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Biography
Wenona Mary Giles is a professor emerita in the Department of Anthropology at York University. In 2018, she was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. In 2024 she was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada. Through the university, Giles helped launch the Borderless Higher Education for Refugees (BHER) project which allowed people in refugee camps to earn degrees, diplomas and certificates from Moi and Kenyatta Universities in Kenya, and from York University and UBC in Canada.
Works
Borderless Higher Education for Refugees
Borderless Higher Education for Refugees
2021
Refugees in Extended Exile
Refugees in Extended Exile
2016
Portuguese Women in Toronto
Portuguese Women in Toronto
2002
Maid in the market
Maid in the market
When Care Work Goes Global
When Care Work Goes Global
Better Future
Better Future
Feminists under Fire
Feminists under Fire