Canadian Black Scientists Network – BE-STEMM 2023 conference

Online

The four-day virtual, multidisciplinary program will feature research in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Medicine & Health (STEMM). The conference will include keynote talks by established and rising star Black scholars in STEMM, contributed talks by Black scholars, practitioners, students, and educators, across disciplines, panel discussions, and an opportunity to mentor emerging Black scientists in its […]

Black, Japanese, and More Than the Sum of Our Parts: Misogynoir in Women’s Sport Media

Munk School of Global Affairs 1 Devonshire Place (at Trinity College), Toronto, Toronto, Canada

This presentation provides a textual analysis of the intolerable misogynoir aimed at tennis professional Naomi Osaka, and key moments in her media (mis)representations. Results of a study co-authored with Dr. Sabrina Razack revealed three main themes: (1) ongoing misogynoir and colorism of sport media and athlete sponsors; (2) racial, national and diaspora media (mis)representations; and […]