Toronto-born author Kerri Sakamoto will read from her acclaimed third novel Floating City for the Jan. 29 edition of the Canadian Writers in Person Lecture Series at York University. Sakamoto, who grew up in Etobicoke, Ont., and studied English and French at the University of Toronto, has received high praise for her works. Her […]
The Centre for Feminist Research (CFR) and the Centre for Research on Latin America & the Caribbean (CERLAC) will present a special seminar titled “Women’s Resistance to Violence in Brazil” by CFR visiting graduate students Vinícius Santiago and Laura Martello. The seminar, which will be chaired by York University Professor Anna Agathengelou, will take […]
January will feature several guest speakers and the 27th annual Robbie Burns Night as part of the popular McLaughlin College Lunch Talks series. The series runs out of the Senior Common Room in 140 McLaughlin College. Jan. 22 – Considering the Ethical Complexities of People with Dementia and Sexual Consent Andria Bianchi, a bioethicist […]
The Scotiabank Giller Prize winner of 2017, Michael Redhill, will be the guest at the Canadian Writers in Person lecture on Jan. 15, when the popular series resumes its 20th season. Redhill, a novelist, poet and playwright, earned the 2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize for his novel Bellevue Square, a darkly comic literary thriller set in Toronto […]
York University has launched five new programs and research initiatives that reinforce its dedication to Black studies in Canada. Professors Andrea Davis and Christina Sharpe, from the Department of Humanities These programs and initiatives include the Black Canadian Studies Certificate; the Black Studies & Theories of Race & Racism graduate stream in the Graduate […]
The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) held its first open Town Hall in the Senate Chambers to help launch its Colleges Re-Visioning on Thursday, Dec. 6. In Canada, York University is one of a handful of universities with a unique college system, where all the institution’s undergraduate students are affiliated with […]
The 2018 Students, Alumni & Community Recognition Awards dinner hosted by the School of Public Policy & Administration (SPPA) took place on Nov. 22. Derek Lett, executive director, Office of the Ontario Conflict of Interest Commissioner, during his address titled, “Public Service in Turbulent Times: The Importance of Public Service Values” With more […]
The 2018 Kitty Lundy Memorial Lecture, titled “Our Divide Is Inside Us,” features artist and activist Kinnie Starr to speak with and perform for the York University community. All are welcome to this Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies signature event. The performance and lecture is rescheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 20 in York […]
Humanities Professors Susan Ingram and Markus Reisenleitner in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies will launch their new book, L.A. Chic (Intellect, 2018), on Nov. 15 at 3 p.m. in Room 503, Scott Library. L.A. Chic documents the makeover of the city of Los Angeles, which is transforming it from a sprawling […]
Two plays based on real-life events will be presented by Vanier College Productions, a theatre company that consists solely of York University students and alumni, this November at the Fred Thury Theatre, Vanier College. The Girl in the Photograph, a play based on a true story set in Mexico, tells the story of Paula, […]