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Interrogations into Racism and Anti-Racism: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Policies at Crossroads (94199)
Session Chair: Enakshi Dua
Thursday, 15 May 2025 10:15
Session: Session 1
Room: Room 605 (6F)
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
After significant expansion of equity, diversity and inclusion policies (here after referred to as EDI) in the last ten years, EDI policies and practices are at cross roads, as they are increasingly being eliminated and/or revamped. As importantly, EDI policies have become the site of contemporary manifestations of race and racism, and tensions with anti-racist initiatives. Notably, EDI policies and practices are facing similar challenges in several national contexts, including, United States, Canada, India, South Africa, Britian, Sweden, and Germany. Based on my research into EDI in different national contexts, and drawing on the Canadian and United States experience with equity, diversity and inclusion policies, the presentation will have two components. First, in order to place current tensions in a historical context, I will examine the history of EDI in the Canadian and US context. Second, I will examine the current challenges to EDI polices, as well as emerging strategies to deal with these challenges. My presentation will allow us to gain an understanding of EDI not just in Canada and United States, but also other national contexts. As importantly, it will illustrate the societal structures and conditions that underpin both EDI and its tensions, illustrating historical and current forces that both shape it and contest it.
Authors:
Enakshi Dua, York University, Canada
About the Presenter(s)
Professor Enakshi Dua is a University Professor/Principal Lecturer at York University in Canada
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