UVic Humanities
Open your mind, transform our world. The Faculty of Humanities at UVic includes studies in English, philosophy, history, gender, languages, religion & culture.
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- You're invited to a free event in celebration of Black History Month! In 'My Black History is Poetry, is Jazz,' VIU professor Sonnet L'Abbé offers an experience more musical than a poetry reading, more literary than a jazz vocal performance. Open to all! Details: artsvictoria.ca/show/901529/...
- This year's #HumanitiesWeek theme is Artificial Intelligence. Join us from Feb 3-11 for critical conversations about how the development of AI technologies intersects with culture, society, ethics, and human rights. Details: hcmc.uvic.ca/humanitieswe...
- Congratulations to @uvic.ca philosopher James Young, who received an honourable mention for the 2026 Arthur Danto/American Society for Aesthetics Prize from the American Philosophical Association for "The Myth of the Aesthetic." #philosophy #aesthetics
- 80 years ago, Canada enacted executive orders to banish more than 10,000 Canadians of Japanese descent to Japan, stripping many of them of Canadian citizenship. More from @uvichistory.bsky.social Jordan Stanger-Ross and @ualbertalaw.bsky.social Eric M. Adams: theconversation.com/canadas-exil...
- What's the point of art in a climate crisis? Learn how one UVic Master's student is using documentary film to demonstrate how crucial art is to understanding, processing, and addressing climate change: www.uvic.ca/humanities/i... cc: @uvicscholcom.bsky.social
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- The UVic Inclusive Pedagogical Cluster (IPC) brings together international faculty, newcomers, and junior faculty at UVic to exchange ideas and perspectives on pedagogical issues, innovations, and emerging trends in teaching and learning. Learn more: www.uvic.ca/humanities/i... #Pedagogy
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- According to @theglobeandmail.com, the latest book from Eric M. Adams and Jordan Stanger-Ross (@uvichistory.bsky.social) is "essential reading." Read the review: www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/book... @uvicscholcom.bsky.social
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- Still trying to unpack TS12? Our resident Taylor Swift expert is giving a sample lecture, "Who Is Taylor Swift's Showgirl?" at #ExploreUVic on November 29 - register at uvic.ca/explore 🎶🎤 martlet.ca/uvics-reside...
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- The Indigenous Storyteller-in-Residence program at the University of Victoria has received the Robbins-Ollivier Award for Excellence in Equity: 🔗 www.uvic.ca/humanities/i...
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- Reposted by UVic HumanitiesHow did rich canadians get even richer? 📈 Canada’s income gap reached a record high this year. In an article from @thetyee.ca, UVic income inequality researcher Peter Dietsch speaks about the uptick in executive pay. 🔗 Learn more: ow.ly/A6Ke50WNIlu @uvichumanities.bsky.social
- Canada’s income gap reached a record high this year. How did we get here? Hear from Peter Dietsch (@uvic.ca Philosophy) in @thetyee.ca: thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...
- Janis Cleugh (BA '93), a #UVicHumanities grad, is one of the journalists founding a new newspaper co-op: www.unifor.org/news/all-new...
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- Two philosophy grads will follow the @uvic.ca Vikes Men’s Soccer team for two years. “Even if someone’s not played the sport, if even a sliver of a second you feel a little bit seen, I have completely accomplished [my task] as a filmmaker.” 🗨️ Raymond Dimmitt 🔗 martlet.ca/uvic-philoso...
- Trevor Van Damme, @uvic.ca alum & former instructor with Greek & Roman Studies, has received the prestigious Richard C. MacDonald Iliad Endowment for Archaeological Research from the Archaeological Institute of America! www.archaeological.org/2025-aia-gra...
- “We are in danger of losing one of the most inspiring environmental success stories I know.” @uvic.ca @uvichistory.bsky.social scholar Jason Colby on the declining Eastern North Pacific gray whale population in @seattletimes.com: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news... #Oceans #MarineHistory
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- Ray Siemens, distinguished professor in English @uvic.ca, created the Wikipedian-in-Residence program with UVic Libraries in 2014, bridging academic and non-academic communities by consulting on Wikipedia pages, presenting lectures, and leading Wikipedia edit-a-thons: www.uvic.ca/library/abou...
- On May 22, Catherine Caws, a professor of French and Francophone Studies in the School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures, was awarded the title of Chevalier in the Ordre des Palmes Académiques for her instrumental role in the development of the French accréditations exams center @uvic.ca.
- Today is #WorldRefugeeDay. @uvic.ca historian Elizabeth Vibert's film Aisha's Story, which received the 2025 Audience Award for Mid-Length Documentary at Hot Docs, follows Palestinian refugee Aisha Azzam preserving traditional foodways at her grain mill in Jordan: www.cbc.ca/arts/elizabe...
- @uvic.ca scholars—including @uvichcmc.bsky.social director @janellejenstad.bsky.social—are using digital tools to make science accessible through political uncertainty. #DigitalHumanities #LibraryScience 🔗 news.uvic.ca/2025/making-...
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- @uvic.ca English prof Rebecca Gagan, founder of UVic Bounce, has been named a 3M National Teaching Fellow - the country's highest honour for post-secondary educators. Her philosophy is simple: teach with love. news.uvic.ca/2025/uvic-pr...
- Historian Mariel Grant @uvic.ca on what to expect when King Charles opens Parliament: www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
- "When I met Aisha, I realized her personal history was a microcosm of a wider colonial history and, at the same time, a story I knew—a story of strong women resisting those shackles." @uvic.ca historian Elizabeth Vibert on making award-winning documentary Aisha's Story: www.cbc.ca/arts/elizabe...
- @uvic.ca philosophy professor Eike Kluge spoke to CBC about medical ethics as the NWT medical record system is examined after 2 reported cases of snooping: www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1...
- How do stories help us understand our pasts, act for change in our present, and build more reconciled futures? Learn how PhD student Stephanie Erickson, a newly-announced Trudeau Scholar, is exploring this question through her research: www.uvic.ca/humanities/i...
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- Two Humanities students—Shawnda Wilson (French & Francophone Studies) and Julianne Hofstede (History)—are featured in this piece on @uvic.ca students and their JCURA research: martlet.ca/six-uvic-stu...
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- For CBC Radio, @uvic.ca philosopher Peter Dietsch speaks to Stephen Quinn about the ethics of dealing with the U.S. trade war: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
- We are excited to celebrate this crucial @oceannetworks.ca project, and congratulate #Humanities co-applicants Jason Colby and Loren McClenachan (History). #ClimateCrisis
- Congratulations to Dr. Christine O'Bonsawin (History), recipient of the ʔəy̓ nəwəl ʔist | ÍY,NEUELIST | Moving forward together for the good of all | Indigenous Scholar Award for Excellence in Research! www.uvic.ca/faculty-staf...
- Congratulations to @aboyarin.bsky.social, whose book The Christian Jew and the Unmarked Jewess: the Polemics of Sameness in Medieval English Anti-Judaism (2021) received the @medievalacademy.bsky.social Jerome E. Singerman Prize: www.medievalacademy.org/page/Singerm...
- @uvic.ca historian Serhy Yekelchyk spoke to Peter Pomerantsev for a piece in 1843 Magazine on how occupying forces are trying to rob Ukrainians of their language, culture and identity: www.economist.com/1843/2025/02...
- #HumanitiesWeek has been a blast! We hope you'll join our final event, the annual Unessay Competition, tonight @ 6:30 PST (online). Students will share their research with complete freedom of form, and you'll get to vote on your favourite works! Register: events.uvic.ca/humanities/e...
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- A snow day doesn't need to stop you from joining the first event of #HumanitiesWeek tonight! ❄️ Join us online for a discussion with Ariella Aïsha Azoulay TONIGHT, February 4 @ 5PM PST, online over Zoom! Register to get the link: events.uvic.ca/humanities/e...
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- Today @uvic.ca recognizes International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The Holocaust was born out of hatred, intolerance and antisemitism, and it's important to reflect on this history. Learn about our resources, including a new micro-certificate in Teaching the Holocaust: www.uvic.ca/significant-...
- You're invited to join us for the 7th annual #HumanitiesWeek, featuring four events on the theme Diaspora Stories. Explore exile and return, home and community, empire and loss, and global stories of complex identities and imperial legacies. Details: hcmc.uvic.ca/humanitieswe...
- FACULTY POSTING - Assistant Professor (Indigenous Studies): www.uvic.ca/faculty-staf...
- A new class, taught by Mylène Dorcé (French & Francophone Studies), highlights misrepresentations of Voodoo. This course is for “anyone interested in religion or Voodoo, [who] wants to see good movies and read good books.” martlet.ca/new-class-hi...
- Pssst... community members can still sign up for the spring course from @uvic.ca's Indigenous Storyteller-in-Residence, Richard Van Camp, Exhale: Discovering the Great Mystery. Explore family medicine together and discover the healing power of stories: continuingstudies.uvic.ca/arts/courses...
- Fully edible, backyard-compostable, plastic-free cutlery; alternative seafood made from fungi; and bioidentical, animal-free milk—these are just a few of the innovative, sustainable products @uvic.ca alum Emma Fanning has highlighted through eco-conscious brand design. www.uvic.ca/alumni/read-...
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- Congratulations to Dr. Mark Nugent (Greek and Roman Studies), who has been recognized by the Society for Classical Studies with the 2024 Awards for Excellence in the Teaching of Classics at the College Level! 🎊👏 Read the full citation: classicalstudies.org/scs-news/202...
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