Michael Nijhawan (Sociology) and Ratiba Hadj-Moussa (Sociology) are editors of a new publication, Suffering, Art, and Aesthetics (Palgrave Macmillan, July 2014). The book brings together a range of intellectuals from the social sciences and humanities to speak to cutting-edge theoretical debates around the questions of suffering in art and suffering and art. It asks how […]
The perspectives of recent York students on Canadian ties to a rapidly changing Asia have recently been published on the “Emerging Voices on Asia” blog of the National Conversation on Asia. The blog posts by Jennifer Mendoza, Matt Summers and Kirubel Mekonnen offer analysis on the environmental impact of the consumption of palm oil by […]
The newest addition to the YCAR Asia Research Brief series is by Kenneth Cardenas (PhD candidate, Geography). Kenneth’s brief, titled “Retelling the Philippines’ turnaround story”, looks at the bases and the beneficiaries of recent rapid economic growth in the Philippines. The brief can be seen or downloaded here: https://yorku.ca/research/ycar/publications/asia-research-briefs/
Thank you to those who participated in the Settlement Challenges, Success Stories and Support for Filipino Youth symposium held on June 23 at York University. More information about the symposium or the Filipino Youth Transitions in Canada Project, please visit: https://yorku.ca/research/ycar/research/programmes-projects/filipino-youth-transitions-in-canada/.
Qiang Zha (Education) is quoted in a new article on China’s expansion of vocational education programs. In a bid to reduce the huge number of university graduates with similar academic degrees competing with each other for the same jobs, China has announced that it will turn at least half of its public universities into institutions of […]
Gregory Chin’s (Political Science) comments on ‘China’s New Commitments in Africa’ was published by The Foreign Policy Institute at Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington DC. It is available at: http://www.fpi.sais-jhu.edu/#!Chinas-New-Commitments-in-Africa/c1ujz/1233B3C4-DBCD-479F-B4AF-3BC177EA3D21
Thomas Klassen (Political Science) was interviewed for a 8 June 2014 Toronto Star article, “Why employers prefer retirees who don’t need to work” by Adam Mayers. The big gap is finding employers who embrace part-time, older workers. Most companies are not geared up to ease employees out of full-time work into part-time positions, said Klassen. “There […]
York University is honouring Schulich School of Business Professor Russell Belk with the title of Distinguished Research Professor. The title is given to active members of the academy in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the University through research. Belk, a YCAR Faculty Associate, is Kraft Foods Canada Chair in Marketing at the Schulich School […]
Ted Goossen (Humanities) will speak at a 20 May 2014 Canada Japan Society event on Japanese literature, and the booming global popularity of Haruki Murakami. The event will include readings from Haruki’s first novella, “Hear the Wind Sing”, due to be published next year, and the fourth and latest issue of Monkey Business International, the […]
A report about why Filipino youth are not completing university, in general, was submitted recently to the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. Titled “Promoting Post-Secondary Pathways Among Filipino Youth in Ontario,” it is a collaboration of York University, Community Alliance for Social Justice (CASJ) and other community organization. This report focuses only in […]