Student Article: Annual Michael Baptista Lecture explores the enduring legacy of Jamaica’s ‘Miss Lou’ “Unifying,” was the word Dr. Carolyn Cooper, the keynote speaker at the annual Michael Baptista Lecture, used to express the spirit of the Honourable Louise Bennett-Coverly on Thursday, November 3, 2016, as she addressed the large and diverse audience of students, […]
Several students from the HUMA 4147 summer course abroad in Limpopo, South Africa 2016 recently participated in the LA&PS Summer Abroad 2016 Contest. The contest invited submissions from all students in LA&PS summer abroad courses to showcase their educational experience abroad. Team Limpopo 2016 had three finalists in the competition! Rowena Tam, Chenai David and Aisha […]
SSHRC Partnership Development Grant ($199,917.00) 2016-2018: Connecting culture and childhood: implications of the repatriation of archival recordings for children and young people. Partners: Makerere University (Uganda), Memorial University (Canada), Rhodes University (South Africa), University of Melbourne (Australia), University of Alberta (Canada), University of Washington (USA), University of Venda (South Africa), University of Arizona (USA). The Connecting Culture […]
The Department of Humanities Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies is pleased to host the inaugural lecture of the new Black Studies Lecture Series Poster for Diversity and Affect by Wayde Compton (PDF) Monday, November 21, 2016 280N York Lanes 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m Lunch will be provided The lecture will examine the […]
Many thanks to everyone who turned out to be part of a great audience at the annual Classical Association lecture given by Professor Toph Marshall. Here is a link to Prof. Marshall’s rules for ancient two Roman games.
At this year’s Classical Association of Canada lecture, Professor Toph Marshall (UBC) will be speaking about the use of knucklebones (used as dice) in ancient Greek and Roman culture. The talk will be held in Kaneff Tower 519 on Monday 24th October, 17:30-19:00. All are welcome. Click here for a poster: cac-2016-lecture-poster
Would you like to learn about archaeological field work in Spain this summer and earn 3.0 credits towards your major or minor in Classical Studies or Classics? The Cabrera de Mar excavation is looking for volunteers. Click here for a poster with information about the dig and how to apply. Follow this link for the […]
Vocabulary and commentaries for reading ancient Greek texts, written for students by students… coming soon.
Leah Bernardo-Ciddio, who graduated from York with a double major in Classical Studies and History in 2013, has recently accepted a place at the University of Michigan to begin her PhD in the autumn of 2016. Ms Bernardo-Ciddio will hold a SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship to support her research; she was also offered a very prestigious […]