SFU Global Humanities
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Welcome to the Department of Global Humanities, home of cross-disciplinary inquiry and study at Canada's #1 comprehensive university, Simon Fraser University.
Evan Freeman, Global Humanities' Hellenic Canadian Congress of BC Chair in Hellenic Studies, on
the authoritarian removal of a sculpture from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.: https://ow.ly/FWlS50ZU6tX
SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies
The Conversation Canada
the authoritarian removal of a sculpture from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.: https://ow.ly/FWlS50ZU6tX
SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies
The Conversation Canada
Attacks on cultural heritage are unfolding with authoritarian politics in the U.S. and beyond
In recent years, several governments have placed the very heritage they are charged to protect at risk.
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October 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Evan Freeman, Global Humanities' Hellenic Canadian Congress of BC Chair in Hellenic Studies, on
the authoritarian removal of a sculpture from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.: https://ow.ly/FWlS50ZU6tX
SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies
The Conversation Canada
the authoritarian removal of a sculpture from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.: https://ow.ly/FWlS50ZU6tX
SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies
The Conversation Canada
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Join us on Oct 22 @ 6PM for a film screening of "Preliminary Notes for a Radical Praxis," directed by Am Johal, Joey Malbon, and the Below the Radar Media Collective! Post-film discussion will be moderated by SFU School for the Contemporary Arts' Nadia Shihab.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/ZhX950ZU9VL
Learn more: https://ow.ly/ZhX950ZU9VL
October 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Join us on Oct 22 @ 6PM for a film screening of "Preliminary Notes for a Radical Praxis," directed by Am Johal, Joey Malbon, and the Below the Radar Media Collective! Post-film discussion will be moderated by SFU School for the Contemporary Arts' Nadia Shihab.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/ZhX950ZU9VL
Learn more: https://ow.ly/ZhX950ZU9VL
Associate Prof James Horncastle examines why Canada-Ukraine relations are strategically important to both countries: "Ukraine and Canada have ideological reasons to partner, but more important is how the partnership will help both countries achieve their goals."
Read more: https://ow.ly/kTKt50ZMN2S
Read more: https://ow.ly/kTKt50ZMN2S
Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Canada advances the interests of both countries
Canada’s deepening ties with Ukraine can strengthen both countries as they navigate an increasingly unstable world and a less reliable U.S. ally.
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September 12, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Associate Prof James Horncastle examines why Canada-Ukraine relations are strategically important to both countries: "Ukraine and Canada have ideological reasons to partner, but more important is how the partnership will help both countries achieve their goals."
Read more: https://ow.ly/kTKt50ZMN2S
Read more: https://ow.ly/kTKt50ZMN2S
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Join us on Saturday, September 19th, 6:30-8:00pm, for a public lecture on the role of monuments through the stories around the Colston Statue, by University of Bristol's Tim Cole!
Please RSVP by September 14th to attend: ow.ly/7AQv50ZFrQN
Please RSVP by September 14th to attend: ow.ly/7AQv50ZFrQN
August 26, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Join us on Saturday, September 19th, 6:30-8:00pm, for a public lecture on the role of monuments through the stories around the Colston Statue, by University of Bristol's Tim Cole!
Please RSVP by September 14th to attend: ow.ly/7AQv50ZFrQN
Please RSVP by September 14th to attend: ow.ly/7AQv50ZFrQN
We're rebranding one of our certificates! The newly named Religious Literacy Certificate was updated to reflect the lived dimensions of religion in our complex times. Join us for refreshments and an opportunity to learn more about the revamped certificate.
Details: https://ow.ly/uHah50ZAI9H
Details: https://ow.ly/uHah50ZAI9H
August 18, 2026 at 3:40 PM
We're rebranding one of our certificates! The newly named Religious Literacy Certificate was updated to reflect the lived dimensions of religion in our complex times. Join us for refreshments and an opportunity to learn more about the revamped certificate.
Details: https://ow.ly/uHah50ZAI9H
Details: https://ow.ly/uHah50ZAI9H
AI is upon us, crashing like a wave over global culture. How will it impact humanity and the global humanities? What are AI’s implications for the things we take to be most human? Join us to explore how to humanly take on the challenges posed by AI!
See course outline: https://ow.ly/rxjE50ZvfB7
See course outline: https://ow.ly/rxjE50ZvfB7
August 6, 2026 at 3:35 PM
AI is upon us, crashing like a wave over global culture. How will it impact humanity and the global humanities? What are AI’s implications for the things we take to be most human? Join us to explore how to humanly take on the challenges posed by AI!
See course outline: https://ow.ly/rxjE50ZvfB7
See course outline: https://ow.ly/rxjE50ZvfB7
Fall 2026 enrollment has begun! Explore the inter- and cross-disciplinary nature of the humanities while meeting W or B-Hum requirements by taking a HUM course this fall!
See Fall 2026 course offerings: https://www.sfu.ca/globalhumanities/undergraduate/courses/upcoming-courses.html
See Fall 2026 course offerings: https://www.sfu.ca/globalhumanities/undergraduate/courses/upcoming-courses.html
July 6, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Fall 2026 enrollment has begun! Explore the inter- and cross-disciplinary nature of the humanities while meeting W or B-Hum requirements by taking a HUM course this fall!
See Fall 2026 course offerings: https://www.sfu.ca/globalhumanities/undergraduate/courses/upcoming-courses.html
See Fall 2026 course offerings: https://www.sfu.ca/globalhumanities/undergraduate/courses/upcoming-courses.html
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SFU Archaeology students Jo, Kayla, and Chelsea spent their last lab day at Golemo Gradiste preparing our three charcoal samples to be sent off for C14 dating. These samples were taken from several different burned roof beams that had collapsed in their trench.
May 27, 2026 at 11:21 PM
SFU Archaeology students Jo, Kayla, and Chelsea spent their last lab day at Golemo Gradiste preparing our three charcoal samples to be sent off for C14 dating. These samples were taken from several different burned roof beams that had collapsed in their trench.
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Assistant Professor @jhorncastle.bsky.social is in @ca.theconversation.com with a new article about what a "largely negotiated" truce can mean about U.S. strategic thinking - theconversation.com/trumps-large...
Trump’s ‘largely negotiated’ truce with Iran exposes a deeper crisis in U.S. strategic thinking
Donald Trump isn’t the first American president to fall prey to the allure of U.S. military might and to ignore its limitations.
theconversation.com
May 25, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Assistant Professor @jhorncastle.bsky.social is in @ca.theconversation.com with a new article about what a "largely negotiated" truce can mean about U.S. strategic thinking - theconversation.com/trumps-large...
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SFU student Kayla Blake excavated a collapsed brick and mortar arch last week at the site of Golemo Gradište in North Macedonia, where she is volunteering with Dr. Sabrina Higgins. @sfuhumanities.bsky.social @sfuhellenic.bsky.social
May 20, 2026 at 9:26 PM
SFU student Kayla Blake excavated a collapsed brick and mortar arch last week at the site of Golemo Gradište in North Macedonia, where she is volunteering with Dr. Sabrina Higgins. @sfuhumanities.bsky.social @sfuhellenic.bsky.social
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The 2026 field season at Golemo Gradište in North Macedonia is underway. This year SFU archaeology students Jo Hughes, Chelsea Noble, and Kayla Blake have joined Dr. Sabrina Higgins as volunteers on the project, where they are excavating part of a late antique church.
May 8, 2026 at 6:42 PM
The 2026 field season at Golemo Gradište in North Macedonia is underway. This year SFU archaeology students Jo Hughes, Chelsea Noble, and Kayla Blake have joined Dr. Sabrina Higgins as volunteers on the project, where they are excavating part of a late antique church.
Thanks to all current, incoming, and prospective Global Humanities students for sacrificing a portion of their Saturday to stop by our booth at this year's #KnowYourSFU event! It was a tremendous pleasure to meet and chat with you all, and we are excited to welcome you to the department this fall!
May 4, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Thanks to all current, incoming, and prospective Global Humanities students for sacrificing a portion of their Saturday to stop by our booth at this year's #KnowYourSFU event! It was a tremendous pleasure to meet and chat with you all, and we are excited to welcome you to the department this fall!
James Horncastle, McWhinney Professor in International Relations, on how the war in Iran has influenced Ukraine's tactics against Russia: https://ow.ly/sCi750YOhIU
The Conversation Canada
SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies
The Conversation Canada
SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies
Ukraine is countering the impact of the war in Iran by attacking Russian energy facilities
Increased and effective Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure have prevented Russia from effectively exploiting higher oil prices.
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April 23, 2026 at 3:45 PM
James Horncastle, McWhinney Professor in International Relations, on how the war in Iran has influenced Ukraine's tactics against Russia: https://ow.ly/sCi750YOhIU
The Conversation Canada
SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies
The Conversation Canada
SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies
Adrian Ivakhiv, J. S. Woodsworth Chair in the Humanities, publishes new essay marking 40 years since the Chornobyl disaster: https://ow.ly/eZws50YK7aj
Chornobyl at 40: Times and Spaces of a Hyper-Event
Chornobyl was a hyper-event that ruptured Soviet reality, ending the USSR’s cosmo-industrial dream of conquering the cosmos through nuclear power. This essay traces how one disaster reverberates across multiple dimensions – geopolitical, ecological, ontological – asking what it means when the exception becomes the rule.
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April 20, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Adrian Ivakhiv, J. S. Woodsworth Chair in the Humanities, publishes new essay marking 40 years since the Chornobyl disaster: https://ow.ly/eZws50YK7aj
James Horncastle, McWhinney Professor in International Relations, talks with FairchildTV to explain the implications of the recent Hungarian elections for Canada's foreign policy: https://ow.ly/Cf5J50YKCxC
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April 17, 2026 at 3:40 PM
James Horncastle, McWhinney Professor in International Relations, talks with FairchildTV to explain the implications of the recent Hungarian elections for Canada's foreign policy: https://ow.ly/Cf5J50YKCxC
Assistant Professor Spyros Sofos’ HUM 347 class visit to the Ismaili Centre and Jamaatkhana Vancouver, which offered students a rare opportunity to encounter the interconnections between faith, aesthetics, and community practice within the Ismaili tradition.
Read story: https://ow.ly/lr7050YJ6WB
Read story: https://ow.ly/lr7050YJ6WB
April 16, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Assistant Professor Spyros Sofos’ HUM 347 class visit to the Ismaili Centre and Jamaatkhana Vancouver, which offered students a rare opportunity to encounter the interconnections between faith, aesthetics, and community practice within the Ismaili tradition.
Read story: https://ow.ly/lr7050YJ6WB
Read story: https://ow.ly/lr7050YJ6WB
Assistant Professor Spyros Sofos speaks to @cbcnews.ca's BC Today about the US/Israel-Iran ceasefire (interview timestamp: 10:36–32:18): https://ow.ly/fv2F50YJ310
BC Today - April 08, 2026
BC Today is where British Columbians connect on issues facing their lives and their community with host Michelle Eliot.
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April 15, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Assistant Professor Spyros Sofos speaks to @cbcnews.ca's BC Today about the US/Israel-Iran ceasefire (interview timestamp: 10:36–32:18): https://ow.ly/fv2F50YJ310
Do you have a passion for writing? Have you crafted an exceptional essay in a Global Humanities course at SFU? Then make sure to apply (via web form) for our Dutton Essay Award! For more info, please contact our Undergraduate Advisor, Elina Jin ([email protected]).
Details: https://ow.ly/zjKW50YGhOV
Details: https://ow.ly/zjKW50YGhOV
April 9, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Do you have a passion for writing? Have you crafted an exceptional essay in a Global Humanities course at SFU? Then make sure to apply (via web form) for our Dutton Essay Award! For more info, please contact our Undergraduate Advisor, Elina Jin ([email protected]).
Details: https://ow.ly/zjKW50YGhOV
Details: https://ow.ly/zjKW50YGhOV
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Recording now on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/awlOowHrooA?...!
April 8, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Recording now on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/awlOowHrooA?...!
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Due to unforeseeable circumstances, the event has been cancelled. Apologies for the late notice and any inconvenience it may cause.
Join our J. S. Woodsworth Chair in the Humanities, Adrian Ivakhiv, on April 7th @ 6–8pm PDT for a talk by psychological anthropologist Josh Brahinsky, titled "Do The Subaltern Speak in Tongues? How Charismatic Prayer Inspires Spirit-Filled Activism."
Learn more: https://ow.ly/BBCw50YtUMb
Learn more: https://ow.ly/BBCw50YtUMb
April 7, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Due to unforeseeable circumstances, the event has been cancelled. Apologies for the late notice and any inconvenience it may cause.
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Congrats to our director Sasha Colby for winning the Shevchenko Foundation's 2026 KOBZAR Book Award for her book: "The Matryoshka Memoirs," a work of creative nonfiction that explores the experiences of her grandmother, a forced labourer in Nazi Germany: ow.ly/KyRa50YzZVs
March 30, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Congrats to our director Sasha Colby for winning the Shevchenko Foundation's 2026 KOBZAR Book Award for her book: "The Matryoshka Memoirs," a work of creative nonfiction that explores the experiences of her grandmother, a forced labourer in Nazi Germany: ow.ly/KyRa50YzZVs
McWhinney Professor in International Relation James Horncastle on how intelligence was politicized in the US-Israel war in Iran: https://ow.ly/MjaN50YyToM
The Conversation Canada
SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies
The Conversation Canada
SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies
U.S. actions in Iran are politically motivated, not the result of intelligence failures
The Donald Trump administration has politicized intelligence on Iran and ignored various agencies in the lead-up to the war in Iran.
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March 26, 2026 at 3:10 PM
McWhinney Professor in International Relation James Horncastle on how intelligence was politicized in the US-Israel war in Iran: https://ow.ly/MjaN50YyToM
The Conversation Canada
SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies
The Conversation Canada
SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies
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Join our J. S. Woodsworth Chair on April 7th @ 12:00–1:30PM PDT for the next installment of the hybrid webinar series on "Radical Hope in Feverish Times." Registration required for Zoom webinar access.
Register now: https://ow.ly/6zhJ50YwBIc
Register now: https://ow.ly/6zhJ50YwBIc
March 20, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Join our J. S. Woodsworth Chair on April 7th @ 12:00–1:30PM PDT for the next installment of the hybrid webinar series on "Radical Hope in Feverish Times." Registration required for Zoom webinar access.
Register now: https://ow.ly/6zhJ50YwBIc
Register now: https://ow.ly/6zhJ50YwBIc
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Join our J. S. Woodsworth Chair in the Humanities, Adrian Ivakhiv, on April 7th @ 6–8pm PDT for a talk by psychological anthropologist Josh Brahinsky, titled "Do The Subaltern Speak in Tongues? How Charismatic Prayer Inspires Spirit-Filled Activism."
Learn more: https://ow.ly/BBCw50YtUMb
Learn more: https://ow.ly/BBCw50YtUMb
March 17, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Join our J. S. Woodsworth Chair in the Humanities, Adrian Ivakhiv, on April 7th @ 6–8pm PDT for a talk by psychological anthropologist Josh Brahinsky, titled "Do The Subaltern Speak in Tongues? How Charismatic Prayer Inspires Spirit-Filled Activism."
Learn more: https://ow.ly/BBCw50YtUMb
Learn more: https://ow.ly/BBCw50YtUMb
HUM 340 explores the reality behind the romanticized image of Weimar Berlin (1918–1933) and is ideal for students who need an upper-division B-HUM and/or are interested in how social collapse and "outsider" cultures spark radical innovation.
See full course outline: https://ow.ly/cpOO50YtRXm
See full course outline: https://ow.ly/cpOO50YtRXm
March 16, 2026 at 3:05 PM
HUM 340 explores the reality behind the romanticized image of Weimar Berlin (1918–1933) and is ideal for students who need an upper-division B-HUM and/or are interested in how social collapse and "outsider" cultures spark radical innovation.
See full course outline: https://ow.ly/cpOO50YtRXm
See full course outline: https://ow.ly/cpOO50YtRXm