Humanities research goes global with $5M in funding

(l-r) Stanger-Ross, Schallié and Abe. Image: UVic Photo Services - Social Sciences , Peter B. Gustavson School of Business , Fine Arts , Education , Humanities , Human and Social Development Two humanities-based projects that put past injustices at the forefront of public conversations about equitable futures-one leading the co-creation of graphic novels by accomplished artists and survivors of mass atrocities and genocides, the other illuminating the mistreatment of people of Japanese descent in allied countries during and after the Second World War-received $5 million in federal government support to create new global connections and partnerships. These two grants are part of the $6.6 million announced that is going to UVic researchers and students in the Faculties of Humanities, Education, Social Sciences, Fine Arts, Human and Social Development, as well as the Gustavson School of Business. The Faculty of Humanities is the only faculty this year at University of Victoriato receive SSHRC partnership grants in the 2021-22 award competition. I am delighted to congratulate all recipients of the SSHRC awards and grants. We are particularly proud to announce the continuation of two distinctly different projects that bring multiple community partners together with our students and researchers. They-ll address some of the most pressing societal questions about the enduring scourge of racism, the lessons that humanity continues to learn and where the world will go from here.