INSTITUTE FOR THE HUMANITIES
Now in its 37th year, the Institute for the Humanities at SFU seeks to accomplish these basic objectives: stimulate student interest and faculty research in demonstrating the irreducibility of humanistic perspectives in understanding some of the most pressing social, economic, political and environmental problems we face and, above all, to engage the many publics beyond the academy in city, the province, the country and, indeed, the wider world. The Institute is perfectly placed, therefore, to play a key role in the idea of SFU as “student-centred, research-driven and community-engaged.”
The Institute is proud that most, if not all, of our events are free, open, and accessible to the public. This is made possible due to an initial bequest establishing an endowment by Dr. Jennifer Simons and The Simons Foundation at the Institute's inception over three decades ago. The Institute also benefits from the continuing support of the Department of Humanities and J.S. Woodsworth Chair in the Humanities.
The Institute collaborates with a wide variety of organizations within Simon Fraser University, other universities, and in the community at large. Collaborations are selected on the basis of their coherence with the mandate of the Institute as interpreted by its Steering Committee and Director (as well as availability of funds and resources). The Institute takes responsibility for the accounting and logistics only for events that we initiate.
Please contact insthum@sfu.ca for all Institute-related questions and concerns.
Featured Videos
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Institute Director's CTV Interview on "What's Next for Trump After Impeachment"
January 15, 2021... read more
Upcoming Event
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Economic Recovery: Is It Time for a Basic Income?
April 21, 2021Floyd Marinescu & John Clarke Wednesday, April 21, 4:30PM–6:00PM PST, Via Zoom Webinar... read more
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Book Launch and Panel for "Crossing Borders: Essays in Honour of Ian H. Angus"
April 23, 2021Ian Angus, Samir Gandesha, Peyman Vahabzadeh, Et Al. Friday, April 23, 5:30PM–7:00PM PST, Zoom... read more
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No Farmers, No Food: Indian Farmers Confront Authoritarian Neoliberalism
April 26, 2021Hartosh Singh Bal Monday, April 26, 7:00PM–8:30PM, Via Zoom Webinar (Registration... read more
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Renaissance Italy's "First Responders": Humanists and the Humanities in an Age of Crisis
May 06, 2021Emily O'Brien Thursday, May 6, 5:30PM–7:00PM, Via Zoom Webinar (Registration Required) Organized... read more
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Logics of Genocide: The Structures of Violence and the Contemporary World
May 12, 2021Anne O'Byrne, Martin Shuster, & Jill Stauffer Wednesday, May 12, 5:30PM–7:00PM, Via Zoom... read more
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Grace MacInnis Visiting Scholar Lecture by Jody Wilson-Raybould
May 18, 2021The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, P.C., Q.C, M.P. Tuesday, May 18, 5:30PM–7:00PM PST, Via Zoom... read more
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Merleau-Ponty, Nature, and the Normative Stakes of Deep History
May 28, 2021Bryan Smyth, University of Mississippi Friday, May 28, 5:00PM–6:30PM, Via Zoom Webinar... read more
Ongoing Lecture Series
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Polis and Psyche Lecture Series
January 02, 2020Although psychoanalysis began as a method of treatment, Freud wanted to commend it to the general... read more
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COVID-19 Lecture Series: "Thinking Through The Pandemic"
February 24, 2021A series of panel discussions hosted by the Institute for the Humanities at SFU featuring leading... read more