Professor Ali Asgary LA&PS Professor Ali Asgary writes about the catastrophic explosion of the OceanGate submersible for The Conversation, and reflects on the cost, ethics, and the capacity of resources involved in the Titan search and rescue mission. Professor Asgary suggests how rescue efforts following the Titan informs “significant discussions around the public burden of […]
A new book that explores how feminist strategies have influenced federal policy is based on research from York University’s Centre for Feminist Research (CFR). Feminism’s Fight: Challenging Politics and Policies in Canada since 1970, published by UBC Press, is edited by York Professor Emerita Barbara Cameron and Professor Meg Luxton both of the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional […]
Recent York University graduate Issa Abdi Jamaa is eager to apply the valuable lessons he has learned both inside and outside the classroom to the professional world. Jamaa arrived in Canada as a teenager for secondary school before attending university. After exploring various Canadian universities, he says he selected York for its academic excellence and vibrant multicultural […]
The fifth annual Children, Youth and Performance Conference took place June 16-18th 2023 this Spring at Young People’s Theatre in Toronto. This conference is the largest academic forum held in Canada focusing specifically on children, youth and the performing arts. After two years online, this year’s conference was held in-person, and included live performances, interactive […]
York University Distinguished Research Professor Emerita Pat Armstrong’s latest book, Unpaid Work in Nursing Homes: Flexible Boundaries (Policy Press, 2023), follows unpaid labourers in nursing homes across six wealthy countries, including Canada, and launches on July 18. Armstrong, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, leads a team of international researchers who have, over a decade, produced […]
Professor emeritus Dalton Kehoe passed away on July 8. Kehoe had a distinguished career at York, spanning more than 50 years. He was a teacher, scholar, public speaker and an organizational development practitioner. Kehoe came to York in 1967 and was the first faculty member hired by the Social Science Division. He joined the Communication […]
Author and Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) professor Deanne Williams investigates the overlooked roles of girls in theatre – and performing arts in general – from the 10th through 17th centuries in her new book Girl Culture in the Middle Ages and Renaissance: Performance and Pedagogy (Bloomsbury, 2023). Williams’ research cites eyewitness testimony, stage directions, paintings […]
The Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Service Course Load Reduction Program is an annual fund in the amount of $100,000 for the purpose of providing a course load reduction to support service relating to EDI initiatives by faculty members who self-identify as Indigenous and/or members of racialized groups. Course load reductions through this fund will provide recipients […]
A new course at York University offered Japanese language students an opportunity to connect with a group of pen pals in Japan. Intermediate Written Communication in Japanese (JP2010) is a full-year elective that focuses solely on writing, says Noriko Yabuki-Soh, an associate professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics. And, no wonder. “Learning to […]
Fifteen York University researchers have been named new York Research Chairs (YRC), an internal program that mirrors the national Canada Research Chairs (CRC) program which recognizes world-leading researchers in a variety of fields. Among the fifteen new YRCs, 5 researchers belong to the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. “The York Research Chair program […]