The Alchemy Lecture is an annual event which brings together thinkers and practitioners from different disciplines and geographies to think together and in public on the most pressing issues of our times. This year’s lecture, Sound —at the Interregnum, is presented by the Canada Research Chair in Black Studies in the Humanities in collaboration with the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies and York University. The event will take place on October 30 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Tribute Communities Recital Hall, CIBC Lobby.
Each year, the lectures are published into a book by the imprint Alchemy by Knopf. This year’s book will be published in September 2026. Previous editions are available for purchase at the York University Book Store.
The event will be hosted by:
Christina Sharpe – Professor, Canada Research Chair in Black Studies in the Humanities
Ravi de Costa –Associate Dean, Research & Graduate Studies, LA&PS
Janice Anderson – Assistant Professor, Trent University, Research Associate, Alchemy Lecture
Sheba Wiafe – PhD Student, SPTH, York University
Ola Mohammed – Assistant Professor, Humanities, York University
This year’s speakers in include:
Glen Coulthard – Scholar of Indigenous Studies
Canisia Lubrin – Poet
Madeleine Thien – Novelist
Immanuel Wilkins – Saxophonist, Composer, Arranger