Dr. Karim Wissa

Faculty of Health
Dr. Karim Wissa

Dr. Karim Wissa, Faculty of Health

Dr. Karim Wissa is the Director of Research, Innovation, and Knowledge Mobilization and a University of Waterloo scholar in Recreation and Leisure Studies. His work spans critical pedagogy, cultural studies, psychology, Lacanian psychoanalysis, music and jazz history, and political economy. His research examines how power, ideology, capitalism, colonialism, and economic systems shape education, culture, subjectivity, and everyday life.

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Exploring Identity: A new learning tool

How do we talk about identity in ways that don't shut down conversation? The EDI-R office has created a new learning tool designed to do exactly that. Read more in the Daily Bulletin.

Infographics that educate and provoke

We are constantly surrounded by headlines, data, and official stories about how the world works. But how often do we stop to ask: Where do these ideas come from? Who benefits from them? What’s being left out? Read more in EDI-R news.