom environments, and student-teacher relationships, teaching courses on research methods, race, gender, and sexuality. Dedicated to uplifting marginalized communities, Jamilah co-chairs the Race and Ethnicity Cluster at the Canadian Sociological Association (CSA), founded the Decolonial Perspectives and Practices Hub, co-founded the National Black Graduate Network (NBGN), and launched the Anti-Racism Pedagogy Project.
Her work on Black men and masculinity will appear in the Forgotten Realities of Men, published by British Columbia Press. Her research on decolonization and institutional change has been published by Alberta Press and Bloomsbury and will be forthcoming in Springer Nature. Through her teaching, scholarship, and advocacy, Jamilah connects academia and community, fostering positive change in all her endeavours.
Areas of Study: Critical Gender & Race Studies; Masculinity Studies; Postcolonial Feminism; Popular Culture & Music Studies; Decolonial Studies; Black Canadian Studies; Critical Pedagogy & Higher Education.
Selected Publications
Grants, Fellowships & Awards
Queen Elizabeth Scholars (QES) Research Fellow QES-Advanced Scholars West Africa (QES-AS-WA) Program on Global Gender Equity and Decolonization, Concordia University, and the University of Ghana (2022-2024). On-Going Connections Grant for the 'Decolonial Perspectives and Practices Hub' SHIFT Center for Social Transformation, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec (2021-2023). SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier Doctoral Scholarship, The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (2019-2022). Educational Innovators Award, SALTISE Supporting Active Learning & Scientific Technological Innovation in Studies of Education, Montreal, Quebec (2022). Graduate Student Award of Merit, SWAAC Senior Women's Academic Administration of Canada (2021). Community Building Fund for the 'Anti-racist Pedagogy Project' School of Graduate Studies, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec (2021-2022). Special Projects Fund, for the 'Anti-racist Pedagogy Project', The Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec (2020). Strategic Investment Funds, for the 'Decolonial Perspectives and Practices Hub' SHIFT Centre for Social Transformation, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec (2020). Carolyn Richard Renaud Award for the 'Anti-racist Pedagogy Project', School of Graduate Studies, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec (2020). Carolyn Richard Renaud Award for the 'National Black Graduate Network' School of Graduate Studies, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec (2020). Community Building Funds for the 'Decolonial Perspectives and Practices Hub' School of Graduate Studies, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec (2019). Le Fonds Société et Culture (FRQSC) Doctoral Grant, Québec (declined, 2019). Susan Russell Memorial Graduate Award, Concordia University, Montreal QC (2018 ).