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Broaden your mind with the Scholars' Hub @ Home Speaker Series

Do you enjoy hearing about the latest thought-provoking research? The Scholars’ Hub @ Home speaker series features discussions on a broad range of topics, with engaging lectures from some of York’s best minds. The Scholars’ Hub events are done in partnership with Markham Public Library, Vaughan Public Library and Aurora Public Library. The Scholars' Hub @ Home series is brought to you by York Alumni Engagement. We invite students, alumni and all members of the community to join us. All sessions take place at 12 p.m. ET.

What really is a meritocracy and why is it important to us? Is the concept as clear-cut as it is made out to be? Does it influence our current epidemic of anxiety? Keshav Krishnamurty will examine why society is stuck to meritocracy and whether it may threaten an equitable and democratic society. 

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Who gets written out of dominant representations of the suburbs? Focusing on her curatorial projects and research in the Toronto suburb of Markham, York assistant professor Marissa Largo discusses the potential of aesthetics to show us other ways of being in the world that consider racial, class, gender, and sexual difference with an ethic of care.

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The government of Ontario has committed the province to a $100 billion nuclear construction and reconstruction program. Is this the only path to decarbonization for Ontario? What has current research and modelling told us about the province's options? 

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