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Professor and CERLAC Fellow David A.B. Murray has a new book titled Queer Anthropology

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 […]

Project from CERLAC Fellow Miguel Gonzalez is featured on YFile

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 and CERLAC Fellow David A.B. Murray has a new book titled Queer Anthropology

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 […]

CERLAC Fellow and Co-Director Research Story Live on the CRC and SSHRC websites

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 […]

New website from a SSHRC-NFRF project based in Ecuador titled Ecological Devastation in Extractive Zones: Resistance, Recuperation and Regeneration.

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 […]

Five York U professors and CERLAC Fellows awarded federal grant to support Black, Indigenous, Latinx grad students

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 […]

CERLAC PhD student Roberta da Silva Medina awarded Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships

Four PhD students from York University are recipients of this year’s prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships. The award, presented by the Government of Canada, supports first-rate doctoral students who undertake graduate studies in the fields of social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and/or engineering, and health. The aim of the program is to attract and […]

CERLAC Fellow Danielle Robinson honored with President’s University-Wide Teaching Award

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 […]

CERLAC Fellow Miguel Gonzalez receive a SSHRC Partnership Development Grant

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 […]

CELAC Fellow Tameka Samuels-Jones is one of York University Black Research Seed Grant winners

Six York researchers in five Faculties are the latest recipients of York University’s Black Research Seed Grants, totalling more than $150,000 in combined funding.   Created by the Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation and the Office of the Vice-President Equity, People & Culture in 2022, the grants support Black scholars at York, particularly […]