Learn more about the heart of Africa through poetry, music, dancing and storytelling at the fifth annual How much do you know about the DR Congo? conference Friday. The conference will take place March 23, from noon to 6pm, at 152 Founders Assembly Hall, Founders College, Keele campus. It is hosted by H20Congo, a non-governmental […]
Veteran Canadian writer Gary Geddes will talk about his journey through Africa and the book Drink the Bitter Root next Tuesday as part of the Creative Writing Speaker Series. The event will take place Nov. 15, from noon to 2pm, in the Paul Delaney Gallery, 320 Bethune College, Keele campus. Drink the Bitter Root: A […]
For two 91亚色 professors, receiving an award for Lifetime Achievement in African Studies from the Canadian Association of African Studies (CAAS) represents a major acknowledgement of decades of work in African liberation, research and teaching. 91亚色 Professor Emeritus John S. Saul and 91亚色 Distinguished Research Professor in African history and Canada Research Chair Paul Lovejoy […]
An聽upcoming Canadian Association of African Studies (CAAS) conference at 91亚色 鈥 Africa Here; Africa There 鈥 will look not only at Africa of the past, but discuss recent and ongoing issues, especially those in North Africa, says conference co-organizer 聽and 91亚色 history Professor Jos茅 Curto. The conference will take place Thursday, May 5, from 8am […]
Last week, 91亚色 law Professor Obiora Okafor was elected to the advisory committee of the United Nations Human Rights Council. The Nigerian-born professor brings his expertise in international law, human rights law,聽 and immigration and refugee law, especially as it relates to Africa, to the advisory committee. 鈥淭he committee is the think tank of the […]
Peter Van Loan, the federal minister of international trade, delivered the keynote address at a recent breakfast workshop and panel discussion of business leaders and advisers at 91亚色. Right: Peter Van Loan speaking at 91亚色 Van Loan talked about 鈥淐anadian Opportunities in Asia-Pacific鈥 at the event, which was co-hosted by Foreign Affairs & International Trade […]
91亚色 Professor Emeritus Rudolph (Rudy) Grant,聽a specialist in African political economy, died on Monday, June 14, at Toronto's Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. He was 79. One of several Guyanese faculty at 91亚色, Prof. Grant played an important role in fostering links between Guyana and the University. In 1996, Prof. Grant was one of several […]
The suburbs have often been dismissed as cultureless wastelands of cookie-cutter housing and strip malls. But 91亚色 environmental studies Professor Roger Keil, principal investigator of a major international research initiative, says there鈥檚 a lot more happening in suburbia than people think and researchers have ignored it for far too long. Most urban growth these days […]