The University of Toronto Scarborough
is delighted to host a visit by the 2007-2008
Snider Visiting Lecturer, Professor Tariq Modood.
Monday February 25, 4:00-6:00 PM in MW 170
Professor Modood will give a public lecture on “Multiculturalism and Secularism.”
The lecture will focus on whether multicultural inclusivity can be extended to religious minorities, and whether doing so brings it into conflict with secularism.
Wednesday February 27, 4:00-6:00 PM at AC227
Professor Modood will be joined by a panel of distinguished speakers to debate “The Future of Multiculturalism” in a town hall setting, in which audience participation will be both welcome and expected. The town hall meeting will be open to all UTSC students, faculty and staff, as well as members of the broader community.
UTSC students, faculty, and staff are strongly encouraged to attend these events.
Questions regarding Professor Modood’s visit should be directed to Professor Phil Triadafilopoulos of the Department Social Sciences (triadaf@utsc.utoronto.ca).
Tariq Modood is Professor of Sociology, Politics and Public Policy and Director of the University Research Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship at the University of Bristol. His research focuses on the politics of racism, racial equality, multiculturalism and secularism, with special reference to British Asian Muslims; ethnic identities, national identities and the ‘second generation’; ethnic disadvantage and progress in employment and education; comparisons within and between Western Europe and North America; and the politics of being Muslim in the West. He is the Bristol Director of the Leverhulme Programme on Migration and Citizenship and is presently involved in projects on social capital and gender; national identity and religion; and higher education and globalization. He is a regular contributor to the media and policy debates in Britain, was awarded a MBE for services to social sciences and ethnic relations in 2001 and elected a member of the Academy of Social Sciences in 2004. His is the author of many highly acclaimed books and articles, including the recently published Multiculturalism: A Civic Idea (Polity, 2007).