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Research Colloquium: Black Excellence: A Heritage to Celebrate, A Future to Build
Feb. 21, 2024
Print | PDFJoin us to celebrate important research projects led by some of the Faculty of Social Work's Black faculty and students on Thursday, Feb. 29 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in room FSW 101 (Lyle S. Hallman Faculty of Social Work, 120 Duke St. W, Kitchener) or via Zoom.
Registration
Registration is required by Feb. 26. Those participating virtually will receive a link from Zoom (sender listed as Peggy Freymond) once you register.
Lunch is provided for in-person guests.
Presenter and Presentation Details
Esther Hayford
Esther Hayford (she/her) is a PhD Candidate. She qualified as a lawyer in Ghana and holds an LLM from Queens University and an MA in Development studies from York University. Esther enjoys working in the community and previously worked with AIDS Alert Ghana; Faculty of Law, University of Ghana; and the African and Caribbean Council on HIV/AIDS in Ontario.
Esther will be sharing her research titled A Future to Build: Highlighting the Activist Experiences of Black High School Girls in South Western Ontario. Esther enriches the scholarship on Black student resistance by examining how oppositional behavior creates change opportunities. Her research delves into the advocacy experiences of 20 African high school girls in Ontario, employing narrative inquiry with a specific focus on anti-Black racism.
Treisha Hylton
Treisha Hylton (she/her) is an assistant professor with the FSW. Treisha’s research and teaching is centered in Black Feminist theorizing, and particularly focused on Black girls, Black women faculty, sports, and community partnership and engagement.
Treisha will be sharing her research titled Black Girl Surf Jamaica: Building Capacity, Partnership and Reclaiming Knowledge. Using photovoice and Black feminist ethnography, the study aims to explore the intersectional experiences of Black girls who surf in Jamaica, identify the barriers to and facilitators of participation in surfing, and develop recommendations for Surf Girls Jamaica’s recruitment and retention strategies.