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. cdts.utoronto.ca

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Blue background with white text that reads “Blackness Across Borders: Italy and Brazil in Dialogue with Angelica Pesarini, Assistant Professor, CDTS & ISPLAS, UofT and Kwanza Musi Dos Santos, Co-founder and President of the cultural association QuestaèRoma. 3:00 – 5:00pm, Thursday, March 26th, 170 St. George St. Room 235.” Photo of Angelica Pesarini and Kwanza Musi Dos Santos in center of post.
Photo of Professor Clarke and Professor O’Neill. Blue Background with white text that reads “Celebrating Research Impact: Transnational Inquiry, Public Engagement, and Social Transformation. Kamari Maxine Clarke in conversation with Kevin Lewis O’Neill. 2:00 – 3:30pm Thursday, April 9th 170 St. George St. Room 100. Reception at Proof Bar 4:00 – 6:00pm 22- Bloor St. w. Register at cdts.utoronto.ca/events.”
Blue background with white text that reads “Project Sifu Screening and Workshop with Dr. Wayne Wong. Project Sifu explores how martial arts cinema supports Hong Kong diasporic identity, resilience, and community. Friday, March 27th. Screening of Project Sifu: 1:00 – 2:00pm. Workshop on screen choreography 2:00 – 3:00pm. 252 Bloor St. W. Room 5240” A photo of the Project Sifu poster is included.
Background photo of Superman flying through the sky. Blue text that reads “Summer 2026 DTS305H1F – Special Topics in DTS: Superman and Other Migrants. Professor Ted Sammons. May 4th – June 15th. Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1:00 – 3:00pm. Enrolment opens on ACORN March 2nd!”
Blue background and white text that reads “Mapping Massacres in Postwar El Salvador: Community-Led Documentation and Participatory Research with Civil War Survivors with María Laura Flores Barba, Amanda Grzyb, Reynaldo Hernández, and Zack MacDonald. 3:30 – 5:00pm, Thursday March 5th, 170 St. George St. room 100. Register at cdts.utoronto.ca/events.” Photos of the four speakers in center of post.
Blue background with white text that reads “The Annual Ato Quayson Lecture in DTS “Theocracy Now! The Global Vision of U.S. Christian Nationalism” with Professor Bethany Moreton, Professor of History at Dartmouth College. 5:30 – 7:30pm, Tuesday, February 24th, 170 St. George St. room 100. Register at cdts.utronto.ca/events” Background photos of Trump and Putin kissing.
Blue background with white text that reads “Diaspora and Media in Digital Transition with Dr. Sherry Yu, Associate Professor in the Department of Arts, Culture and media at University of Toronto and Dr. E. James West, Lecturer in the Department of Arts and Sciences at University College London. 3:30 – 5:00pm, Thursday, February 19th, 170 St. George St. rm 100. Register at cdts.utoronto.ca/events.”
Photo of Professor Elif Babül on right hand side. Blue background and white text that reads “Beyond Legal Truth: Immigration, Sexual Violence, and Feminist Solidarity Politics in Turkey with Professor Elif Babül, Professor of Anthropology at Mount Holyoke College. 3:30 – 5:00pm, Thursday, February 12th, 170 St. George St. Room 100. Register at cdts.utoronto.ca/events.”
Green, red and grey background with text that reads “Jewish Diaspora and Diasporism, Then and Now. January 20, 2026 , 5:00 – 8:00pm, Jackman Humanities Building, 170 St. George St. Room 100. A roundtable event.” Image of man yelling on left hand side.
Snowy background, blue box with white text that reads “Happy Holidays! CDTS will be closed from: December 24th, 2025 – January 4th, 2026 inclusive. Have a wonderful break.”
White background with blue text that reads “DTS Drop-in Breakfast. Thurs. January 8th, 170 St. George St. Room 235, 9:00 – 11:00am, register at cdts.utoronto.ca/events.”
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Blue background with a photo of Professor Lucia Cantero on the right-hand side. White text that reads “At the interface: Bloody Spectacles and Necro-Surveillance in Rio de Janeiro with Professor Lucia Cantero, Assistant Professor of Cultural Studies at Claremont Graduate University. 4:30 -6:00pm, Thursday, November 13th, 246 Bloor St. W. Room 720. Register at cdts.utoronto.ca/events.”
Blue background with white text that reads "Land of Good Men with Professor Lucas Bessire, Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences at the Colorado School of Mines. 3:30 - 5:00pm, Friday, November 14th, 321 Bloor St. W. Room 30. Register at cdts.utoronto.ca/events."
Blue background with white text that reads “Documenting Guatemala’s Post-Genocide: Polarization, Extractivism and Migration” with James Rodríguez, Guatemala based documentary photographer. 3:30 – 5:00pm, Thursday, October 16th, 170 St. George St. Room 100. Register at cdts.utoronto.ca/events.” Photo of James Rodríguez on the right-hand side.
Photo of Gabriella Ghermandi performing. Blue background with white text that reads "Narrative Performance. Queen of Flowers and Pearls: Telling History through Stories by AfroItalian writer, singer, and performer Gabriella Ghermandi. Friday, October 10th. 100 St. Joseph St., Father Madden Hall. 6:00 - 7:30pm. Register: uoft.me/queenofflowersandpearls"
Blue background with white text that reads "Life beside Bars: Confinement & Capital in an American Prison Town with Professor Heath Pearson, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology and Justice & Peace Studies at Georgetown University. 3:30-5:00pm, Thursday, October 9th, 170 St. George St. Room 100. Register at cdts.utoronto.ca/events." Black and white photo of Professor Heath Pearson on right hand side.
Blue background with white text that reads "DTS Welcome Breakfast. Wednesday, September 17th. 9:00 - 11:00am. DTS Student Commons, 170 St. George St. Room 235. Register at cdts.utoronto.ca/events"
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List of 2025-2026 DTS undergraduate courses being offered. Please visit uoft.me/25-26DTSUndergradCourses for all details.