Faculty of Arts
Our mission is to reflect on the world and our place in it through critical inquiry, creative practices and collaborative exploration.
Information for researchers during COVID-19 response. Visit Guidance for Researchers page.
Engage, Inspire and Discover
Critical and creative research
Our research engages communities and fosters innovation, leadership and creative practice.
Teaching excellence and expertise
We promote, celebrate and reward innovations in teaching practices. We prepare our students for a variety of academic and non-academic careers.
Internationalize your degree
Study at a partner university or take part in an international field school organized by the University of Calgary. Work for a vetted international organization. Or take part in a research placement at a partner institution.
Embracing equity, diversity and inclusion
We are committed to understanding cultural and social differences both locally and globally, and to promoting equal rights and opportunities across our constituencies.
Latest news
School of Creative and Performing Arts welcomes back live audiences for 2021-2022 performing season
Performers will get chance to strut their stuff in front of masked, physically distanced spectators<br /> ...
In the media
In the News: Gregory Taylor, Communication, Media and Film, in Toronto Star
Job cuts are likely in Rogers’ $26-billion deal to acquire Shaw, critics say
In the News: Thomas O’Neill, Psychology,
As staff expectations around work evolve, universities test out how to adapt
In the News: Fangzheng (Nick) Wang, SCPA, in Calgary Herald
A metaphor for the Chinese Cultural Revolution, The Bus Stop takes on new meaning in pandemic
In the News: Shelley Alexander, Geography, in CBC News
Rare quartet of wild dog species captured by Alberta photographer
Statement on former Kamloops residential school burial site
June 1, 2021
We send our condolences to the Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc First Nations for the tragic loss of their children as a result of a policy that can only be labelled cultural genocide.
Anthropology and Archaeology
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Department Head: Dr. Peter Dawson
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Art and Art History
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Department Head: Denis Gadbois
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Classics and Religion
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Department Head: Dr. Marica Cassis
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Communication, Media and Film
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Department Head: Dr. Charles Tepperman
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Creative and Performing Arts (School of)
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School Director: Bruce Barton
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Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures (School of)
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School Director: Dr. Mark Conliffe
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Political Science
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Department Head: Dr. Antonio Franceschet
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Together, we will create and share vital knowledge.