Bio
Dr. Kuir ë Garang is a contract lecturer at the school of child and youth care at Toronto Metropolitical University. He also teaches courses at the social service worker program at Sheridan College. Dr. Garang has a PhD in social work, a master’s degree in interdisciplinary studies (cultural studies and philosophy) and BA in philosophy. His research addresses African-Canadian youth well-being by tackling their institutional marginalization. To achieve this, Dr. Garang uses phenomenology and sociological concepts such as Afrophobia/anti-Black racism to help youth workers and mentors avoid assumptions and stereotypes that alienate youth within institutions and organizations to which they go for assistance. Dr. Garang believes the success of the youth lies in their voices being prioritized by youth workers, mentors, and institutional authorities like teachers, principals, police, etc.
Intérêts de recherche
Youth Institutional Marginality
Youth mentorship
Culturally relevant mentorship
African-Canadian Youth
Phenomenology and youth work
Interculturalism
Racial identity
Ethnic Identity
Publications
Garang, K. ë., Nembhard, J., Simmons, C. C. & Anucha, U. (2025). Confronting Afrophobia: A phenomenological inquiry on the marginalization of African-Canadian youth in Canadian institutions. Child & Youth Services, 1-30. https://doi.org/10.1080/0145935X.2025.2469683
Garang, K. ë., Leslie, G. & Black, W. (2023). Afrophobia in Canadian institutions: Youth marginality, system professionals and systemic barriers. Child & Youth Services, 45(4), 583-606. https://doi.org/10.1080/0145935X.2023.2184795
Garang, K. ë. & Anucha, A. (2023). In-group bias and inter-group dialogue in Canadian multiculturalism. Journal of Progressive Human Services, 34(2), 123-148. https://doi.org/10.1080/10428232.2023.2226379
Garang, K. ë. (2022). Back to ‘things themselves’: Breaking the cycle of misrepresentation when serving African Canadian youth. Critical and Radical Social Work, 10(3), 506-517. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1332/204986021X16521779031727
Garang, K. ë. & Anucha, U. (2024).
An Afrocentric Analysis of Colorism: Looking at Beauty and Attractiveness Through African Eyes. In R. E. Hall & N. Mishra (Eds.), Routledge International Handbook of Colorism: Bigotry Beyond Borders (pp. 175-194). Routledge.
Garang, K. ë. (2019). Book Review: Policing Black lives: State violence in Canada from slavery to the present by Robyn Maynard. Intersectionalities: A Global Journal of Social Work Analysis, Research, Polity, and Practice, 6(1): B6–B10. https://intersectionalities.mun.ca/index.php/IJ/article/view/2108/1707
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