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The Tubman Institute, in partnership with UNESCO, successfully hosted a workshop on the Teaching of African History, in Founders College, York University, from November 5 to 7, 2010. The workshop was opened by Mamdouh Shoukri, President of York University, who welcomed 35 presenters and over 70 participants.
Nov 09, 2010
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Karolyn Smardz Frost, one of ten finalists for TVO’s 2009 “Best Lecturer” Competition, has been chosen to deliver York’s “Campus Day” lecture on November 13, 2010 to an audience of prospective students and their parents.
Oct 31, 2010
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The Harriet Tubman Institute welcomes the new students
Oct 29, 2010
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The following is a list of seminars presented in the fall semester of 2010. A hyperlink is provided to the draft papers which are made available with permission of the authors, on the understanding that they should not be quoted except with the express permission of the author.
Oct 13, 2010
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Robin Law, Emeritus Professor of African History, University of Stirling, Scotland, and member of Tubman Institute was recognized for his notable contribution to the field of African Studies. Professor Law received the Distinguished Africanist Award at the Biennial Conference of the African Studies Association of the UK at Oxford, September 2010.
Oct 08, 2010
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This August 31 – September 4, Tubman’s Karlee Sapoznik, a Ph.D. Candidate in the Graduate History Program at York University, attended and presented a paper at the ‘Considering the Parameters of Slavery’ Symposium – the first of two international network meetings of the Slavery as the Powers Attaching to the Right of Ownership Network held at the Rockefeller…
Sep 29, 2010
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The Harriet Tubman Institute is pleased to announce that Lawrence Hill (author of The Book of Negroes) and Dan Hill Jr., singer/songwriter, will present at a symposium to spotlight the life and work of Daniel Grafton Hill III, the first director of the Ontario Human Rights Commission.
Sep 08, 2010
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The Harriet Tubman Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Frank Luce as Coordinator of The Harriet Tubman Institute.
Dr. Luce received his Ph.D. from Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, in 2009. His area of specialization is contemporary slavery in Brazil and Angola.
Aug 23, 2010
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Forced Marriage in Conflict Situations Project
Aug 17, 2010
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Project “Slavery, Memory, Citizenship”
Aug 12, 2010
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