Using intersectional experience and excellence to build and sustain for the public good and to bring together wide-ranging initiatives to advance knowledge and inspire engaged citizenship around the world.
Message from the Director, Siobhan Byrne
Welcome to the new Institute for Intersectionality Studies (IIS) at the University of Alberta! IIS is an interdisciplinary hub devoted to advancing and mobilizing intersectional approaches to research, teaching, policy, and practice.
From addressing gender-based violence to improving employment access and enhancing youth mental health, the IIS community is exploring timely, context-specific, and actionable pathways to change. [Read more...]
IIS News
Past Events of Interest
Survivors Speak
May 15, 2024, at Edmonton’s Metro Cinema
The premiere screening of the Alberta Council of Women's Shelters' (ACWS) survivor-led documentary
Snakes and Ladders Graduate Mentoring Collective for Racialized Students
May 10, 2 to 4 p.m. (Edmonton time) Education Centre North
Decolonization in Context: South Africa
April 17 from 5:00pm-6:45pm (Johannesburg time).
Seeking Expressions of Interest...
We are currently looking for people for our committees.Get in Touch!
Have a question? Want to share a story? Tell us how we’re doing? Contact us at intersectionality@ualberta.ca.