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Congratulations to Jonathan Edmondson on his new book, "Si muero, no me olvides. Miradas sobre la sociedad de Augusta Emerita a través de la epigrafía funeraria"

Jonathan Edmondson has just published Si muero, no me olvides. Miradas sobre la sociedad de Augusta Emerita a través de la epigrafía funeraria, with the Universidad de Alcalá Press. Jonathan co-wrote it during the Covid confinement over Zoom with three Spanish colleagues: Antonio Alvar Ezquerra (Universidad de Alcalá), José Luis Ramírez Sádaba (Emeritus, Universidad de Cantabria) […]

Congratulations to José C. Curto (with the assistance of Maryann Buri) on a new edited collection, "New Perspectives on Angola: From Slaving Colony to Nation State."

The collection features the work of a number of York graduate students (current and former) such as Estevam C. Thompson, Vanessa S. Oliveira, Tracy Lopes, and Maryann Buri as well as faculty and researchers associated with York in various ways, such as John S. Saul, Frank Luce, and Marçal de Menezes Paredes. José C. Curto, […]

Congratulations to Boyd Cothran on his new book, "Bridging Cultural Concepts of Nature: Indigenous Peoples and Protected Spaces of Nature"

Many congratulations to Boyd Cothran on a new publication, entitled Bridging Cultural Concepts of Nature: Indigenous Peoples and Protected Spaces of Nature, published by the University of Helsinki Press as the inaugural volume in their series AHEAD: Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences. The book is edited by Boyd and two colleagues at […]

Michele Johnson has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

We are pleased to announce that Michele Johnson has been elected to as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada! For more information, head to the press release. Our warmest congratulations on this well-deserved honour and recognition, Michele – we are so happy for you and so proud that you are one of us.

Congratulations to Prof. Margaret Schotte - Recipient of the 2020-21 Dean’s Award for Distinction in Research

Margaret Schotte has been honoured with the 2020-21 Dean’s Award for Distinction in Research under the Emerging Researcher category for her “outstanding achievement in research and scholarly activities." Congratulations Margaret!

Congratulations to Adrian Shubert on his new book: The Sword of Luchana: Baldomero Espartero and the Making of Modern Spain, 1793–1879

Congratulations to Adrian Shubert! The University of Toronto Press has just published the English version of Adrian Shubert’s  The Sword of Luchana: Baldomero Espartero and the Making of Modern Spain, 1793–1879 – further information can be found at: https://utorontopress.com/9781487508609/the-sword-of-luchana/

Congratulations to Jonathan Edmondson, Carolyn Podruchny, Alan Durston and Alan Corbiere on their SSHRC Insight Grants

Many congratulations to our colleagues Alan Durston, Alan Corbiere, Jonathan Edmondson and Carolyn Podruchny for winning SSHRC Insight Grants in the latest competition with the following projects: Alan Durston, Lima's highland associations and state formation in Peru, 1919-1939 Alan Corbiere (with Deborah McGregor and Lisa Myers), Indigenous Climate Change Futures: Envisioning Well-Being with the Earth […]

Congratulations to Carl Ehrlich and Carolyn Podruchny on their University Professorships

Some really wonderful news was announced today at Senate.  The two new university professorships are members of our department, Carl Ehrlich and Carolyn Podruchny.  A University Professorship is a “a member of faculty recognized for extraordinary participation and contribution to University life, as well as scholarship and teaching success.” These are the official citations that […]

Adrian Shubert and Boyd Cothran featured on CNN for their work on the Edwin Fox

Read the CNN Article.

David Koffman discusses the Canadian Jewish Difference

Listen to the podcast with David Koffman and Yehuda Kurtzer on Identity/Crisis: The Ideas Behind the News.