Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies
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Enhancing academic life at the University of Toronto by showcasing experiences of migration and diaspora through the interdisciplinary lens of social sciences & humanities.
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Join us on November 13th from 4:30 – 6:00pm for “At the interface: Bloody Spectacles and Necro-Surveillance in Rio de Janeiro” with Professor Lucia Cantero.
Learn more and register here: uoft.me/luciacantero
Learn more and register here: uoft.me/luciacantero
November 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Join us on November 13th from 4:30 – 6:00pm for “At the interface: Bloody Spectacles and Necro-Surveillance in Rio de Janeiro” with Professor Lucia Cantero.
Learn more and register here: uoft.me/luciacantero
Learn more and register here: uoft.me/luciacantero
CDTS and the Lawson Climate Institute welcome you to join us on November 14th for "Land of Good Men" with Professor Lucas Bessire.
How do upheavals of masculinity, democracy, and ecology converge on the American Great Plains? Learn more and register: uoft.me/lucasbessire
How do upheavals of masculinity, democracy, and ecology converge on the American Great Plains? Learn more and register: uoft.me/lucasbessire
November 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
CDTS and the Lawson Climate Institute welcome you to join us on November 14th for "Land of Good Men" with Professor Lucas Bessire.
How do upheavals of masculinity, democracy, and ecology converge on the American Great Plains? Learn more and register: uoft.me/lucasbessire
How do upheavals of masculinity, democracy, and ecology converge on the American Great Plains? Learn more and register: uoft.me/lucasbessire
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Congratulations to the 837 #UofTArtSci grads celebrating their Convocation today — you did it! 🎉
Be sure to connect with A&S on LinkedIn to learn about upcoming career and networking events: www.linkedin.com/school/uofta...
#UofTGrad25
Be sure to connect with A&S on LinkedIn to learn about upcoming career and networking events: www.linkedin.com/school/uofta...
#UofTGrad25
October 27, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Congratulations to the 837 #UofTArtSci grads celebrating their Convocation today — you did it! 🎉
Be sure to connect with A&S on LinkedIn to learn about upcoming career and networking events: www.linkedin.com/school/uofta...
#UofTGrad25
Be sure to connect with A&S on LinkedIn to learn about upcoming career and networking events: www.linkedin.com/school/uofta...
#UofTGrad25
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Professor Kamari Maxine Clarke led a student group on a Research Excursions Program trip to Cali, Colombia this past summer. There, they studied a unique transitional justice system now seen as a potential model for other countries.
Learn more: bit.ly/46WR3iu
Learn more: bit.ly/46WR3iu
October 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Professor Kamari Maxine Clarke led a student group on a Research Excursions Program trip to Cali, Colombia this past summer. There, they studied a unique transitional justice system now seen as a potential model for other countries.
Learn more: bit.ly/46WR3iu
Learn more: bit.ly/46WR3iu
Join us on October 16th from 3:30 - 5:00pm for “Documenting Guatemala’s Post-Genocide: Polarization, Extractivism and Migration” with Guatemala-based documentary photographer, James Rodríguez.
Learn more and register here: uoft.me/JamesRodriguez
Learn more and register here: uoft.me/JamesRodriguez
October 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Join us on October 16th from 3:30 - 5:00pm for “Documenting Guatemala’s Post-Genocide: Polarization, Extractivism and Migration” with Guatemala-based documentary photographer, James Rodríguez.
Learn more and register here: uoft.me/JamesRodriguez
Learn more and register here: uoft.me/JamesRodriguez
Join us on Oct 10 for “Queen of Flowers and Pearls: Telling History through Stories”, an anti-colonial storytelling of resistance, memory, and resilience set in Ethiopia, under fascist Italian occupation with author, Gabriella Ghermandi. Learn more and register here: uoft.me/queenofflowersandpearls
October 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Join us on Oct 10 for “Queen of Flowers and Pearls: Telling History through Stories”, an anti-colonial storytelling of resistance, memory, and resilience set in Ethiopia, under fascist Italian occupation with author, Gabriella Ghermandi. Learn more and register here: uoft.me/queenofflowersandpearls
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3 #UofT scholars shortlisted for 2025 SSHRC Impact Awards 🍁 uoft.me/bRL
October 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
3 #UofT scholars shortlisted for 2025 SSHRC Impact Awards 🍁 uoft.me/bRL
Join us on Oct 9 for the first event in the CDTS Speaker Series! Prof. Heath Pearson will read an excerpt from his book titled Life beside Bars: Confinement & Capital in an American Prison Town followed by a discussion with Prof. Kevin O'Neill and Q&A.
Learn more & register: uoft.me/heathpearson
Learn more & register: uoft.me/heathpearson
September 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Join us on Oct 9 for the first event in the CDTS Speaker Series! Prof. Heath Pearson will read an excerpt from his book titled Life beside Bars: Confinement & Capital in an American Prison Town followed by a discussion with Prof. Kevin O'Neill and Q&A.
Learn more & register: uoft.me/heathpearson
Learn more & register: uoft.me/heathpearson
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enjoyed this interview with Naomi Seidman, whom I briefly met this past winter at a klezmer show in NYC when someone said "That's Naomi Seidman, you should really go and talk to her"🤓 she's a very thoughtful scholar and I think it really comes out in this interview about diaspora and translation.
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Naomi Seidman, Director of the University of Toronto's Center for Diaspora and Transnational Studies joins us to explore the young academic discipline of Diaspora Studies, its history and contents, an...
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September 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
enjoyed this interview with Naomi Seidman, whom I briefly met this past winter at a klezmer show in NYC when someone said "That's Naomi Seidman, you should really go and talk to her"🤓 she's a very thoughtful scholar and I think it really comes out in this interview about diaspora and translation.
Kick off the new school year with the DTS Welcome Breakfast!☕ Stop by the DTS Student Commons any time between 9:00-11:00am on Sept. 17th to catch up with classmates, meet the DTS Director, faculty, and staff and enjoy a free breakfast!
Be sure to register here: uoft.me/WelcomeBreakfast
Be sure to register here: uoft.me/WelcomeBreakfast
September 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Kick off the new school year with the DTS Welcome Breakfast!☕ Stop by the DTS Student Commons any time between 9:00-11:00am on Sept. 17th to catch up with classmates, meet the DTS Director, faculty, and staff and enjoy a free breakfast!
Be sure to register here: uoft.me/WelcomeBreakfast
Be sure to register here: uoft.me/WelcomeBreakfast
Welcome back DTS! We hope you have a wonderful first day, and we look forward to seeing new and familiar faces around the Centre! ✨📖
September 2, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Welcome back DTS! We hope you have a wonderful first day, and we look forward to seeing new and familiar faces around the Centre! ✨📖
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#UofT President Melanie Woodin welcomes new and returning students, faculty, staff & librarians across the university's three campuses to the new school year. #MyUofT 💙 uoft.me/ft25
August 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
#UofT President Melanie Woodin welcomes new and returning students, faculty, staff & librarians across the university's three campuses to the new school year. #MyUofT 💙 uoft.me/ft25
Please join us in congratulating Professor Naomi Seidman on being appointed as Director of the Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies effective July 1, 2025, until June 30, 2030! Read more here: uoft.me/naomiseidmancdtsdirector
July 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Please join us in congratulating Professor Naomi Seidman on being appointed as Director of the Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies effective July 1, 2025, until June 30, 2030! Read more here: uoft.me/naomiseidmancdtsdirector
📣 Course enrollment for the 2025-2026 year begins in just a couple of weeks! Here is your first look at all of the terrific undergraduate courses DTS will be offering. All details can be found here: uoft.me/25-26DTSUndergradCourses
June 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
📣 Course enrollment for the 2025-2026 year begins in just a couple of weeks! Here is your first look at all of the terrific undergraduate courses DTS will be offering. All details can be found here: uoft.me/25-26DTSUndergradCourses
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#UofTGrad25: Laila Vahed is an aspiring historian whose time at #UofT was spent on sports, filmmaking, health research, student governance and more.
Now preparing for grad school, she says: “I did a lot. And I wish I did even more!”
Read more: bit.ly/3TlSGzL
Now preparing for grad school, she says: “I did a lot. And I wish I did even more!”
Read more: bit.ly/3TlSGzL
June 13, 2025 at 12:33 PM
#UofTGrad25: Laila Vahed is an aspiring historian whose time at #UofT was spent on sports, filmmaking, health research, student governance and more.
Now preparing for grad school, she says: “I did a lot. And I wish I did even more!”
Read more: bit.ly/3TlSGzL
Now preparing for grad school, she says: “I did a lot. And I wish I did even more!”
Read more: bit.ly/3TlSGzL
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Beyond academics: Meet five #UofT grads who made their mark outside the classroom #UofTGrad25 📜 uoft.me/bDt
June 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Beyond academics: Meet five #UofT grads who made their mark outside the classroom #UofTGrad25 📜 uoft.me/bDt