Black Poetry Recitation Contest – York U (PDF) The Black Poetry Recitation Contest is a poetry recitation contest for students in Grades 9 – 12 attending high schools in the Greater Toronto Area. Registration is free and open to all students. How does the Contest Work? Student contestants choose and learn to recite poems from […]
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 opportunity to attend the Canadian Writers in Person Lecture Series, which launches its 2019-20 season on Sept. 17. The series features 11 authors who will present their work, […]
Course focus: Public Humanities – linking students to cultural organizations solving everyday problems – Fernanda Sierra More information at Culture & Expression program website
A screening of Johnny Guitar: A talk and Q&A with Nikolas Kompridis (PDF) “Toxic masculinity” is a term that’s used a lot these days – on TV, in university lectures, and on social media. But what does it mean? What does it look like? How is toxic masculinity reflected in our culture, and the media […]
Volume 1, Issue 2 Culture is an undergraduate humanities/interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal created by the efforts of the Humanities Student Association, and the Humanities department at York University. We welcome any papers from the humanities disciplines (humanities, philosophy, history, english, gender and sexuality studies, etc.) regarding culture in its many forms. Selected papers will be published […]
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 opportunity to attend the Canadian Writers in Person Lecture Series, which launches its 2018-19 season on Sept. 18. The series features 11 authors who will present their work, […]
Ted Goossen Japanese-to-English translator and humanities Professor Ted Goossen is the recipient of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, an honour celebrating his achievements in promoting Japanese culture on a global scale. Upon the behest of Japanese Emperor Akihito, the Consul-General of Japan in Toronto Takako Ito conferred the honour […]
York University’s new Black Canadian Studies Certificate will launch in September for the upcoming 2018-19 academic year through the Department of Humanities in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies. Students enrolled in the certificate will study Black Canada through four humanities and fine arts approaches: cultural studies, history, literature and music. In its […]
York University will honour a Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies professor for his outstanding research contributions to the University with a 2018 Distinguished Research Professorship. The title is given to active members of the academy in recognition of their scholarly achievements in research. Bernard Lightman, Department of Humanities, Faculty of Liberal Arts and […]
Celebrated author, lawyer, community activist and alumni Jamil Jivani has just released his new book, Why Young Men: Rage, Race and the Crisis of Identity. He recognized that many of the radicalized individuals who carried out the 2015 Paris terror attacks had much in common with his own past: the communities they grew up […]