Negative Rights: Racial Segregation and the Law in Twentieth Century Brazil

Thursday, February 29, 1:00-2:30 p.m. | University of Toronto Jackman Humanities Building, Room 100, 170 St. George Street Though Brazil and the United States share a history of deep racial inequalities and discrimination, they have pronounced differences in frameworks of civil rights. This presentation places those patterns of rights in conversation, and focuses on ways […]

Capoeira Workshop YH 170, Feb 8, 2024

History Café Historique Thursday March 16 1:30-3:00

Psychedelics (Opium) and Pyschology in Renaissance Florence?? Come learn about the surprising end-of-life medicine practices from Prof. Cynthia Klestinec (Miami University) at her talk on "Dying Well in Renaissance Venice," from 1:30-3:00 p.m., Thursday, March 16 in room YH170. The talk is part of the History Café/café historique is funded by the Albert Tucker Speaker […]

Instagram Live Videos about Glendon History... Plus Two Glendon History Professors featured in Fall 2022 e-magazines!

Professors Mark Jurdjevic and Gillian McGillivray did interviews with Glendon liaison last fall about our program (the first 30 seconds are in French then we switch to English), please feel free to check those out! And Glendon History Professors Rose Ndengue and Gillian McGillivray were featured, respectively, in "Shifter" Canadian Black Culture Magazine and York's […]

Congratulations Natasha! 2022 GL/HIST 4630 Brazil Globalization Seminar Essay wins $500 CERLAC Prize!

Congratulations to Natasha Sarazin, whose essay on Brazilian autoworkers that she wrote for GL/HIST 4630 (6.0) Brazilian Globalization Seminar won York's Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean's $500 undergraduate essay prize! Did you know Brazil's President Lula was an autoworker? Click here to read her brilliant essay that begins in the early […]

Africa & Brazil Speakers Fall 2022 @Glendon History

This fall, Glendon History & the student Glendon Historical Society had the pleasure of hosting PhD student Luah Tomas to discuss the historic Brazilian elections in October between former auto-worker and now President Lula da Silva versus the "Trump of the tropics" Jair Bolsonaro. In November, Myriam Paris (CNRS-France) spoke to students about Réunion's struggle […]

Glendon introduces three new faculty members this fall

This story is published in YFile’s New Faces Feature Issue 2021, part one. Every September, YFile introduces and welcomes those joining the York University community, and those with new appointments. Watch for part two on Sept. 10. Glendon Campus will welcome three new faculty members this fall: Buddhika Bellana, Rose Ndengue and Célia Romulus. “Glendon […]

Congratulations to Professor Mark Jurdjevic on publishing two new books in 2019!

Professor Mark Jurdjevic published two books in 2019! Florentine Political Writings from Petrarch to Machiavelli is a selection of texts “that describes the language, conceptual vocabulary, and issues at stake in Florentine political culture at key moments in its development during the Renaissance.” Mark Jurdjevic co-edited this new book with Natasha Piano and John P. McCormick. […]

Two Glendon professors recognized at 2018 Heritage Toronto Awards

York University’s Glendon College was well represented at the 2018 Heritage Toronto Awards on Oct. 29, when two faculty members were recognized for their work. The Heritage Toronto Awards, now in its 44th year, highlight extraordinary contributions to the conservation and celebration of Toronto’s heritage. Professor Roberto Perin and Professor Elaine Gold were among the […]