Karine Coen-Sanchez, Ph.D.
@SanchezCoen
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Social Scientist| Educator/Activist 🇭🇹
Joined July 2020
Just because you have knowledge about a subject doesn't mean you know how to teach it
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This model, by @SanchezCoen (2025), shows how polite racism operates as a system of affective governance through emotional regulation, compliance, and conditional belonging. It forms part of her larger body of work on racial capitalism, identity, and diasporic counter-capital.
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"The opposite of polite racism isn’t impolite confrontation — it’s courageous honesty. It’s choosing truth over comfort, unity over silence," writes @SanchezCoen via @ConversationCA Media, contact Coen-Sanchez @ https://t.co/JU21OwRupj
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A study into the experiences of first- and second-generation Haitian and Jamaican Canadians yields insight into five ways to dismantle racism that masquerades as civility.
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University of Ottawa researcher Dr. Karine Coen-Sanchez highlights how “polite racism” operates in Canadian workplaces, masking exclusion through civility and neutrality. She urges HR leaders to move from performative diversity to real structural repair. https://t.co/VUkcBvpXfE
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Academics explain Canadian multiculturalism's blind spot, polite racism: 'The art of saying no with a smile'
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“The message of polite racism is ‘you are present, yet not fully accepted.’” My recent article explores how subtle racism hides behind politeness — and how we can all recognize and move beyond it. 📖 Read here →
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A study into the experiences of first- and second-generation Haitian and Jamaican Canadians yields insight into five ways to dismantle racism that masquerades as civility.
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Black women, please tell another Black woman in your circle.
In case you haven’t heard: Women are suing Pfizer in a class action lawsuit because the birth control shots (Depo-Provera) have been found to cause brain tumors. 1 in 4 women use this birth control. And Black women are prescribed it at double the national rate.
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🌍✈️ From exclusion to #inclusion? A deep dive by @SanchezCoen into the #migration journeys of Haitian & Jamaican diasporas in #Canada 🇨🇦. Discover what's shaping #AfroCaribbean communities. Read now 👉 https://t.co/5ncqJBoXpM
#MigrationStudies #BlackHistory
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This interdisciplinary study examined the migration, settlement, and identity formation of Afro-Caribbean communities in Canada, with a focus on Haitian and Jamaican diasporas. It explored the...
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Politeness isn't always kindness In my research I explore how "polite" racism shapes the experiences of afro carribeans communities in canada and how their cultural wealth is too often ignored
🖤 From polite #racism to resistant capital. How Afro-Caribbean communities in #Canada navigate systemic barriers & shape identity. 📚 Discover the research: https://t.co/7BZZzIdrCu
#BlackIdentity #Canada #SocialJustice #CulturalCapital #EquityInAction #BlackStudies
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Leveraging racialized lived experiences for academic gain without contributing to systemic transformation is exploitative
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What does Polite racism look like in Canada? My latest article explores how Afro- Caribbean communities, resist erasure, and build cultural capital 👇🏽👇🏽 https://t.co/svqUFfMcNU
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Blackness, both as a racial identity and a marker of cultural difference, disrupts the hegemonic norms embedded in dominant forms of cultural capital. This article examines how first- and second-ge...
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Thrilled to share that I’ve officially completed my Doctorate at @uOttawa (Faculty of Social Sciences). Moving forward, I’ll be known as Dr. Coen-Sanchez!
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So I can now finally announce it !! I met the criteria for the Phd in social sciences with some revision! And was nominated valedictorian for the Black Graduation 2025 ! 🎓 🎓 thanks to my supervisor @ssimon_chelsea
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Black owned and operated 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 I don't only share resources I built movements https://t.co/fC3WZ9oqyb
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@alwaysSFTC @swk_guy_keith @indigenousblak @SanchezCoen @HarmoniEquality @iamellejones @MarquesSpeaks1 @cecild84 @JeanJacquesDes7 @PanAfricanLove @CarolBoitumelo1 @DOmowale @PrincipalKafele @PrezDarren Gratefull fam & preciate U! #Salute Much luv, peace & blessings ❤️🖤💚
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There is a distinction between including and Inclusion.
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On grandit le réseau de chercheur.e.s qui #votent au Canada.🍁We're growing the network of #voting researchers in Canada.🇨🇦 Rejoignez-nous.🗳️Share the message: #ResearchersVote #VotonsRecherche 🎯Information: https://t.co/VPlIonfGc1
#Elxn45 #Elections2025 #polcan #cdnpoli
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Since we’re trying to repossess things, can Haiti get their money back?
French lawmaker calls for U.S. to return Statue of Liberty, saying America no longer represents its founding values.
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Did Canada’s #multicultural policies truly level the playing field? 🤔 A deep dive by @SanchezCoen into the Afro-Caribbean experience exposes hidden inequalities & resilience in the face of racial #capitalism. 🔗 https://t.co/O50hJ4F7Yt
#RacialJustice #BlackConsciousness
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Explore my latest article on the systemic barriers faced by Afro-Caribbean immigrants in Canada. Despite policy reforms like foreign credential recognition and expedited family reunification, challenges persist in achieving equitable outcomes. https://t.co/TVSpkgUPtJ
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This interdisciplinary study examined the migration, settlement, and identity formation of Afro-Caribbean communities in Canada, with a focus on Haitian and Jamaican diasporas. It explored the...
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All Black @OntarioNDP MPPs have either resigned, gotten kicked out, lost a nomination, or lost in election. This needs prioritizing. #onpoli
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