SFU Global Humanities

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Discover Phenomenology & Existentialism, the philosophies that reshaped how we think about identity, freedom, embodiment & “being-in-the-world.” More info here: ow.ly/hPJo50Xrr7z

Explore Russia’s most explosive era through literature, art & film, from Gogol and Dostoevsky to Bulgakov, Eisenstein & Alexievich. More info here: ow.ly/l5aE50XrYkF

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

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

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

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

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