Congrats to our director Sasha Colby for winning the Shevchenko Foundation's 2026 KOBZAR Book Award for her book: "The Matryoshka Memoirs," a work of creative nonfiction that explores the experiences of her grandmother, a forced labourer in Nazi Germany: ow.ly/KyRa50YzZVs

Join Emily O'Brien on Feb 28th @ 10AM PST, for a taste of what GLS has to offer. RSVP to glsp@sfu.ca to participate in a lively discussion of Machiavelli’s satirical play, “La Mandragola," a hit comedy from the Italian Renaissance that still speaks to us today! Details: ow.ly/w9VS50XX2aw

Join GLS Program Director Sasha Colby in the virtual classroom on Jan 31st, 10AM–12PM PST, for a lively discussion of Euripides’ "The Bacchae," a classic Greek tragedy exploring themes of reason and passion! Please RSVP to glsp@sfu.ca. Learn more: ow.ly/eO1c50XSbTG

Join us on Jan 24 @ 10AM PST for the next installment of our Babcock Lecture Series! This year’s Babcock Lecture will be by the multi-award-winning author, Jeanette Winterson, who will discuss the nature and craft of her life-writing with Professor Jane Shaw. Details and RSVP: ow.ly/jOhj50XRfnS

Join GLS' graduate chair Emily O'Brien on Dec 11th @ 6:30pm for a talk on "The Renaissance of Roman Ruins and Their Lessons for Today." Registration required. Reception to follow. See details and RSVP instructions: ow.ly/IzjW50XtIYy

Join us on July 26, from 2:30–4:30PM, for a private screening of “I Am Gitxsan,” followed by a discussion with Director Hossein Martin Fazeli! Event is open to @sfu.ca's students/faculty, associates of the Institute for the Humanities, and those who self-identify as Indigenous. @sfufass.bsky.social