“Cockroach infestations, residents left to wallow in soiled diapers, COVID-19 patients allowed to wander around, forceful feeding of the elderly and a ‘culture of fear to use supplies because those cost money.’” This horrific vision, published in the Toronto Star (May 20, 2020), described what the Canadian Armed Forces encountered at five Ontario nursing homes. […]
Gun violence in the United States disrupts the ability of victims of all ages to trust other people, a ripple effect that is often long lasting and often has a greater impact on Black Americans, says York University Assistant Professor Cary Wu. People who have a high degree of trust in others usually believe in […]
Due to the impacts of vast changes in our lives from COVID-19, York University course instructors may be thinking about connecting with mental health in their teaching this year. For this, the online source History in Practice (HiP) offers a terrific starting point. “The fact that we present mental health from the perspective of those […]
Researchers at York University have been awarded more than $1.5 million in funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). The grants are part of more than $32 million in funding recently announced for over 1,000 researchers across 69 institutions. The awards support York research that improves the quality of life […]
Anti-Asian discrimination spread quickly at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, as people of Chinese descent and those perceived as Chinese were targeted as originators of the pandemic – a stigma that is stoked by President Donald Trump’s characterization of COVID-19 as the “China virus.” But even before they were unfairly targeted, many in the […]
By Anam Raheel LA&PS Professors received more than $2 million in 2020 Insight Grants from SSHRC. Keep reading the #LAPSInsightOut series to learn more about the amazing research happening in our Faculty. Professor Amber Gazso from the Department of Sociology is a recipient of a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Grant worth […]
By Anam Raheel LA&PS Professors received more than $2 million in 2020 Insight Grants from SSHRC. Keep reading the #LAPSInsightOut series to learn more about the amazing research happening in our Faculty. Professor Molly Ladd-Taylor, with the Department of History has received a 2020 Insight Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) for […]
By Anam Raheel LA&PS Professors received more than $2 million in 2020 Insight Grants from SSHRC. Keep reading the #LAPSInsightOut series to learn more about the amazing research happening in our Faculty. Department of Sociology Professor Guida C. Man was awarded a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Grant valued at $99,980 for […]
In a new paper published in The Extractive Industries and Society journal, Gabrielle Slowey, an associate professor at York University, examines how vulnerable First Nations communities have been put at greater risk by resource extraction during the COVID-19 pandemic. Slowey co-wrote the article with the University of Manitoba’s Warren Bernauer. Titled, “COVID-19, extractive industries, and […]
By Anam Raheel LA&PS Professors received more than $2 million in 2020 Insight Grants from SSHRC. Keep reading the #LAPSInsightOut series to learn more about the amazing research happening in our Faculty. Liberal Arts & Professional Studies Professor Jing Wang has been awarded an Insight Grant of $53,234 by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council […]