Queen Elizabeth Scholars

Led by Dr Phil Okeke-Ihejirika of the Department of Women and Gender Studies, the University of Alberta’s (UofA) QES project contributes to developing innovative and community-focused researchers and leaders in Canada and West Africa. Our project provides select...
Clothing, Culture, and Identity

Clothing, Culture, and Identity

In collaboration with the African Canadian Civic Engagement Council, Edmonton. All around the world, clothing can be used to communicate something about who we are. It’s a nonverbal aspect of culture, and a way to express one’s identity that says a lot about how women...

Celebrating 10 years of the Kule Institute

This year the Kule Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS) is celebrating its 10th Anniversary on April 14, 2021.  Join the symposium to celebrate the achievements of KIAS, the lives of our founding donors Peter & Doris Kule, and the accomplishments of other centres...

Health Ethics Seminar – Winter 2021 Series

LISTENING to COMMUNITIES – A Grassroot Approach to Addressing Intimate Partner Violence in Migrant Communities In collaboration with John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre and Office of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry. In...

Moving into New Frontiers

The Pan African Collaboration for Excellence Celebrates Black History Month, February 2021. In collaboration with Harriet Tubman Centre and Centre for Feminist Research, York University. Snapshots of Blackness A daily feature of voices from Black communities across...