On Jan. 18, renowned Indigenous writer Thomas King visited Canadian Writers in Person to talk about his latest novel Sufferance (Harper Collins, 2021). Thomas King said that he doesn’t start with a clear idea of what a novel will be about. For him, writing is an exploratory process. “I think I started Sufferance 16 to 17 times, […]
The Centre for Human Rights, Equity and Inclusion will be hosting an Anti-Racism Workshop Series throughout February in honour and recognition of Black History Month. The programs are designed to support knowledge and action related to anti-racism, Black inclusion, and anti-oppression education. The workshops are available to all members of the York community. Participants who […]
If you love meeting talented writers and hearing them read from their published work, or just want to soak up a unique cultural experience, don’t miss the Canadian Writers in Person Lecture Series, which continues Feb. 1 with a reading from Zsuzsi Gartner’s debut novel, The Beguiling (Penguin Random House Canada, 2020). The series gives attendees an opportunity to get […]
The McLaughlin College Annual First-Year Student Celebration scheduled for Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. will welcome Leah Taylor Roy, MP for Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill to present her keynote address “Playbook for Success – Lessons from a Political Journey.” Taylor Roy was elected MP during the 2021 Canadian federal election. She is a graduate of the University of Toronto with a degree in […]
The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) is launching a new webinar series, LA&PS Research and Impact Workshop Series, to equip York researchers with tools and skills to share their work with the right audience and funders. Organized by the LA&PS Research Office, the virtual series will begin on Feb. 10 and is open to LA&PS faculty members, emerging and established scholars, as well as York researchers who are […]
The Vico Lecture, presented by the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, will be held on Thursday, Jan. 27 at 2:30 p.m., featuring leading Marx scholar and York University sociology Professor Marcello Musto. Initially scheduled for December 2021, the keynote address “Marx & Vico: Comparing two interpretations of history” will compare the thinking of […]
On Jan. 19, the Cognitive Science Speaker Series returns with a discussion about the avenues through which people compete for social rank and how they are seemingly varied. The discussion “Force and Persuasion: How Do We Humans Climb the Social Hierarchy?,” features guests speaker and Department of Psychology Assistant Professor Joey T. Cheng. This virtual event will […]
The annual School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA) Student, Alumni and Community Recognition Awards ceremony took place on Nov. 25. The event recognized alumni, students and community partners who continue to answer the call of service. Last year’s recipient of the Alumni Recognition Award, Marco Giancarlo, served as host and moderator for the event […]
If you love meeting talented writers and hearing them read their published work, or just want to soak up a unique cultural experience, don’t miss the Canadian Writers in Person Lecture Series, which continues Dec. 7 with a reading from Katłįà (Catherine) Lafferty’s debut novel, Land-Water-Sky/Ndè–Tı–Yat’a (Fernwood Publishing, 2020). The series gives attendees an opportunity […]
If you love meeting talented writers and hearing them read from their published work, or just want to soak up a unique cultural experience, don’t miss the Canadian Writers in Person Lecture Series, which continues Oct. 26 with a reading from Emily St. John Mandel’s fifth novel, The Glass Hotel (Penguin Random House, 2021). The series gives attendees an opportunity to […]