Carl E. James | |
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| Born | 1952 (age 72–73) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | sociologist |
| Awards | FRSC |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | York University |
| Thesis | The Challenge of Making It: Youth's Career Aspirations and Perceptions of Their Chances to Achieve (1987) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Sociology |
Carl E. James FRSC (born 1952) is an Antiguan-born [1] Canadian sociologist and professor of education at York University in Toronto,Canada,where he holds the Jean Augustine Chair in Education,Community &Diaspora.
James' research focuses on the sociology of education,student athletes, [2] and "the intersections of race,ethnicity,culture,language,and identity in the Canadian context." [3]
Among his honours,James was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2012 [4] and in 2022 won the Killam Prize for Social Sciences. [5] In 2024,he was one of eleven Black Torontonians selected by the Toronto Transit Commission to have portraits put up through the system during Black History Month. [6]
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