Research
Research is expansively defined, encouraging productive hybrids of critical study, curation and production. A year-round program of public lectures, conferences and events at York and in downtown venues include: Depth of Field (screenings and panels highlighting grad and alumni productions); Grad Symposiums presenting MA, MFA and Phd research projects; the Summer Institute, an intensive program featuring visiting scholars; and the Peter Morris Memorial Lecture. Internships with film and arts organizations provide training in curation, production and preservation; in addition, students gain invaluable teaching and research experience as TA’s and GA’s.
Our film department’s dedicated research labs include:
- Sensorium, a new media collaborative venture with the fine arts faculty, exploring cross-platform experiments in new technologies;
- Future Cinema Lab, a thinktank/production studio exploring the expressive potential of new screen and camera technologies, including GPS and locative story-telling, fog screens, 360 degree ladybug cameras, and augmented reality;
- 3-D Flic, a production/studies research project which explores the expressive and social implications of 3-D visual culture;
- Open Media Lab, featuring symposium, guest speakers and presentations, the lab provides an informal venue for doctoral students and faculty to explore the rich interface between research and creation.
Research at York
York University is a leading research innovator in Canada. Working across disciplines and with global partners, we develop ideas and connect with policymakers and practitioners to create meaningful change and a more globally competitive Canada.
Research at York takes place in every discipline and spans the spectrum of programs from the pure and applied sciences to business, law, fine arts, the humanities and social sciences. York has renowned research strength in areas such as space science, vision science, aboriginal and indigenous studies, history and psychology. Home to 24 research centres, our commitment to taking focused risks and our passion for innovation stakes a claim to a future that touches almost every facet of complex world issues.
York's key thematic research areas
Our interdiscplinary research focus enables our researchers to draw on their established expertise and push beyond traditional research methods to respond to issues and challenges that shape our world. Engaging the best researchers across a diversity of disciplines, York is confronting challenges in a new way. Building on its strengths, York is branching out with a bold and strategic research plan in four thematic research areas:
- Culture Entertainment research
- Health research
- International Studies research
- Sustainability research
Research Centres
- Centre for Jewish Studies
- Canadian Centre for German and European Studies (CCGES)
- Centre for Research on Latin American and the Caribean (CERLAC)
- Centre for Asian Studies
- PACE
- Center for Research on Language Contact
- Center for Feminist Research
- Centre for Practical Ethics
- Institute for Research & Innovation in Sustainability
- Institute for Social Research
- York Centre for International and Security Studies
Find out more at www.research.yorku.ca