TORONTO, April 28, 2003 -- Some of the country's leading black music experts and performers will gather at York University May 1-3 at a conference celebrating the history of black music in Canada and its unique contribution to Canadian culture. The conference, Researching Black Canadian Musics and Black Music Cultures in Canada, will feature talks […]
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Wage gap, working conditions still a concern for female supermarket workers reveals new book by York U. Prof.
TORONTO, April 15, 2003 -- Despite advancements in attaining higher wages, pay equity has not been achieved in many workplaces, says York University Social Science Prof. Jan Kainer in her new book, Cashing in on Pay Equity? Supermarket Restructuring and Gender Equality (Sumach Press, 2002). The culmination of more than 10 years of research on […]
York U. gets $23-million new SuperBuild funding
TORONTO, April 14, 2003 -- Ontario Premier Ernie Eves was at York University today to announce the University’s new General Academic Building will receive $23.4 million from the province’s SuperBuild fund to create 3175 new student spaces at York. Eves was at York to announce $180 million in new SuperBuild funding for post-secondary projects. Lorna […]
York U. conference examines realignment of global allies after war in Iraq
TORONTO, April 8, 2003 -- The war in Iraq is creating divisions in Europe and North America, a realignment of traditional allies, and a fundamental shift in universal values about the shape of the new world order. To discuss these changes, Greek Ambassador to Canada Leonidas Chrysanthopoulos, and Ambassador and Head of the Delegation of […]
York U’s Glendon to host French for the Future
TORONTO, April 7, 2003 -- French immersion and francophone high school students from across southern Ontario will be at York University’s Glendon College tomorrow, April 8, to explore the benefits of communicating in both official languages as part of the sixth annual French for the Future conference. French for the Future will bring together more […]
Ambassadors of Greece and Europe at York U. conference on multilateralism and Global Politics
TORONTO, April 7, 2003 -- Greece is at the helm of the European Union this year at a time of increasing dissent among traditional allies about war in Iraq and concerns about declining multilateralism. To discuss these issues, Greek Ambassador to Canada Leonidas Chrysanthopoulos, and Ambassador and Head of the Delegation of the European Commission […]
Trashing Ashley MacIsaac and the disappearing TV in TOPIA: Canada’s Journal of Cultural Studies
TORONTO, April 1, 2003 -- The latest issue of TOPIA: Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies based at York University, examines the star machine and the double-edged sword of non-conformity in media treatment of Canadian Celtic Pop music star Ashley MacIsaac. The new issue (No. 8, Fall 2002), edited by York cultural studies scholar Jody Berland, […]
