About
The Feminist Institute was established in 1990 to facilitate
and continue the development of feminist analyses on law and
society at Simon Fraser University. It is designed to provide an
environment for creative interaction among scholars and community
representatives who are involved in its work locally, nationally
and internationally, and to bridge gaps between legal and social
science research.
The Feminist Institute for Studies on Law and Society has been
affiliated with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology since
2005 and occupies a space within the department for
research-related activities. The FI has continued to focus on
facilitating the production and dissemination of feminist
socio-legal knowledge that is both interdisciplinary and
multidisciplinary and that involves non-academics as well as
academics.
Some of the key activities within the institute are:
+ providing work space for research assistants.
+ facilitating graduate student researcher with the Bertha Wilson
Bursary
(a small award allocated annually to a
graduate student engaged in feminist, socio-legal research for
his/her thesis.)
+ disseminating research information and knowledge
+ organizing public lectures
+ developing networks to foster research opportunities
+ networking with other feminist research institutes like FREDA and the
Center for Feminist Legal Studies at UBC
+ engage in consultations and meetings with visiting scholars and
practitioners.