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Doreen Fumia

Dr. Doreen Fumia

Professor Emeritus
EducationPhD (University of Toronto, Sociology and Equity Studies)

Areas of Expertise:

anti-poverty organizing; precarious employment; lesbians & aging; equity in education

Research:

Dr. Fumia’s career was notable for her commitment to combining her scholarship with her activism. She taught, conducted research and was active in community organizing in pursuit of equity issues. As a long-time Co-chair of the community council at the Triangle Program, a TDSB publicly funded school program for LGBTT2SQ+, the former Jack Layton Chair (Ryerson), the RFA Equity Issues Chair and VP internal and the Co-Chair on the Equity Committee at the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT), Dr. Fumia worked to make education a more diverse and hospitable experience for students, staff and faculty. Her recent research projects include using photography (photovoice) as a way to tell stories of aging lesbians and those living in rural communities.

Selected Publications:

Fumia, D. 2014. “Intellectual Debates, Testimonials, and Changing Social Values: Same-Sex Marriage in Canada” in Canadian Families (pp. 208-226), edited by D. Cheal and P. Albanese. Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press.

Fumia, D. 2012. “Desiring and Doing Equity: The Triangle Program for LGBTIQ2S” in  (PDF file) Beyond the Queer Alphabet: Conversations on Gender, Sexuality and Intersectionality (opens in new window) , edited by M. Smith and F. Jaffer. Teaching Equity Matters e-book series.

Fumia, D. 2012. LGBT Women and Aging. G-Scene Magazine (Brighton, UK).

Fumia, D. 2011. Filling the Gaps Through Story telling: Human Geography and Social Belonging. Anti-Poverty Community Organizing and Learning Project Newsletter 3(1).

Fumia, D. 2011. “Lesbians” in Encyclopedia of Women in Today’s World (external link) , edited by M. Zeiss Stange, C.K. Oyster and J.E. Sloan. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Fumia, D. 2009. Divides, High Rise and Boundaries: A Study of Toronto's Downtown East Side Neighbourhood. (external link)  Ethnologies 32(2): 257-289.

Fumia, D. 2009. “’I Do’ Belong in Canada: Same Sex Relationships and Marriage” in Canadian Families Today, 2nd ed. (pp. 167- 182), edited by D. Cheal. Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press.

Fumia, D. 2009. “Lesbian Mothering” in Encyclopedia of Motherhood (external link) , edited by A. O’Reilly. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Bhandar, D., D. Fumia and Z. Newman (eds.). 2008. Special Issue: Decolonizing Spaces. Resources for Feminist Research/Documentation sur la Recherché, Volume 33(1/2). 

Dehli, K. and D. Fumia. 2008. “Teachers’ Informal Learning, Identity and Education ‘Reform’ (external link) ” in Learning through Community: Exploring Participatory Practices (pp. 143-168), edited by K. Church, N. Bascia and E. Shragge. Dordrecht, NL: Springer.