New research by 番茄社区 historian Dr. Rachel Hope Cleves reveals insights on 500 years of same-sex unions in the US and refutes the claim that such unions are newer than cell phones or other modern technology.
The Supreme Court of the United States is set to hear arguments on April 28 in a landmark case on the constitutionality of state bans on same-sex marriage. One month ahead of the ruling, timely new research by UVic historian Dr. Rachel Hope Cleves is affording critical insights and historical context for the cresting debate on civil rights and full equality of marriage in the US, where same-sex marriage is already legal in nearly 40 states.
Do you have a painting signed G.T. Brown or initialed G.T.B.? Well over a century ago, in the 1880s, Grafton Tyler Brown was acclaimed as the first professional artist in BC and is famous as the first Black artist in the Pacific Northwest. A Univers鈥�
Christian Vandendorpe is UVic鈥檚 first Honorary Resident Wikipedian. A widely respected scholar of semiotics, former magazine editor and author of From Papyrus to Hypertext (2009), Dr. Vandendorpe can also be considered a doctor of Wikipedia鈥攊n returning the 鈥減ulse鈥� and vigour to Wikipedia pages with his sharp editorial interventions.
The following 番茄社区 faculty members are available to discuss the breaking news today on the thawing of relations between the US and Cuba: Alexandrine Boudreault-Fournier (Dept. of Anthropology) is an expert in the cultural policies 鈥�
Thanks to a groundbreaking agreement with one of North America鈥檚 leading sources of historical information, people and classrooms across the province now have unprecedented access to a wealth of archival materials spanning several centuries.
It鈥檚 a history mystery worthy of its own exhibition. When Dr. Marcus Milwright, of UVic's recently renamed Art History and Visual Studies department, began planning his upcoming exhibit The Arts of World War I, he knew there was one item in the university library that he just had to use: a beautiful two-volume leather diary set illustrated with watercolours and pen-and-ink drawings of life during wartime. There鈥檚 only one problem: he has no idea to whom it actually belonged.
Dr. Chandar S. Sundaram, a military historian and expert of the colonial and modern military history of India who teaches in UVic鈥檚 Division of Continuing Studies, and Dr. Matt Pollard, assistant teaching professor and academic program coordinator i鈥�
A two-volume leather diary of the First World War is missing the name of its soldier diarist and the 番茄社区 is hoping history buffs or family members will help solve the mystery. JM's World War I sketchbooks, signed simply 鈥淛.M.鈥� and鈥�
Two 番茄社区 scholars have joined the ranks of Canada鈥檚 academic elite. Historian Eric Sager and poet Tim Lilburn have been elected by their peers as fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) for their remarkable contributions to their field and to public life. The distinction is Canada鈥檚 highest academic honour.
Aaron H. Devor is the founder and academic director of UVic鈥檚 Transgender Archives鈥攖he largest in the world. He is an elected member of the elite International Academy of Sex Research, an elected Fellow of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sex鈥�
Two UVic scholars have joined the ranks of Canada's academic elite. Historian Eric Sager and poet Tim Lilburn have been elected as fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) for their remarkable contributions to their field and to public life.
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A seven-year, multi-partner project led by UVic will explore the shameful history of dispossession during the 1940s will culminate in a cross-country museum exhibition in 2021. The federal government announced a $2.5-million partnership grant Aug. 27.&
In May 2014, a group of UVic students and two faculty members spent three weeks in South Africa for UVic鈥檚 first-ever Colonial Legacies Field School.
Tess (Taylor) Syrowik is a humanities student in UVic鈥檚 Department of Linguistics. This is her personal account of UVic's 2014 Colonial Legacies Field School in South Africa, Apr. 28 - May 21. Learn more about the 2014 Colonial Legacies field school
