On Oct. 27, the Cognitive Science Speaker Series returns with a discussion titled “Thinking in the Abstract: Evolutionary Origins” featuring Amanda Seed, a senior lecturer in the School of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Abstract concepts allow wide-ranging predictions in new situations based on sparse data. Whereas some looking-time […]
A collection of photos by Filipina nurses, personal support workers and in-home caregivers that capture everyday moments of struggle, while caring for the most vulnerable during the pandemic, will be on display at A Space Gallery in downtown Toronto starting Oct. 20. The photo series, titled Matatag, will be on display in the windows of A Space […]
Writer and lawyer Michelle Good is of Cree ancestry, a descendent of the Battle River Cree and a member of the Red Pheasant Cree Nation in Saskatchewan. On Sept. 21, she joined the Canadian Writers in Person event series at York via Zoom to talk about her novel Five Little Indians. York University teaching assistant Dana Patrascu-Kingsley sent […]
Nine faculty members from the Creative Writing program will present readings from their works during an annual event. This year, it will take place on Monday, Oct. 18, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Participating in this event are: Professor Allan Weiss (departments of English and humanities); Andy Weaver, associate professor (English); Concetta Principe, contract faculty (English); David B. Goldstein, associate […]
York University’s History Department and the Indigenous Studies program, along with the History of Indigenous Peoples Network, and the Centre for Indigenous Student Services co-hosted an event on Sept. 28 titled “Reconnecting Youth’s Relationship to our Territory”. The event was presented by Marion McGregor, Leslie McGregor, Crystal Clark McGregor, and Nevada Anwhatin, all Anishinaabe-kwe from […]
Beginning Sept. 29, the Writing Centre at York University will feature a new weekly livestream hosted by writing Professor Rich Shivener, who will broadcast the digital series from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on his YouTube channel, YU WRIT Live. Shivener will consider topics including the purpose of university writing and assignments, new software to […]
In September 2020, York University’s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) launched the Moving Forward Webinar Series. It invited students, alumni, faculty, staff and other friends of York into meaningful conversations about how to “move forward” in uncertain times. The series resonated strongly with the community, attracting hundreds of participants, and past webinar recordings continue to […]
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 launches its 2021-22 season on Sept. 21. The series gives attendees an opportunity to get up close and personal with 11 authors who […]
Welcome to Fall 2021, Lions! Whether you’re joining us on on-campus or studying virtually this Fall semester, we’re excited to welcome you back to York University. To celebrate the start of a new school year, we’re giving away three $100 York University Bookstore gift cards. How to Enter Follow the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) on Instagram at ‘@yorkulaps.’ Like the official contest entry post shared to the LA&PS Instagram account. Tag the Instagram account […]
The Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics (DLLL) in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) organized and hosted the 16th International Conference on Role and Reference Grammar (RRG2021). The conference ran from Aug. 4 to 6 and was conducted online due to the pandemic. More than 70 registrants from across different continents attended […]