CERLAC Fellow - Dr. Andrea Davis - Winner of the CALACS Best Book Award 2022 - Congratulations!

About Dr. Andrea Davis Andrea A. Davis is Professor of Black Cultures of the Americas in the Department of Humanities at York University and co-editor of the Journal of Canadian Studies. A champion of Black Studies in the humanities and former Canadian Commonwealth scholar, her interdisciplinary research is rooted in an anti-racism feminist framework that […]

CERLAC Fellow Andil Gosine exhibit explores life, work of social justice advocate

York University Professor Andil Gosine has curated a new exhibit called The Plural of He, exploring the life and work of the late Colin Robinson (1961-2021), a Trinidadian American poet and social justice advocate. It launches March 15 and will run until July 21 at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art in New York City, the world’s only dedicated 2SLGBTQIA+ art museum. Gosine, […]

CERLAC Fellow Liisa North wrote and article about the anniversary of the invasion of Grenada

The Hill Times Remembering the invasion that time forgot Washington’s justifications for the Oct. 25, 1983, invasion of Grenada were a mix of gross exaggerations and outright lies. Opinion | BY KIRK ATKINSON, LIISA L. NORTHJanuary 29, 20 In the middle of the world’s multiple crises, it may be understood—although regrettable—why no Canadian news outlet […]

CERLAC Fellow publishes a new article in The Conversation

Unpacking Elon Musk’s convoluted U.S.-Mexico border visit In late September, Elon Musk, the tech billionaire behind Tesla and SpaceX, set the internet ablaze with his visit to the Texas-Mexico border to provide what he called an “unfiltered” perspective on the border crisis as thousands of migrants, mostly from Venezuela, crossed the Rio Grande River. In a […]

YU Research features CERLAC for Latin American Heritage Month

The Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean is a hub for inter- and multidisciplinary research on Latin America and the Caribbean, their diasporas, and their relations with Canada and the rest of the world. Learn more: https://bit.ly/46QnqhE | #YUResearch To watch the whole video click here.

CERLAC-linked York PhD led successful campaign to keep “the oil in the soil”

A York Social and Political Thought (SPT) PhD, Carlos Larrea (1993), was a leading figure in the recent successful national campaign to “keep oil in the soil” in the Yasuni National Park in the Amazonian region of Ecuador. The referendum question about Yasuni was on the ballot during the first round of presidential elections on […]

CERLAC Director Danielle Robinson received an AMPD Teaching Award

AMPD Teaching Awards recognize student mentorship, educational innovations. Associate Professor Danielle Robinson and Assistant Professor Robyn Cumming received York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) Teaching Awards in recognition of excellence in mentorship, curriculum and pedagogy. Robinson and Cumming were presented with their awards on Sept. 20 at the first Faculty Council of the 2023-24 […]

CERLAC Fellow and York Associate Professor Emeritus Harry Smaller has co-authored a new book titled Decolonizing International Service Learning: Pre- and Post-COVID Perspectives

Decolonizing International Service Learning Pre- and Post-COVID Perspectives Series: Anti-colonial Educational Perspectives for Transformative Change, Volume: 13 Authors: Michael O'Sullivan and Harry Smaller Despite the existence of a robust literature reviewed throughout this text which critiques salvationist models of international Service Learning (ISL), including literature that advocates deeply reciprocal relationships between global northern sending organizations and global southern host […]

CERLAC: A Treasure Trove in the Kaneff Tower

We don’t think of university buildings as “treasure troves” or “gold mines”, but that is what CERLAC’s Resource Centre (on the 6th floor of the Kaneff Tower) has become for researchers and seekers of roots. Doctoral dissertations, master’s theses, journalistic publications, and even exhibits have been based on the very extensive collections of documents on […]

CERLAC Fellow and York professor expert testimony helps win asylum-seeker case

When Professor Yvonne Su was asked to provide expert testimony at the refugee hearing for a gay Venezuelan man seeking asylum in the United States, she jumped at the opportunity. “My whole academic career led me to this point,” said Su of the request made earlier this year. “I’ve written journal articles, policy papers and […]