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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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What's the point of making art in climate crisis?

Artists and scholars @uvic.ca have answers.

#ClimateAction

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Climate art as climate action - UVic News
What's the point of creativity during climate crisis? UVic Master’s student Braedon Lowey found himself stuck on this question while studying literature.
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February 12, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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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/...
MY BLACK HISTORY IS POETRY, IS JAZZ! @ Phillip T. Young Recital Hall (Uvic) - Feb 10, 2026 - Victoria BC
Growing up on the Prairies and in Southwestern Ontario, poet and VIU professor Sonnet L'Abbé learned much about their Black heritage through music and literature. “In British Columbia, 1.2% of the p...
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February 2, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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Looking forward to having you join us!
January 29, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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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...
Humanities Week 2026 - Events
Humanities Week at the University of Victoria
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January 29, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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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
January 5, 2026 at 9:06 PM
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December 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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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:

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Canada’s exile of Japanese Canadian citizens: A shameful 80-year anniversary few remember
Canada’s expulsion of thousands of Japanese Canadians 80 years ago offers lessons in a world of sharpening borders, insecurity and talk of who does and does not belong in a national community.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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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...

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How can art address climate crisis? - Humanities - University of Victoria
UVic English Master's student Braedon Lowey's new documentary film interrogates the role of art in climate crisis.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Congratulations to Oliver Schmidtke
for winning the Humboldt Research Award! shorturl.at/r6PAd @uvichumanities.bsky.social
Alexander von Humboldt, portrait by Friedrich Georg Weitsch 1806 https://www.uvic.ca/humanities/history/home/news/current/congratulations-to-oliver-schmidtke.php
November 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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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
Fostering inclusive pedagogy: a conversation with Moustapha Fall - Humanities - University of Victoria
UVic French and Francophone Studies professor Moustapha Fall founded the Inclusive Pedagogy Cluster.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Horror film as social criticism? Join us Thursday with Sarah Lynne Roberts! #mexicanfilm #leonoracarrington #occultfilm #religionandhorror @uvic-rcs.bsky.social @uvichumanities.bsky.social @uvicarts.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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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...

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Challenging Exile is essential reading for history buffs
The book tells the story of Japanese Canadians who were deported to Japan after the end of the Second World War
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November 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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📣 Calling all University of Victoria Fine Arts grad students 📣

Apply now for the 2026 ONC/UVic Fine Arts ArtScience Fellowship — a paid opportunity bridging art and science to explore the environment, technology, oceans, and culture.

⭐ Apply: bit.ly/ONCJobs

#KnowTheOcean
November 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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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 🎶🎤

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UVic’s resident Taylor Swift expert gives his opinion on ‘The Life of a Showgirl’
Dr. Stephen Ross, a professor of English at UVic, teaches  English 240: Introduction to a Major Author: Taylor Swift.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Congratulations to our long service award winners Dr. John Lutz and Dr. Mariel Grant (seen here celebrating with Associate Dean Academic Lisa Surridge). @uvichumanities.bsky.social
Dr. Mariel Grant and Dr. Lisa Surridge
October 31, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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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:

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Indigenous Storyteller-in-Residence receives Robbins-Ollivier - Humanities - University of Victoria
UVic professor Stephen Ross received the Robbins-Ollivier Award for Excellence in Equity for the Indigenous Storyteller-in-Residence program.
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October 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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🎉 Our very own Martin Holmes reached 30 years of service at UVic! His brilliance and expertise are invaluable to not just UVic and the HCMC, but to the whole field of digital humanities. Congratulations on your achievement, Martin!

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October 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Revolutions, Noriega, Hypatia, and airborne invasions—Volume 4 of The Ascendant Historian is stacked. @uvic.ca history undergrads dig deep into turning points that shaped the world. Read the full issue here: journals.uvic.ca/index.php/co... #UVic #HistoryJournal
Promotional image for "The Ascendant Historian, Volume 4," UVic's Undergraduate History Journal. Two hands hold the journal against a green background. The cover shows a black-and-white photo of a pyramid under a dramatic sky. A blue banner on the left reads "New from UVic Publishing Services," followed by the journal title and description.
September 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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How 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

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How Rich Canadians Got Even Richer | The Tyee
Canada’s income gap reached a record high this year. How did we get here?
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August 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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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:

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How Rich Canadians Got Even Richer | The Tyee
Canada’s income gap reached a record high this year. How did we get here?
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August 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Janis Cleugh (BA '93), a #UVicHumanities grad, is one of the journalists founding a new newspaper co-op:

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Former Unifor members laid off from Glacier Media papers launch their own newspaper co-op
VANCOUVER—Following the closure of Glacier Media’s digital community newspapers in April and May, which affected the jobs of Unifor Local 2000 members, journalists are now banding together to form a w...
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July 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Have you tuned in yet to the latest episode of the #Frontlines Podcast?🎙️

Jeff and Vivian discuss the significance of basket-weaving and her early challenges making baskets out of rivercane.

Check it out here: youtu.be/um_WsKJbI2U
Frontlines Are Everywhere | Ep. 14 - Vivian Garner Cottrell, Weaving a Rivercane Resurgence
YouTube video by Borders in Globalization UVic
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July 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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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

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UVic philosophy grad shooting documentary on men’s soccer team
For the documentary’s director, deeper questions are at play than how the team performs at the championship.
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July 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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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!

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News - 2025 AIA Grant Spotlight: Richard C. MacDonald Iliad Endowment for Archaeological Research - Archaeological Institute of America
AIA News news from the AIA
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July 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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“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
Gray whale populations plummet to lowest number in 50 years
Gray whales travel from the Arctic to Mexico each year. And they're not finding enough to eat, scientists say.
www.seattletimes.com
July 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM