Last December 16th, 2021, the City Institute and members of the GenUrb research project, joined a brainstorming session on Women and the Urban SDGs hosted by the World Urban Pavilion in Regent Park. With the aim of establishing in Canada a Global Secretariat for Women and the Urban SDGs and working in collaboration with UN-Habitat, […]
News excerpt from the American Association of Geographers: 2022 Diversity and Inclusion Award The Diversity and Inclusion Award (previously Enhancing Diversity Award) honors those geographers who have pioneered efforts toward, or actively participate in efforts towards encouraging a more diverse discipline. Beverley Mullings, Queen’s University; Kate Parizeau, University of Guelph; and Linda Peake, York University Beverley Mullings, Kate […]
At the City Institute we stand in compassion and solidarity with all Black, Indigenous and racialized communities who are grieving and rising up. We are angered and outraged by ongoing police violence and brutality against Black citizens and protestors across the North American continent. Alongside many scholars, activists and others, we denounce the onslaught of […]
In a recent CBC article, Visiting Scholar at the City Institute Darnel Harris (urban planner and executive director of Toronto-based mobility advocacy group Our Greenway) detailed the alternatives that exist for commuters as they begin returning to work in the wake of provinces across Canada slowly relaxing their physical distancing rules. Harris argues that among […]
Professor Linda Peake, director of the City Institute and a member of the Urban Studies program and the graduate programs in Geography, Gender, Feminist and Women’s Studies and Development Studies, is the 2020 winner of the Canadian Association of Geographers Award (CAG) for Scholarly Distinction. Peake's award was announced during the CAG’s annual general meeting, […]
Professor William Jenkins (an active faculty member of the City Institute) recently presented an online lecture about the legacy of the Irish Famine in Buffalo for the Irish Heritage Trust and their Great Famine Voices Roadshow. This online lecture was part of the virtual events season hosted by the National Famine Museum at Strokestown Park and […]
On February 7th, 2020 the CITY Institute hosted its fifth CITY Seminar. The talk, "Racialization and Financialization of the Housing Market," was given by Dr. Nemoy Lewis, a Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto under the supervision of Deb Cowan in the Department of Geography. Dr. Lewis's talk focussed on his current Postdoctoral Research where he […]
On January 24, 2020 CITY held its fourth CITY Seminar for the 2019-2020 term with a focus on a growing area of membership - the Urban Humanities. The talk, which was titled "Run Man Run: Fugitivity in Postwar Urban Noir," was given by Professor Arthur Redding (Department of English) on the topic of urban crime […]
On January 29, 2019 the City Institute was asked to participate in the York University Organized Research Units (ORUs) open house where we shared details about our institute and our research interests and initiatives -- including our largest research initiative GenUrb. Additionally, this was an opportunity to connect with the membership and administrators of the many […]
On November 29th, 2019 CITY hosted its third CITY Seminar for the 2019-2020 term. Our third seminar, "Knowledge and Sustainability in Smart Cities," featured a panel discussion with Dr. Natasha Tusikov (CITY member and Professor in the Department of Social Science), Dr, Teresa Abbruzzese (CITY member and Professor in the Urban Studies program), Dr. Negin Minaei […]