Canada on the Edge? Peoples, Places and Perspectives May 2-3, 7th floor Kaneff Tower Is Canada on the edge? Is it on the leading edge? Is it cutting edge? Or are we falling off the edge? These are all questions that we ponder in today’s changing dynamic. Join us for a series of discussions engaging […]
Join us on Thursday May 2 for the Annual Robarts Lecture in Canadian Studies with Dr. Miranda Campbell (School of Creative Industries, Ryerson University) discussing “A Collaborative Turn: Youth-led Organizing and Communities of Care.” Where: 519 Kaneff Tower When: Reception at 5:30 with refreshments and music. Robarts Lecture starts at 6:30 PM. RSVP to robarts@yorku.ca […]
For those who missed Douglas Hunter discussing his two recent books at the HIP Network Workshop this past fall, you can catch his interview with Boyd Cothran on ActiveHistory.ca History Chat: A conversation with Douglas Hunter
Join us Thursday February 14, 2019 for “Why was Glenn Gould Canadian? A Japanese Perspective on the Pianist’s Mind.” Professor Junichi Miyazawa (Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo) reconsiders dismissed or forgotten but relevant realities of Canada to confirm Gould’s Canadian identity. When: Thursday February 14, 6:30 PM Where: 373 ACE (Accolade East)
The History of Indigenous Peoples (HIP) Network, based at York University and housed in the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies, and the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation (OCF), located on Manitoulin Island, is pleased to invite applications for the Manitoulin Island Summer Historical Institute (MISHI), August 19-25, 2019. MISHI is an annual event in Anishinaabe Studies that […]
2018 Northern Studies Research Symposium Friday November 2, 2018 749 Kaneff Tower; 9:30AM Join us on Friday to hear research reports from the 2018-19 Northern Scientific Training Program grant recipients.
Join us Thursday November 29, 2018 for J. Paul Halferty (School of English, Drama and Film, University College Dublin). Professor Halferty is a Robarts Centre Visiting Professor this semester and will discuss his research on “Theatrical Protest Before Decriminalization: The Gay Politics of John Hebert’s Fortune and Men’s Eyes at Toronto’s Central Library Theatre. When: Thursday […]
The City Builders’ website, videos, documentary are now live. Visit the website at: https://toronto-city-builders.org/ The two-part documentary is on YouTube. Episode 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMTV28hJOL8 Episode 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukSL24gG2u0 And so are the 19 oral history videos: https://toronto-city-builders.org/videos/oral-history-videos/
The History of Indigenous Peoples (HIP) Network, the Indigenous Studies Program at York and the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation present their Fall 2018 workshop schedule. Contact HIP co-founder, Carolyn Podruchny for more information: carolyn@carolynpodruchny.ca
Exhibition unveiling: 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Scott Library’s Atrium, 2nd floor Please bring a smartphone or tablet with a data plan to access the exhibition’s digital content. You will need a QR code reader, or download the free mobile app izi.Travel here. Head/earphones are recommended. Presentation and film […]