FW: Reminder: Antagonistic Responses based on Gender and Race in the Academy

[Wendy Philpott]

The first event in the new speaker series, Antagonism and Intimidation in Academia, is happening tomorrow at 3:00 PM. There might be in-person seats still available, otherwise you can join via the livestream. Full details are in the message below.

Date/time: Tuesday, 24 October; 3:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Location: Quantum-Nano Centre (QNC) – 0101
Register: Antagonistic Responses based on Gender and Race in the Academy<https://uwaterloo.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f5194df42b6fc63ac2f0875eb&id=e60dd6460e&e=d4e4205e24>


From: Uwemployees <uwemployees-bounces at lists.uwaterloo.ca> on behalf of Vice-President Research and International <or-vpres at uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Thursday, October 12, 2023 at 12:10 PM
To: uwemployees at lists.uwaterloo.ca <uwemployees at lists.uwaterloo.ca>
Subject: A New Speaker Series: Antagonism and Intimidation in Academia




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A New Speaker Series: Antagonism and Intimidation in Academia




October 12, 2023





Institutions of higher learning are environments where new ideas, insights, and discoveries are cultivated. Here is where unexplored territory provides the space for curiosity to grow, for rigorous enquiry to nurture understanding, for innovation to reach new heights. It’s where professors and students conduct extensive research in the constant pursuit of knowledge, truth, and justice. Unfortunately, it’s also where targeted attacks occur by those who feel threatened by this important work and the impact it has on society.

Why is this happening and what can we do about it? The University of Waterloo aims to answer these questions in a new speaker series entitled “Antagonism and Intimidation in Academia” (Fall 2023 – Winter 2024) that will conclude with an international conference. These events are organized jointly by the Faculty of Arts and the Office of Research. The Special Advisor on Interdisciplinary Research, Suzan Ilcan (Professor & University Research Chair), will lead the speaker series and international conference.  

The speaker series will run from October 2023 to March 2024, and involves talks by members of the University of Waterloo academic community on the broad subject of antagonistic and intimidating responses to academic research and pedagogy. Scholars in many fields have experienced hostile responses to their work, such as those whose emphasis is on social justice scholarship that focuses on discrimination based on gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, and religion; science and technology research; health and vaccine research; and environment, sustainability, and climate change research. Aggressors aim to silence the individual researcher and attack those advocating certain scholarly ideas through various hostile actions, including cyberbullying, disruption of public presentations, personal threats, and in the worst-case scenario, physical violence.  
We invite you to attend the inaugural panel discussion of this series entitled, Antagonistic Responses based on Gender and Race in the Academy, where we will explore several important topics such as responding to silence arising from gendered harassment and workplace threats of violence; unpacking the public silencing of expertise when Black women engage in anti-racist work; countering the view that teaching about structural inequalities and social injustices is “ideological,” rather than empirically-based; and emphasizing the merits of inclusivity in the classroom and creating learning environments of respect even where differences prevail. There will be time for audience members to engage in a question-and-answer period following the panel presentations. A reception will follow.




Register for “Antagonistic Responses based on Gender and Race in the Academy” <https://uwaterloo.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f5194df42b6fc63ac2f0875eb&id=c75e86dc9d&e=d4e4205e24>



Antagonistic Responses based on Gender and Race in the Academy

Date: 24 October 2023
Time: 3:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Location: Quantum-Nano Centre (QNC) – 0101
Event Details: In-person and online
Register today: Antagonistic Responses based on Gender and Race in the Academy<https://uwaterloo.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f5194df42b6fc63ac2f0875eb&id=e60dd6460e&e=d4e4205e24>
Chair: Suzan Ilcan, Professor & University Research Chair, Sociology and Legal Studies
Moderator: Seçil Dağtaş<https://uwaterloo.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f5194df42b6fc63ac2f0875eb&id=5e84995597&e=d4e4205e24>, Associate Professor, Anthropology
Panel Participants
Dr. Carla Fehr<https://uwaterloo.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f5194df42b6fc63ac2f0875eb&id=ca6b964e9f&e=d4e4205e24>, Associate Professor & Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy, Philosophy, publishes on diversity in traditionally male-dominated fields, mentors STEM women, and has helped 20+ organizations across Europe and North America develop inclusive workplace cultures.
Dr. Laura Mae Lindo<https://uwaterloo.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f5194df42b6fc63ac2f0875eb&id=828ef49f82&e=d4e4205e24> (she/her/elle), Assistant Professor, Philosophy, is a respected activist and educator whose research explores how race, racism, and racial justice function in socio-political systems. 
Dr. Logan MacDonald<https://uwaterloo.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f5194df42b6fc63ac2f0875eb&id=83b8c9683f&e=d4e4205e24>, Assistant Professor & Canada Research Chair of Indigenous Art, Fine Arts, is a visual artist and curator of mixed-European with Mi’kmaq ancestry. Through his work, he focuses on queer, decolonial, and disability perspectives. 
Dr. Rashmee Singh<https://uwaterloo.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f5194df42b6fc63ac2f0875eb&id=7cda3f215c&e=d4e4205e24>, Associate Professor, Sociology and Legal Studies, focuses her current research on feminist legal theory, gender-based violence, and the governance of sex work. 







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Charmaine B. Dean
Vice President, Research and International
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Sheila Ager
Dean, Faculty of Arts
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