Christopher Stuart Taylor is the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ's Associate Vice-President, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism.
Dr. Taylor completed his PhD at Western University (Canada) in History and Migration & Ethnic Relations (MER), and is an assistant professor in the Department of History and the Arts First program. His previous administrative roles at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ include serving as the Confronting Anti-Black Racism Advisor for the University’s Equity Office, and acting as the Faculty of Arts’ Black Equity Strategist & Anti-Racism Advisor. He is a facilitator with the City of Toronto’s Confronting Anti-Black Racism Unit and an Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism (EDI-R) consultant.
His book, Flying Fish in the Great White North: The Autonomous Migration of Black Barbadians, was published by .Ìý
He also worked in the Ontario Public Service (OPS) and began his career as a Policy Coordinator Intern in the Deputy Minister's Office at the Ministry of Labour. He was the Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator in the Ministry of the Attorney General's Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility Office; a Senior Policy Advisor at Ontario's Anti-Racism Directorate; and Manager of Social Justice & Change Cluster at the Ontario Correctional Services College.Ìý
Research Interests
- Race and Racism
- Black Canadian history
- Caribbean history
- Slavery in the Americas
- The African and Black Diasporas
- Black identity
- Migration
- Anti-racism
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Multiculturalism
Education
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HBA: University of Toronto (History Specialist)
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MA: Western University (History, specialization in Migration & Ethnic Relations)
- PhD: Western University (History, specialization in Migration & Ethnic Relations)