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UVic Scholarly Communication @uvicscholcom.bsky.social · 26d

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 · Aug 28

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.

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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 · Aug 25

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...

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 · Jul 24

Janis Cleugh (BA '93), a #UVicHumanities grad, is one of the journalists founding a new newspaper co-op:

www.unifor.org/news/all-new...

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 · Jul 11

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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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · Jul 15

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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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · Jul 14

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...

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 · Jul 7

“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

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University of Victoria @uvic.ca · Jun 20

Hello, Victoria summer ☀️🦚🌊

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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · Jul 3

Ray Siemens, distinguished professor in English @uvic.ca, created the Wikipedian-in-Residence program with UVic Libraries in 2014, bridging academic and non-academic communities by consulting on Wikipedia pages, presenting lectures, and leading Wikipedia edit-a-thons:

www.uvic.ca/library/abou...

Wikipedian-in-Residence program led the way in open social scholarship - University of Victoria

<img alt="image" class="" height="288" src="site://Library2013/library/assets/images/wikipedian-story.jpg" wi...

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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · Jun 25

On May 22, Catherine Caws, a professor of French and Francophone Studies in the School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures, was awarded the title of Chevalier in the Ordre des Palmes Académiques for her instrumental role in the development of the French accréditations exams center @uvic.ca.

In Ottawa, Catherine Caws receives the Ordre des Palmes Academiques. The French ambassador to Canada speaks at a podium; behind him are three flags: the EU flag, French flag and Canadian flag. Catherine Caws stands in front of the Canadian flag; to her left are three other attendees.

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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · Jun 20

Today is #WorldRefugeeDay.

@uvic.ca historian Elizabeth Vibert's film Aisha's Story, which received the 2025 Audience Award for Mid-Length Documentary at Hot Docs, follows Palestinian refugee Aisha Azzam preserving traditional foodways at her grain mill in Jordan:

www.cbc.ca/arts/elizabe...

I needed to make a film about Palestinian women persevering | CBC Arts

Elizabeth Vibert on telling Aisha's Story in her new documentary about a woman's quest to preserve her food culture in exile.

www.cbc.ca

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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · Jun 16

@uvic.ca scholars—including @uvichcmc.bsky.social director @janellejenstad.bsky.social—are using digital tools to make science accessible through political uncertainty.

#DigitalHumanities #LibraryScience

🔗 news.uvic.ca/2025/making-...

Making science accessible through political uncertainty - UVic News

In the digital age, data is the lifeblood of research and discovery. Too much research remains hidden behind paywalls. As the research community calls for

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University of Victoria @uvic.ca · May 29

Developed through UVic’s Survivor-Centred Visual Narratives project, this graphic novel tells Akram al-Saud’s story of surviving Syria’s Assad regime—told from memory.

Al-Fazia افلظ یع – the Horror comes out in 2026.

Learn more: news.uvic.ca/2025/graphic...

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Graphic novel shares Syrian survivor's story of imprisonment - UVic News

“I was thinking, why is my story is special? Why can it be represented in a graphic novel?” For Akram al-Saud, a survivor of imprisonment and

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University of Victoria @uvic.ca · May 23

Recognized for her leadership in mental health and teaching, UVic English Professor Rebecca Gagan has been named a 2025 3M National Teaching Fellow, Canada’s highest honour for post-secondary educators.

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UVic prof recognized nationally for transformative teaching - UVic News

UVic English professor, Rebecca Gagan, has been named Canada’s 2025 3M National Teaching Fellow, the country’s highest honour for post-secondary educators. UVic prof recognized nationally for transfor...

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UVicHistory @uvichistory.bsky.social · May 22

The Royals are coming! Dr. Mariel Grant provides some insight into the significance of this visit. @uvichumanities.bsky.social www.uvic.ca/humanities/h...

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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · May 23

@uvic.ca English prof Rebecca Gagan, founder of UVic Bounce, has been named a 3M National Teaching Fellow - the country's highest honour for post-secondary educators.

Her philosophy is simple: teach with love.

news.uvic.ca/2025/uvic-pr...

UVic prof recognized nationally for transformative teaching - UVic News

UVic English professor, Rebecca Gagan, has been named Canada’s 2025 3M National Teaching Fellow, the country’s highest honour for post-secondary educators. UVic prof recognized nationally for transfor...

news.uvic.ca

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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · May 22

Historian Mariel Grant @uvic.ca on what to expect when King Charles opens Parliament:

www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

King Charles will open Canada’s Parliament next week. Here are 5 things to watch out for

King Charles will be the first monarch to deliver the speech from the throne since 1977. The world will be watching.

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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · May 16

"When I met Aisha, I realized her personal history was a microcosm of a wider colonial history and, at the same time, a story I knew—a story of strong women resisting those shackles."

@uvic.ca historian Elizabeth Vibert on making award-winning documentary Aisha's Story: www.cbc.ca/arts/elizabe...

I needed to make a film about Palestinian women persevering | CBC Arts

Elizabeth Vibert on telling Aisha's Story in her new documentary about a woman's quest to preserve her food culture in exile.

www.cbc.ca

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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · May 16

@uvic.ca philosophy professor Eike Kluge spoke to CBC about medical ethics as the NWT medical record system is examined after 2 reported cases of snooping:

www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1...

UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · Apr 30

How do stories help us understand our pasts, act for change in our present, and build more reconciled futures?

Learn how PhD student Stephanie Erickson, a newly-announced Trudeau Scholar, is exploring this question through her research:

www.uvic.ca/humanities/i...

Trudeau scholar demonstrates social and political importance of Indigenous Futurism - Humanities - University of Victoria

Inspired by and honouring place, we are a community-minded, globally engaged university where we transform ideas into meaningful impact.

www.uvic.ca

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UVicHistory @uvichistory.bsky.social · Apr 29

Wonderful world premiere at Hot Docs last Saturday! Aisha's Story received a standing ovation. @uvichumanities.bsky.social

Chen Wang, Elizabeth Vibert, Salam Barakat Guenette

Elizabeth Vibert, Salam Barakat Guenette

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Pierre-Luc Landry @pierreluclandry.bsky.social · Apr 4

Full house; we filled the David Clode Room at the Halpern Centre for Graduate Students for the Critical Media Practice Showcase concluding an amazing semester of #MediaStudies at @uvichumanities.bsky.social — so grateful I could cry. 🫀❤️‍🔥

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UVic Humanities @uvichumanities.bsky.social · Apr 4

Two Humanities students—Shawnda Wilson (French & Francophone Studies) and Julianne Hofstede (History)—are featured in this piece on @uvic.ca students and their JCURA research:

martlet.ca/six-uvic-stu...

Six UVic students and their JCURA-winning research

The Martlet attended the research fair on March 19 to learn about the exciting and important work UVic undergraduates are currently doing.

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Linked Early Modern Drama Online @lemdo-uvic.bsky.social · Mar 19

Linked Early Modern Drama is on Bluesky! We are housed at @uvic.ca and supported by @uvichumanities.bsky.social. #earlyModernDrama #Shakespeare #digitalEditions #editing #textEncoding

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