Magda Lewis
Professor of Educational Contexts, Graduate Faculty, Cross-Appointed to Gender Studies and Sociology, Affiliated with the Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies Program (Faculty of Arts and Science)
BA (Waterloo), MA ,PhD (Toronto)
Contact Information
Room: B202
Phone: 613-533-6000 x 77277
Email: magda.lewis@queensu.ca
Website: post.queensu.ca/~lewism/
Research Interests
- Social justice education in schools and teacher education
- The social and political context of education and schooling
- Anti-violence education projects
- Education for social democracy
- Contemporary critiques of the marketization of education and knowledge
- Higher education in the global economy
Academic Profile
For close to thirty-five years Dr. Lewis has been associated with a large variety of social transformation projects including peace education, alternative schooling, and more recently, critiques of the neo-liberal turn in society and culture. Her research and publications range from feminist and critical social theory with a focus on voice, equity, structures of power and social justice; critical analysis of Higher Education and the marketization of the academy; and critiques of neo-liberalism in programme delivery, administrative and ethics review processes in universities. Her book, Without a Word: Teaching Beyond Women's Silence, continues to enjoy popular acclaim in the area of women and higher education.