From 16 to 18 June 2026, the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies will host an online Summer Institute for undergraduate and graduate students focused on the configurations and impacts of socio-legal systems in Canada. The program will feature expert talks and hands-on workshops.
Hannah Arendt, Sherene Razack and others have shown that a lot can be learned about a society by examining who, in practice, has a right to assert their claims and identity through socio-legal frameworks. This is especially the case for individuals and groups whose claims are intersecting or overlapping, who often finding themselves caught in the crack of siloed systems. This year’s Summer Institute will examine how individuals and groups in Canada interact with socio-legal systems in complex and interlocking ways, including based on gender and gender identity, race, class, ability, age, language, sexual orientation, geography, migration status and so forth.
Specialized lectures will cover topics such as consequences of legal frameworks on particular groups, and how individuals navigate such systems for their claims to prevail. Workshops will address critical approaches to online archival work, use of multi-media data collection for analysis, and publishing practices in the humanities and social sciences.
Registration for the Summer Institute will open on 7 January 2026 and last until 29 May 2026.
To register and learn more, please visit this link.
Participants who attend eight (8) sessions will have the option of receiving a certificate of completion.