Andrea Medovarski

Associate Professor
Office: 250 Vanier College
Phone: 416-736-2100 Ext: 70414
Email: medov@yorku.ca
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Andrea Medovarski is an Associate Professor in the Department of Humanities at York University, specializing in Black diaspora cultural studies. An interdisciplinary scholar, her research focuses on situating Canada within the context of the Americas and exploring histories of transatlantic slavery and colonization. She has published extensively on black diasporic cultural productions with a particular focus on black Canadian literature and film, in book chapters and in journals such as TOPIA, Canadian Literature, Studies in Canadian Literature and The Journal of Postcolonial Writing. She has also published a book on the second-generation children of immigrants in black Canadian and black British women’s writing. Deeply committed to access issues in postsecondary education, Dr. Medovarski has taught in various access/bridging programs at York and has also received HEQCO funding for her research on ‘nontraditional’ students. In addition, she serves on the editorial boards of the journal Canadian Woman Studies/les cahiers de la femme, and Inanna Publications, a feminist press.
Degrees
PhD, York UniversityMA, York University
BEd, Queen's University
BA, Queen's University
Professional Leadership
Community Contributions
- Nominated for the LAPS Dean’s Award in Teaching Excellence - 2021
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight Development Grant - 2016
- Nominated for the Ian Greene Award, Sponsored by the Students’ Council of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, York University - 2011
- Nominated for a York University-wide Teaching Award - 2010
- Winner of the York University English Department Teaching Assistant Award - 2004
Current Courses
Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
Winter 2025 | AP/HUMA3300 3.0 | M | Black Canadian Film | SEMR |
Winter 2025 | AP/HUMA3315 3.0 | M | Black Literatures and Cultures in Canada | SEMR |
Upcoming Courses
Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
Summer 2025 | AP/HUMA4310 3.0 | A | Black Athletes and Sporting Resistance | SEMR |
Andrea Medovarski is an Associate Professor in the Department of Humanities at York University, specializing in Black diaspora cultural studies. An interdisciplinary scholar, her research focuses on situating Canada within the context of the Americas and exploring histories of transatlantic slavery and colonization. She has published extensively on black diasporic cultural productions with a particular focus on black Canadian literature and film, in book chapters and in journals such as TOPIA, Canadian Literature, Studies in Canadian Literature and The Journal of Postcolonial Writing. She has also published a book on the second-generation children of immigrants in black Canadian and black British women’s writing. Deeply committed to access issues in postsecondary education, Dr. Medovarski has taught in various access/bridging programs at York and has also received HEQCO funding for her research on ‘nontraditional’ students. In addition, she serves on the editorial boards of the journal Canadian Woman Studies/les cahiers de la femme, and Inanna Publications, a feminist press.
Degrees
PhD, York UniversityMA, York University
BEd, Queen's University
BA, Queen's University
Professional Leadership
Community Contributions
Awards
- Nominated for the LAPS Dean’s Award in Teaching Excellence - 2021
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight Development Grant - 2016
- Nominated for the Ian Greene Award, Sponsored by the Students’ Council of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, York University - 2011
- Nominated for a York University-wide Teaching Award - 2010
- Winner of the York University English Department Teaching Assistant Award - 2004
All Publications
Current Courses
Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
Winter 2025 | AP/HUMA3300 3.0 | M | Black Canadian Film | SEMR |
Winter 2025 | AP/HUMA3315 3.0 | M | Black Literatures and Cultures in Canada | SEMR |
Upcoming Courses
Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
Summer 2025 | AP/HUMA4310 3.0 | A | Black Athletes and Sporting Resistance | SEMR |