As the Department of Sociology, we stand in solidarity with all Black, Indigenous and racialized communities across North America who are protesting in response to police brutality and racial state violence. The brutal killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and others have caused tremendous pain, grief and public outrage among many communities […]
September 23, 2020 11:30 – 1:30 Talk by Dr. Sylvia Grills: Does everyone want to be an anti-racism ally? Solidarity and public sociology Watch on Youtube YorkU Sociology – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCauiLsziDOLtUTdWPt2qwKA/featured?view_as=subscriber
With a new mandate and structure, Sociology’s Resource Centre has a new name, a new vision, and a bit of a facelift. The new RCPS moniker replaces the Qualitative Research Resource Centre (QRRC), which opened in the 1970s. The official launch of this re-branded Resource Centre for Public Sociology, originally scheduled for 23 March 2020, […]
The Jane Finch Hub is housed at the RCPS. For more information please see New Social Innovation Hub gives Jane and Finch students a space to call their own – yFile.
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, an independent scholar, artist and Anishnaabe writer is the guest presenter for the 2020 York Sociology Annual Lecture on Feb. 4 at 4 p.m. in Osgoode Hall 1005. Described as “playful, pissed-off and ferociously funny,” Simpson’s work breaks open the intersections between politics, story, and song, bringing audiences into a rich and […]
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson February 4, 2020 4:00 – 5:00 pmOsgoode Hall 1005, York University This presentation will explore themes of presencing, resurgence, decolonization andNishnaabeg thought through creative and intellectual practice. It will include a screening of “Biidaaban”, a short film. Accompanied by a 10,000-year-old shapeshifter and friend known as Sabe, Biidaaban sets out on a […]
Professor Wu received his PhD in Sociology from the University of British Columbia in the spring of 2019. His research on political sociology, population migration, and urban studies has appeared in peer-reviewed journals including *PNAS*, *Social Forces*, *Urban Studies*, *Geoforum*, *International Political Science Review*, and *International Journal of Comparative Sociology*. He has also published opinion […]
We are deeply saddened by the passing of our esteemed colleague and friend, Professor Margaret Beare. Her passion for her work, students, family, and hosting holiday gatherings along with her sense of humour will be dearly missed. Margaret Beare Obituary http://yfile.news.yorku.ca/2019/08/14/passings-margaret-beare/?http://yfile.news.yorku.ca/?utm_source=YFile_Email&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=Current-News&utm_campaign=yfile
Check out SUSA’s latest newsletter (PDF) , capping off a great year and looking forward to the next one! We wish you an amazing summer, hopefully with some time to relax and some interesting adventures. From everyone on the SUSA team, thank you for a wonderful year! If you are graduating, we wish you all the best in […]
Dear Colleagues, I had the pleasure of attending the 8th Annual LA&PS Celebration of Student Academic Achievement yesterday. The Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence – Honourable Mention – awarded to domestic students with a grade-point average of at least 8.5 based on a course load of at least 30 credits – went to two of our best and […]