Robarts "Welcome Day" Events

Thursday, 8 October 2026

Faculty, Research Associates, students working in Canadian Studies, and anyone interested in learning about us are all invited to a day of ‘Welcome Back’ activities at Kaneff Tower on Thursday 8 October 2026!

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11:00am - 1:00pm

Meet & Greet at the Robarts Centre space (across from room 726). There will be snacks and refreshments!

Faculty and Research Associates can sign up for professional headshots.
Email by 5 October: robarts@yorku.ca

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1:00pm-2:30pm

Robarts Lecture in Kaneff 519 “History as Material: Practicing a Poetics of Care and Liberation through the Critical Art of Historical In(ter)vention.” Presented by: Prof. Chantal Gibson

Please RSVP: robarts@yorku.ca

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2:30pm-3:30pm

Reception in Kaneff 519 with Hors d’oeuvres, light refreshments and a jazz duo

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3:30pm-5:00pm

Roundtable Discussion: Black Feminisms Across Borders, 7th floor common area.
With Professor Chantal Gibson (Simon Fraser University-Surrey) and Postdoctoral Fellow Denise Braz (York University).
Chaired by Professor Johanne Jean-Pierre (York University).

Please RSVP: robarts@yorku.ca