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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies

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We are committed to cultivating innovation, intellectual freedom, social justice activism, diversity and transformative resistance to inequality

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies@sfugsws.bsky.social · 2w ago

SFU GSWS offers the Traveling Speakers Series to communities in BC and Yukon. Reema Faris traveled to Prince George to speak at an International Women’s Day event, inspiring her to reflect on community outreach and what it means to cross boundaries as an academic: www.sfu.ca/gsws/communi...

Attraversiamo: Crossing over thresholds of knowledge for public good

As part of SFU GSWS's Traveling Speakers Series, Reema Faris visited Prince George to speak at an International Women’s Day (March 8, 2026) event organized by the Faculty Association of the College of...

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies@sfugsws.bsky.social · 2w ago

Congratulations to SFU GSWS's Megh Marathe on being awarded a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Insight Grant to support research titled "Designing for Inclusion: Representing Trans and Gender Diverse People in Information Systems."

SFU Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences@sfufass.bsky.social · 2w ago

From wrongful arrests due to poor facial recognition technology to redefining the social competence scale for neurodivergent populations, six researchers from FASS have been awarded SSHRC Insight Grants to pursue research in these topics and many more. Learn more: www.sfu.ca/fass/news/20...

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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies@sfugsws.bsky.social · 3mo ago

“In the US, no one has cared about women’s rugby enough to hold cultural boundaries around femininity and performance, so it’s been perceived and experienced as a countercultural, queer space.” SFU GSWS PhD student Cameron Michels is quoted in the Guardian.

‘Every body is a rugby body’: US women players fight for inclusivity after trans ban

Players are considering only competing in the ‘open’ category, which allows people of any sex or gender to play

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SFU Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences@sfufass.bsky.social · 5mo ago

MLW begins today! Every day this week there is something new to participate in. Today's activities include: 🌎 Multilingual Engagement Table 🇫🇷 Writing for the Public (delivered in French) 🇯🇵 Japanese Culture Day www.sfu.ca/wll/mlw.html

SFU Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences@sfufass.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Join SFU Multilingual Week February 23 to 28, 2026. Celebrate linguistic diversity in a week-long series of event: a keynote, talks, panels, roundtable discussions, and a language and culture expo. Everyone is welcome—students, faculty members, and staff. And it's free! www.sfu.ca/wll/mlw.html

Graphic with black background. A transparent pink heart and yellow square overlap each. The shapes look like speech bubbles in conversation. Text on the graphic reads: Celebrate Multilingual SFU Feb 22–28. Our stories, our languages. Embrace diversity  •  break barriers  •  build connections.
SFU Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences@sfufass.bsky.social · 6mo ago

SFU Multilingual week begins on Monday! There are many talks, panels, and tables from various FASS departments to check out so have a look at the schedule and get ready to join this annual event. www.sfu.ca/wll/mlw.html @sfu.ca @sfugsws.bsky.social @sfulinguistics.bsky.social @sfuurb.bsky.social

SFU Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences@sfufass.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Join SFU Multilingual Week February 23 to 28, 2026. Celebrate linguistic diversity in a week-long series of event: a keynote, talks, panels, roundtable discussions, and a language and culture expo. Everyone is welcome—students, faculty members, and staff. And it's free! www.sfu.ca/wll/mlw.html

Graphic with black background. A transparent pink heart and yellow square overlap each. The shapes look like speech bubbles in conversation. Text on the graphic reads: Celebrate Multilingual SFU Feb 22–28. Our stories, our languages. Embrace diversity  •  break barriers  •  build connections.
SFU Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences@sfufass.bsky.social · 6mo ago

SFU Multilingual Week begins on Feb 23! Check out this film from @sfuurb.bsky.social and many other events such as talks, booths, panel discussions, and keynote. www.sfu.ca/wll/mlw.html

SFU Multilingual Week

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SFU Urban Studies@sfuurb.bsky.social · 6mo ago

ATTN: SFU students, faculty, & staff 🎥 Free film screening + discussion! Humans in the Loop w/ the SAGA Research Project—popcorn included 🍿 🗓 Feb 24, 5:30–8 PM 📍 Harbour Centre (Rm 7000) Part of SFU Multilingual Week 👉 RSVP: www.eventbrite.ca/e/sfu-urban-... #sfuurb @sfufass.bsky.social