Temitope Adefarakan
Temitope Adefarakan is an Assistant Professor teaching Black Canadian Studies at the University of Toronto, who holds a doctoral degree in Sociology and Equity Studies, and Women and Gender Studies, she has a solid foundation in equity-centered theory. She also has a Bachelor of Education degree, and is faculty cross-appointed at University of Toronto’s Transitional Year Programme (TYP) and University College. The Transitional Year Programme is an academic equity hub with a strong ethos of anti-racism, inclusion, diversity and belonging. There is a specific focus on increasing Indigenous and African-Canadian attendance at TYP since these communities have been historically under-represented due to legacies of colonialism, which currently manifest as systemic anti-Black racism and anti-Indigenous racism.
Her extensive experience in merging academic scholarship with grassroots activism has produced a particular type of Anti-Racism & EDI work that focuses on the soul of an organization, to yield results in terms of transforming its culture and climate through: Anti-racism education; comprehensive trainings, workshops and learning sessions; development of policies, practices and procedures that are equity centered and informed by community engagement; and service provision and delivery for equitable outcomes.
Education
- PhD, University of Toronto
Research Interests
- Equity and Human Rights
- Employment Equity
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression
- Anti-Black Racism
- Intersectional Gender-Based Violence
- African Indigenous Frameworks of Knowledge and Practice