Welcome
My name is Jamilah. I am a PhD candidate in Sociology and a University instructor. I specialize in gender studies, critical race studies, epistemology and socio-decolonizing approaches to higher education. My current research investigates the role of Black men in Canadian gender advocacy movements, supported by the SSHRC-Joseph Armand Bombardier doctoral award. I am also a critical pedagogue, expressed through my roles as a sociology instructor of Research Methods, Gender and Race, an educational consultant and the founding director of the Decolonial Perspectives and Practices Hub.
My work on Black masculinity is forthcoming in The Forgotten Realities of Men (University of British Columbia Press). My work on decolonizing and transformative education is forthcoming in Feministing in Political Science (Alberta Press), the Handbook of Crises and Transformative Leadership in Higher Education (Bloomsbury Press), Handbook on Equity-Oriented, Discipline-Based STEM Education Research (Springer Nature Group).
About Me.
I am a passionate Ghanaian-Jamaican-Black-Canadian, an emerging Canadian Sociologist, a researcher, scholar and educational consultant. I support students, educators, institutions, and organizations that value Black lives, marginalized knowledge and sustainable approaches to equitable learning.
I am on a journey to mobilize my sociological specialization and passions to foster recognition and connectivity amongst Black scholarly communities. I am developing a theoretical framework dedicated to Black male expressivity and creating learning environments that celebrate expertise by racialized people in higher education.
For my doctoral project, “Black Masculinities in Canada: Multimedia Research on Black Men and Gender Advocacy.” I prioritize the voices and agencies of Black men to join, Black feminist efforts in eradicating the colonial dehumanization of African bodies racialized, enslaved, and exploited as “Black” I intend to uncover that diverse men racialized as Black within Canada, in their day to day lives elevate themselves and empower society at large. I am ultimately countering the perpetual demonization and marginalization of Black men in western scholarship and mainstream media.
I appreciate your interest in my work.
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I am working on multiple initiatives that are geared toward disrupting the status quo! If you are invested in transformative and anti-oppressive teaching strategies, student development, sociological research or coalition building, I'd love to work with you!