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Anne F. MacLennan, an associate professor in the Department of Communication & Media Studies, has received a prestigious Partnership Development Grant from the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) for her groundbreaking research project “Interrogating Canadian Identities (ICI).” 

Perceptions of Canadian identities that have persisted since the country’s centennial celebrations in 1967 are often rooted in historical perspectives of settler communities and the first 157 years of Canada’s history.��MacLennan’s project looks to understand how this historical – and outdated – legacy continues to shape modern perceptions of Canadian identities, particularly considering significant demographic changes over the past five decades due to immigration following the implementation of the Multiculturalism Policy in 1971.��

Furthermore, the project examines the impact of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action in 2015, as well as ongoing movements towards diversity, equity, inclusion and other shifts in how Canadians define their identities in the 21st century.��

"The excitement of 100 years of Canada in 1967 generated a sense of Canada that crystallized,” says MacLennan. “The Canadian population has more than doubled from 20,334,000 in 1967 to 41,288,599 in 2024.��Canada has evolved with new priorities, immigration and the Multicultural Policy. Now is the time to reassess what it means to be Canadian and who Canadians are."

The overall goal of this project is to shed new light on the complexities of Canadian identities and provide valuable insights into how historical narratives can influence contemporary understandings of what it means to be Canadian. Policy briefs and recommendations gathered through this research will be shared with government stakeholders at the federal, provincial and municipal levels.

As SSHRC Partnership Development Grants go towards developing research and related activities in the social sciences and humanities through  and partnerships, the recent grant will go towards helping the ICI project – which MacLenann is the principle investigator and director of ­­– connect a diverse network of community groups, media producers, policy organizations, museums, archives and universities across Canada. This collaborative effort is aimed at initiating a nationwide dialogue on Canadian identities, with a focus on real-life experiences.

The project will continue to expand to include new collaborators and as many different communities as possible, through a series of focus groups, public forums and interviews. The ICI research partnership will also provide extensive methods of training for research assistants and provide knowledge mobilization through the publication of books, journals, articles and podcasts, as well as at conferences and on the ICI official website. 

To learn more about this project or to participate in one of the upcoming interviews, focus groups or public forums, visit the  or contact MacLennan at amaclenn@yorku.ca. The project is actively seeking Canadian participants from every part of the country.

Originally published in YFile.

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Thanks to a significant donation of newspapers from an individual named Michalis Mouratidis, the HHF GCA now holds one of the world’s largest collections of Greek diaspora newspapers. This wasn’t the only noteworthy acquisition this year to enable scholars to rewrite the history of Greeks in Canada but across the diaspora. The archive now also contains 115 film reels, recorded by Canadian Egyptologist and war-time humanitarian Amice Calverley, which document the Greek Civil War from the front, and life in Greece from the 1930s to the 1950s. The HHF GCA has also accepted 31 boxes of rare books that belonged to the late writer Christos Ziatas.

Additionally, former member of parliament John Cannis has loaned 157 photographs, correspondence, media releases, and other records documenting his early life and political career, which have been digitized and will be available in early 2025; the Hellenic Canadian Lawyers Association has donated its organizational records; and Stan Draenos, a friend of York and political analyst, contributed two detailed itineraries from former prime minister of Greece Andreas Papandreou’s 1983 state visit to Canada.

As the archive has expanded its collections, HHF GCA archivist Maria Paraschos and �첥��Ƶ Libraries colleagues Anna St. Onge, Julia Holland, Michael Moir and Taylor Tryburski have overseen the cataloguing of previous acquisitions, with the physical holdings page of the HHF GCA website being routinely updated to include links to finding aids, digitized materials and relevant collections in , the library catalogue.

Over the last while, the HHF GCA has also emerged as a hub of interdisciplinary research activity. It currently co-ordinates and supports seven projects, four of which feature an oral history component. Affiliated researchers have completed over 100 hours of interviews, and 65 interviews are already available on the . The portal has been a critical tool for scholars and students from across the world.

Access to it has been not just a valuable research resource, however. Among those who have used it is York PhD candidate Effrosyni Rantou, who notes its value as “a platform where history is made by [the Greeks in Canada] and for them,” but also a “reflection of the Greek diaspora; somewhere to look so we can understand ‘ourselves.’” Rantou believes the portal should not be regarded as a static repository; rather, it is both “an object of research [and] an invitation for an intergenerational contribution.”

With the goal of of making others aware of HHF GCA’s resources, the archives have been prioritizing public outreach as well. Over the past two years, the HHF GCA team has introduced themselves and shared findings at events in Canada, the U.S. and Greece. HHF GCA hopes for further too as researchers, who have used its materials, plan to write new histories in the coming years focused on the first migrants, Cypriot and Pontian Canadians, community leaders, Greek studies programs, as well as the activities of regional and professional associations, women’s auxiliary societies and Greek Canadian literary figures.

Molos attributes the HHF GCA’s progress to the “Greek Canadian community’s enduring commitment to preserving its heritage.” He notes that “the project’s achievements are the result of sustained efforts by stakeholders, researchers and volunteers.”

To learn more, see the story about the archives in .

With files from Professor Vasilis (Bill) Molos

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“DARE is such an innovative and impactful initiative for LA&PS,” said LA&PS Dean J.J. McMurtry. “It provides a unique opportunity to foster collaboration between faculty members and our brightest students in ways that will impact both for years after the program. Further, our students develop and refine research capacities, which will serve them well in their future endeavours.”

LA&PS launched DARE to provide opportunities for undergraduate students to engage in faculty-supervised research. Students each received $5,000 for their work over a four-month period.

This year’s research projects spanned a wide range of topics such as infection health-care, waste management in Africa, the exploration of Canadian identities, discussions on democracy, global citizenship, immigration and mining in Jamaica, and more.

 “Through DARE, students receive early exposure to research, enhancing their undergraduate journey and equipping them for a future full of possibilities,” said Ravi de Costa, associate dean of research and graduate studies at LA&PS. “LA&PS truly fosters a diverse culture of research, and you can see that showcased in these superb projects.”

At the celebration event, the Faculty also awarded prizes for most creative and innovative poster. Olivia Carstensen in the Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics received this year’s award for best poster for her project titled “Exploring Turkic Vowel Harmony.” Honourable mentions were given to Osman Berk Er in the School of Information Technology for his project called “Improving River Flow Predictions with Diverse Data Inputs” and to Jessica Lappin from the Writing Department for her project titled “First Steps for Building a New Canadian Book Publishing Press.”

See the full list of 2024 DARE recipients in the winner’s gallery.

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“Our researchers are at the forefront of new developments in their respective fields,” says Ravi de Costa, Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies at LA&PS. "Their ongoing success in the Insight programs not only showcases the potential for nurturing impactful and groundbreaking new research programs in the Faculty but also sets standards for research excellence in LA&PS."

These SSHRC grant programs fund research focused on building knowledge and understanding of people, societies, and the world. Among these newly funded LA&PS-led projects are a study on the inequality of retirement time in Canada, research focused on literature during colonial occupation, and a research-creation project on the narratives of chronic illness.

“The broad range of topics supported by this funding highlights the incredible diversity of research in our Faculty,” said David Cuff, Director, Strategic Research & Partnerships. “The outcomes of this work will advance knowledge and provide opportunities for students to work with our faculty members on cutting-edge SSH research.”

Insight Development Grants are awarded to emerging and established scholars in the social sciences and humanities to work on research projects of up to two years. LA&PS 2024 recipients are: 

Manila in the Transoceanic Archive: The Poetics of Colonial Occupation, 1762-1764

$55,361

Intergenerational Movements and Social Media Silos

$64,387

The Language of Episodic Thought

$50,844

The Cost of Red Tape: The Effect of National Regulation on Labor Markets
$56,567

Retirement Time (In)equality in Canada
$49,380

Insight Grants are awarded for research projects of two to five years. The five LA&PS 2024 recipients are: 

Macroeconomic Analysis of Home Production and Gender Gap in Structural Transformation

$82,202

Chronically Ill Research-Creation: Engendering Experimentations in Form and Content

$97,391

An Investigation into the Growth of Nonmarital Fertility in North America

$91,190

Psychotherapy in Ontario: Training, Access, Quality, and Medicalization

$198,882

The Capacity to Innovate: Governance and Policy Implementation in Canada’s Municipalities

$57,954

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The York researchers received a combined total of $745,204 from CFI’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF), which supports institutions in attracting top talent and acquiring the state-of-the-art tools and equipment necessary to enable their innovative work.

“We are grateful for CFI’s investment in our researchers, who continuously push the boundaries of art, science and technology,” said Amir Asif, vice-president research and innovation. “The John R. Evans Leaders Fund supports York’s commitment to research excellence in all its forms, including the diversity of these projects that range from developing new techniques in genetic engineering and biomolecular spectroscopy to advancing mental health studies to using [extended reality] technologies to promote greater inclusivity in the arts.”

Arik Senderovich, School of Information Technology, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies

Project: Data Analytics in Services
Amount: $76,520

CFI funding will help Senderovich establish the Data Analytics in Services (DAISE) Lab, which will focus on developing data analytics technologies to improve service systems by making them more accessible, efficient and of higher quality. A multidisciplinary team of researchers will lead efforts in areas such as responsible data science, process mining, operations management in services, as well as AI and machine learning. The lab aims to advance research from early stages to fully implementable software solutions, utilizing advanced computational power and secure storage capabilities to address real-world challenges in service systems

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