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Help us show a warm welcome to 89-year old activist and “comfort woman” survivor Gil Won Ok as she visits Toronto for the premiere of Toronto-based filmmaker Tiffany Hsiung’s new film on Japanese military sexual slavery during the Asia-Pacific War/WWII, “The Apology,” premiering at HotDocs 2016.

The panel discussion will explore the history and activism of the “comfort women” while making links to colonial and militarized sexual violence in other contexts.

We look forward to learning from local feminist and community organizations at this event in order to build ongoing transnational solidarity in the quest to end systemic violence against women.

Please see the attached flyer for more details or visit the FB event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1043397172413623/

The OISE building is accessible, and is located next to St George Station, Bedford Rd. exit.

If you require information: cwse@utoronto.ca

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The Osaka University RESPECT (Revitalizing And Enriching Society Through Pluralism, Equity And Cultural Transformation) Summer School 2016 in Multicultural Studies at the University of Toronto is designed to give Japanese graduate students a critical first-hand experience with multiculturalism in Canada: both its possibilities and challenges.

Students from Osaka University will present their research findings from this intensive program alongside graduate students at the University of Toronto, who will elaborate on many dimensions of this central theme. This joint graduate student workshop is an exciting opportunity for cross-cultural communication and the development of comparative and critically nuanced understandings of this broad and rich concept.

EVENT SCHEDULE

10:00 AM – 10:10 AM     
Introduction by Prof. Shiho Satsuka (Department of Anthropology) and the RA Team Lisa Davidson, Emily Hertzman, and Alexandre Paquet

CLUSTER I: HISTORY AND DEBATES ON CANADIAN MULTICULTURALISM
Moderator, Lisa Davidson
 
10:10 AM- 10:40 AM      
Osaka Student Presentation and Discussion
 
10:40 AM- 10:55 PM
Jessica Cook (Department of Anthropology) –  “Indigenous women and the urban community in Tkaronto”

10:55 PM- 11:10 PM
Amy N. Fox (Department of Anthropology) – “Information Sharing in the American Eastern Woodlands: A Stone-Tool Case Study from the Late Archaic (4000-3000BP)”

11:10 PM- 11:25 PM       
Questions Period
 
11:25 PM- 11:40 PM       
“Still Waiting for Justice” Documentary Screening
 
11:40 PM- 12:40 PM       
Lunch Break (to be provided by the Asian Institute)
 
CLUSTER II ETHNOGRAPHY OF KENSINGTON MARKET
Moderator, Emily Hertzman

12:40 PM- 1:10 PM
Osaka Student Presentation and Discussion

1:10 PM- 1:25 PM
Rachel Levine (Department of Anthropology) – “That Poor Dog!”: Studying Poverty and Pet  Ownership in Toronto
 
1:25 PM – 1:40 PM
Alexandra Maris (Women and Gender Studies   Institute) – “Women and Muscle Mass: With a Focus on Women doing Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)”
 
1:40 PM- 1:55 PM            
Questions Period
 
1:55 PM- 2:05 PM            
“Hanging On” Documentary Screening
 
2:05 PM- 2: 15 PM           
Coffee Break
 
CLUSTER III: TRANSNATIONALISM, MIGRATION AND RELIGION: HOME-MAKING AMONGST THE DIASPORA
Moderator, Alexandre Paquet
 
2:15 PM- 2:45 PM
Osaka Student Presentation and Discussion
 
2:45 PM- 3:00 PM
Sandra Brewster (Department of Visual Studies) – “In Residency at Alice Yard”
 
3:00 PM- 3:20 PM
Justin Lee – “Sugar Brown: The Shades of Blues”
Movie Screening with Introduction by the Director
 
3:20 PM- 3:35 PM
Questions Period
 
3:35 PM- 3:45 PM
Coffee Break    

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Moderator, Alexandre Paquet
 
3:45 PM- 4:30 PM
Adrian De Leon (Department of History) – “Smells, Tastes, and the Ethics of Everyday Multiculturalism”
 
4:30 PM- 4:45 PM
Questions Period
 
4:45 PM- 5:00 PM            
Closing Remarks

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This roundtable is part of an event series, “Engaging Caste in the Diaspora”, commemorating the 125th birth anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.

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This keynote photographic presentation features images made in the northern parts of India, capturing the beauty of the region’s geography and glimpses of its culture through the eyes of global travellers Neville and Vivienne Poy. Neville, now a retired Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, has had a life-long passion for visual and performing arts. He found at an early age that the camera was the best instrument through which he could express his artistic abilities, and it became his constant recreational companion. As a historian and author, Vivienne delights in acquiring knowledge of cultural diversity and experiencing and learning about the people and places of our world, both in the present and the historic past. The pair found their visual perception of India to be enchanting; therefore they will present images that are as much artistry as they are a record of the people and places visited. Neville and Vivienne’s combined artistic and intellectual interests promise to make for an enjoyable and rewarding presentation.

Dr Neville Poy graduated from McGill University in 1960 with the degrees of BSc, MD, CM, MSc (surgery), FRCS©, and FACS. He is a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, and was Director of the first burn unit in Canada at the Scarborough General Hospital beginning in 1967. He became its Inaugural Recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. Dr Poy was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1998 and an Officer of the Order of St. John in 2003. He is a recipient of both the Queen’s Gold and Diamond Jubilee Medals. He was appointed Honorary Lt Colonel of the Queen’s York Rangers (oldest Reserve Army Regiment in Canada) in 2003, Honorary Colonel in 2007, and Honorary Colonel Emeritus in 2010 including the present. He has served on numerous boards, medical and non-medical. He retired from medical practice in 1995.

The Honourable Dr Vivienne Poy is Chancellor Emerita of the University of Toronto, an author of non-fiction, and a historian. In 1998, she was the first Canadian of Asian heritage to be appointed to the Senate of Canada, where she focused on gender issues, multiculturalism, immigration, and human rights. She retired from the Senate in September 2012 and continues to be actively involved with communities across Canada. She travels extensively and has a special interest in the study of Chinese diaspora.

The Dr. Neville Poy photo exhibition will be on display in the East Foyer of Innis College on May 27. Photographic prints will be for sale with proceeds to benefit the Asian Institute.

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On June 1, 2016 Injured Workers Day, join us for a free screening of the award-winning documentary A Day’s Work which exposes the harsh conditions faced by temp agency workers.

Special Guests:

• Dave DeSario, A Day’s Work Executive Producer, Film-maker, Founding Member of the Alliance for the American Temporary Workforce (AATW)
• Injured workers and temp agency workers will be speaking about their experiences and the changes that are being fought for in the Changing Workplace Review (the Ontario Government’s review of labour laws).

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Ninety minutes before he was killed on his first day of work as a temporary employee, 21-year-old Day Davis texted a picture of himself to his girlfriend, excited for their future. Now Day’s sister, 17-year-old Antonia, searches for answers.

Event Partners
Fight for $15 & Fairness, Ontario Network of Injured Workers’ Groups, Ontario Federation of Labour, Workers’ Action Centre, Department of Sociology, UTSC, Department of Social Justice Education, OISE, UofT, Adult Education and Community Development, OISE, UofT, Global Labour Research Centre at York University, Centre for the Study of Korea, Asian Institute at Munk School of Global Affairs, UofT and Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts

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We are pleased to announce that the 22nd North American Taiwan Studies Association (NATSA) Annual Conference will be held from June 10-11, 2016. This year’s conference, titled “Taiwan Studies in Trans* Perspectives: Transdisciplinary, Transnational, and Transcultural,” welcomes scholars interested in studying Taiwan from all disciplines and explores how Taiwan—as a case, a theory, or even a method—can further transform current knowledge constructs toward an inclusive global vision.

Trans*, used in transgender studies as an umbrella term to include individuals seeking gender identities within and beyond the traditional male-female dichotomy, sheds light on an insightful and radical approach to Taiwan Studies. The asterisk in trans*, originating from computer science, serves as a wildcard character that stands for any words starting with trans, and symbolizes the openness and inclusiveness of the transdisciplinary community of Taiwan Studies. In line with this inclusive spirit, Trans* opens up new approaches to encourage scholars of Taiwan Studies to boldly transgress disciplinary boundaries and cull perspectives from various intellectual communities.

Of all the relevant trans* themes in this conference, participants are encouraged, but not limited, to set transdisciplinarity, transnationality, and transculturalism as a point of reference. Transdiciplinarity is not only a series of cross-disciplinary activities but also a transformation among contexts and the transcendence of multiple disciplines to create innovative context-based theories. Taiwan Studies from a transdisciplinary perspective offers a lens for researchers to examine, discuss, and understand issues in multiple contexts. Transnationality both emphasizes and questions the existence of universal values or a one-size-fits-all nation-state theory. It not only digs out the diversity derived from the uniqueness of local contexts, but also tries to clarify the imbalanced power structure among the units. Transculturalism, a theoretical concept that seeks to break the boundaries between different communal, cultural, societal, and national sectors. Additionally, a new framework is established in which participants are understood not as members exclusively belonging to particular groups but as constantly crossing categorical boundaries in a search for self-identity.

Complete Conference Schedule: 
http://www.na-tsa.org/new/2016/conference-schedule

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Chair: Shingo Hamada, Osaka Shoin Women’s University

• Greg de St. Maurice, Ryukoku University
• Shingo Hamada
• Richard Wilk, Indiana University
• Takeshi Watanabe, Connecticut College
• Aiko Tanaka, Osaka Shoin Women’s University

About the conference:
The University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) is pleased to host the Joint 2016 Annual Meetings and Conference of the Association for the Study of Food and Society; the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society; and the Canadian Association for Food Studies – the first time the three organizations have met together. The conference theme, “Scarborough Fare: Global Foodways and Local Foods in a Transnational City,” emphasizes the changing nature of food production, distribution, and consumption as people, goods, foods and culinary and agricultural knowledge move over long distances and across cultural and national borders. It explores the development of cities and their transnational marketplaces where new and old migrants, entrepreneurs and emerging migrant-origin middle classes settle in suburbs such as Scarborough, rather than in older downtown districts such as the historic Toronto Chinatown along Spadina. To understand global and local food systems, we must give due attention to migrants, whether from rural districts or from cities, for they have historically provided knowledge and labour necessary to feed societies, while also altering the foodways of long-time natives of the areas where they settle. We invite participants to examine the role of mobile people as workers, entrepreneurs, and innovators in agriculture, culinary infrastructure, and food preparation and consumption. Submissions may also consider the long distance movement of people, culinary knowledge, and foods as contributors to projects of colonization, sovereignty and creators of global inequalities. The conference will feature cultural events, art exhibits, and a banquet that highlight the diverse communities and cuisines of Scarborough and the Greater Toronto Area. Students and emerging scholars in particular are invited to submit proposals for a pre-conference to be held on June 21 and sponsored by CAFS.

Please RSVP to culinaria@utsc.utoronto.ca.