Moderator: Taiwo Afolabi
Location: Room 1175 – Pavilion André Aidenstadt – 2920 chemin de la tour – Université de Montréal
(Building 19 on the UdM Map)
In-Person Session
Sponsored by the Canada Research Chair in Socially Engaged Theatre and the Centre for Socially Engaged Theatre, C-SET
This Roundtable presents research at the intersection of policing and performance. Developed within the Canada Research Chair in Socially Engaged Theatre research foci, each project presented investigates critical issues around policing in Canada and Nigeria. Projects evaluate the theoretical and methodological perspectives employed within the interdisciplinary field of race, media and the justice system. Through the use of creative practices and empirical inquiry, research documents and analyzes experiences of policing in Soro Soke, Nigeria’s renowned protest against police brutality, Black adolescents’ perception of policing in Saskatchewan, and issues around police reform.
Bios:
Dr. Aziz Douai is the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research at the University of Regina. Dr. Douai holds a PhD in Mass Communications from Pennsylvania State University, a Master of Science in Advertising from Boston University, and has lectured on global communication issues in North America, Europe, and the Middle East. Dr. Douai is a Founding Member of the Center on Hate, Bias and Extremism, a Senior Research Affiliate at the Canadian Research Network for Terrorism, Security & Society, and a member of the Digital Life Institute.
Gabriel Friday is a research team member at the Centre for Socially Engaged Theatre. He is currently undertaking his master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Program in Media and Artistic Research at the University of Regina. His research focuses on artivism and policing in Nigeria and Canada.
Victory Uchenna is a master’s student in the Interdisciplinary Program in Media and Artistic Research at the University of Regina and a member of the research cluster at the Centre for Socially Engaged Theatre. Her research investigates Black adolescents’ perception of police in Saskatchewan.
Gbenga Adedeji is a journalist and a graduate student pursuing a Master of Arts at the University of Regina. His research analyzes the impact of media coverage on police reforms in Nigeria.
Dr. Taiwo Afolabi holds the Canada Research Chair in Socially Engaged Theatre, is the Director of the Centre for Socially Engaged Theatre (C-SET), and is an Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre, Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance at the University of Regina. His research is at the intersection of performance and human ecology. His CRC program investigates issues of policing, art and well-being, immigration and the creative sector, among others.