Members of the Department of Sociology at York University express our deep concern over the ongoing unrest in Iran following the tragic death of Mahsa Amini. We stand in solidarity with the women of Iran and with the civilian protestors who are bravely rising against oppression and discrimination. The unfolding news of violent crackdowns on […]
Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies sociology Professor Emeritus Gordon Darroch, born in Calgary in 1940, died peacefully in the company of his family at Kensington Hospice in Toronto on Aug. 3. In 1967, Prof. Darroch accepted a faculty position in the Department of Sociology at York University, where he built a career as a […]
In collaboration with Founders College, African Studies and Canada Research Chair in Youth and African Urban Futures. Wednesday, April 6 2-4pm EST Virtual event via Zoom Recently, various African countries have experienced political instability, including new civil wars, terrorist insurgencies, coup d’états, civil unrests, and mass protests (from #ENDSARS and #FixthecountryGhana to revolutionary movements in Sudan). Meanwhile, […]
Thursday April 14, 1-2:30pm EST Virtual event via Zoom. Visuazlaition, visualization, visuazlaition! Data visualization translating data into graphical forms is a great way to do public sociology. It provides a quick and effective way to communicate research findings with target audiences and the public in a universal manner. In this talk, Dr. Kieran Healy, Professor of Sociology at Duke and […]
Check out our full March 2022 Sociology UPDigest! Hello Students, We use this March newsletter to address the issue of war(s). The suffering of the people in Ukraine is certainly on our minds, as we watch the devastation of cities, air raids targeting civilians, and a rapidly growing number of people seeking refuge--the now more […]
March 24, 2022 @ 3-4:30pm EST Register via Machform. Panelists: Ayça Çubukçu is Associate Professor in Human Rights and Co-Director of LSE Human Rights at the London School of Economics and Political Science. In 2020, she was appointed as a Senior Fellow of the Fung Global Fellows program at Princeton University. Dr Çubukçu leads the Internationalism, Cosmopolitanism and the Politics […]
We in the Department of Sociology at York University, where we often teach about the devastating consequences of war, violence, trauma, and displacement, are outraged by the shameless and brutal invasion of the Russian army into Ukraine. Among us are students, staff, and faculty with personal and family ties to Ukraine, who are deeply affected […]
Date: March 3, 2022 Time: 4pm Title: Feminist Political Economy; A promising approach to Public Sociology Format/Venue: Virtual Dr. Pat Armstrong is a Distinguished Research Professor in Sociology at York University and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. She has held a Canada Health Services Research Foundation/Canadian Institute of Health Research Chair in Health Services. Among her awards are the Ontario […]
Thursday, 24 February 2022 | 16:00 to 17:30 EST Panelists will discuss the contemporary realities of Black youth and their health and wellness. Panelists: Dr. Bukola Oladunni Salami (University of Alberta) Ginelle Skerritt (York Region Children’s Aid Society) Dr. Sophie Yohani (University of Alberta) Moderator: Henry Gomez (HTI Executive and Organization of Calypso Performing Artistes) […]
Thursday, 17 February 2022 | 16:00 to 17:30 EST This panel exposes the reflections of scholars and activists on the interconnection between racism, colonialism, and ableism and how the social structure contributes to the disablement of the Black communities and creates health inequalities. In addition, the panel will highlight the socio-determinants of people in the […]