Agnes Whitfield, a professor in the Department of English, reconnected with surrealism in the early 2020s when she started writing surrealist poetry herself. “The term has been trivialized and so many visual artworks manipulated in advertising that we forget that surrealism originated in the revolt and despair felt by young men and women after the […]
Nalini Persram, associate professor in the Department of Social Science, has published a new book titled Reckoning with Revolutionary Yemen Under Saudi-American Bombs. The book, published by Palgrave MacMillan, looks at the impact of U.S. and Saudi Arabian military intervention in Yemen in 2015. Persram completed her PhD in International Politics from the University of […]
A research team led by Professor Enamul Hoque Prince of the School of Information Technology has won the Best Paper Award in the short category at IEEE Visualization 2025, an international conference on data visualization and analytics. The award recognizes the paper The Perils of Chart Deception: How Misleading Visualizations Affect Vision-Language Models, co-authored by […]
Natasha Tusikov, associate professor in the Department of Social Science, has cowritten an article in Policy Options about the rising threat of authoritarianism in the U.S and how this affects AI strategy. The Canadian government recently announced a 30-day sprint for reviewing AI policy. The authors argue this is not enough time given the complexity […]
Are you a student who is interested in practicing your French? Would you like to meet other French-speaking students in a casual and relaxed setting? The Department of French Studies is now hosting the French Café, open to LA&PS students of all French-speaking levels. The French Café is a student-led social event, twice per week, […]
As part of a recently received major grant to enhance the university’s leadership in Korean studies, the Korean Office for Research and Education (KORE) held the 2025 Korean Studies Conference titled “Borders, Boundaries, and Displacement.” The conference was combined with a regional meeting for 14 scholars in the fields of Korean studies and diaspora from […]
We are thrilled to announce the recipient of the 2024 Ronald Kent Medal is our esteemed colleague, Magy Baket. Magy joined the Student Success and Academic Advising Team in the Department of Economics in 2017 and quickly became an integral member of our administrative team and a champion for student success. As one of the nominators noted, Magy stands out “not […]
On Wednesday, Nov. 12, York University Economics students competed in the Bank of Canada Governor's Challenge, presenting their analysis of Canada’s economic situation and interest rate policy to Bank officials. Their strong presentation showcased critical thinking and applied economic expertise. This year's team members included Hyunsu Cho, Yacine Faye, Jiaqi Fu, Manuel Molina, Duy Nguyen and […]
Join Writer-in-Residence Carleigh Baker for a conversation with video essayist Jacob Geller, author of How a Game Lives, a collection of essays that weaves video games, history and literature into thoughtful cultural discourse. Jacob Geller will join via livestream. Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 1 p.m. Founders Assembly Hall, FC 152 As the Los Angeles Review of Books put it, […]
On Monday, Nov. 3, individuals and teams were recognized for their contributions to the York Community at the President’s Staff Recognition Awards. The annual awards celebrate meaningful contributions across the institution in several key areas, including community building, leadership and service excellence. The following staff members from the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies were […]