Conely de Leon
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Arts
Department of Sociology
Toronto, Ontario
conely.deleon@torontomu.ca
Office:
(416) 979-5000 ext. 3271
Expert In
Digital kwentuhan
Digital storytelling
Domestic and racialized care work
Emotional labour
Filipino migrant caregivers in Canada
Filipino migrant domestic workers in Canada
Filipino youth growing up in Canada
Gender, feminist, and women’s studies
Global migration
Justice, equity and society
Poverty and employment precarity
Theme: Democracy, justice and governance
Transnational solidarities
Bio/Research
Dr. de Leon’s current work focuses on collective grief among racialized migrant communities and the pivotal role that community care plays in mourning and healing from collective losses. Dr. de Leon’s current trajectory builds on her research on migrant care work and transnational kinship practic...
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Bio/Research
Dr. de Leon’s current work focuses on collective grief among racialized migrant communities and the pivotal role that community care plays in mourning and healing from collective losses. Dr. de Leon’s current trajectory builds on her research on migrant care work and transnational kinship practices in the Philippines, Hong Kong, and so-called Canada.
Further, in response to heightened grief and loss during the pandemic, Dr. de Leon is pursuing professional certification as a grief educator and counsellor. She has also co-founded the Pahinga (Rest) Collective with Filipina/x/o graduate students, community organizers, and service providers representing migrant, queer, and feminist grassroots organizations in Tkaronto. Through digital kwentuhan (talk story), songs, soundscapes, and somatics, they aim to contribute to embodied understandings of rest as a form of anti-colonial and anti-capitalist resistance, and healing justice.
Dr. de Leon’s multimodal approach to collaboration and co-creation further extends to her teaching. Dr. de Leon is in the process of developing a ‘Digital Storytelling for Social Justice’ curriculum, which will bring together digital media and community-engaged research with hands-on training and skills development. The proposed curriculum promises to enhance students’ understanding of digital research in action, and create opportunities for students to apply their knowledge and expertise to the issues that matter to them the most.
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Further, in response to heightened grief and loss during the pandemic, Dr. de Leon is pursuing professional certification as a grief educator and counsellor. She has also co-founded the Pahinga (Rest) Collective with Filipina/x/o graduate students, community organizers, and service providers representing migrant, queer, and feminist grassroots organizations in Tkaronto. Through digital kwentuhan (talk story), songs, soundscapes, and somatics, they aim to contribute to embodied understandings of rest as a form of anti-colonial and anti-capitalist resistance, and healing justice.
Dr. de Leon’s multimodal approach to collaboration and co-creation further extends to her teaching. Dr. de Leon is in the process of developing a ‘Digital Storytelling for Social Justice’ curriculum, which will bring together digital media and community-engaged research with hands-on training and skills development. The proposed curriculum promises to enhance students’ understanding of digital research in action, and create opportunities for students to apply their knowledge and expertise to the issues that matter to them the most.
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