IRSCL Congress 2017, The Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies, and Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean) at York University are pleased to announce a very special roundtable: Indigeneity & Children’s & Young Adult Literature on Sunday July 30th, 2017, 5.00pm-6.30pm, ACW 109 (Accolade West). The event is open to all delegates and the […]
On the evening of Wednesday, July 19 at the Nat Taylor Cinema located on York University’s Keele campus, the 50th anniversary of a pivotal sporting event will be re-visited in the film Nigaanibatowaad: FrontRunners (2007). The event is sponsored by the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) at York University. It’s a must-see film for anyone who […]
CBC Radio’s Tom Powers interviewed professor Ted Goosen, a professor in Humanities, who has helped translate several of the Japanese works of Haruki Murakami, one of the world’s best-known writers, including his recently published story collection, Men Without Women. In Japan, Murakami fans line up at bookstores when his novels are released. One million copies of his novel 1Q84 […]
More than 300 scholars of children’s literature and childhood studies will converge on York University’s Keele campus to attend the 23rd Biennial Congress of the International Research Society for Children’s Literature (IRSCL), July 29 to August 2. This is only the third time that this prestigious international conference has been held in North America […]
The Children’s Studies program and the School of School of Social Work are pleased to present this year’s 2017 Chamberlain Speaker Series event: Dr. Tillie Curran “Disabled Children’s Childhood Studies: A Distinct Approach?” Thursday June 22, 2017 11:30-2:30 S802 Ross All are welcome to attend and light refreshments will be provided. Please see attached poster […]
Four exceptional faculty members will be presented with teaching awards during York University’s Spring Convocation ceremonies. The recipients have demonstrated exceptional and innovative teaching methods will be honoured with the annual President’s University-Wide Teaching Awards. Award recipients were selected by the Senate Committee on Awards for their significant contribution to enhancing the quality of learning […]
Classical Studies at York is well represented at the 2017 Annual Conference of the Classical Association of Canada, held at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Papers are being given by: Jonathan Edmondson, ‘The linguistic lure of the area in Apuleius’ Golden Ass‘ Benjamin Kelly, ‘The emperor’s (in)visible bodyguard: images of the Praetorian Guard in public art’ Christopher […]
Congratulations and best wishes to all Classical Studies students who are graduating this year: Sandra Grujin, Nicholas Hore, Dana Kilani, Doug Mackenzie, Stefania Miceli, Lucy Telford, Marisa Thomas-Perrier, and Evelyn Vickery.
Congratulations to Professor Herren on the publication of his book, The Anatomy of Myth: The Art of Interpretation from the Presocratics to the Church Fathers (Oxford University Press, 2017). Further information is available from the publisher’s website.
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