Three York University undergraduate classes sat in on a panel discussion about the history of Toronto hip-hop culture on March 20 that featured two prominent practitioners: rapper Maestro Fresh Wes and radio DJ Mel Boogie. Maestro Fresh Wes is a Canadian celebrity in both rap music and television (CBC’s “Mr. D”), while DJ Mel […]
The School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA) held its second Municipalities of the Future symposium on March 7. The key themes of the event were partnerships and turbulence. Turbulence – because of the variety of economic, technological, demographic and political disruptions that challenge municipal governments. Partnerships – because of the growing recognition that many […]
This year’s Canadian Writers in Person Lecture Series featured author David Chariandy, who visited York University on March 19 to talk about his award-winning book, Brother. York University Teaching Assistant Dana Patrascu-Kingsley sent the following report to YFile. The Canadian Writers in Person series at York ended this year with David Chariandy’s visit. He spoke about his novel Brother, […]
More than one hundred undergraduate students enrolled in programs the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) were honoured April 2 at the eighth annual Celebration of Student Academic Excellence held at the Second Student Centre on the Keele Campus. The reception, which recognized achievements from the 2017-18 school year, was MCed by […]
A groundbreaking new documentary feature by filmmaker/media artist and York University Communication Studies faculty Michelle Mohabeer is featured as part of the 50th Visions du Reel media library in Nyon, Switzerland, from April 5 to 13. The feature, Queer Coolie-tudes, will also be available online for three months following the festival. Mohabeer is credited as director, […]
York University students with the Department of Economics, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, gathered on March 16 for the department’s first-ever interdisciplinary case competition. Participants in the case competition The goal was to give students the opportunity to gain valuable experience and network with leading industry professionals from companies such as Sunray […]
How do we know what’s real? Simply put, we see it, and know it to be real. But sometimes we see it in our mind’s eye. Mental representation, or mental imagery, in the philosophy of the mind is an internal cognitive symbol that represents external reality. This way, we can easily recall what a […]
Dozens of the world’s leading historians, political scientists, sociologists, and economists are gathering in New York City on April 9th for a one-day conference examining issues of economic inequality, poverty, and corporate influence in politics. “Are we in a Second Gilded Age? A look at Historic Parallels, Differences and Lessons” is organized in part […]
The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) Development Team, in partnership with the School of Administrative Studies and the New College Alumni Network, hosted a speed mentorship and networking event on March 5. Forty York University alumni and nearly 250 students took part in the event, which was held at the Second Student […]
Author Saidiya Hartman will present a talk at York University on April 5 during a launch event for her book Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Social Upheaval. The event takes place from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan Theatre, Accolade East Building, and is presented by the Department […]