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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. uvic.ca/humanities

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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Will you come to UVic this fall? Take an English course... We'll have so much fun... Janice Niemann spoke to CTV about Heated Rivalry courses launching @uvic.ca this fall: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
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'Heated Rivalry' focus of new university courses
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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
A new course from UVic English, taught by Janice Niemann, will study how Rachel Ried's Game Changers series was adapted into smash TV hit Heated Rivalry: www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/va...
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Heated Rivalry becomes the focus of new university courses as second season begins filming
A show about two hockey players falling in love has become something bigger than television, and now students at the University of Victoria (UVic) will have a chance to study exactly why.
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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Who comes to mind when you think about playwrights? For CFUV's Beyond the Jargon, English master’s student Mahayla Galliford discusses her work on Lady Rachel Fane’s May Masque, a play written by a fourteen-year-old girl roughly 400 years ago. cfuvbtj.transistor.fm/episodes/gir...
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Beyond the Jargon | Girls on the page and stage with Mahayla Galliford
Who comes to mind when you think about playwrights? Authors like William Shakespeare tend to dominate the conversation, but this doesn’t reflect the incredibly diverse history of playwriting.In thi...
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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
An article in Le Devoir highlights the key issues explored during the recent Les francais d'ici conference and underscores the relevance and timeliness of discussions on the varieties of French spoken across North America: www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idee...
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Les français d’ici, ou que mange le linguiste en hiver
Pour la linguistique, tous les registres sont dignes d’intérêt scientifique.
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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
On the occasion of the Les français d’ici conference held @uvic.ca this month, Radio Victoria produced a series of interviews highlighting researchers specializing in the varieties of French spoken across North America. Listen here: soundcloud.com/radio_vic/se...
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Les Français d'ici
Radio Victoria est l'unique radio communautaire francophone à l'ouest des Rocheuses. Ecoutez Radio Victoria sur le 107,9 FM. Venez visiter les studios au 637 rue Head à Victoria, Colombie-Britannique
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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Al Fazia, a graphic novel from the Survivor-Centred Visual Narratives Project, was featured on ARTE TV: www.arte.tv/fr/videos/13...
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"Al-Fazia'", l'enfer syrien en BD - Regarder l’émission complète | ARTE
Akram Al Saud étudie l'architecture à Alep quand le régime de Bachar al-Assad l'arrête et le torture. En 2016, il s'enfuit en Europe. Le bédétiste Tobi Dahmen a raconté son histoire dans "Al-Fazia'" (...
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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Congratulations to Jordan Stanger-Ross and Eric M. Adams, recipients of the Canadian Historical Association Best Book in Political History Prize for their monograph 'Challenging Exile: Japanese Canadians and the Wartime Constitution.' cha-shc.ca/prize-winner...
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Eric M. Adams & Jordan Stanger‑Ross | Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada
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UVic Scholarly Communication @uvicscholcom.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's The Albatross! Volume 16 of features new 10 works from UVic English undergrads packed with criticism, research, and literary illumination. Check it out here: buff.ly/sUEORDe #TheAlbatross #UVic #EnglishLit
Cover of The Albatross, Volume 16, an undergraduate English journal, photographed against a background of dense green moss. A hand-drawn illustration on pale blue shows a white bird rendered in loose, spiraling brushstrokes, its body curving into an S-shape. Red tiger lilies and thin branching stems frame the lower corners. Small yellow stars are scattered across the composition. The journal title and volume number are written in green hand-lettered script.
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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Jason Colby (History) speaks to the Seattle Times on the gray whale population: “It’s an amazing success story, but it’s a precious and fragile one as we’re finding out.” www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Something unusual is happening with gray whales
So far this year, 25 gray whales have been found dead in Washington, making this year’s count the third-highest in a half century.
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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
@uvic.ca alum Kim Bolan reflects on a career in investigative journalism: www.uvic.ca/alumni/read-...
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Pursuing the Truth - Alumni - University of Victoria
Kim Bolan is a veteran news reporter, spending years digging into the aftermath of the Air India bombing and the roots of organized crime.
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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Oliver Schmidtke (@uvichistory.bsky.social) says that Canada is more exposed and vulnerable than Europe to Trump-imposed shocks because of geography. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Humanities grad and Vancouver lawyer Sam Tecle (BA English & History '09) advises employers on workplace legal issues, helping to settle disputes and avoid them altogether. www.uvic.ca/alumni/read-...
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Peace in the Workplace - Alumni - University of Victoria
Humanities grad and Vancouver lawyer Sam Tecle advises employers on workplace legal issues, helping to settle disputes and avoid them altogether.
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Centre for Studies in Religion and Society @csrs-uvic.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
The wonder of a library (oh, the smell of old books in the stacks!) is a phenomenon long enjoyed by fortunate people around the globe. Join us Wed as Matthew Huculak takes us into some of the history and uncertainty facing this great institution. #bibliophile @uvichumanities.bsky.social
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UVicHistory @uvichistory.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Dr. Jaipreet Virdi comments on a breakthrough in gene therapy for a rare form of genetic hearing loss in this news item from NPR. tinyurl.com/tnucared @uvichumanities.bsky.social
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Dr. Virdi is an Associate Professor of History whose work encompasses disability in the history of science, technology, and medicine, with an interest in how people designed, modified, or adapted technologies as a radical resistance against medical perceptions of disability. She is also Director of the Critical Humanities Commons.
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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Tracy Underwood, a W̱SÁNEĆ matriarch and Indigenous Studies professor @uvic.ca will present at this upcoming event on May 3! peninsulanewsreview.com/2026/04/22/w...
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Wings of Silence: Sidney, Victoria concerts present ‘elegy for vanished species’ - Peninsula News Review
Conservation comes calling May 3 alongside Capriccio Vocal Ensemble
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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
"I used to think of climate change in abstract, global terms. Hearing others’ stories made me reflect on my own, and helped me understand that the climate crisis is not just a destructive flood; it is all the little moments woven into our histories." #EarthDay news.uvic.ca/2026/climate...
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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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UVicHistory @uvichistory.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Congratulations to Catherine Gilbert (MA 2018) on the upcoming launch of her new book WALRUS. @uvichumanities.bsky.social
https://bolenbooks.com/events/4890920260504
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UVicHistory @uvichistory.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Congratulations to Eric Adams and Jordan Stanger-Ross for another shortlist nomination for Challenging Exile! @uvichumanities.bsky.social
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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
The Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize tapped Eric M. Adams and Jordan Stanger-Ross for their book Challenging Exile: Japanese Canadians and the Wartime Constitution. www.timescolonist.com/entertainmen...
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Vancouver Island authors in the running for B.C. and Yukon Book Prizes
The West Coast Book Prize Society announced the shortlist of nominees on Tuesday, including more than a dozen with ties to Vancouver Island.
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Rachel Hope Cleves @rachelcleves.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Class photos of the first course on **Kink History** ever taught in North America, to my knowledge. The students came up with the idea of memorializing our seminar with a photograph. What a blast! @uvichumanities.bsky.social #histsex #kinkhistory @uvic.ca
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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Any @uvic.ca student can take these online Humanities courses this summer - from anywhere! www.uvic.ca/humanities/i...
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Online Humanities courses you can take this summer - Humanities - University of Victoria
Classes that any UVic student can take remotely, online this summer.
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Centre for Studies in Religion and Society @csrs-uvic.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Our annual Artist-in-Residence Gala is here! Join us Thursday to celebrate our fantastic artists, Melanie Siebert and Neil Griffin, and to hear more about their artistic journeys. @uvic-rcs.bsky.social @uvichumanities.bsky.social #religionandart #journeys
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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Environmental historian Jason Colby in @victorianews.bsky.social on the path to Greater Victoria's economic potential: vicnews.com/2026/03/16/u...
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UVic professor sees path to unlocking Greater Victoria’s economic potential - Victoria News
Jason Colby says tourism, tech, and lifestyle appeal could drive growth if business climate improves
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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Humanities student Aurora Campbell dives deep into the de facto censorship that occurs when literature isn't accessible to audiences. www.uvic.ca/humanities/i...
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The fault in Canada’s commercialized censorship & misconceptions about banned books - Humanities - University of Victoria
Inspired by and honouring place, we are a community-minded, globally engaged university where we transform ideas into meaningful impact.
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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Congratulations to PhD candidate in English Stephanie Erickson, recipient of the Andy Farquharson Teaching Excellence Award!
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UVic Scholarly Communication @uvicscholcom.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Vol. 15 of The Albatross features eight critical works that challenge, reimagine, and reflect. @uvichumanities.bsky.social English undergrads remind us: stories hold power. 🔗 journals.uvic.ca/index.php/al... #UVic #EnglishLit #Humanities
Promotional graphic for The Albatross, Volume 15 (2025), a UVic student publication. The illustrated cover by Carly Goodman features a medieval-inspired scene: a woman in a purple dress with long red hair holds a goblet and gazes at a constellation shaped like an albatross. Stars, waves, and a rabbit surround her. The title is flanked by two albatross birds, and “VOL. XV” appears in a decorative banner.
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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
From lifelong hockey fan and Humanities student Sierra Vozel, a research-based discussion of the NHL's pervasive culture of misogyny—and what's needed for real change: www.uvic.ca/humanities/i... #NHL #HockeyCulture #WomenInSports
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The NHL's culture of misogyny - Humanities - University of Victoria
Inspired by and honouring place, we are a community-minded, globally engaged university where we transform ideas into meaningful impact.
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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
What's the point of making art in climate crisis? Artists and scholars @uvic.ca have answers. #ClimateAction news.uvic.ca/2026/climate...
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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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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
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/...
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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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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
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...
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Humanities Week 2026 - Events
Humanities Week at the University of Victoria
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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
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
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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
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...
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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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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
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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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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UVicHistory @uvichistory.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
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
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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
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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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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Centre for Studies in Religion and Society @csrs-uvic.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
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
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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
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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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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Ocean Networks Canada @oceannetworks.ca · 12/11/2025
📣 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
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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
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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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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UVicHistory @uvichistory.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
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
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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
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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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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UVic Humanities Computing and Media Centre @uvichcmc.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
🎉 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! @uvic.ca @uvichumanities.bsky.social
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UVic Scholarly Communication @uvicscholcom.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
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.
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University of Victoria @uvic.ca · 28/08/2025
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 @uvichumanities.bsky.social
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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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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
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...
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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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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
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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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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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
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
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Frontlines Are Everywhere | Ep. 14 - Vivian Garner Cottrell, Weaving a Rivercane Resurgence
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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
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...
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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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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
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...
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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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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
“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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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.
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