Congratulations to York student Ranfateh Chattha, who won the prize for the Best Paper at the 3000-level in the LA&PS Writing Prize competition for 2018-19. It was awarded for the paper “State Management and Private Enterprise in the Grain Supply of Ancient Rome” that Ranfateh wrote for CLST/HIST 3140 3.0, The City in the Roman […]
On Nov. 5, the 2019-20 Canadian Writers in Person Lecture Series presented author Kagiso Lesego Molope reading from her recent book, Such a Lonely, Lovely Road. York University Teaching Assistant Dana Patrascu-Kingsley sent the following report to YFile. Kagiso Lesego Molope visited the Canadian Writers in Person series at York University on Nov. 5 to talk about her latest novel, Such […]
On Oct. 22, the 2019-20 Canadian Writers in Person Lecture Series presented author Craig Davidson reading from his recent book, The Saturday Night Ghost Club. York University Teaching Assistant Dana Patrascu-Kingsley sent the following report to YFile. Author Craig Davidson came to the Canadian Writers in Person reading series Oct. 22 to talk about his recent book, The Saturday […]
On Oct. 1, the 2019-20 Canadian Writers in Person Lecture Series presented renowned musician and author Tanya Tagaq. York University Teaching Assistant Dana Patrascu-Kingsley sent the following report to YFile. Musician and author Tanya Tagaq visited York University on Oct. 1 to talk about her Giller Prize-nominated book, Split Tooth, as part of the Canadian Writers in […]
On Sept. 17, the 2019-20 Canadian Writers in Person series made its debut with Zalika Reid-Benta’s visit. York University Teaching Assistant Dana Patrascu-Kingsley sent the following report to YFile. Frying Plantain, published in 2019, is Zalika Reid-Benta’s first book, a collection of beautifully interwoven stories that took 10 years to write. The stories focus on the protagonist’s […]
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The Religious Studies Program presents the second in our series of RESTtalks lectures on November 11 with Alicia Turner, professor of South East Asian Buddhism. She will speak on “Why are we surprised when Buddhists are violent?” The short talk will be filmed and posted on the Religious Studies web site. A Q&A session will […]
Presented by the This year, Canadian Writers in Person celebrates its 20th anniversary with a special guest talk titled “What does writing do.” led by Canadian author, poet and activist Dionne Brand. Brand is one of Canada’s most accomplished authors. Through poems, essays, documentaries, fiction and non-fiction, Brand’s work inspires audiences with its […]
Professor Jamie Scott invites all students and faculty to join his Religion and Film class for a viewing and discussion of Whale Rider. The class takes place Wednesday, October 30 from 2:30 to 6:30 pm. The location is Accolade East 005. For additional details contact Dr. Jamie Scott at jscott@yorku.ca
A new volume of essays co-edited by Bernard Lightman, Humanities professor and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and Bennett Zon, professor of Music at Durham University, was released this month. “Victorian Culture and the Origin of Disciplines” asks and answers critical questions about how the Victorians understood and re-fashioned disciplines. The volume […]