Christopher Taylor

Christopher Stuart Taylor completed his PhD at Western University (Canada) in History and Migration & Ethnic Relations (MER). He currently teaches in the Department of History and the Arts First program.

His book, Flying Fish in the Great White North: The Autonomous Migration of Black Barbadians, was published by Fernwood Publishing. 

He also works 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. 

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

• HBA: University of Toronto (History Specialist)

• MA: Western University (History, specialization in Migration & Ethnic Relations)

• PhD: Western University (History, specialization in Migration & Ethnic Relations)