Reflecting on the ways in which race is systematically hidden within the workings of Canadian cities, the book also explores the ways in which racialized people attempt to claim space. These essays cover a diverse range of Canadian urban spaces and various racial groups, as well as the intersection of ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality. Linking themes include issues related to subjectivity and space; the importance of new space that arises by challenging the dominant ideology of multiculturalism; and the relationship between diasporic identities and claims to space.
Cheryl Teelucksingh is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at Ryerson University. Her scholarly activities focus on the area of ethno-racial and immigrant settlement patterns in Toronto, research methods, environmental justice, socio-spatial theory, and urban development. She is also a research associate with the Centre for Social Justice in Toronto.