Pat Armstrong, a LA&PS Professor Emerita and Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology, has joined the newly formed federal advisory panel, the Sectoral Table on the Care Economy, to share be expertise in shaping Canada’s care infrastructure. Armstrong, who is an internationally recognized expert on health-care research and social policy, will work with the panel to […]
On March 6, as Ghana marked 68 years of independence from British colonial rule, the York University Ghanaian community gathered to celebrate not just the nation’s hard-won freedom but also a groundbreaking moment in its history—the election of Her Excellency Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang as Ghana's first female vice-president. The event, titled Still We Rise: […]
The Department of Sociology is pleased to welcome distinguished guest lecturer and author, Kevin B. Anderson from the University of California, Santa Barbara, for the annual lecture entitled, “Marx’s Late Writings: Theories of Revolutionary Change and of Alternatives to Capitalism.” Attend the lecture on Wednesday, March 12 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. as Anderson discusses […]
S. Harris Ali, a professor in the Department of Sociology at York University, has co-written an article for The Conversation with Sibo Chen, Associate Professor in the School of Professional Communication at Toronto Metropolitan University. They discuss how conspiracy theories linked to natural disasters like hurricanes and wildfires are an evolving and growing challenge for […]
Professor Emeritus Pat Armstrong, Distinguished Research Profession of the Department of Sociology, has co-edited a newly published book entitled, The Labour Crisis in Long-term Care: The Right to Care. The other two editors include Jacqueline A. Choiniere, Associate Professor in the School of Nursing at York University and Hugh Armstrong, Professor Emeritus of Social Work […]
Date: October 25, 2024 Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.Format: in person Location: 314 York Lanes This panel discussion on transnational feminist praxis and solidarity featured an interdisciplinary conversation on crises and social media. Panelists
Date: September 28, 2024 Time: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Format: Virtual Inspired by Gloria Anzaldúa’s words, "Voyager, there are no bridges, one builds them as one walks," this graduate research forum invites exploration of the concept of liminality across disciplines. We seek to understand how individuals and communities encounter, negotiate, and transform within transitional spaces, and […]
York University has made it in the top 100 worldwide for key subject areas in the prestigious Shanghai Ranking Consultancy’s Global ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS). Included in the subject list is the LA&PS Sociology program, ranked top five in Canada and in the top 100 worldwide. The Shanghai Ranking, also known as the Academic […]
By Joanne Ong On October 21st, 2024, LA&PS hosted the YRC Political Sociology of Health Speaker Series, sponsored by the York Research Chair Program, the Resource Centre for Public Sociology and the Department of Sociology, featuring Professor Amanda Cheong talk on Omitted Births and their Consequences. Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of British […]
Associate Professor Cary Wu, in the Department of Sociology, received acknowledgement in both the Notable Early Career Awards category and in the York Research Chairs category during the 2024 York University Research Awards Celebration. The York University Research Award Celebration honours York’s scholars across all faculties and schools for their remarkable achievements and contributions to […]