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Utopia in the Age of Survival: Between Myth and Politics
S.D. Chrostowska, a professor in the Graduate Program in Social & Political Thought, appeared on the ‘New Books Network’ podcast to discuss her 2021 book, Utopia in the Age of Survival: Between Myth and Politics.
PhD scholar chosen as one of SSHRC’s five best storytellers
We celebrate Vincci Li for being one of the Final Five best “storytellers” of 2022 in a national competition held by the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).
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Alumni in the News
Muslims have become the new scapegoats in Europe: historian
“In many ways, in contemporary Europe, Muslims have been unfairly blamed for the failures of recent European politics,” Richard Wolin, York University alum, tells the Tehran Times.
Offshore
Offshore explores the consequences of the next chapter of oil exploration. Told via a first person journey through a deserted and damaged oil rig, Offshore provides a rich interactive environment that operates as both labyrinthine puzzle and investigative documentary. Directed by Social and Political Thought alum, Brenda Longfellow.
Your hemp shopping bag and reusable bottle are laudable, but here's why they aren't enough to save the planet
Climate change is not just an environmental crisis, it's a socio-political-intellectual crisis, claims York alum Todd Dufresne.
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