10 social justice words you need to know September 23, 2017September 28, 2017 Sally Lin Have you ever been confused by the words “unceded”, “intersectional”, or “cultural appropriation”? Have you ever had lunch with your friends in the humanities and thought they were speaking in...
Confronting diversity and the lack thereof June 9, 2017June 9, 2017 Martlet Staff When we reported on UVic’s most recent diversity award win — when the university was named one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for the sixth year in a row — we were once again...
Who is the whitest of them all? We should have a prize for that! June 8, 2017June 7, 2017 Alana Sayers The ‘cultural appropriation prize’, proposed by then-editor Hal Niedzviecki in an issue of Write magazine dedicated to Indigenous writers and the following bandwagon of high-profile white Canadians who publicly jumped...
Continuing Studies casts out witchcraft misconceptions October 19, 2016October 19, 2016 Kaitlyn Kokoska As Halloween approaches and you scramble to find a last-minute costume, you may want to think twice before giving up and putting on that witch’s hat. Local witch and Department...
Culture is not a costume October 28, 2015October 28, 2015 Sarah Lazin and Gurkiran Dhillon Holidays always seem to bring out the worst in people. Families fight at Thanksgiving, that one uncle always gets drunk and says outrageous things over winter break, and your friends...
Altered Living Alliance pushes for Halloween costume ban October 24, 2013October 27, 2013 Klara Woldenga HUMOUR — A crowd gathered in front of the Parliament in protest Oct. 22, but this group contained more than your average citizen. Ghosts, ghouls, vampires, werewolves, and mummies alike...
