In a recent CBC article, Visiting Scholar at the City Institute Darnel Harris (urban planner and executive director of Toronto-based mobility advocacy group Our Greenway) detailed the alternatives that exist for commuters as they begin returning to work in the wake of provinces across Canada slowly relaxing their physical distancing rules. Harris argues that among […]
Professor Linda Peake, director of the City Institute and a member of the Urban Studies program and the graduate programs in Geography, Gender, Feminist and Women’s Studies and Development Studies, is the 2020 winner of the Canadian Association of Geographers Award (CAG) for Scholarly Distinction. Peake's award was announced during the CAG’s annual general meeting, […]
Professor William Jenkins (an active faculty member of the City Institute) recently presented an online lecture about the legacy of the Irish Famine in Buffalo for the Irish Heritage Trust and their Great Famine Voices Roadshow. This online lecture was part of the virtual events season hosted by the National Famine Museum at Strokestown Park and […]
On February 7th, 2020 the CITY Institute hosted its fifth CITY Seminar. The talk, "Racialization and Financialization of the Housing Market," was given by Dr. Nemoy Lewis, a Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto under the supervision of Deb Cowan in the Department of Geography. Dr. Lewis's talk focussed on his current Postdoctoral Research where he […]
On January 24, 2020 CITY held its fourth CITY Seminar for the 2019-2020 term with a focus on a growing area of membership - the Urban Humanities. The talk, which was titled "Run Man Run: Fugitivity in Postwar Urban Noir," was given by Professor Arthur Redding (Department of English) on the topic of urban crime […]
On January 29, 2019 the City Institute was asked to participate in the York University Organized Research Units (ORUs) open house where we shared details about our institute and our research interests and initiatives -- including our largest research initiative GenUrb. Additionally, this was an opportunity to connect with the membership and administrators of the many […]
On November 29th, 2019 CITY hosted its third CITY Seminar for the 2019-2020 term. Our third seminar, "Knowledge and Sustainability in Smart Cities," featured a panel discussion with Dr. Natasha Tusikov (CITY member and Professor in the Department of Social Science), Dr, Teresa Abbruzzese (CITY member and Professor in the Urban Studies program), Dr. Negin Minaei […]
On November 13, 2019 Director Linda Peake and CITY's coordinator Francesca D'Amico-Cuthbert were invited to participate in YorkU’s first-ever Toronto City Hall reception where they met with Mayor John Tory, Toronto City councillors (including those who are YorkU Alumni), and other York University researchers and organized research units (ORUs). This day also marked the 60th […]
Between November 4-18, 2019 the City Institute hosted the third (and final) two week visit with our Visiting Professor Kevin Ward (Professor of Human Geography and Director of cities@manchester at the University of Manchester). Each of his three visits were intellectually stimulating, and a mixture of capacity building, mentoring, networking, and teaching. During his time with […]
On November 8th, 2019 CITY held its annual meet and greet in the lounge area of the City Institute to meet incoming members, faculty, visiting scholars, graduate students, and researchers, as well reconnect with existing members.