Conceived by racialized, queer, trans, and femme sociology graduate students from York University, and now run by under/graduate students and community orientated alumni of the same, New Sociology: Journal of Critical Praxis is comprised of board members with the shared goal of publishing the works of emergent scholars, creatives, and community organizers who are routinely silenced, exploited, and ignored by academia, especially non-white authors and creatives, as well as those who are queer, trans, disabled, and femme. Below, please find biographies of each of our board members along with their role title.
Founder and Editor-in-Chief
Jade Crimson Rose Da Costa, Banting Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Guelph
My name is Jade Crimson Rose Da Costa (they/them/she/her) and I am a gender nonbinary queer woman of colour scholar, community organizer, creative writer, educator, and knowledge mobilizer across Central Southern Ontario. I am also a Banting Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Guelph with a PhD in Sociology from York University. My research, teaching, organizing, and art converge on topics of race and racism, queer and trans belonging, feminism, critical pedagogy, literary and cultural studies, critical health studies, collective memory, and social justice. Website: jadecrimson.com.
Chief Deputy Editors (2023 - )
Naiomi Perera, PhD Student, York University
Naiomi Perera is a PhD student in the Department of Sociology at York University. Her research interests include youth, political socialization, radical politics, digital cultures, surveillance, and carceral logics. She received the Canadian Sociological Association’s Outstanding Graduating Student Award for her MA research on the use of anti-radicalization internet filtering software in schools. During her PhD, she plans to explore how young people develop and express radical political identities both online and offline. Naiomi is an abolitionist who has been organizing with the Toronto Prisoners’ Rights Project since 2020. She has been the recipient of a Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Master's Scholarship and York University’s Graduate Entrance Award for Black and Indigenous Students, and her research is currently being supported by a SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship.
Muskaan Khurana, BA Student, York University
Muskaan Khurana (She/Her) is an undergraduate student who recently completed her 4th year of Sociology at York University. Throughout her four years of education, she has gained much insight into the importance of understanding social issues and is determined to apply her knowledge through advocacy. She holds a passion for matters surrounding the rights for women of colour, disability rights, and rights for LGBTQIA+ members. In addition, she is going to continue her education at York University and is set to enter the Direct Entry Concurrent Education program for the next two years. She believes in the power of pedagogy and wants to create a positive impact on youth education. She also takes a great interest in storytelling and believes that it is a vital way to allow silenced voices to be heard.
Shreyashi Ganguly, PhD Student, York University
Shreyashi Ganguly (she/her) is a PhD student in Sociology at York University, Toronto. Her research interests include nationalism, anti-nationalist rhetoric, limits of free speech, popular culture, humour and discrimination. She is deeply interested in the Global South and a significant part of her work looks at political developments in India, specifically, and its repercussions for the Indian diaspora in North America. Her PhD research will explore how humour harbours anti-democratic tendencies while simultaneously being a mode of resistance. Shreyashi is a strong advocate of EDID initiatives and her work has a strong focus on equity, diversity and inclusion. Prior to joining graduate school, Shreyashi worked as an editorial journalist where she accrued significant experience in not only copyediting but also presenting complex ideas in a way that it is comprehensible to all. Therefore, she believes in making scholarship accessible to all and is deeply committed to the practice of public scholarship.
Editorial Board
Copyeditors
Namitha Rathinappillai, MA, York University (2022 - )
Namitha Rathinappillai (she/they) is a queer, disabled, Tamil-Canadian woman, artist, workshop facilitator, and organizer currently based in what is colonially known as Toronto, Canada. They completed their Masters in Sociology in 2022 from York University, completing a Research Review Paper through conducting a genealogy of the weaponization of white women victimhood and the legitimization of white supremacy through the archetype of the “Karen”. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology and Criminal Justice, with a concentration in Sociology and a minor in English Language and Literature from Carleton University, where she wrote her undergraduate thesis on the ways in which policing and reporting in Canada are historically anti-Black, through analyzing and coding almost 100 articles written by the CBC about the murder of local Ottawa man, Abdirahman Abdi. Beyond their academic work, Namitha is a highly decorated spoken word poet. She made history as the first female and youngest director of Ottawa’s Urban Legends Poetry Collective (ULPC), and has competed nationally as a two-time Canadian Festival of Spoken Word (CFSW) team member with ULPC, and a finalist in the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam (CIPS). They published their first chapbook titled ‘Dirty Laundry’ with Battleaxe Press in November of 2018. They currently work as the Youth Network Project Coordinator with the Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity, as well as a Digital Studio Facilitator for BEING Studio.
Harkiran Singh, PhD Student, York University (2023 -)
My name is Harkiran Singh (she/her), I am a PhD student in the department of Sociology at York University. I completed my undergraduate degree at the University of Toronto in a double-major of Criminology and English. I recently graduated from my master’s degree at Western University in Sociology. I am currently the Chair of the York Sociology Graduate Association. In my academic career, I have participated in and coordinated student engagement on campus, including expanding opportunities for minority students on campus through academic journals and networking with peers. During my PhD, I am hoping to explore the intersectional struggles of immigrant women of colour experiencing intimate partner violence in Canada, converging topics of race, gender, migration, integration, and cultural studies. This topic is close to my heart as I am a child of immigrants and have a close-net community of immigrant women struggling under Canadian immigration policies. I hope to inform policy & shape settlement services to understand the perspectives and the lives of these women.
Rex (Chung-Ho) Wang is a Ph.D. student, York University (2023 - )
Rex (Chung-Ho) Wang is a Ph.D. student in the department of Sociology at York University. He completed his B.A. at the University of Toronto double majoring in Sociology and Criminology before obtaining his M.A. in Sociology at York University. While he has diverse interests, his research area primarily surrounds the sociology of emotions and mental health. Currently his projects focus on studying the dimensions of social and political trust amongst Canadians and Canadian ethnic minorities, with an emphasis on trust radius and its implications. His other interests include discourses in political sociology, the sociology of health, and Chinese diasporic studies.
Past Chief-Deputy-Editors
Beatrice Anane-Bediakoh, PhD Candidate, York University (2019-2023)
Ritika Tanotra, PhD Student, York University (2021-2023)
Faezeh Esmaeili, PhD Student, York University (2022-2023)
Giovanni Hernandez-Carranza, PhD Candidate, York University (2019-2021)
Kaitlin Peters, PhD Candidate, York University (2019-2020)
Editorial Board: Inaugural Issue to 2022
Jana Borras, PhD Candidate, York University
Janice Phonepraseuth, PhD Candidate, York University
Editorial Board: Inaugural Issue to 2021
Dr. Nadiya Ali, Assistant Professor, Trent University
Gizem Cakmak, PhD Candidate, York University
Editorial Board: 2022-2023
Alireza Gorgani Dorcheh, PhD Candidate, York University
Editorial Board: 2021-2022
Bea Waterfield, PhD Student, York University
Jesse Tailor, PhD Student, York University
Dr. Leigha Comer, Western University
Meaghan Edwards, PhD Student, University of Waterloo: Copyeditor.
Editorial Board: Inaugural Issue Only
Ramanpreet Bahra, PhD Student, York University: Media manager.
Rawan Abdelbaki, PhD Candidate, York University: Consultant.
Christine Ensslen, Peer Review Manager
Joshua Armstrong, PhD Student, York University: Website Coordinator
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Advisory Board
Audrey Tokiwa, Graduate Program Administrative Assistant
Luin Goldring, 2019 York Sociology Graduate Program Director
Tomasz Mrozewski, York Libraries
Special Thanks To:
All Peer Reviewers
York University Sociology Department
York Sociology Graduate Association (YSGA)
Western Journal of Social Thought for permission
Audrey Tokiwa, York University Sociology
Carlo Fanelli, York University, for guidance, resources and support
Andrew Nevin, University of Toronto, for guidance and support
Robyn Cheung, McMaster University, for guidance and resources
Lara Termos, Cover Designer: laratermos@gmail.com
Ashna Ray, Web Designer
Tomasz Mrozewski, York Libraries
Erika Mulder, Journal Designer
Amy Y. Poon, York Libraries
Anna St.Onge. York Libraries
Will Sloan, Faculty of Graduate Studies
Frank Myers, York University Print and Mailing Services