Conference Sessions

The Conference sessions are listed below in alphabetical order.  Use the search box above to find sessions by keyword. Additional events are being added and session information is subject to change.

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(AIS3) Locating Systemic Islamophobia: Geographies, Epistemologies, and Space

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In this panel, participants will contribute to the contemporary discourse surrounding Anti-Muslim racism, its intersections, and the global phenomena of Islamophobia. Moving away from dominant positivist research paradigms which often valorize so-called objective knowledge and truth, this panel discussion will center non-dominant research paradigms, methodologies and methods. It will bring to the forefront much ignored critical knowledge related to Muslim identity, Muslimness and what it means to be Muslim. Creative, narrative and story-based submissions which embody alternative epistemological, ontological and axiological perspectives are explored, as are those which highlight the possibilities of decolonial, intersectional and liberatory knowledge creation practices and approaches.
The Islamic holiday of Eid-ul-Adha is expected to fall between June 16-18, 2024. For this reason, the sessions organized by the Sub-Committee on Islamophobia are taking place on June 20-21, 2024.

Organizers: Ayesha Mian Akram, University of Calgary, Nadiya Ali, Trent University, Nooreen Hussain, York University, Rashmee Karnad-Jani, Public Scholar

(AIS4a) Gendered Islamophobia Theory & Resistance I: Operations of Systemic Islamophobia

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Systemic Islamophobia, in its various intersections with other forms of marginalization, varies in its operations. In this session, participants will critically reflect on scholarship, research, and community organizing that uncovers the ways in which Islamophobia operates systematically and is experienced by individuals and communities. This session will have a specific focus on the legislation and restriction of Muslims’ bodies, dress, and practice in the Canadian context.
The Islamic holiday of Eid-ul-Adha is expected to fall between June 16-18, 2024. For this reason, the sessions organized by the Sub-Committee on Islamophobia are taking place on June 20-21, 2024.

Organizers: Ayesha Mian Akram, University of Calgary, Nadiya Ali, Trent University, Nooreen Hussain, York University, Rashmee Karnad-Jani, Public Scholar

(AIS4b) Gendered Islamophobia Theory & Resistance II: Gender, Muslimhoods & Intersectionalities

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In this session, panelists will critically reflect on the gendered impacts of systemic Islamophobia through scholarship, research, and community organizing. Panelists will also explore how gendered Islamophobia is resisted through social movements and community organizing, collectively and individually. Participants in this session will have an opportunity to learn about a range of innovative methodologies and theorizing that reflect the diverse critical interventions being conducted in the field of gendered Islamophobia and critical Muslim studies.
The Islamic holiday of Eid-ul-Adha is expected to fall between June 16-18, 2024. For this reason, the sessions organized by the Sub-Committee on Islamophobia are taking place on June 20-21, 2024.

Organizers: Ayesha Mian Akram, University of Calgary, Nadiya Ali, Trent University, Nooreen Hussain, York University, Rashmee Karnad-Jani, Public Scholar

(ANS2) Animals in Society

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The aim of the Animals in Society Research Cluster is to go beyond the anthropocentrism of our current society to one that includes all beings – animal and human. Embracing an interdisciplinary perspective, we seek to expand current interpretations of societal structures and institutions, social norms, practices, policies, and relations that involve humans and other beings. In this open session, we welcome submissions that speak to the cluster goals and approach.

Organizers: Sarah May Lindsay, Trent University, Rochelle Stevenson, Thompson Rivers University

(APS2a) The Highlights and Challenges of Community Engaged Sociology I

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Community engaged research and work continues to become more mainstream within our discipline, with sociologists recognizing the ways in which community engaged projects can provide opportunities for more insightful and ethical work. This session will explore the “work” that goes on behind the scenes of community engaged sociology. Proposals were welcomed from those researching, teaching, or contributing to the community engaged space, to share insights around the challenges of these projects, the successes, and ideas for how to develop our community engaged work. Sessions which describe the process of teaching community engaged sociology or conducting a community engaged research project are encouraged.

Organizer: Ashley Berard, University of Victoria