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Below you will find a list of faculty at Dal who can provide commentary on various topics and issues related to Women's History Month 2021.

Women in politics
HÂþ»­ Expert:ÌýDr.ÌýLori Turnbull,ÌýDirector, School of Public Administration
Research Specialties:ÌýCanadian parliamentary governance, political ethics, elections, electoral systems,Ìýand public engagement
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýlturnbul@dal.caÌýand 902-494-6605

Women in performing arts –History, role and significance
HÂþ»­ Expert:ÌýDr. Jacqueline Warwick, Professor, Director Fountain School of Performing Arts, Gender and Women’s Studies – Cross Appointment
Research Specialties:ÌýMusicology, music and culture, popular music, American music, performance studies, celebrity studies, child prodigies
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýjwarwick@dal.ca

BIPOC women and advocacy – History, role and significanceÌý
HÂþ»­ Expert: Dr. Patti Doyle-Bedwell, Associate Professor, Faculty of Open Learning and Career Development.
Research Specialties:ÌýFirst Nations educational policies, employment equity, cultural diversity, human rights, and Aboriginal law
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýpatti.doyle.bedwell@Dal.Ca

Black women and diaspora, and Black Canadian women's history
HÂþ»­ Expert: Dr. Afua Cooper, Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology
Research Specialities: Slavery, Abolition, and Freedom, Global Memorialization of the Slave Trade, Universities, Slavery, and Race, Black Canada, Black Women and Diaspora, Black Literatures, Oratures, and Cultural Practices, Social Justice and Inequality, Decolonization
Contact: afua.cooper@dal.ca and 902-494-3012

Misogynistic subcultures, the pervasiveness of violence against women and how we can continue to support positive gender identity in film, literature and other mediums
HÂþ»­ Expert:ÌýDr. Brad Congdon, Professor, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Research topics: 20^thÌýCentury American Literature and Culture, Periodical Studies, Gender Studies, Pulp Fiction
Contact: brad.congdon@dal.ca

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