Carl E. James

Carl E. James (born 1952) is an Antiguan-born Canadian sociologist and professor of education at York University in Toronto, Canada, where he holds the Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community & Diaspora.

James' research focuses on the sociology of education, student athletes, and "the intersections of race, ethnicity, culture, language, and identity in the Canadian context."

Among his honours, James was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2012 and in 2022 won the Killam Prize for Social Sciences. In 2024, he was one of eleven Black Torontonians selected by the Toronto Transit Commission to have portraits put up through the system during Black History Month.

Awards and honours D. Litt., Honorary Degree from McGill University (2024) Distinguished Research Professor, York University (2023) Killam Prize for Social Sciences, Canada (2022)

Selected works

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