Congratulations to Christopher Bauer and Elaine Slonim for winning the LA&PS Writing Prize at both the third- and fourth-year level! At the third-year level, Christopher Bauer won for his essay “When Myth Meets the Moment: How the Ancient Greek Tragedians Constructed the Age of Heroes to Explore Their Contemporary Society”. And Elaine Slonim won at the […]
Theatre Auditions York University’s Programme in Classical Studies presents Lysistrata, A Greek comedy by Aristophanes Interested students should attend ONE of the following audition dates: Monday, October 17th: 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM McLaughlin Junior College Room (MC 014) Tuesday, October 18th: 2 PM – 4 PM McLaughlin Junior College Room (MC 014) OPEN TO […]
The first of its kind, The LGBTQ+ Comics Studies Reader, co-edited by Professors Alison Halsall and Jonathan Warren, honours work that emerged from and was influenced by the underground and alternative comix movements of the mid-1960s to become what is still an underrepresented sub-genre in comics scholarship: lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) comics, their provocative current iterations […]
The road to Marathon, the 42 kilometers between the center of Athens and the site of the battle of 490 BCE against an expedition of the Persian Empire, was the course taken by the first modern marathon race in 1896, and continues as the route of the Athens Classic Marathon each fall. In antiquity, too, […]
The Inaugural Robarts Keynote (online) will be held on Friday 8 July from 5pm to 6pm to hear CCY colleague and Associate Professor Cheryl Cowdy give a talk entitled “Neither Here Nor There: A Canadian Suburban Imaginary.” You will find the Zoom link attached. The Robarts Keynote was recently created to strengthen our collaboration with […]
Interested in working with children and/or the performing arts? The Children, Youth and Performance Conference consist of three days of incredible workshops, panels and performances, June 24-26. Attendees can drop into any sessions they want, led by more than 100 expert presenters from around the world! The conference includes interactive workshops, performances, panels, and project […]
Read CCY York Student Shanice Perrot’s Reflection on #NIPD2022 Please read this full story in Yfile
Please take a moment to read the following Yfile story that covers the funding that the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada has awarded to Professors Andrea Emberly and Kate Reid for their work with refugee children and youth. Working with Professor Andrew de Quadros from Boston University and Mirna El Sabbagh from […]
A hearty congratulations to Professor Cheryl van Daalen-Smith, who is a Provostial Fellowship recipient for her important and interdisciplinary work in advancing the priorities of the University Academic Plan. Wonderful news! Please read this full story in Yfile
Department of Humanities, Culture and Expression and Black Canadian Studies invites you to The 10th Edition of Griots to Emcees Spoken Word Showcase Date: Thursday, June 16th, 2022 Place: LIVE on ZOOM Showtime: 7PM Join the 10th Class of Griots to Emcees for a special live & virtual showcase of Spoken Word! —– GRIOTS TO EMCEES: SPOKEN WORD, […]