It is with profound sadness that we announce the sudden death of Professor Jane Teresa Holmes on November 18, at the age of 68. An Associate Professor in the Anthropology Department, Professor Holmes was a respected academic, researcher, and dedicated educator. She will be remembered for her warmth, generosity, and commitment to teaching and learning. […]
Prof. Robert W. Gehl is an associate professor in the Department of Communication and Media Studies at York University and Ontario Research Chair in Digital Governance for Social Justice. He is an alumnus of the Fulbright Canada Research Chair program and his research focuses on network cultures and technologies, manipulative communication, alternative social media, and […]
Researchers at the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) have been awarded $586,394 in funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). SSHRC Insight Development Grants (IDGs) support early-stage research. The grants enable the development of new research questions, as well as experimentation with new methods, theoretical approaches and/or […]
The Department of Politics in York University’s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional (LA&PS) studies is offering a summer study abroad course that will take students to Seoul, South Korea for an experiential learning experience. The course, Global Political Studies 3581 – South Korea: The Politics of Youth and Old Age, is open to all undergraduate […]
York University Professor Nergis Canefe has been selected for a second consecutive year for a fellowship at the Institute of Human Sciences (IWM) in Vienna, Austria – a prestigious institution of advanced study focusing on intellectual exchange across disciplines, between academia and society, and among regions that now embrace the global south and north. Canefe is a […]
In honour of Holocaust Education Week, The Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Studies, the Department of History and the Department of Humanities will host the talk “Greek Jewry, The Holocaust, and Public Reckoning Today” on Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. online. Featuring a presentation by Sakis Gekas, associate professor in York University’s Faculty of Liberal Arts & […]
Author Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia visited York University on Oct. 25 to talk about her novel The Son of the House (2021). Her talk was presented as part of the Canadian Writers in Person series. The Son of the House has received critical acclaim. The book was shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize 2021, a finalist for the Nigeria Prize […]
Date: November 17, 2022Time: 6 - 8 p.m.Location: Executive Learning Centre, Private Dining Room, Schulich School of BusinessType: In-person event The LA&PS Black Grad Social is an opportunity to build community, connections and networks between black graduate students, staff and faculty. Join us for dinner and discussions on the past, present and future status of the […]
Dr. Gerson Scheidweiler holds a PhD in communication from the University of Brasilia and is a recipient of the LA&PS Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (2021-2022). His research is supervised by Professor Yvonne Su from the Department of Equity Studies, LA&PS. Dr. Scheidweiler’s research aims to contribute towards evidence-informed policy by helping international funders and local governments […]
Dennis Pilon, associate professor of politics at York University’s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS), will give a public talk on Nov. 17 to explain some of the myths in public debates about voting system reform in Canada. The Canada Watch Fall 2022 Launch & Talk, titled “Myths, damn myths, & voting system […]