Monday May 11, 2026, 1:00 - 2:30 pm EST (Online) | Register here for Zoom link Join us for the launch of Not Your Cash Cow, Not Your Scapegoat (Fernwood Press, 2026). This book places the international student within the larger context of student migration to examine the everyday vulnerabilities arising from this immigration status. […]
What is ‘public’ about public transportation? The question of accessibility 27 February 2026, 10:00 - 11:30 am EST | Register Here Although ‘the public’ in public transportation is rarely defined or interrogated, discourses about public transportation are shot through with assumptions about public space, public goods, and public life. Who is the ‘public’ of public […]
Robarts-CIKL Connects: Decolonizing Research 26 March 2026 | 2:00 - 3:00 pm | Register Here Event information TBC.
Robarts-CYPIRN Connects: Ethics in Research with Children and Young People 26 February 2026 | 11:30 am - 1:00 pm EST | Register Here Are you conducting research with children and/or youth? Are you interested in learning more about research ethics with these populations? Our speakers bring a range of research experience to this panel […]
Scarborough through the Lens of Sound and Literature - A Conversation with Aysha Campbell 21 January 2026 | 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm EST | Register Here Join the Robarts Centre and the CITY Institute for a generative presentation and discussion with Aysha Campbell (MA in Humanities) about her award-winning major research project, Scarborough […]
Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies 2026 Council of Members 21 January 2026 | 2:00 - 2:30 pm EST | Register Here The Robarts Centre invites you to the annual Council of Members to learn more about ongoing and future activities. The session will feature a short presentation from Robarts Centre Director, Jean Michel Montsion, followed […]
You are invited to the launch of Soma Chatterjee’s new book, Skills to Build the Nation: Immigrant Labour Market and Canadian Nationalism (University of Toronto Press). Soma will be in conversation with York University faculty Shirin Shahrokni (Sociology), Lalaie Ameeriar (Anthropology) and Ethel Tungohan (Politics). Refreshments (Lebanese and Indian) will be served. Click here to […]
On Disability Arts & Culture A 'What is Happening in Canada?" Event With Dr. Emilia Nielsen, Associate Professor, Health & Society, York University Tuesday December 9, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:00 pm EST | Register Here Disability arts and culture constitute a vibrant force in Canada with recent examples of this generativity emblematic of a […]
Thursday, November 27 | 1:00 - 2:00 pm EST on Zoom | Register Here Join the Robarts Centre and the Centre for Feminist Research for a virtual conversation about navigating the postdoc application process. After a brief information session on such applications, current postdocs at York University will share their insights and experiences. This event […]
The Borealis Research Cluster at the Robarts Centre invites you to the Northern Studies Symposium 2025. Join us for a glimpse into the Arctic as students share their amazing research being conducted in the North. Date: December 4, 2025 Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Location: HNES 140 To RSVP, click here: https://forms.gle/uD3GpsnghCUySSiG8