Seeking sociology undergraduate conference submissions
Sociology students, submit your papers! Undergraduate Conference 12-2pm, March 22, 2017 Senate Chamber, Ross N940, Keele Campus Submission deadline: March 1, 2017 yorkususa@gmail.com
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Celebrate Black History Month!
From Yfile [read more]: During Black History Month, Canadians celebrate the many achievements and contributions of Black Canadians who, throughout history, have done so much to make Canada the culturally diverse, compassionate and prosperous nation it is today. In December 1995, the House of Commons officially recognized February as Black History Month in Canada […]
Sociology faculty receive SSHRC Connections Grants
Two of five York recipients of a SSHRC Connections Grant are Sociology faculty. Congratulations to Professors Beare and Musto!! [Read more] Dr. Margaret Beare: Revisiting Crimes of the Powerful. This symposium will allow different generations of scholars and students to forge connections within and across disciplinary and national boundaries and deepen the public debate about […]
Prof. Hyun Ok Park’s “The Capitalist Unconscious” wins honorable mention
Professor Hyun Ok Park’s book, The Capitalist Unconscious, wins honorable mention in the 2017 James B. Palais for Korean Studies Book Prize Competition of the Association for Asian Studies. About The Capitalist Unconscious… The unification of North and South Korea is widely considered an unresolved and volatile matter for the global order, but this […]
Improve your critical thinking skills
Professor Robert Kenedy leads the Critical Thinking Series at McLaughlin College from January to March. Workshops include Academic Critical Thinking, Critical Thinking and Writing, and Critical Thinking and Test-taking Strategies. [Poster]
Dr Suzanne Cook screens “Redirection: Movers, Shakers, and Shifters”
What does later life look like for you? It’s never too late for change… Adjunct Sociology Professor Suzanne Cook takes up this question in Redirection: Movers, Shakers, and Shifters, a documentary film about later life transitions into second and third careers. Join us for a film screening on 22 November 2016 @2:15pm followed by […]
Students find Sociology course “life changing”
From YFile, 1 November 2016 [see full article here]: “In his final semester of studies, [Vincenzo] Divito enrolled in an undergraduate sociology course taught by Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies Professor Peter Dawson – acourse that left such an impression on him that he wrote to York’s administration. “I really wish I knew […]
Academic Opportunities: Appointment in Social Research Methods
The Department of Sociology invites applications for a tenure-stream position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of Social Research Methods, preferably with a focus on quantitative methods. Deadline November 15, 2016. [See the full posting here]
Prof. Deborah Davidson connects with wider audiences as part of the Tattoo Project
Sociology Professor Deborah Davidson could be seen at two events in the community this past summer. In June 2016, Dr. Deborah Davidson and Mandi Gray hosted a participatory photo gallery of tattoos commemorating sexual assault titled, My Resistance is Etched Into My Skin: Sexual Assault and Tattoos. Attending guests had the opportunity to add their […]
“Do you need to see it to believe it?” Prof. Fuyuki Kurasawa on visual proof
Sociology Professor, Fuyuki Kurasawa, Research Chair in Global Digital Citizenship, discusses the issue of public engagement with videos as evidence. Appearing as a guest on CBC’s Ontario Today on August 23, 2016, along with Kevin Donovan, from The Star, here is the podcast recording of the full episode: http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/ontariotoday_20160823_41755.mp3 Read more of Dr. Kurasawa’s media […]