Congratulations to CrimSL undergraduate students Sara Hashemi and April Naing who were selected to presented their research at Victoria College Research Day on March 25, 2024!
Sara Hashemi
Sara is in her fifth year of undergraduate studies studying criminology, psychology, and bioethics and is an Undergraduate Fellow of Victoria College. Her areas of interest include transformative and healing justice, anti-colonial research methods, and archival research. She presented her research paper "What archives can tell us about transformative justice, community care, and healing" at the Northtrop Frye Centre Undergraduate Fellows Symposium.
Abstract: My research project aims to better understand the role of archives in research, and what transformative and healing justice mean and look like in practice. To that end, I have looked at archival material from organizations doing transformative justice work in Toronto, dating back to the 1970s. In my talk, I will describe the process, challenges, and opportunities that came with organizing this unprocessed archive and the resulting finding aid that will be made.
April Naing
April is a third-year student completing a specialist in Criminology and Sociolegal studies and a minor in Psychology, presented her research paper "Customary to Commodity: Colonial Legacies in Myanmar’s Land Laws" at the Interdisciplinary Poster Display.
Abstract: Myanmar has been largely uncharted territory to the West beyond the occasional news of coups and civil unrest. Since its independence in 1948, the government has struggled to maintain its sovereignty over the land. This project maps out how contemporary perspectives of land governance stem from colonial ideologies which have continued to be mirrored into the 21st century. Land laws have historically functioned to codify and legitimize environmental injustice against those who live on the land. Thus, laws and policies must be democratized in a way that will promote the welfare of not just the nation but its people.
April received the Dean of Students’ Social Impact Award.
About Victoria College Research Day 2024
Victoria College’s annual Research Day brings together Vic students from all disciplines and provides them with an opportunity to share their work with fellow students, professors, and the Vic community. All Vic students, and any students enrolled in Victoria College programs, are eligible to participate.
Successful applicants contribute poster presentations that are displayed in the foyer of the Old Vic building throughout the day and will have an opportunity to talk about their presentation with expert judges from units around Victoria College. The event concludes with a keynote presentation, an award ceremony, and a catered reception.
All events took place at Victoria College Alumni Hall/ Foyer.