An opportunity for a visiting professorship position has become available in Canadian Studies at the University College Dublin, Ireland. It is a temporary 10 month position, and the successful candidate will be expected to start September 1, 2018. Closing date: 17:00hrs (Local Irish Time) on Wednesday, 8th November 2017 The Craig Dobbin Chair of Canadian […]
Northern Scientific Training Program Internal Application Deadline: Friday November 17, 2017 The Northern Scientific Training Program funds undergraduate and graduate thesis research in the natural, physical and social sciences and humanities. Online application form is at https://nstp-pfsn.fluidreview.com/ Background: In 1961, the federal government established the Northern Scientific Training Grants Program to encourage Canadian universities to train […]
The Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies would like to extend a warm congratulations to Brittany Luby for her PhD dissertation, titled Drowned: Anishinabek Economies and Resistance to Hydroelectric Development in the Winnipeg River Drainage Basin, 1873-1975, winning the 2017 Prize for the Best PhD Dissertation in the Canadian Studies. This prize is awarded annually to an outstanding […]
On Thursday October 5, 2017, the Graduate Program in Gender, Feminist and Women’s Studies and the Centre for Feminist Research presents the Graduate Program’s annual lecture. This year’s lecture titled ‘From Resistance to “Reconciliation”: Ruminations on Decolonization from a Feminist Metis’ is with Dr. Emma LaRocque. About the Lecture The current trend to conflate “reconciliation” […]
The Robarts Centre is pleased to announce that the 2016 Godard Prize has been awarded to Brittany Luby (History) for her dissertation “Drowned: Anishinabek Economies and Resistance to Hydroelectric Development in the Winnipeg River Drainage Basin, 1873-1975.” The adjudication committee was compelled by “the rich, textured story Luby’s dissertation told and the depth to which […]
We are proud to announce that the IRSCL Congress is coming to York University on July 29 – August 2. The Congress’ theme is “Possible & Impossible Children: Intersections of Children’s Literature & Childhood Studies.” Join the organizers on Sunday July 30 for a roundtable on “ Indigeneity and Children’s and Young Adult Literature.” This roundtable […]
We are proud to announce that the IRSCL Congress is coming to York University on July 29 – August 2. The Congress’ theme is “Possible & Impossible Children: Intersections of Children’s Literature & Childhood Studies.” Join the organizers on Sunday July 30 for a roundtable on “ Indigeneity and Children’s and Young Adult Literature.” This roundtable […]
The new Black Canadian Studies Undergraduate Certificate introduces the study of Black Canada through four specific humanities and fine arts approaches: cultural studies, history, literature and music. In providing a core of courses that consider the humanities and fine arts aspects of black culture in the Americas and their particular convergence in Canada, the certificate […]
The new Black Canadian Studies Undergraduate Certificate introduces the study of Black Canada through four specific humanities and fine arts approaches: cultural studies, history, literature and music. In providing a core of courses that consider the humanities and fine arts aspects of black culture in the Americas and their particular convergence in Canada, the certificate […]
According to a new report co-authored by 71 university researchers from all 10 provinces, decreased demand for fossil fuels over the coming decades could significantly reduce inward investment in the oil and gas sector, making the industry a less attractive and riskier business. The scholars recommend that Canada makes the shift from being an oil […]