The moving body is a gift, a means of resistance, a way to make art, and a display of power.

We study issues of race related to local and global experiences of martial arts, dance, athletics, fitness, leisure, carnival, and sport.

The IDEAS Research Lab has 4 main priorities:
Indigeneity, Diaspora, Equity, Anti-racism in Sport and the moving body.

 

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Inclusivity is our thing.

The IDEAS Research Lab is an interdisciplinary team comprising graduate students and research assistants. We work on research, mentorship programs, embodiment groups, and trainings in the areas of equity, anti-racism, post-/de-coloniality, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) women’s health and wellness, and 2SLGBTQ inclusion related to sport. We are funded by local and national agencies. The lab’s researchers come from myriad backgrounds and bring their unique and rich social and cultural values to uphold the lab’s core priority: advancing social justice and otherwise thinking in physical cultures.

From concepts to real steps.

Dr. Joseph's outreach is to sport institutes and organizations for consulting, education, research, presentations, and workshops. The objective is knowledge translation from theory and participant stories to practical application and equitable transformation of society.

 

Here’s what we think.

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Social Justice? Yes.
Social Justice? Yes.

Do I take risks? The very question suggests it could be optional, as though I could take risks or not, go out on a limb or play it safe, be loud/seen/heard or quiet/invisible/silent.

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Black women athletes ruptured destructive and limiting beliefs at the Tokyo Olympics
Black women athletes ruptured destructive and limiting beliefs at the Tokyo Olympics

From the outset of the Games’ opening ceremony, where Naomi Osaka lit the Olympic cauldron, it quickly became evident that Black women would be of central importance to the games and stories that followed.

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In conversation with Janelle Joseph
In conversation with Janelle Joseph

The Varsity got an opportunity to speak with Janelle Joseph, an assistant professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education who performs research in critical studies of race and Indigeneity in sport. Joseph spoke about many barriers that racialized people face in their local communities, as well as what organizers can do better to address these concerns.

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