The Destruction of Memory Pre-Release Trailer from Vast Productions on Vimeo. The documentary film, The Destruction of Memory by Tim Slade is based on the acclaimed book of the same name by Robert Bevan. It examines cultural destruction – the purposeful destruction of buildings, books and art in order to erase collective memory and identity […]
Becky R. Lee and Terry Tak-ling Woo’s new edited collection, Canadian Women Shaping Diasporic Religious Identities (Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2016) is now out. This collection of essays explores how women from a variety of religious and cultural communities have contributed to the richly textured, pluralistic society of Canada. Focusing on women’s religiosity, it examines […]
Finding Spaces — CBC Radio This show explores why many people don’t visit spaces that are considered as public — the ballet, the museum, ethnic enclaves or even large sporting arenas — and how we can make these spaces our own. [read more…]
Greek Canadian History Project – May 12 (PDF)
Memory and migration: Display documents the history of Greeks in Toronto [read more…]
HIST 3357 – Flyer for Summer 2016 (PDF)
Events at the Centre for Jewish Studies
Prof Weiser – Jewish Tribune Article Feb 25 2014 (PDF)
Jewish identity: in those days, as now CJN article by Prof. Yedida Eisenstat
This year we have the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Yedida Eisenstat, who received her BA at York and recently completed a PhD at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, as an instructor. Among the courses, she will be teaching are Rabbinic Judaism, The Jewish Experience (now a 6 credit 1000-level General Education class, no longer a 9 credit 2000 […]