Dr. Ryan Higgitt
MA (Concordia), PhD (Queen's)Image
Courses taught
- SOCI 1125: Introduction to Sociology
- SOCI 2225: Canadian Society: Conflict and Consensus
- SOCI 2230: Racialization and Ethnicity
- SOCI 2235: Development of Sociological Thought
- SOCI 2260: Research Methods in Sociology
- SOCI 2280: Sociology of Health, Disability, and Society
- SOCI 2311: Social Justice in Global and Local Contexts
- SOCI 3330: Contemporary Social Theory
- SOCI 4225 (Special Topics): The Sociology of COVID-19
- SOCI 4225 (Special Topics): Liquid Times: Life in an Age of Uncertainty
Areas of Interest
Modernity, globalization, global development, colonial history, South Asia, science, human rights, scientific notions of 'human'.
Scholarly Work
- Higgitt, R. (2020). Neanderthal and the Fossilization of the ‘Third World’. Social Studies of Science. 51(3):439-462.
- Higgitt, R. (2015). Social Protection, Human Rights, and Please. Development. 58(4):564-570.
- Soares, F., R. Lal, and R. Higgitt (eds.). (2014). Recent Developments in the Role and Design of Social Protection Programmes. Poverty in Focus, No.25. International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, UNDP.
- Higgitt, R., and M. Islam. (2013). “Colonialism, Casteism and Development: South-South Cooperation as a New Development Paradigm.” Working Paper No.112. UNDP.
- Higgitt, R. (2011). Habermas’ Communicative Rationality and Artificial Intelligence. Culture, Theory & Critique. 52(1):101-118.
- Higgitt, R. (2011). Women’s Leadership as a Poverty Reduction Strategy: Lessons from Bangladesh. Journal of South Asian Development. 6(1):93-119.
- Higgitt, R. (2009). The Dalits of Bangladesh. The Upstream Journal: Canadian Perspectives on Global Justice. 23(1):5-9.
- Higgitt, R. (2007). « Suicide et genre : Une aperçu des analyses de Sylvia Sara Canetto ». Recherches sociographiques. 48(3):184-188.