Education
2018 – present
PhD, Gender, Feminist, and Women’s Studies, York University Dissertation: “Daughtering: Girls, their Feminism, and their Mothers
Supervisor: Dr. Jen Gilbert
2018
MA, Gender, Feminist, and Women’s Studies, Western University
IRP: “Is Sex a “Canadian Value”? A Critical Examination of the Media Portrayal of Responses to the 2015 Ontario Sex Education Curriculum
Supervisor: Dr. Wayne Martino
2017
Honours BA, History and Sexuality Studies, Huron University College at Western University
Funding
2023
York University Academic Excellence Fund
2023
York University Mobility Award
2022
York University Academic Excellence Fund
2021-2022
Ontario Graduate Scholarship
2020
Michael Lynch History Grant, Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity, University of Toronto
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Publications
Maitland, H. (2022). When the facts are not enough: The limitations of fact-checking sex education controversies. Sex Education, 1–10.
https://doi.org/10.1080/14681811.2022.2106958
Maitland, H. (Forthcoming 2024). On temperamental technology: Incorporating affect into feminist digital tool criticism. TEMPER, 1(1).
Non-Refereed Publications
Maitland, H. (Under Review). “What Girls Want: An Affective Reading of Activist Girls and Their Relationships With Their Mothers and Mother Figures” Atlantis.
Maitland, H. (Forthcoming 2024). “There’s Something About Midge: (Mis)Remembering Pregnant Doll Controversies Online” in #Hashtag Barbie: Social Media and Mattel’s Celebrity Doll (eds. Hains & Aguilo-Perez).
Maitland, H. and Gilbert, J. (Forthcoming 2024). “Sex/Sexuality Education and LGBTQ Inclusion", in The SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ+ Studies, 2nd Edition.
Sarah Flicker, Marilou Gagnon, Jen Gilbert, Adrian Guta, Katie MacEntee, Vanessa Oliver, Chris Sanders, Alanna Goldstein, Hannah Maitland, Karine Malenfant, Martha Newbigging, Sarah Switzer, Daya Williams and John Antoniw (2020). “Changing the Rules: Ontario Teacher Reflections on Implementing Shifting Health and Physical Education Curricula.” Research report from the Enacting Sex Education Update: A view from Ontario’s Teachers Research Project. York University, Toronto, ON.
Popular Publications:
Verhaeghe, A., & Maitland, H. (2023, April 27). We Can’t Stop All the Bigots and Trolls: Protecting 2SLGBTQIA+ organizations from Online Hate | YWCA [YWCA Canada]. https://ywcacanada.ca/news/we-cant-stop-all-the-bigots-and-trolls-protecting-2slgbtqia-organizations-from-online-hate/
Maitland, H. (2022, January 4). Whatever Happened to Ontario's Sex Ed Curriculum? The Complete Timeline. Shameless Magazine. Retrieved from
Book Reviews:
Maitland, Hannah (2019) “Review of: Hunter College (2017) Women’s Realities, Women’s Choices: An Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies” for Canadian Woman Studies. 34(1-2).
Edited Collections:
Centre for Feminist Research (2023) Liminal: Proceedings of the Second Annual Critical Femininities Conference. edited by Andi Schwartz, Hannah Maitland, and Ruth O’Sullivan.
Rainbow Faith and Freedom (2021) Pandemic Processes. [zine]. edited by Hannah Maitland and Bridget Pawliw-Fry.
PRESENTATIONS
Conference Presentations:
“What Girls Want: An Affective Reading of Activist Girls and Their Relationships with Their Mothers and Mother-Figures”
May 31, 2023
Women’s and Gender Studies et Recherches Féministes Association, Congress of the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS), York University
May 30, 2023
Canadian Sociological Association, Congress of the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS), York University
“The Sexuality Studies Spotlight Podcast: Collaborative Approaches to Student Knowledge Mobilization”
May 30, 2023
Sexuality Studies Association, Congress of the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS), York University. Co-facilitated with Stephanie Jonsson, Angela Stanley, Kathleen Cherrington, and Helen Martin.
“Critical Femininity Studies: A Roundtable on Current Questions & New Directions”
May 30, 2023
Sexuality Studies Association, Congress of the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS), York University. Co-facilitated with Andi Schwartz, Laura Brightwell, Jessie Taieun Yoon, Lindsay Cavanaugh, Cassandra Osei, and Jade Da Costa.
“Families and Feminisms: Exploring Shifting Gender Identities and Feminisms Through Daughter-Mother Relationships”
May 4, 2023
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
“Mother-Daughter Methods: Critical Reflections on Mother-Daughter Interviewing Methods for Researching Youth Activism”
April 28, 2023
“Memory and Violence – Feminist Methods for Research and Resistance,” Institute for the Study of Sexuality and Gender (ISSG), Columbia University
“Daughtering: Thinking Through Girlhood in Family and Community Contexts”
March 30, 2023
“The Girl in Theory: Toward a Critical Girlhood Studies,” Girlhood Studies Collective, Rutgers University
“Temperamental Tools: Affective Impressions and Digital Tools”
August 11, 2022
Feminist Digital Methods Conference, Centre for Feminist Research (CFR), York University
Lightning Talk: “Strategies for Fostering Inclusive Intergenerational Digital Spaces,” ODLAN
June 10, 2022
RightsCon
“Daughtering: Girls, Their Feminism, and Their Mothers”
April 22, 2022
3x3x3 Research Highlights Event, Girls Studies Research Network (GSRN), York University
“Writing from Broader Publics III: Abstracts, Pitches, and "Knowledge Mobilization" for Grad Students”
April 12, 2022
Centre for Feminist Research (CFR), York University. Co-facilitated with Andi Schwartz and Morgan Bimm
“Knowledge Mobilization for Graduate Students”
April 4, 2022
Innovation York, York University. Co-facilitated with Stephanie Jonsson and Krista Jensen
“What Witches Want: The Missing Discourse of Desire in The Craft: Legacy”
August 22, 2021
“Excess: An Open Access Interdisciplinary Critical Femininities Conference,” York University
Lightning Talk: “"Queering the Digital Divide: Addressing Digital Insecurities, Inequalities, and Inaccessibility in Ontario 2S-LGBTQ+ Service Provisions during the Global Pandemic”, ODLAN
June 7, 2021
RightsCon
“Adventures in Queering Pedagogy: Graduate Student Reflections on a Peer-to-Peer Approach”
June, 2021
Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (CSSHE) Coauthor: Morgan Bimm
Panel: “Resource Highlights”
November 27, 2020
Rainbow Faith and Freedom Digital Launch Week
“#WeTheStudentsDoNotConsent: Youth-Led Sex Education Activism in Ontario”
February 14, 2020
York Girls’ Studies Research Collective 3X3 event, York University
“#WeTheStudentsDoNotConsent: A Critical Examination of Student Sex Education Activism in Ontario”
November 3, 2019
Sexual, Racial and (Trans) Gender-Based Violence Prevention in Higher Education: Possibilities and Limitations, OISE
June, 2021
Women's and Gender Studies et Recherches Féministes (WGSRF)
Panel: “What We’re Up Against”
May 28, 2019
Fugitive Spaces: A Teaching & Learning Symposium
“Is Sex a “Canadian Value?” A Critical Examination of the Media Responses to the 2015 Ontario Sex Education Curriculum”
April 26, 2019
WSFR Annual Conference, Western University
“Are the Birds and the Bees Always White?: The Power of Racial Discourses in Sex Education”
November 9, 2018
Centre for Integrative Anti-Racism Studies (CIARS), Decolonizing Conference 2018
“Does Math Really Need Less Anal Sex? A Critical Examination of How Concern for Student Math Ability is Mobilized Against Sex Education”
June 3, 2019
Women's and Gender Studies et Recherches Féministes (WGSRF)
June 27, 2018
WSFR Graduate Research Conference, Western University
“Solving for Q: The Emotional Labour of Queering the Classroom Beyond Sex Education”
May 29, 2018
Women's and Gender Studies et Recherches Féministes (WGSRF)
April 18, 2018
Queer Research Day, Western University
March 10, 2018
What Iff?: Intersectional Feminist Futures, University of Ottawa
“Phantoms of the Past Digital Mapping Project”
April 7, 2017
CURL Undergraduate Research Conference, Huron University College
March 24, 2017
Phantoms of the Past Project, Huron University College
PROJECTS
Academic Research Projects:
2022
Lead Researcher, Ontario Digital Literacy and Access Network Resource Database
2020
Researcher, Rainbow Faith and Freedom Resource Database
2019 – 2020
Research Assistant, “Enacting Sex Education”, York University
2019 – 2020
Research Assistant, “Sex Education Database”, York University
2016 – 2017
Centre for Undergraduate Research Learning (CURL) Fellowship, Huron University College
2016 – 2017
Research Assistant, “Phantoms of the Past Project”, Huron University College
Other Projects:
2022 - present Communications Coordinator, “COVID in the House of Old” Project. Led by Dr. Megan Davies. Funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Project (SSHRC)
2021 – 2023
Producer and editor, Sexuality Studies Spotlight, podcast (Seasons 1-3)
2020 – present
Co-founder, Ontario Digital Literacy and Access Network (ODLAN), a queer-centred digital literacy non-profit.
2020 – 2021 Producer, Resisting the Script: 25+ Years of Queer Activism, podcast, funded by the Michael Lynch History Grant, University of Toronto
Conferences/Workshops Organized:
August 17-20, 2023
“Irreverence: The Third Annual Interdisciplinary, Open Access Critical Femininities Conference.” Hosted by the Centre for Feminist Research (CFR) at York University. Co-facilitated with Andi Schwartz, Jade Da Costa, Kathleen Cherrington, Maisha Mustanzir, and Mackenzie Edwards
August 25-28, 2022
“Liminal: The Second Annual Interdisciplinary, Open Access Critical Femininities Conference.” Hosted by the Centre for Feminist Research (CFR) at York University. Co-facilitated with Andi Schwartz, Jade Da Costa, Kathleen Cherrington, and Ruth O’Sullivan
June – August 2022
“Combating Digital Exclusion: Mobilizing Educational Resources to Remove Digital Access Barriers Webinar Series,” ODLAN, Co-facilitated with Stephanie Jonsson
June 16 - "2S-LGBTQ+ Older Adults' Experiences with Digital Exclusion”
July 28 - "Strategies for Inclusive Digital Spaces”
August 19 - "Empowering Community Solutions for Digital Inclusivity"
January 14, 2022
“IRDL Presents 3x3x3 Snapshots From the Field,” York University. Co-facilitated with Colleen Thumlert and Dr. Natalie Coulter
May 8, 2020
Queer Graduate Symposium, Queer Graduate Caucus, York University (Cancelled – COVID-19)
January – April 2020
Queer Pedagogies Series, York University. Co-facilitated with Morgan Bimm
Jan 9 – “Discussions and Disclosures”
Feb 13 – “Navigating Institutions”
Mar 12 – “Queering Beyond Queer”
Apr 9 – “Assessment, Evaluation, and Feedback”
January 13, 2020
“Girls on Wikipedia: Girls Studies Research Network (GSRN) and York IRDL Edit-A-Thon Event” York University, Co-facilitated with Tanya Pobuda and Dr. Natalie Coulter
November 7, 2019
“Queer Café Series: Queering the Classroom,” Queer Graduate Caucus, York University. Co-Facilitated with Morgan Bimm
May 23, 2018
“Building Trans-Affirming Practice,” Western University,
Guest Lectures:
“Knowledge Mobilization for Graduate Students”
November 16, 2023 Graduate Seminar in Gender Feminist, and Women’s Studies, York University. Co-facilitated with Stephanie Jonsson
April 4, 2022 Innovation York, York University. Co-facilitated with Stephanie Jonsson and Krista Jensen
“Life After Undergrad: Sexuality Studies Spotlight Podcast”
November 22, 2022
Undergraduate course, AP/SXST 2600 York University. Co-facilitated with Stephanie Jonsson
“Getting Involved: Community-Based Initiatives On and Off Campus”
November 7, 2022
Undergraduate course AP/SXST 3606, York University. Co-facilitated with Stephanie Jonsson
“Digital Inclusion: Promoting Safe, Inclusive, and Affirming Online Spaces.”
March 14, 2022
Undergraduate course FA/DATT 4935, York University. Co-facilitated with Stephanie Jonsson
“Sex Education in Ontario: The Story and the Panic”
February 11, 2022
Undergraduate course SXST1600, York University
“Is Sex a Canadian Value?” Sex Education in Ontario in the Twenty-First Century”
December 1, 2021
Undergraduate course WS1021F, Western University
December 1, 2020
Undergraduate course WS1021F, Western University
November 20, 2019
Undergraduate course WS1021F, Western University
November 21, 2018
Undergraduate course WS1021F, Western University
OTHER SKILLS, EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENCE
Teaching Experience:
Teaching Assistant, York University
2018 - present AP/SXST 1600A “Introduction to Sexuality Studies”
2019 – 2020
HREQ 1700 “Women and Human Rights”
2017 – 2018 Teaching Assistant, Western Univesity
WS 1021F “Introduction to Sexuality Studies WS 1022G “Gender, Justice, & Change”
Graduate Level Course Work:
Fall 2019
EDUC 5222 “Seminar in In-Depth Interviewing
EDUC 5025 “Cosmopolitanisms: Re-imagining Multiculturalism and Belonging”
Winter 2019
GFWS 6904 “Critical Approaches to ‘Race’ and Racism”
GFWS 6008 “Feminist Methodologies and Research Methods”
Fall 2018
GFWS 6123 “Critical Sexuality”
GFWS 6009 “Advanced Research in Feminist Theory”
Volunteer Activities:
2020 – 2022
Rainbow Faith and Freedom
2018 – 2020
York University Queer Graduate Student Caucus
2017
Sexual Violence Prevention Program, Thames Valley District School Board
2017
Pride Library, Western University
Employment:
2021
HR Officer, Rainbow Faith and Freedom
2018
Intern, J. B. Metras Sports Museum, Western University
2015 – 2017
Intern, Huron University College Advancement Office
AWARDS
Academic Awards:
2017
Chair’s Entrance Scholarship
2016
The Huron Scholarship of Excellence
The Duncanson Family Scholarship in History
The Godsoe Family Scholarship of Distinction in Economics and History
Dean’s Honour List, Huron University College
2015
The Frank P. Leahy Third-Year Scholarship
The Huron Scholarship of Excellence
The Duncanson Family Scholarship in History
Dean’s Honour List Huron University College
2014
The Huron Scholarship of Excellence
The Duncanson Family Scholarship in History
Dean’s Honour List Huron University College
2013
The Huron Scholarship of Excellence
Dean’s Honour List Huron University College
Hannah Maitland
hmaitlan@yorku.ca