Professor Jody Berland to lecture on cultures of militarization December 8

Humanities Professor Jody Berland will take a critical look at how militarization has become so common in society that it is now seen as the norm. Berland's lecture, “Cultures of Militarization”, takes place today from 4 in the Vanier Senior Common Room, 010 Vanier College. All are welcome. The lecture's title and topic are borrowed from Cultures of Militarization, which Berland co-edited with […]

York-based journal and book examine militarization of everyday life

A special double issue of TOPIA: Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies – also being published as a book – examines the role that militarization plays in our lives and its effects on civic culture. “Cultures of Militarization,” edited by Jody Berland (right), professor in York’s Department of Humanities, and Blake Fitzpatrick, professor in the School […]

Osgoode Professors Sossin and Young weigh in on post-G20 debate

It's always a delicate balance between protecting civil liberties and ensuring public safety, wrote the Toronto Star June 28: This G20 summit weekend, while peaceful protests did turn violent, some believe the police – who with their sheer numbers in full riot gear – went too far, at times, in their actions, proportionately to the […]

Professor Lesley Wood: When do protests become too theatrical?

Protesters are turning to theatrical tactics like papier-mâché bobble-head costumes, human oil slicks, rebel clowns, samba bands and floats to demonstrate against the G20 summit meetings, reported The Globe and Mail June 25: Lesley Wood, a sociology professor in York’s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies who specializes in social movements, says dissent has […]

Video: Prof David McNally speaks to CBC about Black Bloc protest groups and the G20 summit

Professor David McNally, professor of political science in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, speaks to CBC News about Black Bloc protest groups and their participation in the protest movement and Toronto's G20 summit on June 27, 2010. The clip runs 4:30 and is available on CBC's website. Republished courtesy of YFile– York […]

Video: Professor Ananya Mukherjee-Reed Talks to the Agenda about the G20 and emerging powers

Professor Ananya Mukherjee-Reed in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies' Department of Political Science took part in a panel discussion on the status and responsibilities of the leaders of G20 countries and the emerging powers of India, Brazil and China on TVO’s “The Agenda” June 22. The clip runs almost 37 minutes. You […]

Audio: Professor Ron Atkey on security jurisdiction at the G8 and G20 summits

Ron Atkey, lawyer and adjunct professor of national security law in York’s Osgoode Hall Law School, spoke about who has security jurisdiction at the G8 and G20 summits, on CBC Radio’s “The Current” June 22. You can listen to his interview on The Current's Website. The interview appears in the show's first part. Professor Atkey's […]