Gender and Social Justice

The Gender and Social Justice Program at McMaster is a vibrant graduate program and learning community committed to the intersectional study of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, class, ability, age, and other categories of social difference, through feminist, anti-racist, anti-colonial, and queer social justice lenses. The program is interdisciplinary in our teaching, learning, research, and activism, and prioritizes community-engaged research and praxis. Our M.A. is a one-year degree; our PhD Diploma is open to qualified students admitted to doctoral programs at McMaster as an additional credential.

Enquiries:
Gender and Social Justice Office

Chester New Hall 321
Email: gsj@mcmaster.ca, gsj_dir@mcmaster.ca

Telephone: 905-525-9140, Ext. 27734
Website: https://gsj.humanities.mcmaster.ca

Faculty/Fall 2024

Professors

Chandrima Chakraborty, B.A., (Calcutta), M.A., M.Phil (Jawaharlal Nehru), Ph.D.(York) / English and Cultural Studies, Global Peace and Social Justice
Melinda Gough, B.A. (McGill), M.A., Ph.D. (Yale) / English and Cultural Studies
Saara Greene, B.A., B.S.W. (Manitoba), M.S.W. (McGill), Ph.D.(Edinburgh, Scotland)/ Social Work
Paula Gardner, B.A. (SUNY), M.A. (NSSR), Ph.D. (UMass) / Communication Studies and Media Arts
Stephanie Springgay, B.F.A., B.Ed. (Queen’s), M.A. (UBC), Ph.D. (UBC) / School of the Arts
Ingrid Waldron, B.A. (McGill), M.A. (London), Ph.D. (Toronto) / History, Global Peace and Social Justice

Associate Professors

Catherine Anderson, B.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Northwestern) / Linguistics and Languages
Karen Balcom, B.A. (Carleton), M.A. (Dalhousie), Ph.D. (Rutgers) / History
Cal Biruk, B.A. (Bryn Mawr), Ph.D. (Pennsylvania) / Anthropology
Faiza Hirji, B.A. (Simon Fraser), M.A., Ph.D. (Carleton) / Communication Studies and Media Arts
Violetta Igneski, B.A., M.A. (Western), Ph.D. (Toronto) / Philosophy
Ameil Joseph, B.A. (Waterloo), Dip. S.W. (Renison), M.S.W. (Wilfrid Laurier), Ph.D. (York) / Social Work
Grace Kehler, B.A. (Regina), M.A., Ph.D. (Western) / English and Cultural Studies
Christine Quail, B.A., M.A. (Pennsylvania), Ph.D. (Oregon) / Communication Studies and Media Arts
Hanna Tervanotko, M.A. (Helsinki), Ph.D. (Vienna), Th.D. (Helsinki) / Religious Studies

Assistant Professors

Aytak Akbari-Dibavar, LL.B. (Islamic Azad), B.A. (York), M.A. (McMaster), Ph.D (York) / Global Peace and Social Justice
Ki’en Debicki, B.A. (McMaster), M.A. (York), Ph.D. (McMaster) / English and Cultural Studies, Indigenous Studies
Allauren Forbes, B.A., M.A. (Wilfrid Laurier), Ph.D. (Pennsylvania) / Philosophy
Dilyana Mincheva, B.A., M.A. (Sofia), Ph.D. (Trent) / Communication Studies and Media Arts
Selina Mudavanhu, B.A., Postgrad. Diploma, M.A. (Zimbabwe), Ph.D. (Cape Town) / Communication Studies and Media Arts
Syrus Marcus Ware, B.A. (UBC), B.A. (Toronto), MA (Toronto), Ph.D. (York) / School of the Arts

Programs

• Gender and Social Justice, M.A.

• Gender and Social Justice Graduate Diploma (Ph.D)

• Gender and Social Justice Courses