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Utopia in the Age of Survival: Between Myth and Politics

S.D. Chrostowska, a professor in the Graduate Program in Social & Political Thought, appeared on the ‘New Books Network’ podcast to discuss her 2021 book, Utopia in the Age of Survival: Between Myth and Politics.

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PhD scholar chosen as one of SSHRC’s five best storytellers

We celebrate Vincci Li for being one of the Final Five best “storytellers” of 2022 in a national competition held by the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).

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Alumni in the News

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Muslims have become the new scapegoats in Europe: historian

“In many ways, in contemporary Europe, Muslims have been unfairly blamed for the failures of recent European politics,” Richard Wolin, York University alum, tells the Tehran Times.

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Offshore

Offshore explores the consequences of the next chapter of oil exploration. Told via a first person journey through a deserted and damaged oil rig, Offshore provides a rich interactive environment that operates as both labyrinthine puzzle and investigative documentary. Directed by Social and Political Thought alum, Brenda Longfellow.

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Your hemp shopping bag and reusable bottle are laudable, but here’s why they aren’t enough to save the planet

Climate change is not just an environmental crisis, it’s a socio-political-intellectual crisis, claims York alum Todd Dufresne.

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