There’s a moment in Don DeLillo’s classic black-comedy novel “White Noise” when the main character hears one of his children reciting fragments of commercial advertising in their sleep. We realize from this that things have gotten really bad. “The Eyelid” spins a rich and rewarding political fantasy out of this anxiety over the colonization of […]
How long have you been with York University, and what is your role? I have worked in University Events and Ceremonies at York for seven years. In my role, I manage the planning and execution of academic ceremonies including convocation and Orientation Day as well as other ceremonies and large events. Describe a typical work […]
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Caesar´s Palace: Inside the Court of Imperial Rome – Royal Ontario Museum, Eaton Theatre, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. On Sunday 1 March, some York Classical Studies colleagues will feature amongst the speakers in a one-day symposium entitled ‘Caesar´s Palace: Inside the Court of Early Imperial Rome’. The event is part of the ROM Connects […]
Those who love children’s literature, picture books and the way beautiful language breathes will want to mark Feb. 26 on their calendars. From 3 to 5 p.m., award-winning author and York alumna Kyo Maclear will be at the Keele Campus to present a session titled “The Poetry of Picturebooks.” Kyo Maclear Maclear is a scholar, essayist, novelist and children’s […]
This talk offers a discussion of the competing goals of urban gentrification through a reading of the documentary film Unarmed Verses (2016). The film follows the life of 12-year-old Francine Valentine for several months in 2016 as her family prepares for forced relocation from their North York, Toronto community of Villaways, targeted for demolition by a city […]
This talk offers a discussion of the competing goals of urban gentrification through a reading of the documentary film Unarmed Verses (2016). The film follows the life of 12-year-old Francine Valentine for several months in 2016 as her family prepares for forced relocation from their North York, Toronto community of Villaways, targeted for demolition by a city […]
Please join me in congratulating CCY student, Katelyn Conferido, in being this year’s recipient of the LA&PS Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence, an award that recognizes the student who achieved the highest GPA on a minimum of 30 credits at the 2nd year level. What a remarkable accomplishment! We are so very proud of you, […]
On Feb. 11, the 2019-20 Canadian Writers in Person Lecture Series presented author Carrianne Leung, reading from her collection of short stories That Time I Loved You. York University Teaching Assistant Dana Patrascu-Kingsley sent the following report to YFile. Carrianne Leung visited York University on Feb. 11 as part of the Canadian Writers in Person reading series. She […]
On Feb. 11, the 2019-20 Canadian Writers in Person Lecture Series presented author Carrianne Leung, reading from her collection of short stories That Time I Loved You. York University Teaching Assistant Dana Patrascu-Kingsley sent the following report to YFile. Carrianne Leung visited York University on Feb. 11 as part of the Canadian Writers in Person reading series. She […]