Occupy movement inspires interactive Glendon production

Theatre Glendon theatre students are pushing the boundaries of audience interaction in their upcoming  production,  Move.(me).ant.: The Marat/Sade Occupied, opening Feb. 28. Inspired by the Occupy movement and adapted from Peter Weiss’ Marat/Sade by student Dan Pelletier, this play explores class struggle and questions the nature of revolution. Directed by Glendon theatre instructor and award-winning […]

#Legalhistory: law students argue first case via Twitter

Students from York’s Osgoode Hall Law School will make their case in increments of 140 characters or less, in what’s billed as the world’s first Twitter moot court (@twtmoot). On Tuesday, Feb. 21, five teams from law schools across Canada will argue a moot court case entirely on the popular social media platform. The event, […]

Postdoctoral fellow Stuart Henderson's book examines the hip scene in 1960s Yorkville

How is "hip" constructed? Is a culture of dissent ultimately a by-product of prevailing sociopolitical forces? Do countercultural events influence mainstream society? Those questions and more are at the core of Making the Scene: Yorkville and Hip Toronto in the 1960s, a new book by York postdoctoral fellow Stuart Henderson published this month by the University of Toronto Press. The […]

Professor Myriam Mongrain's study asks: Is there a scientific proof for karma?

Practicing small acts of kindness will make you a happier person, and the boost in mood stays with you for months, according to research out of York University. More than 700 people took part in a study that charted the effects of being nice to others, in small doses, over the course of a week. Researchers […]

SSHRC-funded project provides daily facts about African-Canadian history

Did you know that African Canadians worshipping on the lakeshore founded Toronto's first Baptist Church in 1826? Did you know that Upper Canada was the first place in the British Empire to make laws limiting slavery (1793)? Did you know that Mathieu Da Costa, a multilingual translator of African descent, came to Canada with Samuel […]

ABEL Summer Institute mobilizes new technology, best practices and partnerships to transform classroom learning

The Advanced Broadband Enabled Learning (ABEL) program has wrapped up another successful ABEL Summer Institute (ASI). The theme of the ninth annual ASI, which took place at York University from Aug. 23 to 25, was Creating the Future Now. The event welcomed some 200 delegates from across Ontario and Canada. The two-and-a-half-day professional learning event included keynote […]

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