Humanities and the Arts

Events | Thursday, February 05, 2026
The Annual Black History Month Lecture: Dr. Howard W. French on The Second Emancipation
The Department of History presents the annual Black History Month lecture. This keynote lecture will explore French’s argument that Africa...
News | Monday, January 12, 2026
BRN IGNITE Grant project aims to preserve traditional Yorùbá recipes
Growing up in the city of Ijebu-Ode in Ogun State, Nigeria, Adébísí Ògún learned to cook traditional Yorùbá dishes at her paternal grandmother’s side, memorizing recipes passed...
Acceleration Consortium Social Science & Humanities Research Grants
The Acceleration Consortium Social Science & Humanities Research Grants supports your social science or humanities research that explores how AI...
Events | Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Acceleration Consortium Grant Program Launch – Social Science & Humanities
The Acceleration Consortium (AC) is excited to announce the launch of its 2026 Social Sciences and Humanities research grant program....
Events | Friday, November 28, 2025
Collaboratory for Black Poiēsis: Night Visions
The Collaboratory for Black Poiēsis at the University of Toronto has launched Night Visions, a lightly recurring film series gathering community...
Events | Thursday, November 27, 2025
Seltzer Lecture: Reclaiming Black Memory, Forging Black Possibilities
This year’s John Seltzer and Mark Seltzer Memorial Lecture is a conversation about Black memory. What does Black memory look...
Black and African Canadian Scientific and Technological Innovations Fellowship
Ingenium has partnered with the Black Canadian Studies Association to launch the Black and African Canadian Scientific and Technological Innovations Fellowship. Ingenium...
Events | October 15, 2025 - June 17, 2026
[magnitude + bond] Reading Group – Collaboratory for Black Poiesis
Join the Collaboratory for Black Poiesis for a multimedia series of slow engagement with black cultural production & community-led ‘maker-thinker’...
Events | Friday, November 14, 2025
A Lexicon of these Times
The Centre for Comparative Literature is excited to be hosting Professor Christina Sharpe from York University for a public lecture....
Events | Friday, October 10, 2025
Queen of Flowers and Pearls: Telling History Through Stories
Queen of Flowers and Pearls: Telling History Through Stories is an anti-colonial performance exploring resistance, memory and resilience in Ethiopia...