Black Light Talk: Grad Student and Research
Date
Wednesday November 20, 20246:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Location
Yellow House - 140 Stuart StreetHosted by Yellow House x Queens Black Academics
With Dr. Grace Adeniyi-Ogunyankin
One week from today! Black Light Talk: Grad School and Research on Nov 20, 2024 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Open to Black students interested in casually discussing grad applications, research, bursaries, scholarships with other students and grad students under the guidance of Associate Professor Dr. Grace Adeniyi-Ogunyankin.
This event will be catered by Ella’s Cuisine.
- Dr. Grace Adeniyi-Ogunyankin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Black Studies and Gender Studies. She holds the prestigious position of Canada Research Chair in Youth and African Urban Futures and serves as Graduate Chair with a joint appointment in the Departments of Geography and Urban Planning. Her research spans a range of topics, including African Urban Futures, Racial Geographies, Black Popular Culture, African Feminisms, Sexuality and Urban Space in Africa, Gender and Urbanization, Critical Race Theory, Postcolonial Theory, Decolonial Theory, and the Global Political Economy of Development. Currently, she is conducting research on youth and neoliberal urban change in Lagos and Ibadan, Nigeria.