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Calgary Institute for the Humanities

Where the humanities thrive

The humanities help us to understand who we are and where we came from. They help us to understand and respectfully engage with those who are different from us. And they encourage a curiosity and imagination that allows us to bring older ideas to the new worlds in which we find ourselves.

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CIH News and Announcements

CIH Director receives Faculty of Arts Impact Award

Dr. James Ellis has received a Faculty of Arts Impact Award for work on the Calgary Atlas Project

Faculty of Arts Awards and Celebration of Excellence 2026

Recognizing outstanding research, teaching, and community achievements

In the News Calgary Institute for the Humanities, on CTV News

Lougheed House takes an artistic look at Calgary in ‘Mapping History’ exhibit

Calgary Institute for the Humanities Fellows Announce Double Book Launch

Uchechukwu Umezurike and Anna Veprinska to launch new poetry books at Shelf Life Books May 14

Calgary Institute for the Humanities alumnus shortlisted for Alberta Literary Awards

Janna Klostermann (2024-2025) has been named a finalist for the 2026 Alberta Literary Awards

Congratulations to Calgary Institute for Humanities Fellow Uchechukwu Umezurike on Newest Publications

McCready Emerging Fellow Uchechukwu Umezurike Publishes Two New Books

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Lecture theatre during inaugural LGBTQ2S+ lecture series

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