Interested in showcasing your artistic talent? Dua Siddiqui from HUMA 3207 is hosting free workshops with the help of Vanier College Council. Check the poster below for details.

Prof Christina Sharpe Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies reflects on the complexities of Black life through a new literary form in her nonfiction Ordinary Notes, which won the 2023 Writers' Trust Hilary Weston Prize and is recommended by CBC Books for #BlackHistoryMonth reading. bit.ly/42w0DX9

A CCY Graduate, Kate Moo King-Curtis' Research work was featured through an interview in the latest issue of Reflections on Research series presented by Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies. Learn more about the interview below!

#CFP: Taylor Swift, Narrative, Fandom Deadline for abstracts: 15 April 2024, send an email to Isabella Fortino and Alison Halsall at [email protected] Deadline for full chapters: 15 October 2024 Email: [email protected]

Congratulations to Jessica Campbell (CCY York Student) who recently presented her honours research paper at the Southwest PCA Conference and was selected as the winner of the highly competitive Heldrich-Dvorak Undergraduate Award!

Today we recognize our co-op student, Cadence Crawford. Cadence, a fourth-year student at @yorkuniversity, joined us through the CCY Work Placement Course. We wish you all the best Cadence as you continue on your academic journey and venture into new opportunities! 🌟

Professor Christina Sharpe, one of the most important contemporary scholars in Black Diaspora Thought and Cultures, is among the eight winners of this year's Windham-Campbell Prizes.

Professor Christina Sharpe, one of the most important contemporary scholars in Black Diaspora Thought and Cultures, is among the winners of this year's Windham-Campbell Prizes literary awards. bit.ly/4aEbyR7 | @hystericalblkns CBC

Congratulations to Professor Christina Sharpe on the prestigious honour of receiving the Guggenheim Fellowship! A testament to her remarkable contributions to academia. 🎉 #YUResearch bit.ly/3UmbUqn

Congrats to Start2Finish for an inspiring 5km run for kids in their reading and running programs! 🏃‍♀️📚 🙌 6 students from CCY York's 4900 Placement Course, including Sophia L. and Alyssa R., contributed between 2023-24. 📸 Great job with young people! 🎉 #Start2Finish #CCY

🌈✨ Celebrating Pride Month with a splash of color and a dash of queerness! ✨🌈 Join our webinar on Queer Representation in Comics and Graphic Novels on June 12th and dive into the world of LGBTQ+ comics with us! 📚🏳️‍🌈 Click here to join: yorku.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Attention all incoming CCY 2999 students for the 2024-2025 year! A hearty welcome from your instructor Dr. Kael Reid. The amazing CCY 299 teaching team of TAs and I are looking forward to meeting you and supporting your success in this course. Stay tuned for more info! 🌞😀

Attention CCY 2999 students! Get a head of the game & get your course texts: Wells, K. (2021). Childhood in a Global Perspective. Polity Press. [York U Bookstore] + James, A. & James, A. (2012). Key Concepts in Childhood Studies. Sage. [York U Bookstore or ebook: York U Library].

Hello CCY 2999 students from Dr. Kael Reid! Our first class meeting is on Tues., Sept. 10 at 11:30am (check your schedule for the location). Tutorials also begin that week. We will review important course info and do get-to-know-you activities. Looking forward to meeting you!🌞

Huge thanks from Dr. Kael Reid to Teija, Margherita, Vanessa, Veronica, and Ari for collaborating on the presentation, "Using Academic Reading Circles (Seburn, 2016) in the Undergraduate Classroom: Perspectives from Instructors and Students." Awesome. #teachinginfocus

Alison Halsall, associate professor in the Department of Humanities, has received the Honor Book Award in 2025 Children’s Literature Association Book Awards for Growing Up Graphic: The Comics of Children in Crisis. Read more: yorku.ca/laps/newsroom/… #honorbook

A total of 9 researchers at York, including 4 from the faculty of LA&PS, received over $223,000 in funding through the Black Research Seed Fund. Read more to see who the recipients are! yorku.ca/yfile/2025/08/… York University News #blackresearch #yorkuniversity

After much deliberation and perusal of some truly impressive essays by our CCY students, we are pleased to announce the names and titles of essays that are the 2024-2025 successful recipients of the Carole Carpenter Awards! Congratulations! Read more: yorku.ca/laps/student-a…