Anne O'Connell
Associate Professor
Office: Ross Building, S832
Phone: 416-736-2100 Ext: 66673
Email: aoconnel@yorku.ca
Contemporary and historical analysis of poverty, colonialism, race and empire, critical race theory and theories of whiteness.
Research Interests
Neysmith, Sheila, Kate Bezanson and Anne O’Connell. (2005) . Telling Tales: Living the Effects of Public Policy. Halifax: Fernwod Press.
O’Connell, Anne. (2007) .[Book Review] “Research as Resistance: Critical, Indigenous, and Anti-Oppressive Approaches.” Eds. Leslie Brown and Susan Strega, Resources for Feminist Research.
O’Connell, Anne. (2016) . “My Entire Life is Online: Informed Consent, Big Data, and Decolonial Knowledge” Intersectionalities: A Global Journal of Social Work Analysis, Research, Polity and Practice, 5(1), 69-93.
O'Connell, Anne. (2015) . “The Apology Act: Neoliberalism and the Rise of Actuarial Conduct.” In Unravelling Encounters: Ethics, Knowledge and Resistance under Neoliberalism. Eds. D. Jeffery. C. Janzen and K. Smith. Waterloo: Wilfrid Laurier Press.
O’Connell, Anne. (2013) .The Deserving and Non-Deserving Races: Colonial Intersections of Social Welfare History in Ontario. Intersectionalities: A Global Journal of Social Work Analysis, research, Polity and Practice. (2013)
O'Connell, Anne. (2010) . "An Exploration of Redneck Whiteness in Multicultural Canada." Social Politics: Transnationality and Gender,Power, Policy and Otherness,17(4): 536-563.
O’Connell, Anne. (2010) . “A Genealogy of Poverty: Race and the Technology of Population.” Critical Social Work, 11(2).
O’Connell, Anne. (2009) . “Building their Readiness for Economic Freedom:” The New Poor Law and Emancipation. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 36(2): 85-104.
O’Connell, Anne. (2009) . “The Pauper, Slave and Aboriginal Subject: Parliamentary Investigations and the Promotion of Civilized Conduct (1830s).” Canadian Social Work Review, 26(2): 171-193.
O’Connell, Anne. (2009) .Whiteness, Social Work and Globalization, Canadian Association of Social Work Education Congress, Canadian Federation for Humanities and Social Sciences, Carleton University.
O’Connell, Anne. (May 2008) .A Genealogy of Poverty and Human Rights.” Canadian Association of Social Work Education Congress, Canadian Federation for Humanities and Social Sciences, Human Rights in a Diverse Community, Toronto.
O’Connell, Anne. (November 2008) .Have anti-racist theories and activism facilitated a new white cultural identity? Researchers and Academics of Colour for Equity (R.A.C.E.), Ryerson University.
O’Connell, Anne. (June 2008) .The Colonial Legacies of Social Welfare Policy: The New Racialization of Poverty and Poor Law Reform.” Social Policy Association Conference, Challenging Boundaries, Edinburgh.
O’Connell, Anne. (May 2005) .“Global Restructuring in the Garment Industry.” Presentation with Roxana Ng. At the Lifelong Learning Conference, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto.
O’Connell, Anne. (May 2003) .“The Girls Guides of Canada: From Building Empire to Building Girl Power.” At Canadian Learned Societies Conference, Women’s Studies Congress, Halifax.
O’Connell, Anne. (May 2002) .Poverty, Race, and Gender: Colonial Governmental Strategies.” At Canadian Learned Societies, Congress of Anthropology and Sociology Association, Toronto.
O’Connell, Anne. (August 2001) .“British Poor Law Reform and Welfare Re-structuring.” At Disrupting Preconceptions: Post Colonialism and Education. Brisbane, Australia.
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | GS/SOWK5250 3.0 | C | Graduate Research Seminar | SEMR |
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2025 | GS/SOWK5450 3.0 | O | Practice Research Paper Seminar | SEMR |
Contemporary and historical analysis of poverty, colonialism, race and empire, critical race theory and theories of whiteness.
Research Interests
All Publications
O’Connell, Anne. (2007) .[Book Review] “Research as Resistance: Critical, Indigenous, and Anti-Oppressive Approaches.” Eds. Leslie Brown and Susan Strega, Resources for Feminist Research.
Neysmith, Sheila, Kate Bezanson and Anne O’Connell. (2005) . Telling Tales: Living the Effects of Public Policy. Halifax: Fernwod Press.
O’Connell, Anne. (2016) . “My Entire Life is Online: Informed Consent, Big Data, and Decolonial Knowledge” Intersectionalities: A Global Journal of Social Work Analysis, Research, Polity and Practice, 5(1), 69-93.
O'Connell, Anne. (2015) . “The Apology Act: Neoliberalism and the Rise of Actuarial Conduct.” In Unravelling Encounters: Ethics, Knowledge and Resistance under Neoliberalism. Eds. D. Jeffery. C. Janzen and K. Smith. Waterloo: Wilfrid Laurier Press.
O’Connell, Anne. (2013) .The Deserving and Non-Deserving Races: Colonial Intersections of Social Welfare History in Ontario. Intersectionalities: A Global Journal of Social Work Analysis, research, Polity and Practice. (2013)
O'Connell, Anne. (2010) . "An Exploration of Redneck Whiteness in Multicultural Canada." Social Politics: Transnationality and Gender,Power, Policy and Otherness,17(4): 536-563.
O’Connell, Anne. (2010) . “A Genealogy of Poverty: Race and the Technology of Population.” Critical Social Work, 11(2).
O’Connell, Anne. (2009) . “Building their Readiness for Economic Freedom:” The New Poor Law and Emancipation. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 36(2): 85-104.
O’Connell, Anne. (2009) . “The Pauper, Slave and Aboriginal Subject: Parliamentary Investigations and the Promotion of Civilized Conduct (1830s).” Canadian Social Work Review, 26(2): 171-193.
O’Connell, Anne. (2009) .Whiteness, Social Work and Globalization, Canadian Association of Social Work Education Congress, Canadian Federation for Humanities and Social Sciences, Carleton University.
O’Connell, Anne. (May 2008) .A Genealogy of Poverty and Human Rights.” Canadian Association of Social Work Education Congress, Canadian Federation for Humanities and Social Sciences, Human Rights in a Diverse Community, Toronto.
O’Connell, Anne. (November 2008) .Have anti-racist theories and activism facilitated a new white cultural identity? Researchers and Academics of Colour for Equity (R.A.C.E.), Ryerson University.
O’Connell, Anne. (June 2008) .The Colonial Legacies of Social Welfare Policy: The New Racialization of Poverty and Poor Law Reform.” Social Policy Association Conference, Challenging Boundaries, Edinburgh.
O’Connell, Anne. (May 2005) .“Global Restructuring in the Garment Industry.” Presentation with Roxana Ng. At the Lifelong Learning Conference, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto.
O’Connell, Anne. (May 2003) .“The Girls Guides of Canada: From Building Empire to Building Girl Power.” At Canadian Learned Societies Conference, Women’s Studies Congress, Halifax.
O’Connell, Anne. (May 2002) .Poverty, Race, and Gender: Colonial Governmental Strategies.” At Canadian Learned Societies, Congress of Anthropology and Sociology Association, Toronto.
O’Connell, Anne. (August 2001) .“British Poor Law Reform and Welfare Re-structuring.” At Disrupting Preconceptions: Post Colonialism and Education. Brisbane, Australia.
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | GS/SOWK5250 3.0 | C | Graduate Research Seminar | SEMR |
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2025 | GS/SOWK5450 3.0 | O | Practice Research Paper Seminar | SEMR |
