R. Cassandra Lord

Associate Professor & Acting Director, Black Research Network (through to December 2025)

Historical Studies - Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies

E-mail:

cassandra.lord@utoronto.ca
Office Hours:

Please refer to the syllabus and/or contact via email.
Mailing Address:

3359 Mississauga Road, Maanjiwe nendamowinan, 4th Floor
Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6
Canada

Biography:

R. Cassandra Lord is an Associate Professor of Sexuality Studies in the Department of Historical Studies, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program (UTM), with a graduate appointment in the Women and Gender Studies Institute (St. George).

Dr. Lord is an interdisciplinary scholar whose work explores the Black queer diaspora across Canada, the United States, and the Anglo- and Spanish-speaking Caribbean. Drawing on Black studies, feminist theory, and transnational feminisms, their research examines how race, gender, sexuality, and nation intersect in diasporic and transnational contexts.

Education:

PhD (University of Toronto)

Research:

Black Queer Diaspora (Canada/US and the Caribbean)
Black/Feminist Theory and Methods
Queer Studies
Transnational Feminism
Afro-Cuban Masculinities
Critical Geography of Race, Space and Place
Critical Race Studies

Other Interests:

Black Queer Fashion