WHO I AM
Pamela
Sugiman
Sociologist & Oral Historian
Professor & Dean, Faculty of Arts
Ryerson University
My Background
I am a woman of colour, proudly from the working class. I am currently an academic leader and
administrator. I will always be a professor and researcher. Writing is an important part of my
identity. Mentorship provides fulfillment. I am a mother and daughter and this sustains me.
Educational Background
PhD, Sociology, University of Toronto, 1992 (Connaught Fellowship)
MA, Sociology, University of Toronto, 1984
Research
Oral history, memory studies, intersectionality; racism and racialization, work and labour, working-class women’s experience in Canada
Teaching
Oral history, gender studies; racism and racialization; work and labour; working-class politics
Introduction to Sociology Winner of the MSU Teaching Award for the Faculty of Social Sciences