Dr. Arturo Chang

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Arturo’s research centers on the study of popular movements, nation-building, race and ethnicity, Indigenous politics, and Latin American and Latinx politics. His work approaches topics using postcolonial and decolonial perspectives, as well as comparative and historical methods in political theory. His forthcoming book, "New World Revolutions: Popular Imaginations of Movements in the Americas" (Princeton University Press), analyzes the significance of hemispheric politics and the discourses and cultural production that contributed to the development of popular postcolonial movements during the Age of Revolutions (c. 1770-1830). Arturo’s research has been published in prestigious journals including the American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, Contemporary Political Theory, International Theory, Polity, Studies in Comparative International Development, and the International Journal of Political Economy.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology