Alexandre Da Costa

Alexandre Da Costa is a Professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies at the University of Alberta's Faculty of Education since 2015. Previously, he served as Adjunct Assistant Professor at Queen’s University. He holds a PhD in Development Sociology from Cornell University (2009). Fluent in Portuguese and conversational in multiple languages, his work focuses on anti-racism, police in schools, settler colonialism, and whiteness studies. He teaches graduate/undergraduate courses on multicultural education, racialization, and social justice.

Education:

• PhD in Development Sociology, Cornell University, 2009
• Master's and undergraduate degrees from Cornell University

Research Interests:

• Police presence in schools and carceral systems
• Anti-racist pedagogy and policy
• Decolonial approaches to education
• Critical analyses of whiteness in institutional settings

Teaching: Courses include 'Race, Racialization, and Education,' 'Sociological Perspectives on Social Justice Education,' and 'Multicultural and Anti-Racism Education.'

Professional Activity: Active in academic networks advocating for policing-free schools and Palestinian solidarity. Collaborates with organizations like Policing Free Schools Edmonton. His recent research critiques normalization of police in Canadian schools and explores transnational post-racial ideologies.