YORK UNIVERSITY SHOWCASES聽LEADING-EDGE FEMINIST URBAN RESEARCH聽IN A SERIES OF EVENTS IN EARLY NOVEMBER 2014Watch for detailed descriptions of these events in forthcoming announcements and聽on posters around campus.
SERIES A: NOVEMBER 3
1. POLS 4404/5504 UNDERGRADUATE-GRADUATE STUDENT ONLY EVENT WITH DR. FARANAK
MIRAFTAB. Dr. Faranak Miraftab (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) will聽make a special visit to the first hour of Dr. Laam Hae鈥檚 Politics and Cultures聽of Neoliberal Urbanism Course (POLS 4404/5504). Limited space. Students are聽required to complete readings in advance. Please RSVP to Dr. Laam Hae聽(lhae@yorku.ca) by Friday, October 31st at 1630. This event has been made聽possible with the generous financial support of the School of Gender, Sexuality聽and Women鈥檚 Studies; Department of Geography; Department of Political Science;聽Department of Social Science; the Associate Dean of Research (Faculty of聽Liberal Arts and Professional Studies); and, the Office of the Provost.November 3, Monday, 1130-1230, Location: Accolade East, 008.
2. PUBLIC EVENT: MAKING A HOME IN THE HEARTLAND: IMMIGRATION AND GLOBAL LABOUR聽MOBILITY. 聽The Department of Political Science hosts this flagship 惭辞苍诲补测听Seminar Series event with Dr. Faranak Miraftab (University of Illinois,聽Urbana-Champaign). Dr. Miraftab will be discussing her forthcoming book
(Indiana University Press). This event has been made possible with the generous聽financial support of the School of Gender, Sexuality and Women鈥檚 Studies;聽Department of Geography; Department of Political Science; Department of Social聽Science; the Associate Dean of Research (Faculty of Liberal Arts and聽Professional Studies); and, the Office of the Provost.November 3, Monday, 1430-1630, Location: Verney Room, South Ross 674.
SERIES B: NOVEMBER 4
1. PUBLIC EVENT: PLACE MATTERS: MAPPING IRANIAN WOMEN IN TEHRAN鈥橲 PUBLIC SPACES聽USING QUALITATIVE GIS. A CITY SEMINAR with Dr. Nazgol Bagheri (University of聽Texas, San Antonio). The Department of Geography and The City Institute will聽jointly host this event.
November 4, Tuesday, 1130-1230, Location: 305 91亚色 Lanes.
2. PUBLIC EVENT: PLANETARY URBANIZATION, CITIES, HEARTLANDS AND HOME: A聽roundtable discussion hosted by the Department of Political Science with: Dr.聽Nazgol Bagheri (University of Texas, San Antonio); Karl Gardner (doctoral聽student, 91亚色); Dr. Laam Hae (91亚色), Dr. Roger Keil (91亚色聽University); Dr. Faranak Miraftab (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign);聽and Jess Parish (doctoral candidate, 91亚色). Chaired by Vanesa聽Tomasino-Rodriguez (doctoral student, 91亚色). This event has been聽made possible with the generous 聽support of the European Union, Jean Monnet聽Programme (incoming Jean Monnet Chair, Dr. Heather MacRae); The City Institute;聽the School of Gender, Sexuality and Women鈥檚 Studies; Department of Geography;聽Department of Political Science; Department of Social Science; the Associate聽Dean of Research (Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies); and, the聽Office of the Provost.
November 4, Tuesday, 1430 to 1630, Location: Verney Room, South Ross 674.
3. RECEPTION FOR PLANETARY URBANIZATION ROUNDTABLE PARTICIPANTS AND ATTENDEES.
This event has been made possible with the generous financial support of the聽School of Gender, Sexuality and Women鈥檚 Studies; Department of Geography;聽Department of Political Science; Department of Social Science; the Associate聽Dean of Research (Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies); and, the聽Office of the Provost. 聽Special thanks is also extended to the incoming Jean聽Monnet Chair, Dr. Heather MacRae, for providing assistance in arranging this聽event.November 4, Tuesday, 1630-1730. Location: Verney Room, South Ross 674.
SERIES C: NOVEMBER 5
1. GRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY MEET AND GREET WITH DR. NAZGOL BAGHERI. This event is聽sponsored by The City Institute.
November 5, Wednesday, 1400-1600, Location: Room 749, Kaneff Tower.
_____________________________________
For further information on these events please contact Dr. Karen Murray,聽Associate Professor, Department of Political Science (murrayk@yorku.ca) or Dr.聽Linda Peake, Director, The City Institute (city@yorku.ca).
