Registration for the inaugural York University Graduate Students Research Conference in the Social Sciences and Humanities (GSRC), entitled Visions, Collaborations, & Transformations, is now open. The conference is a special multidisciplinary event that aims to connect participants within the social science communities at York University and beyond. The Graduate Student Research Conference will take place on April 10 and 11, 2017 in the Victor Dahdaleh Building.
Canada will be celebrating the 150th anniversary of Confederation in 2017. Visions, Collaborations and Transformations will focus on the Canada 150 themes identified by the Government of Canada: the environment, diversity and inclusion, Indigenous people, and youth.
Registration Details:
Pay what you can (a suggested donation of $15 - $20).
Register online at http://gsrc.info.yorku.ca/registration/
Registration includes two light breakfasts, two lunches, as well as, a reception at the Underground on April 10. Registration also includes entry to panel sessions, Kent Monkman’s key note address, Eddy Robinson’s speech and performance, as well as, the innovative and open space sessions.
Speakers:
Conference key note speaker Kent Monkman is an artist well known for his provocative reinterpretations of romantic North American landscapes with themes including colonization, sexuality, loss, resilience, and the complexities of historic and contemporary Native American experience.
Eddy Robinson, speaker and performer at the conference, is a York University alumni, noted Anishinaabe artist, musician, educator, facilitator, trainer and speaker.
Visit the conference web site for the full event program and conference details.