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Robert Lewis is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Geography and Planning, with a focus on the historical geographies of urban spaces. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto and completed both his M.A. and Ph.D. at McGill University under the supervision of Professor Sherry Olson. His teaching centers on urban historical questions, with a strong emphasis on Canada and the United States. Lewis's research is distinguished by its examination of historical geographies related to metropolitan economic processes in the United States and Canada from 1850 to 1970. His work analyzes nineteenth- and twentieth-century industries, factory districts, and class-based neighborhoods, as well as economic urban geography, business urban history, and historical materialism. He has researched the dynamics behind the surge of private apartment construction in Toronto from 1950 to 1970 and its impact on the housing market and social geography post-World War II. Lewis has contributed significantly to various scholarly publications and served as editor and manuscript reviewer for multiple journals in his field.
Department of Sociology