ABMP and YCAR launch the China Insights Fund: Building knowledge and understanding of China

The York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) announces the relaunch of the China Insights Fund (CIF), made possible by the incredible support of the Asian Business and Management Program (ABMP). Originally established to foster research specifically on Canada-China interactions, the CIF now takes on a significantly broadened scope. This renewal reflects the dynamic evolution of […]

Virtual Filipino and Indonesia language courses open to Canadian grad students

YCAR is pleased to be a part of the Canadian Southeast Asian Studies Initiative / Initiative canadienne pour l’étude du sud-est asiatique (CSEASI/ICESEA), which is offering synchronous online language courses open to graduate students across Canada. The courses are hosted by the University of Victoria, which is home to CSEASI/ICESEA, which is funded by the […]

Winter lecture series focuses on the South Asian Studies classroom

Embedded in the field of South Asian Studies, this YCAR-supported series engages with the methodologies and epistemologies of researchers, educators and artists as they reflect on their pedagogies, commitments, responsibilities and accountabilities in academic teaching. With the arts as thematic focus, the three speakers—from the United States, India as well as our Faculty Associate Soma […]

Areej Alshammiry is our 2023 Albert CW Chan Foundation Award recipient!

Congratulations to Areej Alshammiry, the 2023 recipient of the 2023 Albert CW Chan Foundation Award. A doctoral student in Sociology, Areej is a Vanier Scholar whose research explores state violence and statelessness. She is also a community-based researcher at the Centre for Community Based Research and a member of the Interim Core Group (ICG) of […]

A Serious Wedding (जे सी बी रवनवा) is new ethnofiction film by Graduate Associate Rajat Nayyar

A Serious Wedding (जे सी बी रवनवा) is Graduate Associate Rajat Nayyar's (Theatre and Performance Studies) new Bhojpuri ethnofiction film about a radical love story between a young man and a tree. Can the community’s songs help him save his love from being cut down? For over a decade, Nayyar has been researching the role […]

PSG welcomes 2022 Marshall McLuhan Fellow Karmina Constantino

By Patrick Alcedo and Marissa Largo Philippines Studies professors and students of York University welcomed 2022 Marshall McLuhan Fellow Karmina Constantino on 15 May 2023 in Toronto. Constantino, a veteran Filipina television broadcast journalist and an anchor with the ABS-CBN News Channel known for her hard-hitting questions to politicians, presented her compelling and timely talk: […]

Call for Submissions | 2023 CCSEAS-CCEASE Conference

The 2023 Conference of the Canadian Council for Southeast Asian Studies, to be held in Québec City, invites papers and panels on the theme of resilience in all its manifestations. We especially encourage proposals that address the question from inter-disciplinary and comparative perspectives. But as always, the conference scientific committee is also happy to receive […]

Dance Workshop with Bayanihan: the National Dance Company of the Philippines

A rare opportunity to learn Philippine folk dance from Leo Lorilla and Pamela Corales, core performing artists of the world-renowned Bayanihan Dance Company. Everybody is welcome and registration is free! When: Monday, 13 February 2023 | 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Where: Kalayaan Cultural Community Centre, 5225 Orbitor Drive, Unit 3, Mississauga For more information […]

Annual Dance Showcase, “Cardinal Points”

The Philippine Studies Group is pleased to support the visit of two of the lead dancers from Bayanihan, the National Dance Company of the Philippines. 15-17 February 2023 | 19:30 ESTSandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre Admission: $22 | $15 advance purchase until Sunday, 12 Feb. Box Office: 416.736.5888Box Office | Tickets Guest Artists: Bayanihan, […]

Opportunity | YCAR Professional Development Fund | Deadline: Jan. 30

YCAR’s Professional Development Fund subsidizes relevant experiences for its Graduate Associates to present their scholarly or creative work. Amounts awarded will range from $50 to $500 with the expectation that they will be used in conjunction with other awards. The next deadline is Monday, 30 January 2023 by 16:00 EST for activities taking place six […]