Speaking Engagements
I specialize in designing co-creative, interactive spaces where every voice is heard. My team and I have facilitated numerous transformative events and workshops using our unique methodology.
If you are looking for a guest speaker, workshop designer, or event facilitator, let's connect. It is a pleasure to collaboratively share, engage and bring ideas to life
“Co-Creating Intersectional Pedagogy with the Applied Human Sciences Department” The Department of Applied Human Sciences, Concordia University, Montreal PQ Decolonial Hub Workshop Facilitator - Feb 19, 2021
“Surviving Graduate School as a Race, Gender & Decolonial Advocate” Simone de Beauvoir Institute, Concordia University, Montreal PQ Keynote Speaker – Nov 25, 2020
“Part III: Decolonizing the Religions and Cultures Department with Faculty and Students” The Department of Religions and Cultures, Concordia University, Montreal PQ Decolonial Hub Workshop Facilitator - Nov 30, 2020
“Part II: Decolonizing the Religions and Cultures Department with Faculty” The Department of Religions and Cultures, Concordia University, Montreal PQ Decolonial Hub Workshop Facilitator – Oct 23, 2020
“Part I: A Students Guide to Decolonizing their Department for Religions and Cultures” The Department of Religions and Cultures, Concordia University, Montreal PQ Decolonial Hub Workshop Facilitator – Sept 29, 2020
“Decolonizing the School of Graduate Studies” The School of Graduate Studies, Concordia University, Montreal PQ Decolonial Hub Workshop Facilitator - Sept 28, 2020
“Being Decolonial in a Digital” The Decolonial Perspectives and Practices Hub Virtual Event, Montreal PQ Decolonial Hub Workshop Facilitator – Jul 6, 2020
“Global Female Labour: Paid and Unpaid Work” WSDB291 Introduction to Women’s Studies (undergraduate course) Simone de Beauvoir Institute, Concordia University, Montreal PQ Lecturer - Mar 24, 2020
“Part II: Struggling Together in Higher Education - Syllabus Deconstruction” The Decolonial Perspectives and Practices Hub at the 4th Space, Concordia University, Montreal PQ Decolonial Hub Workshop Facilitator – Feb 20, 2020
“Part I: Syllabus Deconstruction: Part I.” The Decolonial Perspectives and Practices Hub at the Ethno-Lab, Concordia University, Montreal PQ Decolonial Hub Workshop Facilitator – Nov 22nd, 2019
“The Decolonial Hub Launch” The Decolonial Perspectives and Practices Hub at the 4th Space, Concordia University, Montreal PQ Decolonial Hub Workshop Facilitator – Nov 1st, 2019
“Grounding Black Studies in Canadian Universities” The Black Canadian Studies Conference - Asserting Black Life, Insisting on Black Freedom, Imagining the Decolonial: Demanding Reparations and State/Institutional Accountability, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Invited speakers with Dr. Ted Rutland – Jun 3, 2019
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Look closely at the present you are constructing: it should look like the future you are dreaming
- Alice Walker
FEATURES & MEDIA
May 17, 2021
2021 SWAAC GRADUATE AWARD OF MERIT WINNERS
SWACC
Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada
July 19, 2020
Our Experiences are Truth: Anecdotes from Black Graduates and Students of Black Studies
Here it is [...] what do you like and find challenging about being black graduate students and/or engaging in black studies? You know, the engaging post I promised you
Jamilah Dei-Sharpe
National Black Graduate Network
June 16, 2020
Faculty Among Thousands Calling for Action on Anti-Black Racism at Concordia
A statement demanding Concordia take action on systemic anti-Black racism at the university has been signed by nearly 7,000 Concordians...
Markus Bankuti
The Link Newspaper
May 14, 2017
Where are the Mothers' Groups? A Pilot Study in Toronto
This article examines mothering groups from a sociological perspective by surveying
their intended and unintended effects on society.
Jamilah Dei-Sharpe & Maleeha Iqbal
The Society: Uoft Sociology & Criminilogy Undergraduate Review
April 19, 2021
LAUNCHED: A database of anti-racist educational videos and learning materials
Kelsey Rolfe
Concordia University
July 19, 2020
The Network: Behind the Scenes
Did you know that there is a Black Doctoral Network stationed in Wilmington, North Carolina forging black solidarity in America? “Why don’t we have something like this in Canada?
Jamilah Dei-Sharpe
National Black Graduate Network Blog
June 17, 2019
Rap and Modern Love: The Expression of Intimate Masculinity in Mainstream Rap
To enliven inquiry into the intimate lives of black men I conducted a qualitative, thematic analysis of the non-hypermasculine expressions of black men toward women in mainstream rap songs.
Jamilah Dei-Sharpe
Concordia University
April 5, 2017
UTM in the community: Sociology symposium showcases student research
Students from U of T Mississauga’s sociology, criminology and law and society courses showcased their research at an experiential learning symposium
Blake Eligh
University of Toronto, Mississauga News
September 2, 2020
A new network by Black graduate students, for Black graduate students, launches this week
With the unveiling of its website on September 4, the National Black Graduate Network officially starts its work to connect and support Black graduate students across Canada
Laura Beaulne-Stuebing
University Affairs
July 3, 2020
Concordian Jamilah is recognized for her role in creating the National Black Graduate Network
Black scholars have been demanding equitable space within academic institutions for decades — and the most recent wave of protests against anti-Black racism has brought a renewed focus to this ongoing struggle...
Candice Pye
Concordia University News
March 20, 2018
The Rest of the Story
Jamila[h] DS shares with us how a professor influenced her life course and her multiple past research experiences concerning minority youth, postpartum depression groups, racial identification and minority status in different multicultural settings
Johnny Bee