This 2019 Summer session we will be offering our field trip course GGRC54H3 to Tokyo, Japan with Professor André Sorensen.

Professor Mollett has made significant contributions to feminist geography. Her lecture at the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) will be published in Gender, Place & Culture. 

UTSC City Studies' students, TAIBU health centre, and Blessed Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School’s grade 9 geography class worked together to create youth-led solutions to problems in Malvern (Scarborough). 

Watch Professor Zahra Ebrahim’s talk on 'why we need to let cities break'. 

Professors MacDonald and Han in the Department of Human Geography have partnered with Malvern Action for Neighbourhood Change to develop an urban farm in Rouge Park. Working on the farm gives students first-hand experience with the issues of food security faced by new immigrants and others with low incomes. 

Professor Zack Taylor is hosting “Seminar in Selected Issues in City Studies: Toronto Municipal Election. Students examine the mayoral lens to uncover how various aspects of the mayoral race, such as social media, shape the elections. 

“Gramsci: Space, Nature, Politics”, a book edited by Michael Ekers, Gillian Hart, Stefan Kipfer, and Alex Loftus, was e-launched on Antipode. 

Dr. Minelle Mahtani and Dr. Rinaldo Walcott contributed a piece to the Broadbent Blog about the importance of taking an honest look at the role racism played in historical (and contemporary) injustice. 

Dr. Hunter and Dr. Ekers support the editorial Collective of Antipode—a peer-reviewed publication on geographical issues. 

UTSC Commons featured Professor Mark Hunter and Professor Atiqa Hachimi as one of several couples who are partners at work and in life.  

Professor Bunce is working with the Storefront to draw attention to planning issues in east Scarborough. 

The Human Geography and City Studies Speaker Series concludes this Thursday, March 27 2014 at 3:00-5:00 p.m., with an exciting talk by Dr. Wendy Cheng from Arizona State University.

According to experts, like Professor Zack Taylor, Toronto’s upcoming mayoral race may come down to which candidate can best get out the vote. Read Dr. Taylor's opinions in a recent Toronto Star article. 

Hear about totalitarianism through the intention of sustainability. Dr. Katakoa of Nipissing University will speak about the tension between urban politics and totalitarian planning. 
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 pm See poster
Room 324 MS (Social Sciences Building)
 

Benjamin Potruff is the Program Advisor for Geography and City Studies at UTSC. He is glad to advise students on a variety of academic program issues, so if anyone has trouble navigating their way around requirements and schedules, Benjamin is the man.

Thinking about career prospects in Geography and City Studies? Attend our careers event in January.
Date: January 23, 2014
Time: 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Location: UTSC Ralph Campbell Lounge
See flyer 

Professor Mark Hunter is motivated to understand the societal, historical, and economic trends driving the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa. ​Professor Hunter (Human Geography) and Professor Dahl (Anthropology) are examining the social impacts of HIV/AIDS in Africa. Their research is featured in UTSC Commons. 

Professor Thembela Kepe shared insights on CTV News and CBC regarding Nelson Mandela's life, death, and funeral. Watch the CTV News clip and CBC feature. 

Students and faculty from UTSC gathered at the third annual Community Connections Leadership Forum on November 6, 2013 to learn about the collaborative research, educational and community-building programmes in the Kingston Galloway/Orton Park (KGO) and Mornelle Courth neighbourhoods.

Take your interest in the community to the next level! Join us as we celebrate local planning projects and learn more about community planning boards. 5:00pm to 7:00 pm. 4175 Lawrence Avenue East. See the event poster. 

Toronto city council has ground to a standstill as scandal-plagued Toronto Mayor Rob Ford makes world-wide headlines. Professor Zack Taylor examined the city's political gridlock, which goes beyond Ford's mayoralty, as part of a long-term research project on the political geography of the amalgamated city. Watch Professor Taylor discuss Ford Nation on "The Agenda" on TVO. 

Hear about how marginalized youth in Kingston and Montreal are practising their right to the city. 
3:00-5:00 p.m. Room 324 MW (Social Sciences Building).
See event poster. 
Light food and refreshments will be provided. 

Learn more.
Friday September 28, 2013, 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Rouge National Urban Wilderness Park

In February 2013, Professor Minelle Mahtani received a Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal for her work in the field of ethnic media in Canada.