Oliver Schmidtke on antisemitism in Germany
Oliver Schmidtke on antisemitism in Germany
News and events
Mariel Grant on the Royal Visit
Mariel Grant on the Royal Visit
Congratulations JCURA winners!
Congratulations JCURA winners!
Aisha's Story a hit at film festivals
Aisha's Story a hit at film festivals
Latin American Studies featured on CBC News
Latin American Studies featured on CBC News
Congratulations Sarah Johnston!
Congratulations Sarah Johnston!
Dr. Lynne Marks' historical perspective on the provincial election
Dr. Lynne Marks' historical perspective on the provincial election.
Read more: Dr. Lynne Marks' historical perspective on the provincial election
Work Study for 2024-2025
Work Study postings now available for 2024-2025
Dr. Jason Colby CFAX interview
Dr. Jason Colby CFAX interview with Ryan Price, discussing the latest developments in the run up to the American election.
Dr. Neilesh Bose interview
Dr. Neilesh Bose was interviewed for this CBC News feature on the Indian election.
Dr. Jason Colby - exploring the controversy regarding captive orcas
Exploring the controversy regarding captive orcas
Read more: Dr. Jason Colby - exploring the controversy regarding captive orcas
Congratulations JCURA winners!
Each year our Jamie Cassels University Research Award (JCURA) winners dig deep into their research to present fascinating glimpses into the past. We are so proud of how well these undergrads represent the History Department. Congratulations to Massimo Calabrese, Amber Fill, Kaja Pedersen, and Sarah Johnston!
Dr. Jason Colby interview for Salon
Dr. Jason Colby interview for Salon: "We've got orcas all wrong and it's killing them"
Dr. Elizabeth Vibert: Palestine was never a ‘land without a people'
Dr. Elizabeth Vibert: Palestine was never a ‘land without a people'
Read more: Dr. Elizabeth Vibert: Palestine was never a ‘land without a people'
Dr. Jason Colby interview about Skana the captive orca
Dr. Jason Colby interview about Skana the captive orca
Read more: Dr. Jason Colby interview about Skana the captive orca
Dr. Martin Bunton - CHEK News
Dr. Martin Bunton was interviewed for CHEK News, providing context for the situation in the Middle East.
Congratulations Dr. Simon Devereaux!
Dr. Devereaux has published "Execution, State and Society in England, 1660–1900". Congratulations!
Dr. Neilesh Bose interviews about Indian politics and culture
Dr. Neilesh Bose has been giving interviews providing some background on the cultural and political situation in India, and its diplomatic relationship with Canada.
Read more: Dr. Neilesh Bose interviews about Indian politics and culture
Dr. Zhongping Chen in the Times-Colonist
Dr. Zhongping Chen in the Times-Colonist
Work Study Postings
Work study positions have been posted.
- 2022-04-07 GORDON LYALL - Final Oral Examinaition
- 2022-01-13 Congratulations to Loren McClenachan!
- 2021-05-26 Landscapes of Injustice - National Coverage
- 2021-05-26 Victoria Day History - Dr. Mariel Grant
- 2021-05-26 Vaccine Diplomacy - Dr. Mitchelll Hammond
- 2021-05-26 Alumni News - Catherine Gilbert's New Book
- 2021-03-29 History MA Grad Appointed to the Brittenden Fellowship
- 2021-03-16 New Resource - Anti-racism in BC
- 2021-03-10 Lansdowne Lecture - Dr. Maya Jasanoff
- 2021-03-01 New Resource - Anti-racism in BC
- 2021-01-25 Day in the Life: Michael Abe
- 2021-01-25 Gray Whales History (Dr. Colby)
- 2020-11-27 Online story - CBC News - Dr. Hammond
- 2020-10-16 By the Book with Rachel Cleves
- 2020-10-19 Quick Fact-Checking Questions - Atlas Obscura on LOI
- 2020-10-16 Midge Ayukawa Commemorative Lecture
- 2020-10-16 Dr. Neilesh Bose
- 2020-09-28 Broken Promises: Interactive Exhibit
- 2020-08-28 2019-2020 UVic History Department Newsletter
- 2020-07-30 Final Oral Examination - Paige Thombs
- 2020-07-07 Black Lives Matter Solidarity Statement
- 2020-06-11 Open Letter to Premier on Archives
- 2020-06-11 History Department Convocation Video
- 2020-06-05 Congratulations! - CHA PRIZES
- 2020-05-26 Final Oral Examination - Sarah Taekema
- 2020-05-11 In the News - Dr. Hammond
- 2020-03-31 Final Oral Examination-Elise Forest-Hammond
- 2020-03-27 Congratulations to Dr. Georgia Sitara on her promotion to Assistant Teaching Professor!
- 2020-03-24 Final Oral Examination - Darren Reid
- 2020-02-21 Congratulations to Dr. Jordan Stanger-Ross
- 2020-02-11 The Coronavirus - The Latest Example of a Modern Predicament
- 2020-01-13 Final Oral Examination for the Degree of Master of Arts - JONATHAN BALLIN
- 2019-12-06 Jill Levine Helped Co-Author Several Articles
- 2019-11-27 UVIC NEWS Story about Librarian Pia Russell, who graduated with an MA inPublic History
- 2019-11-15 Op Ed - Jordan Stanger-Ross and Oliver Schmidtke
- 2019-11-27 MA Grad in Afghanistan and Tajikistan
- 2019-10-31 Halloween 2019
- 2019-10-09 History 2018-2019 Newsletter
- 2019-10-03 Four Stories About Food Sovereignty Launched
- 2019-09-24 Honouring John Money
- 2019-09-24 Jordan Stanger Ross receives Humanities Award for Research Excellence
- 2019-09-23 Penny Bryden: New research on political scandals
- 2019-09-23 Rachel Cleves elected to the Royal Society of Canada
- 2019-09-05 Final Oral Examination for the Degree of Master of Arts - JAMES DAVEY
- 2019-08-13 Notice of the Final Oral Examination - LIAN HAN
- 2019-07-11 Welcome Patrick Lozar
- 2019-07-08 Notice of the Final Oral Examination - Hairong Huang
- 2019-06-21 New Role - Dr. Penny Bryden
- 2019-06-20 June 2019 Newsletter
- 2019-06-20 Notice of the Final Oral Examination - JAMES KEMPLING
- 2019-04-15 Op Ed in Times Colonist
- 2019-03-29 Final Oral Examination - FAELAN LUNDEBERG
- 2019-03-29 Newsletter March 2019
- 2019-03-22 New Strategic Goals
- 2019-03-04 Coverage of Ideafest Event - Esquimalt Japanese Tea House on Topic
- 2019-01-17 FEBRUARY TEACHER PRO-D DAY
- 2019-01-24 Dr. Andrea McKenzie's New Role
- 2018-10-18 PROGRAM - 44th Qualicum History Conference
- 2018-12-13 Office closure - Winter Holidays
- 2018-09-17 Café Historique 2018-19 Season
- 2018-11-14 Canada’s Internment Era - A Field School
- 2018-10-31 Qualicum History Conference January 25–27
- 2018-06-22 Controversial Characters in Context - James Douglas, October 22nd - Open to Public
- 2018-09-21 Newsletter 2017-2018
- 2018-09-04 THE LEGACY OF WORLD WAR I
- 2018-09-18 THE LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES WALL
- 2018-08-31 Final Oral Examination for the Degree of Master of Arts
- 2018-08-31 Final Oral Examination for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy
- 2018-08-22 Final Oral Examination for the Degree of Master of Arts
- 2018-08-22 Final Oral Examination for the Degree of Master of Arts
- 2018-08-22 Final Oral Examination for the Degree of Master of Arts
- 2018-08-22 Final Oral Examination for the Degree of Master of Arts
- 2018-08-17 Job Ad: Associate or Assistant Professor in History
- 2018-07-24 Notice of the Final Oral Examination for the Degree of Master of Arts of Isobel Griffin
- 2018-07-18 Notice of the Final Oral Examination for the Degree of Master of Arts of Alexie Glover
- 2018-07-17 Introducing LAS 100 - with Dr. Beatriz de Alba-Koch
- 2018-05-22 Dr. Beatriz de Alba-Koch - New Faculty Member
- 2018-06-25 Press Attention - Dr. Jason Colby
- 2018-06-14 Notice of the Final Oral Examination for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy of KAMRAN BASHIR
- 2018-06-14 Notice of the Final Oral Examination for the Degree of Master of Arts of KALIN BULLMAN
- 2018-05-08 Notice of the Final Oral Examination for the Degree of Master of Arts of COURTENAY MERCIER
- 2018-04-27 Summer 2018 Courses
- 2018-04-20 Congratulations to Kaitlin Findlay, MA History - for receiving an Andy Farquharson Teaching Excellence Award!
- 2018-04-20 Congratulations to Dr. Vibert who won a REACH Award for Research Excellence!
- 2018-03-07 Grad Student Workshop Series, UVic History Graduate Program
- 2018-02-20 Notice of the Final Oral Examination for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy
- 2018-02-06 Grad Student Workshop Series
- 2018-01-26 The Thinking Garden and Soccer Grannies at Cinecenta on Tuesday Feb 20 @ 7 pm
- 2018-01-25 Ideafest March 7 2018 WHOSE HISTORY? The politics of renaming and de-statueing
- 2018-01-09 Teacher Event on February Pro D
- 2017-09-25 Café historique
- 2018-01-04 Qualicum History Conference
- 2018-01-02 Final Oral Examination for the Degree of Master of Arts - JEREMY BUDDENHAGEN
- 2017-12-12 Notice of the Final Oral Examination for the Degree of Master of Arts - Kaitlin Findlay
- 2017-12-12 Notice of the Final Oral Examination for the Degree of Master of Arts - Sean Addie
- 2017-11-15 Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellowship
- 2017-11-08 Press Attention - Landscapes of Injustice
- 2017-11-01 Dr. Marks Humanities Faculty Fellow 2018-2019
- 2017-10-27 Qualicum Auction
- 2017-10-12 Qualicum Conference Call for Papers
- 2017-01-05 First Nations, Land, and James Douglas
- 2017-03-13 Sabina Trimble: BC Studies Prize
- 2017-09-07 MA Student Sean MacPherson’s Publishing News
- 2017-08-31 Department Newsletter 16-17
- 2017-06-20 "Mirror with Memory" - Stepen Topfer, Public History
- 2017-03-23 Congratulations to History MA Student Deborah Deacon
- 2016-06-21 The Thinking Garden - Overflow screening March 15!
- 2016-10-04 Upcoming talks
- 2017-03-02 "A Social History of Income Tax"
- 2017-02-07 Cafe Historique
- 2017-01-26 Presentation by Bev Sellars
- 2017-01-13 Black History Month kicks off with talk on life and art of Grafton Tyler Brown
- 2017-01-13 Community Mapping and Innovation Showcase
- 2016-06-30 News and Media on Landscapes of Injustice
- 2017-01-05 Register now for Qualicum Conference!
- 2016-11-08 Extensive digital database about Great War now housed at UVic
- 2015-09-23 Cafe Historique
- 2016-10-19 Unwritten Histories
- 2016-10-21 Qualicum History Conference Call for Papers
- 2016-10-20 Merna Forster wins national award for work to promote women in history!
- 2016-09-30 October 21 workshop for History and Social Studies teachers!
- 2016-09-08 Co-op and Career Events - Fall 2016
- 2016-04-08 Upcoming Graduate Defences
- 2016-04-08 Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Awards
- 2016-03-10 Children of Denial With Elder Larry Grant, Musqueam Nation
- 2016-03-07 Lansdowne lecture with Dr. Khaled Fahmy
- 2016-02-23 Thinking Women: The Life and Work of Michiko ‘Midge’ Ayukawa
- 2016-02-16 Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Awards (JCURA) Fair
- 2016-02-15 Chinese Canadian Historical Society of BC Scholarships
- 2016-01-12 The City Talks
- 2016-01-20 Holocaust Awareness Post-Survivor Exhibit
- 2016-01-19 Dr. Stanger-Ross in the news
- 2016-01-04 Sacred Sites: Dishonour and Healing
- 2015-12-18 Register now for Qualicum Conference 2016!
- 2015-12-18 Pro-D Event for High School Teachers Feb 19
- 2015-11-04 Auction to benefit Syrian refugee family
- 2015-11-17 Call for Submissions for Holocaust Remembrance Day Exhibit
- 2015-11-18 Post-Industrialism, Anti-Colonialism and the Arts and Crafts
- 2015-11-18 Dr. Neilesh Bose - lecture Nov.19
- 2015-11-06 Information Session on Graduate School
- 2015-11-04 Ethnohistory Field School in the News
- 2015-10-26 Refugee Committee
- 2015-09-11 Work study positions available!
- 2015-09-03 JCURA winners
- 2015-09-23 Undergrad welcome reception
- 2015-09-14 Understanding the Refugee Crisis - Part II: The Canadian Response
- 2015-09-23 Distinguished Women Scholars Lecture
- 2015-09-03 The City Talks
- 2015-09-03 Indigenous Resurgence and Reconciliation
- 2015-08-28 Letter to Globe and Mail
- 2015-07-29 Fall courses with space available
- 2015-07-21 Asian Canadians on Vancouver Island: Race, Indigeneity and the Transpacific
- 2015-07-07 Chinese Canadian Artifacts Project
- 2015-07-07 Hunt for answers to Franklin Expedition is newest “old cold case” for award-winning project
- 2015-03-30 Cafe Historique
- 2015-04-08 Humanities Teaching Award
- 2015-03-25 Washington Post Article Featuring Dr. Rachel Cleves' Research
- 2015-03-24 Undergraduate Job Opportunity
- 2015-01-27 Pro-D Event for High School Teachers
- 2015-02-12 Undergraduate Scholarship Opportunity
- 2015-01-05 Lansdowne Lecture
- 2015-01-02 2015 Qualicum History Conference
- 2014-09-26 Cafe Historique
- 2014-11-13 Michiko ‘Midge’ Ayukawa Commemorative Lecture
- 2014-11-06 Qualicum Auction
- 2014-10-16 Grannies Grow the World
- 2014-10-09 Movements Undoing Border Imperialism: A Talk with Writer and Activist Harsha Walia
- 2014-09-09 Dr. Eric Sager elected as a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
- 2014-07-09 Great course options for 1st and 2nd year students
- 2014-08-27 UVic announces $5.5M multi-partner humanities research project on Japanese Canadian dispossession.
- 2014-06-18 JCURA awards - deadline extended!
- 2013-09-24 Ten days that shook the world – a café historique
- 2014-04-30 UVic launches Colonial Legacies field school, in time for South African national election
- 2014-06-05 CRC Tier II Chair in Modern Global and Comparative History
- 2014-05-07 Project manager for Landscapes of Injustice
- 2013-10-17 Faces of UVic research
- 2014-04-15 Scholarship opportunities for History students
- 2014-04-29 Undergraduate Work Opportunities
- 2013-02-12 Extended Deadlines for Grad Applications
- 2012-03-05 2011 History newsletter
- 2012-09-05 Tamara Vrooman - How a Historian Became a CEO
- 2013-10-01 Paul Summerville Event
- 2012-04-17 12-13 Undergraduate Research Scholarships
- 2012-08-21 The City Talks
- 2013-09-05 Upcoming lecture: Chief Bev Sellars
- 2014-03-06 Living Calendar
- 2014-03-04 Dr. Colby - The West and US Expansion
- 2014-03-04 City Talks Lecture
- 2014-03-04 Public Talk by Eugene Rogan, Oxford University
- 2014-02-07 “Victoria’s Black History” - John Adams
- 2014-02-04 World History Lecture - February 6
- 2013-12-18 Qualicum History Conference this weekend in Parksville
- 2014-01-08 Pro-D Day Workshops for Social Studies Teachers
- 2014-01-29 Guest Lecture: Patrick Dunae
- 2014-01-20 Neil Burton Memorial Lecture - Shark Truth
- 2014-01-20 Book Launch: Undoing Border Imperialism
- 2014-01-17 Lansdowne Lecture - Dr. Allyson Poska
- 2014-01-16 Making a Life in History After an MA
- 2014-01-06 Historical lead research leads to $1 billion courtroom victory
- 2013-12-09 Upcoming Graduate Defences
- 2013-11-20 In Memoriam - Dr. Ian MacPherson
- 2013-11-18 Qualicum Auction this Tuesday Nov. 19th
- 2013-11-14 Upcoming Grad Defense
- 2013-11-06 Bonnie Sawyer - CSRS Public Lecture
- 2013-10-30 ON TRIAL! The Panama Maru in Victoria: Performing a Hundred Year Retrospective
- 2013-10-30 Syria risks losing more than bazaars and mosques
- 2013-10-16 Thinking about an MA in History at UVic or Elsewhere?
- 2013-10-10 Bev Sellars Presentation
- 2013-10-10 The Corvette - Call for Submissions
- 2013-10-10 THUGS Upcoming Events!
- 2013-09-24 Work Study Positions Available!
- 2012-10-23 History Students Represented at 50th Anniversary Awards Ceremony
- 2013-09-05 History Social Spetember 17
- 2013-03-28 History is more than just getting the facts right
- 2013-05-23 Whose History? A Public Forum on Harper's Review of Canadian History
- 2013-05-14 UVic is hosting the annual CHA conference
- 2013-05-14 2014 South Africa Field School
- 2013-04-29 Online Museum Offers View Into Chinatown
- 2012-03-22 Upcoming Graduate Defences
- 2013-02-26 City Talks: “Making Healthy and Equitable City Planning Work: Lessons from Three Continents”
- 2013-01-03 High School Essay Contest
- 2012-11-26 History course in the news!
- 2012-10-03 Qualicum Auction!
- 2012-09-27 The City Walks
- 2012-09-07 2012-13 Work study positions are now posted!
- 2012-09-04 Dr. Marks wins Marion Dewar Prize!
- 2012-05-08 Dr. Lutz wins Craigdarroch Award
- 2012-04-23 Deadline to apply for McKinnon scholarship extended!
- 2012-03-26 Dr. Eric Sager wins the 2012 Paz Buttedahl Career Achievement Award
- 2012-03-21 Seminar Discussion with Michael Gilsenan
- 2012-03-19 Scholarship opportunities!
- 2012-03-15 Lecture on the Future of Digital Research
- 2012-03-13 The City Talks - Seeing Like a City
- 2012-03-08 W. Kaye Lamb Essay Scholarships
- 2012-02-29 Help us with the History of History!
- 2012-02-29 A Lead Up to War? Panel Discussion On U.S.-Iranian Relations
- 2012-01-26 Summer 2012 course offerings
- 2012-01-31 Lecture with Distinguished Women Scholar Dr. Paula Fass
- 2012-02-09 A Commemorative Symposium, 70th Anniversary of Japanese Canadian Uprooting: Reconciling a Difficult Past
- 2012-02-06 Archived news stories
- 2011-12-23 How a historian became a CEO
- 2011-12-23 Lansdowne Lecture: Dr. Kelly DeVries on the Siege of Rhodes
- 2011-12-23 Registration for the 2012 Qualicum Conference is OPEN!
- 2011-11-28 New History Department website nearing completion
See History events in the UVic events calendar.
Math and Stats Assistance Centre Drop-In Tutoring
The Math & Stats Assistance Centre (MSAC) tutors will be available to support you in your summer courses starting on Monday, May 12th. Drop-in tutoring will be available through Friday August15th.
Love & Mercy
Summer Reading Challenge
Victoria Summer Music Festival
The Dovers Return! We are delighted to welcome back the Dover Quartet, which closed VSMF 2024 with a phenomenal pair of sold-out concerts.
Heart to Heart
Conferring with a spiritual counsellor in the Christian tradition available for fresh insight on challenges you may be facing.
Mustard Seed & Multifaith Centre Food Share Program
This food share program provides free food for UVic students through the Multifaith Centre.
Math and Stats Assistance Centre Drop-In Tutoring
The Math & Stats Assistance Centre (MSAC) tutors will be available to support you in your summer courses starting on Monday, May 12th. Drop-in tutoring will be available through Friday August15th.