The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) is launching a new webinar series, LA&PS Research and Impact Workshop Series, to equip York researchers with tools and skills to share their work with the right audience and funders. Organized by the LA&PS Research Office, the virtual series will begin on Feb. 10 and is open to LA&PS faculty members, emerging and established scholars, as well as York researchers who are […]
The Vico Lecture, presented by the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, will be held on Thursday, Jan. 27 at 2:30 p.m., featuring leading Marx scholar and York University sociology Professor Marcello Musto. Initially scheduled for December 2021, the keynote address “Marx & Vico: Comparing two interpretations of history” will compare the thinking of […]
Anwar Ahmed, an assistant professor with the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, and Brian Morgan, a senior scholar at Glendon Campus examine the critical role played by postmemory in shaping the identity of individuals who speak multiple languages. Postmemories are memories that are passed down from generation to generation, not experienced directly and […]
On Jan. 19, the Cognitive Science Speaker Series returns with a discussion about the avenues through which people compete for social rank and how they are seemingly varied. The discussion “Force and Persuasion: How Do We Humans Climb the Social Hierarchy?,” features guests speaker and Department of Psychology Assistant Professor Joey T. Cheng. This virtual event will […]
Welcome to LA&PS Through the Ages, where, each month, we talk to longtime members of the LA&PS community about how they got to York University, what their roles are like and even some of their fondest York memories. This month’s story is all about Pat Ellis, a Research Administrator in the LA&PS Office of the […]
Tina Young Choi, associate professor and chair of the Department of English at York University, launched her new book Victorian Contingencies: Experiments in Literature, Science, and Play. Published by Stanford University Press, the book is a cross-disciplinary work that combines literary criticism, history of science, and cultural history. Victorian Contingencies investigates the place of contingency as a conceptual and narrative […]
For nearly two years, new challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted university students around the world. While technology has made it possible to still obtain the academic value of post-secondary studies through online tools, supplementing other key aspects of the university experience has required creativity and open-mindedness. Within the Faculty of Liberal Arts […]
Despite the challenges of 2021, LA&PS students, faculty and staff continued to create, innovate, and drive positive change in our communities. In our “Best of YU” series, we reflect on the year that was and celebrate some of our favourite stories, moments and highlights. Countdown the 10 best with the Faculty of LA&PS! Quick Links […]
The annual School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA) Student, Alumni and Community Recognition Awards ceremony took place on Nov. 25. The event recognized alumni, students and community partners who continue to answer the call of service. Last year’s recipient of the Alumni Recognition Award, Marco Giancarlo, served as host and moderator for the event […]
The LA&PS Research Office is committed to research excellence, community-engaged scholarship, and supporting knowledge mobilization and research impact. In this “Research in Review” series, we’re celebrating significant research achievements for 2020-21, including major awards, external grants and funding for a new generation of emerging researchers. Research in Review COVID-19 Research Inaugural Black Scholars Research Fund […]