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A full house at our 4th Annual Professor Chinmoy Banerjee Memorial Lecture in Anti-Racism with Pragna Patel, who gave an engaging talk about the shift from a progressive to a regressive politics.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A full house at our 4th Annual Professor Chinmoy Banerjee Memorial Lecture in Anti-Racism with Pragna Patel, who gave an engaging talk about the shift from a progressive to a regressive politics.
The event was recorded and will be available soon. Subscribe now for notifications: ow.ly/2gO150XoMrI
The event was recorded and will be available soon. Subscribe now for notifications: ow.ly/2gO150XoMrI
Join us on November 20th @ 6PM for a book launch for and discussion of "The New Lives of Images: Digital Ecologies and Anthropocene Imaginaries in More-than-Human Worlds" with author @eevakheev.bsky.social and respondent @amjohal.bsky.social!
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October 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Join us on November 20th @ 6PM for a book launch for and discussion of "The New Lives of Images: Digital Ecologies and Anthropocene Imaginaries in More-than-Human Worlds" with author @eevakheev.bsky.social and respondent @amjohal.bsky.social!
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Join us on November 13th @ 6:30PM for a screening of "We Were Here: The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe," followed by Q&A with director Fred Kudjo Kuwornu! Please RSVP to insthum@sfu.ca.
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October 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Join us on November 13th @ 6:30PM for a screening of "We Were Here: The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe," followed by Q&A with director Fred Kudjo Kuwornu! Please RSVP to insthum@sfu.ca.
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Join us on Nov 5th @ 6PM for our Annual Professor Chinmoy Banerjee Memorial Lecture in Anti-Racism by Pragna Patel, the co-founder and co-director of Project Resist, an organization focused on work with marginalized and vulnerable women and girls throughout the UK.
Details: ow.ly/MsMG50X7qe9
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October 9, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Join us on Nov 5th @ 6PM for our Annual Professor Chinmoy Banerjee Memorial Lecture in Anti-Racism by Pragna Patel, the co-founder and co-director of Project Resist, an organization focused on work with marginalized and vulnerable women and girls throughout the UK.
Details: ow.ly/MsMG50X7qe9
Details: ow.ly/MsMG50X7qe9
Join us on Oct 7 (Indigenous Survivance, Traditional Knowledge, and the Arts) and Nov 4 (How Another World Might Be Possible) for the first two sessions of our J. S. Woodsworth Chair's hybrid webinar series on “Radical Hope in Feverish Times”! RSVP required for Zoom.
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September 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Join us on Oct 7 (Indigenous Survivance, Traditional Knowledge, and the Arts) and Nov 4 (How Another World Might Be Possible) for the first two sessions of our J. S. Woodsworth Chair's hybrid webinar series on “Radical Hope in Feverish Times”! RSVP required for Zoom.
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@jhorncastle.bsky.social, McWhinney Professor in International Relations, speaks to @ctvyourmorning.bsky.social about Canada's, UK's, and Australia's Palestinian state recognition. @sfufass.bsky.social
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Palestinian state recognition
SFU professor, James Horncastle addresses Palestinian state recognition on CTV Your Morning Vancouver.
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September 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
@jhorncastle.bsky.social, McWhinney Professor in International Relations, speaks to @ctvyourmorning.bsky.social about Canada's, UK's, and Australia's Palestinian state recognition. @sfufass.bsky.social
Watch now: ow.ly/xpFE50X1CZe
Watch now: ow.ly/xpFE50X1CZe
Join us on October 5th at SFU Surrey Campus for a free film screening of "Farming the Revolution," which is followed by a Q&A with director Nishtha Jain! Sussanne Skidmore, President of the @bcfed.bsky.social will make the concluding remarks after the Q&A session.
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September 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Join us on October 5th at SFU Surrey Campus for a free film screening of "Farming the Revolution," which is followed by a Q&A with director Nishtha Jain! Sussanne Skidmore, President of the @bcfed.bsky.social will make the concluding remarks after the Q&A session.
Learn more: ow.ly/Un8z50WZO03
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The institute's director, Samir Gandesha, speaks to @cjsfradio.bsky.social's Kseniya on "Speak Up!" about Fascism, Populism, and Zionism. @sfufass.bsky.social
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September 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The institute's director, Samir Gandesha, speaks to @cjsfradio.bsky.social's Kseniya on "Speak Up!" about Fascism, Populism, and Zionism. @sfufass.bsky.social
Listen now: www.cjsf.ca/contents/spe...
Listen now: www.cjsf.ca/contents/spe...
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@jhorncastle.bsky.social , Global Humanities' McWhinney Professor in International Relations, on Trump's separate meetings with Putin and Zelenskyy and now his "balanced approach" have mostly benefited Russia.
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How Trump’s separate meetings with Putin and Zelenskyy have advanced Russian interests
Given Donald Trump’s unwillingness to make firm commitments at the meetings with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders, Russia has come out on top.
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August 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
@jhorncastle.bsky.social , Global Humanities' McWhinney Professor in International Relations, on Trump's separate meetings with Putin and Zelenskyy and now his "balanced approach" have mostly benefited Russia.
@ca.theconversation.com
@sfufass.bsky.social
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McWhinney Professor in International Relations @jhorncastle.bsky.social returns to 880 CHED's @ShayeGanam Podcast to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war after Russia launched waves of missile and drone attacks on Kyiv.
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James Horncastle is an assistant professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney professor in international relations at Simon Fraser University
Podcast Episode · Shaye Ganam · 2025-07-31 · 10m
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August 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
McWhinney Professor in International Relations @jhorncastle.bsky.social returns to 880 CHED's @ShayeGanam Podcast to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war after Russia launched waves of missile and drone attacks on Kyiv.
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Listen now: ow.ly/zVVk50WyMi8
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Israel’s aggressive revisionism seeks to violently reshape the Middle East.
This is my second piece in The Conversation on its escalating strikes in Syria, its claim to protect the Druze, and the broader fallout in the Middle East.
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This is my second piece in The Conversation on its escalating strikes in Syria, its claim to protect the Druze, and the broader fallout in the Middle East.
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Israel’s attack on Syria: Protecting the Druze minority or a regional power play?
Israel’s strikes in Syria, framed as protecting the Druze, reflect a strategy to fragment the Syrian state and secure Israel’s role as the dominant regional power.
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July 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Israel’s aggressive revisionism seeks to violently reshape the Middle East.
This is my second piece in The Conversation on its escalating strikes in Syria, its claim to protect the Druze, and the broader fallout in the Middle East.
🔗 theconversation.com/israels-atta...
This is my second piece in The Conversation on its escalating strikes in Syria, its claim to protect the Druze, and the broader fallout in the Middle East.
🔗 theconversation.com/israels-atta...
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@jhorncastle.bsky.social, McWhinney Professor in International Relations, on Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine amid Trump's recent threats: ow.ly/Oqy050Wx4Sa
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Summer has brought both hope and questions for Ukraine amid Donald Trump’s posturing
Ukraine is managing to survive what could be Russia’s last chance at decisive victory if Donald Trump is serious about his ceasefire threats to the Russian regime.
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July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
@jhorncastle.bsky.social, McWhinney Professor in International Relations, on Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine amid Trump's recent threats: ow.ly/Oqy050Wx4Sa
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McWhinney Professor in International Relations @jhorncastle.bsky.social on how the Russia-Ukraine war affected Iran's air defences, leaving it vulnerable to the Israeli and U.S. strikes. @ca.theconversation.com @sfufass.bsky.social
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How Israeli and U.S. strikes against Iran were facilitated by the Russia-Ukraine war
The U.S. government may argue that supporting Ukraine is not in American interests, but Ukraine’s ongoing fight against Russia is actually assisting Americans elsewhere — most notably, in Iran.
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July 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
McWhinney Professor in International Relations @jhorncastle.bsky.social on how the Russia-Ukraine war affected Iran's air defences, leaving it vulnerable to the Israeli and U.S. strikes. @ca.theconversation.com @sfufass.bsky.social
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McWhinney Professor in International Relations @jhorncastle.bsky.social's new journal article on how Ukraine's Special Operation Forces in Africa represents part of its efforts to defeat Russia. @tandfresearch.bsky.social @sfufass.bsky.social
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Seeking advantages abroad: Ukrainian SOF in Africa
Ukrainian Special Operation Forces (SOF) have been active in Africa since the start of the current phase of the Russia-Ukraine War. In perhaps the most notable instance, Ukrainian SOF supported Tua...
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July 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
McWhinney Professor in International Relations @jhorncastle.bsky.social's new journal article on how Ukraine's Special Operation Forces in Africa represents part of its efforts to defeat Russia. @tandfresearch.bsky.social @sfufass.bsky.social
Read now: ow.ly/fioz50Wk0Tl
Read now: ow.ly/fioz50Wk0Tl
Join us on July 26, from 2:30–4:30PM, for a private screening of “I Am Gitxsan,” followed by a discussion with Director Hossein Martin Fazeli! Event is open to @sfu.ca's students/faculty, associates of the Institute for the Humanities, and those who self-identify as Indigenous. @sfufass.bsky.social
July 1, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Join us on July 26, from 2:30–4:30PM, for a private screening of “I Am Gitxsan,” followed by a discussion with Director Hossein Martin Fazeli! Event is open to @sfu.ca's students/faculty, associates of the Institute for the Humanities, and those who self-identify as Indigenous. @sfufass.bsky.social
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McWhinney Professor in International Relations @jhorncastle.bsky.social on the Israel-Iran conflict and Israel's calls for the United States' support.
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Why Israel and the U.S. are sure to encounter the limits of air power in Iran
The U.S. military could certainly make an impact in any air campaign against Iran. But it will want to avoid another Iraq-like quagmire.
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June 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
McWhinney Professor in International Relations @jhorncastle.bsky.social on the Israel-Iran conflict and Israel's calls for the United States' support.
@ca.theconversation.com
@sfufass.bsky.social
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Today on TheConversation Canada my two cents on the convergence of a domestic political crisis & a profound strategic shift as Israel evolves into a more unchecked aggressive actor in a fragmented international order
@sfuhumanities.bsky.social @sfufass.bsky.social theconversation.com/how-israels-...
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How Israel’s domestic crises and Netanyahu’s aim to project power are reshaping the Middle East
Israel’s military actions —in Gaza, Syria, Lebanon and now Iran — reflect the melding of Benjamin Netanyahu’s domestic political survival and his revisionist aims to reshape the regional order.
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June 26, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Today on TheConversation Canada my two cents on the convergence of a domestic political crisis & a profound strategic shift as Israel evolves into a more unchecked aggressive actor in a fragmented international order
@sfuhumanities.bsky.social @sfufass.bsky.social theconversation.com/how-israels-...
@sfuhumanities.bsky.social @sfufass.bsky.social theconversation.com/how-israels-...
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McWhinney Professor in International Relations @jhorncastle.bsky.social addresses Trump's comments on Israel & Iran's ceasefire violations on CTV Morning Live. @sfufass.bsky.social
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Trump Says Israel & Iran Violated Ceasefire
SFU Professor, James Horncastle addresses Trump's comments on Israel & Iran's ceasefire violations on CTV Morning Live.
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June 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
McWhinney Professor in International Relations @jhorncastle.bsky.social addresses Trump's comments on Israel & Iran's ceasefire violations on CTV Morning Live. @sfufass.bsky.social
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Watch now: ow.ly/6OUA50WfFU1
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McWhinney Professor in International Relation @jhorncastle.bsky.social speaks to 880 CHED's Shaye Ganam podcast about the United States bombing Iran. Timestamp: 46:20–56:32. @sfufass.bsky.social
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Guest Host Angela Kokott - APP, Oil and Gas Wells, U.S. Missile Strike
Shaye Ganam · Episode
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June 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
McWhinney Professor in International Relation @jhorncastle.bsky.social speaks to 880 CHED's Shaye Ganam podcast about the United States bombing Iran. Timestamp: 46:20–56:32. @sfufass.bsky.social
Listen now: ow.ly/eNQX50WfatB
Listen now: ow.ly/eNQX50WfatB
Recording of our cosponsored lecture by @azadessa.bsky.social is now live on YouTube.
The talk examines how India became a strategic partner with Israel in the ongoing colonization of Kashmir, the ethnic cleansing of Indian Muslims, and the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.
youtu.be/sHgbu99qRW8
The talk examines how India became a strategic partner with Israel in the ongoing colonization of Kashmir, the ethnic cleansing of Indian Muslims, and the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.
youtu.be/sHgbu99qRW8
India and Israel: Partners in Genocide
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June 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Recording of our cosponsored lecture by @azadessa.bsky.social is now live on YouTube.
The talk examines how India became a strategic partner with Israel in the ongoing colonization of Kashmir, the ethnic cleansing of Indian Muslims, and the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.
youtu.be/sHgbu99qRW8
The talk examines how India became a strategic partner with Israel in the ongoing colonization of Kashmir, the ethnic cleansing of Indian Muslims, and the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.
youtu.be/sHgbu99qRW8
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McWhinney Professor in International Relations @jhorncastle.bsky.social speaks to 730 CKNW's Mornings with Simi about Israel's recent airstrikes on Iran's nuclear and missile sites. @sfufass.bsky.social
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Israel launches attack on Iran
Podcast Episode · Mornings with Simi · 2025-06-13 · Bonus · 10m
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June 20, 2025 at 11:28 PM
McWhinney Professor in International Relations @jhorncastle.bsky.social speaks to 730 CKNW's Mornings with Simi about Israel's recent airstrikes on Iran's nuclear and missile sites. @sfufass.bsky.social
Listen now: ow.ly/1VA550W9bcf
Listen now: ow.ly/1VA550W9bcf
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The "Media+Environment" journal, co-edited by our Woodsworth Chair @eevakheev.bsky.social, launched a new stream (the open-access, continuously-published version of an ‘issue’) on the Wind Humanities: "Wind as Model, Media, and Experience." @sfufass.bsky.social
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Wind as Model, Media, and Experience | Media+Environment
OA, peer-reviewed journal of transnational interdisciplinary ecomedia research publishing traditional and multimodal forms of scholarship.
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June 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The "Media+Environment" journal, co-edited by our Woodsworth Chair @eevakheev.bsky.social, launched a new stream (the open-access, continuously-published version of an ‘issue’) on the Wind Humanities: "Wind as Model, Media, and Experience." @sfufass.bsky.social
Explore now: ow.ly/Ts4X50W8JvV
Explore now: ow.ly/Ts4X50W8JvV
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McWhinney Professor in International Relations @jhorncastle.bsky.social talks about Canada’s international affairs and defence spending on Fairchild TV's Canada West-Political Segment. @sfufass.bsky.social
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Canada West-Political Segment
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June 16, 2025 at 4:29 PM
McWhinney Professor in International Relations @jhorncastle.bsky.social talks about Canada’s international affairs and defence spending on Fairchild TV's Canada West-Political Segment. @sfufass.bsky.social
Watch now: ow.ly/fiKS50W8Hwv
Watch now: ow.ly/fiKS50W8Hwv
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J. S. Woodsworth Chair in the Humanities Adrian Ivakhiv (@eevakheev.bsky.social) reflects on his travels to Ukraine and Poland amidst the Russia-Ukraine war, specifically his stay in Kyïv just before the recent bombings.
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Kyïv reflections
My time in Kyïv1 last week was both enlightening and reassuring, even as it featured some of the most dramatic events of the 3+ year full-scale war — Operation Spider Web being one of them (s…
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June 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
J. S. Woodsworth Chair in the Humanities Adrian Ivakhiv (@eevakheev.bsky.social) reflects on his travels to Ukraine and Poland amidst the Russia-Ukraine war, specifically his stay in Kyïv just before the recent bombings.
@sfufass.bsky.social
Read now: blog.uvm.edu/aivakhiv-ukr...
@sfufass.bsky.social
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