June 15th: "Policing in the Time of ‘Reconciliation’" by Dr. Tia Dafnos, 12 p.m. via Zoom

[Honor Brabazon]

Please join us for the Spring 2023 Joint University of Waterloo–St. Jerome’s University Legal Studies Seminar


On Thursday the 15th of June, 2023 at 12 p.m. EDT,

DR. TIA DAFNOS will be speaking on the topic of


“POLICING IN THE TIME OF ‘RECONCILIATION’”



via Zoom (register here<https://uwaterloo.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAtdO-spjsvHtd23xqZe28gYDmYHvg7FrO0#/registration>).

Dr. Tia Dafnos<https://www.unb.ca/faculty-staff/directory/arts-fr-sociology/dafnos-tia.html> is an Associate Professor in Sociology at the University of New Brunswick on Wolastoqey territory.  Her research interests revolve around critical policing and (anti-)security studies; racism and colonialism; and resistance and social movements.


Abstract:

One of the outcomes of the 2003–2006 Ipperwash Inquiry was an explicit recognition that protests and direct actions involving Indigenous peoples are distinct from other forms of political dissent because they arise from the colonial relationship with Canada.  Among Commissioner Linden’s recommendations was that police forces must account for this distinctiveness in their responses.  In part, this would include adoption of a negotiation-based approach and recognition of section 35 Aboriginal and treaty rights alongside the Charter rights associated with dissent.  This talk will examine how this ‘recognition’ of the colonial relationship has translated into policing strategies in Canada over the last two decades.  Articulated within a discourse of reconciliation, these practices have arguably intensified the surveillance of Indigenous communities and movements.


About the seminar series:

The Joint Legal Studies Seminar Series features biannual seminars showcasing a range of legal studies scholarship.  The series is hosted by the Departments of Sociology and Legal Studies at the University of Waterloo and St. Jerome’s University.


For more information:

Please contact Andrea Quinlan (andrea.quinlan at uwaterloo.ca<mailto:andrea.quinlan at uwaterloo.ca>), Honor Brabazon (honor.brabazon at uwaterloo.ca<mailto:honor.brabazon at uwaterloo.ca>), or Allison Chenier (achenier at uwaterloo.ca<mailto:achenier at uwaterloo.ca>) with any questions.













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