Dr. Ayesha Mian Akram
Positions
Assistant Professor (Teaching)
Contact information
Phone number
Office: 403.220.3027
Background
Educational Background
PhD Sociology/Social Justice, University of Windsor, 2024
MEd Educational Policy Studies, University of Alberta, 2012
BEd Elementary Education, University of Alberta, 2009
Biography
My scholarship is located at the intersection of political sociology, transnational feminism, critical Muslim studies, and community-engaged research. I completed my doctorate in Sociology (Social Justice) in 2023 from the University of Windsor, where my SSHRC-funded dissertation research explored Muslim women’s community-building and the politics of resistance through wellness. I am a Co-Investigator on a SSHRC-funded project in partnership with the National Council of Canadian Muslims (PI: Dr. Nadiya Ali, TrentU; CI: Dr. Nour Hammami, TrentU) to create digital storytelling labs for Muslim youth as spaces of affirmation and care. I have been involved with Canadian Sociological Association since 2015 in multiple capacities, most recently as the Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Anti-Islamophobia Subcommittee. I am also an Editorial Board Member for the journal Atlantis: Critical Studies in Gender, Culture, and Social Justice.
My publications include scholarship on:
- South Asian feminisms in the diaspora
- Navigating triple consciousness in the diaspora
- Unpacking graduate school as a Muslim mother during the COVID-19 pandemic
- "Being Canadian" for Canadian-born Muslim women who practice hijab
- Perceptions of Canada and precarious working conditions faced by immigrant and migrant workers
- Researcher reflexivity in diverse critical methodologies
- Community service learning in undergraduate courses informed by critical pedagogy
- Intersectional lived experiences, as captured in a quarterly column Intersections for the Canadian feminist magazine Herizons
Research
Areas of Research
- Feminist Sociology
- Political Sociology
- Sociology of Racialization & Ethnicity
- Community-Engaged Research
- Emergent Research Design
- Politics of Wellness
- Politics of Resistance
- Experiential Learning
- Critical Pedagogies
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Courses
| Course number | Course title | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| SOCI 413 | Qualitative Research Methods | Winter 2024; Fall 2024 |
| SOCI 485 | Topics in Social Theory - Critical Feminist Theory | Winter 2024; Winter 2025 |
| SOCI 375 | Sociology of Ethnicity & Racialization | Fall 2024; Winter 2025 |
| LWSO 337 | Self-Regulation | Winter 2024; Winter 2025 |
| LWSO 335 | Equality Issues | Fall 2024 |
Publications
- Navigating triple consciousness in the diaspora: An autoethnographic account of an Ahmadi Muslim woman in Canada. Mian Akram, A. . Religions. (2022)
- “All of this happens here?”: Diminishing perceptions of Canada through immigrants’ precarious work in Ontario. Hande, M. J., Mian Akram, A., & Condratto, S. . Journal of International Migration and Integration. (2019)
- Embracing the spiral: Researcher reflexivity in diverse critical methodologies. Mao, L., Mian Akram, A., Chovanec, D., & Underwood, M. L.. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. (2021)
- Critical reflections on workload and labour: Navigating graduate school as a racialized Muslim mother during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mian Akram, A. . (2024)
- I am not a problem, I am Canadian: Exploring Canadian Muslim women’s experiences of “being Canadian”. Mian Akram, A. . (2018)
In the News
- Canadian universities: 10 years of anti-racist reports but little action. The Conversation.
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