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The Gender & Social Justice department is proud to host the annual Margaret Laurence Lecture Series. The series honours Trent’s fourth chancellor, and acknowledges her contributions to literature, feminism, ecology, and the peace movement. 


Upcoming Events

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Past Event

   Margaret Laurence Lecture: Don't hide your beauty, don't hide your hairy (2025)

 Navigating Difficult Pedagogical Dynamics (2024)

 Violence Against Women and Social Reproduction (2023)

 Palestine through a Feminist Lens (2023)

 Sara Ahmed Lecture (2022)

 Syrus Marcus Ware Lecture (2021)

 The Streets Belongs To Us Book Launch (2021) 

 Desmond Cole Lecture (2020)


The 28th Annual Margaret Laurence Lecture

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Sara Ahmed, "Complaint as a Queer Method" - YouTube

Sara Ahmed, "Complaint as a Queer Method"

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Community Based research Projects 

Some pictures of amazing students who did a poster project this year!

Annual Endowed Margaret Laurence Lecture

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