The Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies
The Mark S. Bonham Centre for [...] Diversity (SDS) at the University of Toronto is an undergraduate program and a collaborative graduate program (M.A. and Ph.D.) with a specialized focus in Queer Studies. The program hosts academic and community events and promotes research into sexuality.
The Centre is housed at University College at the University of Toronto at the St. George Campus. The undergraduate program in [...] Diversity Studies was first established in 1998, and now includes a Specialist, Major, and Minor program. SDS also has its own interdisciplinary courses at the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year levels.
SDS further hosts an interdisciplinary collaborative graduate program at the M.A. and Ph.D. levels partnering with over 30 different programs across the University of Toronto.
Past Events and Speakers
Speakers
Annie Sprinkle PhD, Lecture on Ecosexology
David M. Halperin Queer Shame and Beyond: in conversation with Brenda Cossman
Shannon Bell, Author of Fast Feminism
Kate Bornstein, Author of Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women, and the Rest of Us
Events/Conferences
Queering Where We Work: Bridging LGBTQ Policy Advocacy, Front-Line Activism, and Research Rotman School of Management
Psychiatric Diagnosis & Crystallization of Culture: The Case of Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Past Conferences in Collaboration with the [...] Diversity Student Union
[...] Reborn: New Movements and Markets in [...], 2010
[...] for Sale: Prostitution, Government, and Regulation, 2009
[...]: Working Out the Kinks, 2008
Steering Committee
The SDS steering committee has approximately 30 members from various departments and faculties across the university. Their role is to guide the direction of The [...] Diversity Program. Some members include David Rayside, Brenda Cossman and Mariana Valverde.