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Faculty of Humanities

Faculty & staff

Current Humanities faculty and staff can find additional documents and resources on our SharePoint site.

Announcements

Jules Gill-Peterson.

New Chair Transgender Studies

June 17, 2026

Chair in Transgender Studies Announcement We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jules Gill-Peterson as the Chair in Transgender Studies at the University of...

A group holds handmade signs in French and German.

How language learning shaped this grad's university experience

June 8, 2026

Orla Scott, a history major with a minor in Germanic studies who will convocate in this week's ceremony, took advantage of two study abroad programs during her studies, travelling for a two-month...

You can now get a BA in Media Studies at UVic!

As of September 2026, UVic students can declare a major, minor or general degree (BA) in Media Studies, offered by the Faculty of Humanities. By studying games, podcasts, comics, zines, radio,...

Online Humanities courses any UVic student can take this summer

March 25, 2026

Need another elective? Not on campus this summer? Anyone can take these online courses offered in summer 2026, from anywhere! Contact Academic Advising about the courses and programs that are right...

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The fault in Canada’s commercialized censorship & misconceptions about banned books

Student research spotlight by Aurora Campbell This research-based op-ed was originally written for HUMA 180: Encountering Humanities Research When walking by banned books sections in libraries or...

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Have a story to share about the faculty? Humanities faculty and staff can submit a story idea to the communications officer.

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Faculty & staff postings

The Faculty of Humanities is committed to outstanding scholarship, inspired teaching and community engagement. 

Faculty postings

Staff postings

Research resources

Research funding

Internal funding

External funding

You can explore external funding opportunities using the searchable funding database, Pivot-RP.

Promote your research through The Radius

Support for instructors

UVic offers resources for all instructors, including regular faculty, librarians, sessionals, graduate students and teaching assistants:

Awards & honours

Each year, the Faculty of Humanities celebrates excellence in teaching, research and engagement. Please join us in congratulating our award recipients.