Faculty and Administration
Dean
Ingrid Makus
Faculty of Social Sciences
Associate Dean
Dawn Zinga
Faculty of Social Sciences
Core Faculty
Professors
Kate Bezanson (Sociology), David Butz (Geography and Tourism Studies), Maureen Connolly (Kinesiology), Nancy Cook (Sociology), Keri Cronin (Visual Arts), Hevina Dashwood (Political Science), Andrea Doucet (Sociology and Women’s and Gender Studies), Ifeanyi Ezeonu (Sociology), Debra Harwood (Education), Tim Kenyon (English Language and Literature), Voula Marinos (Child and Youth Studies), Shannon Moore (Child and Youth Studies), Shauna Pomerantz (Child and Youth Studies), Rebecca Raby (Child and Youth Studies), Nancy Taber (Education), Dawn Trussell (Sport Management)
Associate Professors
Robert Alexander (English Language and Literature), Simon Black (Labour Studies), Robyn Bourgeois (Women’s and Gender Studies), Allison Braley-Rattai (Labour Studies), Liz Clarke (Communications, Popular Culture and Film), Diane Collier (Education), Lauren Corman (Sociology), Dan Cui (Child and Youth Studies), Joanne Crawford (Nursing), Gale Coskan-Johnson (English Language and Literature), Stefan Dolgert (Political Science), Hannah Dyer (Child and Youth Studies), Tamara El-Hoss (Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures), Curtis Fogel (Sport Management), Margot Francis (Sociology and Women’s and Gender Studies), Tami Friedman (History), Jennifer Good (Communications, Popular Culture and Film), Rajiv Jhangiani (Education), Chelsea Jones (Child and Youth Studies), Anthony Kinik (Communication, Popular Culture, and Film),Pascal Lupien (Political Science), Trent Newmeyer (Sociology and Women’s and Gender Studies), Mary-Beth Raddon (Sociology), Susan Spearey (English Language and Literature), Karen Louise Smith (Communications, Popular Culture, and Film), Maria Del Carmen Suescun Pozas (History), Leanne Taylor (Education), Ebru Ustundag (Geography and Tourism Studies)
Assistant Professors
Michele Donnelly (Sport Management), Charlotte Henay (Women’s and Gender Studies), Liam Midzain-Gobin (Political Science), Gökbörü Sarp Tanyildiz (Sociology), Julie Ham (Sociology), Scott Neufeld (Psychology)
Lecturer
Lynn Trudeau (Centre for Women and Gender Studies)
Graduate Program Director
Trent Newmeyer
tnewmeyer@brocku.ca
Graduate Administrative Coordinator
Ginny McKinney
MA Social Justice and Equity Studies
905-688-5550, extension 5591 STH 400B
socialjustice@brocku.ca
Program Description
This innovative MA in Social Justice and Equity Studies responds to the increasing need for individuals trained in the expanding field of Social Justice and Equity scholarship. It is interdisciplinary, diverse and pluralistic in its theoretical traditions, substantive problematics, methods and approaches.
While the field of Social Justice and Equity Studies is open, it is not completely unbounded. Its emergence as an academic field has historically been linked to ethicopolitical movements for progressive social change. The objective of the SJES program is to train students in critical analysis of social justice and equity issues as related to processes and struggles associated with age, ability, gender, sexuality, racism, speciesism, the environment, class and other patterns of inequality. Training in both theory and research methods links processes operating at and across a range of geographical scales, from the local to the global.
The emergence of the field of Social Justice and Equity Studies also reflects recognition of the links between power and knowledge in the university. Social Justice and Equity Studies seeks to enact an emancipatory politics of knowledge in favouring voices and perspectives that have been historically marginalized and who are actively resisting domination. These legacies and commitments inform the teaching and research done under the auspices of the SJES program at Brock and the criteria for affiliation and admission to the program. The program unites scholars from distinct academic disciplines to provide an exciting breadth and diversity of perspectives.
The program is made up of participating faculty from Child and Youth Studies, Communication, Popular Culture and Film, Dramatic Arts, Education, English Language and Literature, Geography and Tourism Studies, History, Labour Studies, Political Science, Sociology, Sport Management, Visual Arts, and Women’s and Gender Studies. Students will be equipped to pursue doctoral studies and to offer their expertise as policy makers or policy consultants to social advocacy and social movement organizations as well as a wider public.
Admission Requirements
Successful completion of a four-year Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, in a relevant discipline, with a minimum average of 75%. The program welcomes students from a variety of academic backgrounds. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate proficiency in English as specified in the section titled “Proof of English Language Proficiency” in the Brock University Graduate Calendar.
Prospective students need to meet the university minimum requirements from the various accepted language proficiency tests. For full listing of accepted tests see the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs English Language Proficiency webpage.
The Graduate Admissions Committee will review all applications and recommend admission for a limited number of suitable candidates.
Individuals interested in part-time study should consult with the Graduate Program Director.
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