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Deborah Leslie is a professor in the Department of Geography & Planning at the University of Toronto. Her teaching focuses on economic geography, labour geography, feminist geography, and cultural economy. Her recent research explores the role of Work Integration Social Enterprises in integrating marginalized workers into the labor force in Toronto and Montreal. She conducts research on craft work and the practices of commoning and collectivity in the care craft sector. A significant portion of her work concerns precarious labor in cultural industries, examining gendered and racial inequalities in the workforce. Additionally, she investigates urban cultural policies and the shift towards neoliberal regimes in urban governance, particularly in the context of urban economic development policies that aim to foster creativity. Leslie's research also delves into the spatial and temporal dynamics of commodity chains and the ethical implications surrounding consumption.
Department of Sociology