Sociological Imagination Drawing By Tanya Fisher

Student Projects

As an advocate of engaged pedagogy, I design assignments that encourage students to explore social issues through the personalized and creative mediums of art, technology, and storytelling. This page features some of the assignment submissions that I have received from students over the years.

Alternative Social Possibilities (UofG)

In Winter 2024, I taught the fourth year Sociology seminar course, Alternative Social Possibilities, at the University of Guelph. For their final assignment, students completed a public sociology project in groups of two or three. For the project, students were asked to use sociology and course material to promote alternative social possibilties in public facing and creative ways. These are some of the assignments that I recieved. Featured Image: Part of a handcrafted resource poster (of two) for neurodivergent students at UofG, completed by Adrian Straatsma, Jamie Ainsley, and Natalie Deyell.

Introduction to Sociology (YorkU)

As a PhD student at York University, I thrice assigned a "student choice" project in my role as Teacher's Assistant for Introduction to Sociology. For this project, I asked students to select a creative or personalized medium to explore at least one key course concept. These are some of the assignment submissions that I received. Featured painting: "Bifurcated Consciousness", by Leandrea Sanchez.

Introduction to Sociology (Sheridan)

I was a course instructor at Sheridan College, Brampton, Ontario from Fall 2022 - April 2025, during which time I taught Introduction to Sociology a total of 8 times. Each semester, I assigned a "Creative Sociological Imagination" project, in which students were asked to select a creative medium to represent C. Wright Mills' concept of the sociological imagination, and to reflect on the experience. These are some of the creative pieces that I received. Featured drawing: "Global Warming!!!" by By Prabhleen Kaur.

Families and Social Change

As a PhD student at York University, I twice assigned a "student choice" project in my role as a TA for the third year course, Families and Social Change, where I asked students to choose a creative or personalized medium to explore at least one key course concept. These are some of the submissions that I have received. Featured image: Cover Page for Meme Essay on Bangladesh Families by Adri Ananya.

Diverse Genders and Sexualities Around the World

As a course instructor at Sheridan College, I taught the Cultural Studies course, Diverse Genders and Sexualities Around the World, in Fall 2023. For their final assignment, I asked students to use a creative medium to critically represent and personally explore course material. Featured Image: A painting of a photograph from Ka-Man Tse' photography series, Narrow Distances, by Brinda Jayesh Brahmbhatt.