Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies

✨Student Spotlight✨We would like to congratulate DTS student, Petra Biddle-Gottesman on winning the University of Toronto Excellence Award! Learn more about the research Petra will be doing on the Bais Yaakov Project here: uoft.me/PetraUTEA

How do legal systems overlook grassroots evidence in a tech-driven world? In her article, Kamari Clarke, a 2025 SSHRC Impact Award winner, explores what this means for justice today. Read more: theconversation.com/more-evidence-… @KamMClarke @CrimSL_TO @UofT @ConversationCA

From Venice streets to London neighborhoods, The Horizon Line follows Italian Bangladeshis navigating work, family, borders—and the decision to move yet again. A moving comic about double #migration and everyday resilience: bit.ly/405i8Ny @UofT_CDTS #Comics

On March 26 join us for "Blackness Across Borders: Italy and Brazil in Dialogue" with Angelica Pesarini, Assistant Prof. in CDTS and ISPLAS and Kwanza Musi Dos Santos, Co-founder and President of QuestaèRoma. Learn more and register here: uoft.me/blacknessacros…

Join us on April 9 for Celebrating Research Impact: Transnational Inquiry, Public Engagement, and Social Transformation, a conversation between Kamari Clarke & Kevin O’Neill celebrating the 2025 Insight Award Prof. Clarke received from SSHRC. Register: uoft.me/celebratingres…

Join us on March 27th from 1:00 -3:00pm for a screening of Project Sifu followed by an interactive workshop on screen choreography with Dr. Wayne Wong, Director of Project Sifu. Learn more and register here: uoft.me/projectsifu

Thinking about taking a summer course, but not sure what? Check out DTS305 H1F - Special Topics in DTS: Superman and Other Migrants! Enrolment opens on ACORN March 2nd! Learn more here: uoft.me/DTSsummer2026

Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances this lecture will be **POSTPONED** to a later date. We'll be sure to reach out when a new date is confirmed. Our apologies, and thank you for understanding!

Join us on March 5th for “Mapping Massacres in Postwar El Salvador: Community-Led Documentation and Participatory Research with Civil War Survivors” with speakers María Laura Flores Barba, Amanda Grzyb, Reynaldo Hernández, and Zack MacDonald. Learn more: uoft.me/MappingMassacr…

On Feb. 24th, join us for the Annual Ato Quayson Lecture in DTS! This year, Bethany Moreton, Professor of History at Dartmouth College will join us for a lecture titled “Theocracy Now! The Global Vision of U.S. Christian Nationalism.” Register here: uoft.me/AQlecture2026

Join us on February 19th from 3:30 - 5:00pm for “Diaspora and Media in Digital Transition” with Dr. Sherry Yu and Dr. E. James West! Learn more and register here: uoft.me/Yu-West

Join us on February 12th from 3:30 - 5:00pm for “Beyond Legal Truth: Immigration, Sexual Violence, and Feminist Solidarity Politics in Turkey” with Professor Elif Babül. Learn more and register here: uoft.me/elifbabul

Join us on Feb. 11 12-2pm for our #CrimSLSpeakerSeries "New Terrains of Evidence: Techno-humanitarianism and its Limits" presented by Dr. Jennifer Burrell of @ualbany, Dr. Sara Kendall of @UniKent , and Dr. @KamMClarke of @UofT! Details & register → uoft.me/c6V

Join us on January 20th from 5:00-8:00pm for a roundtable event on Jewish Diaspora and Diasporism, Then and Now. See all event details and register here: uoft.me/JewishDiaspora…

CDTS is wishing everyone a wonderful and relaxing holiday break! As a reminder, the Centre will be closed from December 24th - January 4th inclusive. We will reopen on January 5th. See you in the new year!🎉

Kick off the new semester with the DTS Welcome Back Drop-in Breakfast!☕ Stop by the DTS Student Commons any time between 9:00-11:00am on January 8th to catch up with classmates and the DTS community over a free breakfast! Register here: uoft.me/DTSdrop-inbrea…

Alumni Spotlight✨ "The diversity of the student body within DTS and the emphasis on integrating the various academic backgrounds & personal experiences of the DTS community made the academic environment especially enriching." - Anjali Joshi-Dave, DTS Grad uoft.me/dtsalumniprofi…

On Nov 27, the Zoryan Institute and @UofT_CDTS hosted a book talk on *South Asian Diasporas: Tracing Multilayered Subjectivities* with Dr. Ramya Janandharan and Dr. Anuppiriya Sriskandarajah, exploring South Asian identity, xenophobia, and the complexities of multiculturalism.

⭐Kamari Clarke is the winner of the 2025 SSHRC Insight Award for her research on how putting tools and training into the hands of local communities can help stop the cycle of violence. sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/en/research-in…

Kamari Maxine Clarke, a Distinguished Professor and director of @CrimSL_TO, has received the 2025 Insight Award from the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council. Read more: bit.ly/4oXvF4i