CERLAC PhD student Roberta da Silva Medina awarded Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships

Four PhD students from York University are recipients of this year’s prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships. The award, presented by the Government of Canada, supports first-rate doctoral students who undertake graduate studies in the fields of social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and/or engineering, and health. The aim of the program is to attract and […]

CERLAC Fellow Danielle Robinson honored with President’s University-Wide Teaching Award

Three York University faculty members will be recognized during the 2024 Spring Convocation ceremonies with President’s University-Wide Teaching Awards for enhancing quality of learning and demonstrating innovation and excellence in teaching. This year’s President’s University-Wide Teaching Award recipients – selected by the York University Senate – are representative of three categories: full-time faculty with 10 […]

CERLAC Fellow Miguel Gonzalez receive a SSHRC Partnership Development Grant

Social sciences and humanities research at York University has received a boost of more than half a million dollars from the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), awarding Partnership Development Grants to three researchers in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS). The latest round of Partnership Development Grant funding […]

CELAC Fellow Tameka Samuels-Jones is one of York University Black Research Seed Grant winners

Six York researchers in five Faculties are the latest recipients of York University’s Black Research Seed Grants, totalling more than $150,000 in combined funding.   Created by the Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation and the Office of the Vice-President Equity, People & Culture in 2022, the grants support Black scholars at York, particularly […]

CERLAC Fellow - Dr. Andrea Davis - Winner of the CALACS Best Book Award 2022 - Congratulations!

About Dr. Andrea Davis Andrea A. Davis is Professor of Black Cultures of the Americas in the Department of Humanities at York University and co-editor of the Journal of Canadian Studies. A champion of Black Studies in the humanities and former Canadian Commonwealth scholar, her interdisciplinary research is rooted in an anti-racism feminist framework that […]

CERLAC Fellow Andil Gosine has been awarded a Beinecke Fellowship by the Clark Art Institute in the U.S. to pursue independent research building on his work around environmental art and justice.

CLARK ART INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC PROGRAM FELLOWSHIPS FOR 2024–2025  (Williamstown, Massachusetts)—The Clark Art Institute’s Research and Academic Program (RAP) announces the appointment of its 2024–2025 class of Fellows for summer 2024 and the upcoming academic year.  The Clark is one of a small number of institutions globally that is both an art museum […]

CERLAC Fellow Andil Gosine exhibit explores life, work of social justice advocate

York University Professor Andil Gosine has curated a new exhibit called The Plural of He, exploring the life and work of the late Colin Robinson (1961-2021), a Trinidadian American poet and social justice advocate. It launches March 15 and will run until July 21 at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art in New York City, the world’s only dedicated 2SLGBTQIA+ art museum. Gosine, […]

CERLAC Research Associate Sebastian Oreamuno helps with dance course

It’s likely that only a small percentage of Toronto residents could show you the steps to the cueca, the national dance of Chile that is performed at festivals and social gatherings, but a group of York University undergraduate students has swelled those ranks. Department of Dance students in Professor Bridget Cauthery’s Big Dance Small Space course […]

CERLAC Fellow Liisa North wrote and article about the anniversary of the invasion of Grenada

The Hill Times Remembering the invasion that time forgot Washington’s justifications for the Oct. 25, 1983, invasion of Grenada were a mix of gross exaggerations and outright lies. Opinion | BY KIRK ATKINSON, LIISA L. NORTHJanuary 29, 20 In the middle of the world’s multiple crises, it may be understood—although regrettable—why no Canadian news outlet […]

CERLAC Fellow Andrea Davis is recognized for pioneering Black studies in Canada

At its Fall 2023 Convocation ceremonies, British Columbia’s Royal Roads University awarded York University Professor Andrea Davis an honorary doctor of laws degree in recognition of her pioneering work bringing Black studies programming to Canadian academia. A professor in York’s Department of Humanities, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, Davis teaches courses in Black […]