The first Community Conversation of 2018, titled “Black Panther, Celebrating Blackness in the African Diaspora,” celebrated and analyzed black culture around the world by focusing on the $1.2-billion-grossing superhero film. Black Panther is based on the Marvel superhero character from the fictional African nation of Wakanda, but incorporates a mosaic of real cultural elements from […]
We are delighted to announce the achievements of two of our SOCI students, past and present, recognized for their leadership in the community and tackling challenging social issues. Current SOCI student, Adam Lake, centre right, is the recipient of the 2017 Lincoln M. Alexander Award. This Province of Ontario award is given to […]
Professor Pat Armstrong is one of eight women recognized by the YWCA Toronto for her outstanding contributions to and leadership in improving the lives of women. Armstrong, a distinguished research professor of sociology in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LAPS), is a 2018 YWCA Toronto Women of Distinction recipient in the […]
By special invitation, Dr Christopher Kyriakides, Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Socially Engaged Research in Race and Racialization, speaks at the Symposium on Gender, Family, and Marital Relationships among Arab Refugee Families in Canada, hosted by the Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration LOCATION: London, Ontario DATE: Friday February 23, 2018 TIME: […]
Join the conversation and share your thoughts… The African diaspora describes communities throughout the world that resulted from the movement of people from Africa. In Canada, the African diaspora is one of the largest ethnic groupings, vastly diverse, but remains connected at multiple intersections including, cultural backgrounds, nationalities, languages, religions, class, skin tones, etc. Much […]
The Public Sphere and Satellite Television in North Africa: Gender, Identity, Critique The advent of satellite television and its adoption in the Maghreb brought about a profound social change. This book, which explores the relationships between the media and the public sphere, shows that the simple and quotidian act of watching satellite television as opposed […]
From yfile, February 13, 2018 Lecture explores visual economy of western humanitarianism An event organized by Osgoode Hall Law School’s Law.Arts.Culture will feature a lecture and discussion on the topic of “Perilous Light: On the Visual Economy of Western Humanitarianism” by Professor Fuyuki Kurasawa on Feb. 14. Professor Fuyuki Kurasawa of the Department of […]
The Sociology Undergraduate Students Association’s Annual Academic Conference is a unique opportunity to revisit work you would like to share and discuss with other students and faculty, while gaining great experience and even prizes! Submit a research paper or project which you (in any year or sociology course) have completed and would like to present. […]
Creating Pathways and Crossing Borders: Access to Higher Education for Refugees and Precarious Migrants ***This event is part of York University Refugee Awareness Week 2018, details are available at www.yorku.ca/refugees (and an up to the minute schedule is available at https://www.facebook.com/events/1778809858860333/ ) *** Thursday, February 8th, 2018 12:00-2:00pm Founders College Senior Common Room (Room […]
York U professor awarded grant to study North Korean refugees in Canada From Yfile January 17, 2018 For a little more than a decade (2003 to 2015), there was a small bump in the numbers of North Koreans in Canada, many of them seeking asylum. But the number of asylum seekers, which were in the […]