@HumanitiesSfu

Welcome to the Department of Global Humanities, home of cross-disciplinary inquiry and study at Canada's #1 comprehensive university, Simon Fraser University.

 Burnaby, British Columbia
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Joined August 2018
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Students of HUM 204 during recent field trips to special collections, a book art studio, and the Akali Singh Sikh Society Gurdwara. With enrollments just around the corner, be on the lookout for other HUM courses that also utilize experiential learning: ow.ly/mr2e50Yme54
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McWhinney Professor in International Relations James Horncastle talks to FairchildTV about Mark Carney's "Defence Industrial Strategy" announcement and Canada's defence spending and procurement: ow.ly/5hGl50YiuhL @sfuhellenic
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James Horncastle, McWhinney Professor in International Relations, on how the rallies in Vancouver on Saturday reflect growing international concerns with events in Iran: ow.ly/IgeT50YhUm1

Thousands gather at Vancouver rally as part of global protests against Iranian government | CBC News

Tens of thousands of people filled David Lam Park in Vancouver on Saturday afternoon, calling for regime change in Iran as part of a series of protests taking place around the world. The rally is one...

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On Feb. 23, join @HumanitiesSfu's Spyros Sofos and SIS professor emeritus Gerardo Otero as they examine how contemporary populist governments challenge the international order, contesting the very terms of legitimacy, authority & sovereignty. RSVP at buff.ly/sHAH1Dt
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McWhinney Professor in International Relations James Horncastle examines Canada's defence policy amidst US threats to Canadian sovereignty and the Canadian government's plan to significantly increase defence spending: ow.ly/J2Fp50Y7QWn @ConversationCA @sfuhellenic

Canada should be wary of embracing ‘total national defence’ to ward off an American invasion

Total national defence seeks to force an adversary to weigh the long-term costs of invasion and occupation.

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SFU Graduate Liberal Studies (GLS)@gls_sfuJan 5
Join us on Jan 24 @ 10AM for our Babcock Lecture Series! This year’s Babcock Lecture will be by the multi-award-winning author, Jeanette Winterson, who will discuss the nature and craft of her life-writing with Jane Shaw. @OxLifeWriting Details and RSVP: ow.ly/jOhj50XRfnS
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Happy holidays from the Department of Global Humanities! Thanks to all those who attended our holiday party as we wrap up the year and look forward to 2026!
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McWhinney Professor in International Relations James Horncastle on the U.S. and Russia's recent 28-point peace plan to end the war in Ukraine: ow.ly/I7n950XG42F @sfuhellenic @SFUFASS @ConversationCA

Donald Trump’s Ukraine peace deal would leave the country vulnerable to future Russian attacks

The Ukraine peace plan negotiated between the U.S. and Russia is a non-starter for Ukraine, and also puts the country in the unenviable position of saying no to a mercurial American president.

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Hellenic Studies Professor in Aegean and Mediterranean Societies and Cultures Sabrina Higgins on possible ancient artifacts found in a B.C. thrift shop and the new SFU course designed to examine the donated items: ow.ly/vu5L50XFRvh @SFUFASS @sfuhellenic @SFUArchaeology

Possible ancient artifacts are found in a B.C. thrift shop — and archeology scholars are on the case

By working closely with the objects, students will learn how to become archeological detectives and engage with the process of museum research from start to finish.

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McWhinney Professor in International Relations James Horncastle talks to @CBCEarlyEdition about the war in Sudan, what U.N. agencies call one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. Listen now: ow.ly/RZOb50XxFpz
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Join GLS' graduate chair Emily O'Brien on Dec 11th @ 6:30pm for a talk on "The Renaissance of Roman Ruins and Their Lessons for Today." Registration required. Reception to follow. @DanteBC1 See details and RSVP instructions: ow.ly/IzjW50XtIYy
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What if shame isn’t private at all? This course explores how emotions are shaped by society and power, how shame wounds, controls, and also creates connection and identity. More info here: ow.ly/HWII50XrWmQ
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How did encounters between Europe and the Muslim world shape “the West” itself? This course traces a thousand years of conflict, coexistence, migration, and cultural exchange, from medieval Spain to the age of social media. More info here: ow.ly/pZUy50XrXyk
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Discover Phenomenology & Existentialism, the philosophies that reshaped how we think about identity, freedom, embodiment & “being-in-the-world.” More info here: ow.ly/hPJo50Xrr7z
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Explore Russia’s most explosive era through literature, art & film, from Gogol and Dostoevsky to Bulgakov, Eisenstein & Alexievich. More info here: ow.ly/l5aE50XrYkF
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Explore how writers from Spain, Greece & former Yugoslavia turned 20th-c. civil wars into powerful stories of identity, memory & belonging. More info here: ow.ly/A2NG50Xrqas
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This course explores Ancient Greece from the Minoans (3000 BCE) to Rome’s conquest (146 BCE): migration, city-building, trade, myth, heroes & the rise of a civilization that shaped the world. More info here: ow.ly/64Xb50Xrpty
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This course dives into Byzantium, from “Dark Age” survival to 10th-century glory, the Crusades, and the rise of new Mediterranean powers. More info here: ow.ly/SXMY50Xrovo
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Disaster, Disease & Death, explore how humanity finds meaning in catastrophe. From the Black Plague to climate change, this course dives into the humanities of disaster in the age of the Anthropocene. More info here: ow.ly/bFQK50XpKKm
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From empire to upheaval, Damascus endures. Explore one of the world’s oldest cities, where faiths, empires, and memories collide, in this journey through history, art & resilience. More info here: ow.ly/LQxl50XpKy8
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