Meet the Social Justice Graduate Fellows 2022-2023

The Social Justice Centre at Concordia University offers graduate student fellowships. 

For the academic year 2022-23, we have awarded 4 bursaries to graduate students. You can see their profiles on our website. 

Each fellow will present their work at the Social Justice Graduate Fellows Lunchtime Seminars:

Thursday February 2, 12-2pm: 

Stephanie Eccles (PhD Candidate, Department of Geography, Urban and Environmental Studies): "Making Animal Waste Essential: ‘Renewing’ Animal Agriculture through the Fraught Politics of Renewable Natural Gas Development"

Thursday March 9, 12-2 pm:

Abagna Gideon Azunre (PhD Candidate, Department of Geography, Urban and Environmental Studies): "The politics of multi-stakeholder participation and inclusion in informal contexts: Lessons from a Participatory Slum Upgrading Program (PSUP) in Ghana"

Thursday April 6, 12-2 pm:

Ra’anaa Yaminah (PhD Candidate, Art History): "Futurities With(out) the Institution: The Emergence of Black Art and Activism in N’Swakamok"

Thursday April 20, 12-2 pm:

Dean Joseph (MA student, Philosophy Department): "Maximizing Feasibility: Dynamic Normativity, Neutral Agency, and Ideology"

The talks will be followed by a commentary by a faculty member or a community member.

We offer light refreshments and snacks.

Welcome to all.