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Below you will find a list of faculty at Â鶹´«Ã½ who can provide commentary on various topics and issues related to Women's History Month 2021.Ìý

Women in politics

Â鶹´«Ã½ Expert:ÌýDr.ÌýLori Turnbull,ÌýDirector, School of Public Administration
Research Specialties:ÌýCanadian parliamentary governance, political ethics, elections, electoral systems,Ìýand public engagement
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýlturnbul@dal.caÌýand 902-494-6605

Women in performing arts –History, role and significance

Â鶹´«Ã½ Expert:ÌýDr. Jacqueline Warwick, Professor, Director Fountain School of Performing Arts, Gender and Women’s Studies – Cross Appointment
Research Specialties:ÌýMusicology, music and culture, popular music, American music, performance studies, celebrity studies, child prodigies
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýjwarwick@dal.ca

BIPOC women and advocacy – History, role and significanceÌý

Â鶹´«Ã½ Expert: Dr. Patti Doyle-Bedwell, Associate Professor, Faculty of Open Learning and Career Development.Ìý
Research Specialties:ÌýFirst Nations educational policies, employment equity, cultural diversity, human rights, and Aboriginal law
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýpatti.doyle.bedwell@Dal.Ca

Black women and diaspora, and Black Canadian women's history

Â鶹´«Ã½ Expert:ÌýDr. Afua Cooper, Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology
Research Specialties: Slavery, Abolition and Freedom, Global Memorialization of the Slave Trade, Universities, Slavery, and Race, Black Canada, Black Women and Diaspora, Black Literatures, Oratures, and Cultural Practices, Social Justice and Inequality, Decolonization
Contact:Ìýafua.cooper@dal.caÌýand 902-494-30112

Misogynistic subcultures, the pervasiveness of violence against women and how we can continue to support positive gender identity in film, literature and other mediums

Â鶹´«Ã½ Expert: Dr. Brad Congdon, Professor, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Research Topics:Ìý20^thÌýCentury American Literature and Culture, Periodical Studies, Gender Studies, Pulp Fiction
Contact:Ìýbrad.congdon@dal.ca

Please noteÌý- it is at the faculty members discretion if they have availability to accommodate an interview.Ìý