Thiané Diop – Workshop Facilitator

Availability: Canada, United States
Language: English, French, German
Specializations: Anti-racism, intersectionality, building safer spaces trough equity and inclusion, sexual and gender diversity.

Thiané Diop (pronouns: she/her) is an anti-racism and intersectionality trainer and facilitator. She holds a Bachelors of History, focused on global histories of colonization and contemporary mechanisms of neo-colonialism, along with a Masters in Cultural Studies specializing in how narratives on race are perpetuated through our society’s cultural production (i.e. museums, movies, literature, etc.). Along with this, Thiané has over 10 years of experience working in Winnipeg’s arts and culture sector; in organizations ranging from museums and historic sites to literary, theatrical, and cultural festivals. A combination of lived experience and theoretical framework gives Thiané a deep understanding of how racism operates, at both the systemic and interpersonal levels. 

Thiané loves being in those rare spaces where she can comfortably inhabit all of her intersecting identities and is passionate about supporting the nurturing of more spaces like this for herself and others. In the summer of 2020 Thiané was a panelist for the University of Winnipeg’s conversation about structural racism. She has also been a part of drafting ethical guidelines for the museum sector to establish museum practices that encourage the meaningful participation of historically marginalized voices. The initial workshop, held in 2019 in Sweden, brought together international participants from civil society, academia, and museum sectors working to resolve these issues at the local, national, and international levels. 

During her most recent studies, Thiané was a research assistant for the Museum Queeries Research Group, which prioritizes LGBTTQ2+ contributions and interventions into museums and museum studies and in 2018 she worked as a Research Assistant for the Call to Conversation conference at the University of Winnipeg. It was the first North American gathering of its kind, which brought together scholars, community members, activists, artists, students, youth, and traditional knowledge-holders to engage in dialogue about initiatives from, and struggles fancied by, two-spirit communities as well as queer and trans communities of colour. Thiané continues to initiate public conversations about oppression in contemporary society.

With life long use of and formal education in English, French and German, Thiané is able to lead training with Diversity Essentials in 3 languages.