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"Don't Start From The Good Old Things But The Bad New Ones." —Brecht
Join us on Feb 26 @ 1PM for an in-depth panel discussion about the current uprising and incredibly complicated situation in Iran. Panelists include Mojtaba Mahdavi, Sara Naderi, Kevin Anderson, Janet Afary, and Peyman Vahabzadeh. Registration required for webinar access. Details:
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7 days ago
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SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
24 days ago
SFU GSWS invites you to attend the Spring 2026 Margaret Lowe Benston Lecture Series on Social Justice. Nada Elia | Feb 13 Julieta Chaparro-Buitrago | Feb 27 Nayla Vacarezza | March 10 Learn more and register:
www.sfu.ca/gsws/news-ev...
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Join us on Feb 8 @ 3PM for a book launch and discussion of "Terra Invicta: Ukrainian Wartime Reimaginings for a Habitable Earth." The event will include musical performances by Oleksiy Hrynyshyn and Vancouver’s Kolo Choir, followed by a reception with food and drink. Learn more:
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26 days ago
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Join us virtually on January 23 @ 6PM PST for a book launch and panel discussion of "After Savagery: Gaza, Genocide, and the Illusion of Western Civilization." Registration required for Zoom Webinar access. Details and registration:
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about 1 month ago
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If you missed our screening of Director Fred Kuwornu's "We Were Here: The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe," the documentary is now a part of SFU's library catalogue and available for free to all SFU students, faculty, and staff! Watch now:
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about 2 months ago
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SFU Global Humanities
2 months ago
McWhinney Professor in International Relations
@jhorncastle.bsky.social
on the U.S. and Russia's recent 28-point peace plan to end the war in Ukraine:
ow.ly/I7n950XG42F
@sfuhellenic.bsky.social
@sfufass.bsky.social
@ca.theconversation.com
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Donald Trump’s Ukraine peace deal would leave the country vulnerable to future Russian attacks
The Ukraine peace plan negotiated between the U.S. and Russia is a non-starter for Ukraine, and also puts the country in the unenviable position of saying no to a mercurial American president.
https://ow.ly/I7n950XG42F
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The recording of our 4th Annual Professor Chinmoy Banerjee Memorial Lecture in Anti-Racism by Pragna Patel, titled "The Challenge Before Us: Moving From a Politics of Identity to a Politics of Solidarity," is live on YouTube! Watch now:
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The Challenge Before Us: Moving From a Politics of Identity to a Politics of Solidarity
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
https://ow.ly/ccU950XB5lz
2 months ago
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SFU Graduate Liberal Studies Program
3 months ago
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. See details and RSVP instructions:
ow.ly/IzjW50XtIYy
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A full house at our 4th Annual Professor Chinmoy Banerjee Memorial Lecture in Anti-Racism with Pragna Patel, who gave an engaging talk about the shift from a progressive to a regressive politics. The event was recorded and will be available soon. Subscribe now for notifications:
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3 months ago
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Join us on November 20th @ 6PM for a book launch for and discussion of "The New Lives of Images: Digital Ecologies and Anthropocene Imaginaries in More-than-Human Worlds" with author
@eevakheev.bsky.social
and respondent
@amjohal.bsky.social
! Learn more:
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4 months ago
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Join us on November 13th @ 6:30PM for a screening of "We Were Here: The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe," followed by Q&A with director Fred Kudjo Kuwornu! Please RSVP to
[email protected]
. Learn more:
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4 months ago
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Join us on Nov 5th @ 6PM for our Annual Professor Chinmoy Banerjee Memorial Lecture in Anti-Racism by Pragna Patel, the co-founder and co-director of Project Resist, an organization focused on work with marginalized and vulnerable women and girls throughout the UK. Details:
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4 months ago
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Join us on Oct 7 (Indigenous Survivance, Traditional Knowledge, and the Arts) and Nov 4 (How Another World Might Be Possible) for the first two sessions of our J. S. Woodsworth Chair's hybrid webinar series on “Radical Hope in Feverish Times”! RSVP required for Zoom. Learn more:
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5 months ago
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SFU Global Humanities
5 months ago
@jhorncastle.bsky.social
, McWhinney Professor in International Relations, speaks to
@ctvyourmorning.bsky.social
about Canada's, UK's, and Australia's Palestinian state recognition.
@sfufass.bsky.social
Watch now:
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Palestinian state recognition
SFU professor, James Horncastle addresses Palestinian state recognition on CTV Your Morning Vancouver.
https://ow.ly/xpFE50X1CZe
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Join us on October 5th at SFU Surrey Campus for a free film screening of "Farming the Revolution," which is followed by a Q&A with director Nishtha Jain! Sussanne Skidmore, President of the
@bcfed.bsky.social
will make the concluding remarks after the Q&A session. Learn more:
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5 months ago
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The institute's director, Samir Gandesha, speaks to
@cjsfradio.bsky.social
's Kseniya on "Speak Up!" about Fascism, Populism, and Zionism.
@sfufass.bsky.social
Listen now:
www.cjsf.ca/contents/spe...
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Speak Up! playlist for 08/14/2025 | CJSF 90.1FM Radio
https://www.cjsf.ca/contents/speak-playlist-08142025
5 months ago
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SFU Global Humanities
6 months ago
@jhorncastle.bsky.social
, Global Humanities' McWhinney Professor in International Relations, on Trump's separate meetings with Putin and Zelenskyy and now his "balanced approach" have mostly benefited Russia.
@ca.theconversation.com
@sfufass.bsky.social
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How Trump’s separate meetings with Putin and Zelenskyy have advanced Russian interests
Given Donald Trump’s unwillingness to make firm commitments at the meetings with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders, Russia has come out on top.
https://ow.ly/9xfO50WItlk
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SFU Global Humanities
6 months ago
McWhinney Professor in International Relations
@jhorncastle.bsky.social
returns to 880 CHED's @ShayeGanam Podcast to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war after Russia launched waves of missile and drone attacks on Kyiv.
@sfufass.bsky.social
Listen now:
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James Horncastle is an assistant professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney professor in international relations at Simon Fraser University
Podcast Episode · Shaye Ganam · 2025-07-31 · 10m
https://ow.ly/zVVk50WyMi8
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Spyros Sofos
6 months ago
Israel’s aggressive revisionism seeks to violently reshape the Middle East. This is my second piece in The Conversation on its escalating strikes in Syria, its claim to protect the Druze, and the broader fallout in the Middle East. 🔗
theconversation.com/israels-atta...
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Israel’s attack on Syria: Protecting the Druze minority or a regional power play?
Israel’s strikes in Syria, framed as protecting the Druze, reflect a strategy to fragment the Syrian state and secure Israel’s role as the dominant regional power.
https://theconversation.com/israels-attack-on-syria-protecting-the-druze-minority-or-a-regional-power-play-261648
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Institute for the humanities
SFU Global Humanities
6 months ago
@jhorncastle.bsky.social
, McWhinney Professor in International Relations, on Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine amid Trump's recent threats:
ow.ly/Oqy050Wx4Sa
@ca.theconversation.com
@sfufass.bsky.social
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Summer has brought both hope and questions for Ukraine amid Donald Trump’s posturing
Ukraine is managing to survive what could be Russia’s last chance at decisive victory if Donald Trump is serious about his ceasefire threats to the Russian regime.
https://ow.ly/Oqy050Wx4Sa
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SFU Global Humanities
7 months ago
McWhinney Professor in International Relations
@jhorncastle.bsky.social
on how the Russia-Ukraine war affected Iran's air defences, leaving it vulnerable to the Israeli and U.S. strikes.
@ca.theconversation.com
@sfufass.bsky.social
Read now:
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How Israeli and U.S. strikes against Iran were facilitated by the Russia-Ukraine war
The U.S. government may argue that supporting Ukraine is not in American interests, but Ukraine’s ongoing fight against Russia is actually assisting Americans elsewhere — most notably, in Iran.
https://ow.ly/e6cX50Wh25i
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SFU Global Humanities
7 months ago
McWhinney Professor in International Relations
@jhorncastle.bsky.social
's new journal article on how Ukraine's Special Operation Forces in Africa represents part of its efforts to defeat Russia.
@tandfresearch.bsky.social
@sfufass.bsky.social
Read now:
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Seeking advantages abroad: Ukrainian SOF in Africa
Ukrainian Special Operation Forces (SOF) have been active in Africa since the start of the current phase of the Russia-Ukraine War. In perhaps the most notable instance, Ukrainian SOF supported Tua...
https://ow.ly/fioz50Wk0Tl
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Join us on July 26, from 2:30–4:30PM, for a private screening of “I Am Gitxsan,” followed by a discussion with Director Hossein Martin Fazeli! Event is open to
@sfu.ca
's students/faculty, associates of the Institute for the Humanities, and those who self-identify as Indigenous.
@sfufass.bsky.social
7 months ago
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Institute for the humanities
SFU Global Humanities
8 months ago
McWhinney Professor in International Relations
@jhorncastle.bsky.social
on the Israel-Iran conflict and Israel's calls for the United States' support.
@ca.theconversation.com
@sfufass.bsky.social
Read now:
ow.ly/InUf50WczRe
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Why Israel and the U.S. are sure to encounter the limits of air power in Iran
The U.S. military could certainly make an impact in any air campaign against Iran. But it will want to avoid another Iraq-like quagmire.
https://ow.ly/InUf50WczRe
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Institute for the humanities
Spyros Sofos
8 months ago
Today on TheConversation Canada my two cents on the convergence of a domestic political crisis & a profound strategic shift as Israel evolves into a more unchecked aggressive actor in a fragmented international order
@sfuhumanities.bsky.social
@sfufass.bsky.social
theconversation.com/how-israels-...
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How Israel’s domestic crises and Netanyahu’s aim to project power are reshaping the Middle East
Israel’s military actions —in Gaza, Syria, Lebanon and now Iran — reflect the melding of Benjamin Netanyahu’s domestic political survival and his revisionist aims to reshape the regional order.
https://theconversation.com/how-israels-domestic-crises-and-netanyahus-aim-to-project-power-are-reshaping-the-middle-east-259359
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Institute for the humanities
SFU Global Humanities
8 months ago
McWhinney Professor in International Relations
@jhorncastle.bsky.social
addresses Trump's comments on Israel & Iran's ceasefire violations on CTV Morning Live.
@sfufass.bsky.social
Watch now:
ow.ly/6OUA50WfFU1
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Trump Says Israel & Iran Violated Ceasefire
SFU Professor, James Horncastle addresses Trump's comments on Israel & Iran's ceasefire violations on CTV Morning Live.
https://ow.ly/6OUA50WfFU1
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Institute for the humanities
SFU Global Humanities
8 months ago
McWhinney Professor in International Relation
@jhorncastle.bsky.social
speaks to 880 CHED's Shaye Ganam podcast about the United States bombing Iran. Timestamp: 46:20–56:32.
@sfufass.bsky.social
Listen now:
ow.ly/eNQX50WfatB
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Guest Host Angela Kokott - APP, Oil and Gas Wells, U.S. Missile Strike
Shaye Ganam · Episode
https://ow.ly/eNQX50WfatB
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Recording of our cosponsored lecture by
@azadessa.bsky.social
is now live on YouTube. The talk examines how India became a strategic partner with Israel in the ongoing colonization of Kashmir, the ethnic cleansing of Indian Muslims, and the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.
youtu.be/sHgbu99qRW8
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India and Israel: Partners in Genocide
YouTube video by Institute for the Humanities
https://youtu.be/sHgbu99qRW8
8 months ago
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Institute for the humanities
SFU Global Humanities
8 months ago
McWhinney Professor in International Relations
@jhorncastle.bsky.social
speaks to 730 CKNW's Mornings with Simi about Israel's recent airstrikes on Iran's nuclear and missile sites.
@sfufass.bsky.social
Listen now:
ow.ly/1VA550W9bcf
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Israel launches attack on Iran
Podcast Episode · Mornings with Simi · 2025-06-13 · Bonus · 10m
https://ow.ly/1VA550W9bcf
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Institute for the humanities
SFU Global Humanities
8 months ago
The "Media+Environment" journal, co-edited by our Woodsworth Chair
@eevakheev.bsky.social
, launched a new stream (the open-access, continuously-published version of an ‘issue’) on the Wind Humanities: "Wind as Model, Media, and Experience."
@sfufass.bsky.social
Explore now:
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Wind as Model, Media, and Experience | Media+Environment
OA, peer-reviewed journal of transnational interdisciplinary ecomedia research publishing traditional and multimodal forms of scholarship.
https://ow.ly/Ts4X50W8JvV
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Institute for the humanities
SFU Global Humanities
8 months ago
McWhinney Professor in International Relations
@jhorncastle.bsky.social
talks about Canada’s international affairs and defence spending on Fairchild TV's Canada West-Political Segment.
@sfufass.bsky.social
Watch now:
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Canada West-Political Segment
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https://ow.ly/fiKS50W8Hwv
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Institute for the humanities
SFU Global Humanities
8 months ago
J. S. Woodsworth Chair in the Humanities Adrian Ivakhiv (
@eevakheev.bsky.social
) reflects on his travels to Ukraine and Poland amidst the Russia-Ukraine war, specifically his stay in Kyïv just before the recent bombings.
@sfufass.bsky.social
Read now:
blog.uvm.edu/aivakhiv-ukr...
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Kyïv reflections
My time in Kyïv1 last week was both enlightening and reassuring, even as it featured some of the most dramatic events of the 3+ year full-scale war — Operation Spider Web being one of them (s…
https://blog.uvm.edu/aivakhiv-ukrtaz/2025/06/08/kyiv-reflections/
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