The Other Hand of God: The Impact of the 1988–1989 Drought in Argentina This article examines the adverse impact of the La Niña phenomenon in Argentina from 1988 to 1989 on the country’s economy, which led to a profound crisis. The severe drought significantly affected agricultural exports, exacerbating poverty and inflation. The resulting economic downturn […]
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Professor David A.B. Murray has a new book titled Queer Anthropology tracking the history of anthropological research on sexuality and gender from its origins to the present In the early 1990s, “queer anthropology” represented a new and radically different approach to anthropological research on sexuality and gender, but it is now an established subfield of […]
From research to rights: York project supports self-determination in Central America, Caribbean A research initiative led by York University is building lasting partnerships and resources to support community-driven autonomy strategies across Central America and the Caribbean. In 2024, Prilly Bicknell-Hersco sat on the shaded porch of a house on Colombia’s San Andrés Archipelago, surrounded by […]
Professor David A.B. Murray has a new book titled Queer Anthropology tracking the history of anthropological research on sexuality and gender from its origins to the present In the early 1990s, “queer anthropology” represented a new and radically different approach to anthropological research on sexuality and gender, but it is now an established subfield of […]
Toward more equitable representation in research: New work is supporting important contributions to Canada’s scholarly knowledge Story focus: Tameka Samuels-Jones is empowering emerging scholars from Latin America and the Caribbean to succeed in Canada. For aspiring researchers looking to advance their academic careers abroad, Canada holds a lot of appeal. It’s recognized for its social […]
This is the website for the SSHRC-NFRF project titled Ecological Devastation in Extractive Zones: Resistance, Recuperation and Regeneration: https://resistenciaporelagua.com. In this project, alongside children and their communities, we created a network of communities that are resisting Canadian mining corporations in Andean Ecuador. Through public pedagogy we activated a variety of aesthetical-pedagogical processes to speculate on the […]
Tameka Samuels-Jones, an assistant professor in York University’s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, alongside four of her colleagues, has been named one of this year’s recipients of the Robbins-Ollivier Award for Excellence in Equity, a prestigious $100,000 grant from the Government of Canada and its Tri-agency Institutional Programs Secretariat. The grant aims to […]
Three York University faculty members will be recognized during the 2024 Spring Convocation ceremonies with President’s University-Wide Teaching Awards for enhancing quality of learning and demonstrating innovation and excellence in teaching. This year’s President’s University-Wide Teaching Award recipients – selected by the York University Senate – are representative of three categories: full-time faculty with 10 […]
Social sciences and humanities research at York University has received a boost of more than half a million dollars from the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), awarding Partnership Development Grants to three researchers in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS). The latest round of Partnership Development Grant funding […]