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The Faculty of Arts and Humanities has a long and proud tradition of academic excellence. We rank consistently as one of the top Faculties in the Arts in Canada. Our nine departments and programs bring together over 150 full-time Professors, many of whom hold teaching and research awards on the local and international stages. 

A&H Research In the News:

• Western and St Andrews University expand partnership, enriching both schools

  By Colleen MacDonald, Western News, May 08, 2025

  

  Through a partnership supported by Western International, two Western professors are contributing to the scholarly community at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. Western visual arts professor Kirsty Robertson has been at St Andrews since early May, as the senior global fellow at its Centre for Energy Ethics (CEE).

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• Western Libraries celebrates excellence in undergraduate research

  Western News, January 16, 2025

  

  Five undergraduate students awarded for use of library and archival resources including Karen Wen, a second-year English language and literature student in the School for Advanced Studies in the Arts & Humanities.

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• Toward a sustainable future through art and literature

  By Crystal Mackay, Western News, December 19, 2024

  

  Arts and humanities professors, Kirsty Robertson and Joshua Schuster, unravel the role that art and literature play in spurring action on climate change.

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• Middle Age ‘trash’ Western research team’s treasure

  By Keri Ferguson, Western News, November 08, 2024

  

  Fourth-year classical studies student Stephanie Leith (left) spent her summer searching for medieval manuscript fragments used to support spines and reinforce bindings in the production of the world's first books. She worked under the guidance of special collections librarian Deborah Meert-Williston and her research supervisor, classics professor Kyle Gervais.

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• New insights from Shakespeare’s England reveal striking parallels to contemporary climate change

  By Madeline Bassnett, The Conversation, October 31, 2024

  

  Unprecedented storms and devastating drought. Flash floods and wildfires ignited by the air’s dry heat. This is the experience for many in our modern world. But it was also the experience for those living amid England’s Little Ice Age. Madeline Bassnett, English and Writing Studies, comments in The Conversation.

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• Paradise Lost finds new audiences

  September 19, 2024

  

  John Leonard, renowned Milton scholar, has devoted his life to the study of Paradise Lost and making the work accessible to all. Leonard is in the process of recording the work being read aloud, which will allow visually impaired audiences to access the work in a new format.

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• ‘A global world:’ Western prof analyzes decades of international film data

  By Jeff Renaud, Western News, August 13, 2024

  

  Constanza Burucúa, Languages and Cultures, creates interactive platform to highlight history of TIFF, geopolitical dynamics over last 50 years

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• Western researchers study queer art, hidden history

  By Yuri Terra-Turgeon, Western News, July 12, 2024

  

  Jacob Evoy and Amy Keating from Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies, document 2SLGBTQIA+ lives and experiences

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• McLeod Named Distinguished University Professor

  By Megan Stacey, Western News, April 10, 2024

  

  Carolyn McLeod, Philosophy, has been named 2024 Distinguished University Professor for her wide-ranging contributions through her academic work, mentorship of young researchers and dedication to building a vibrant campus community.

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• Art inspired by advent (or not) of Anthropocene

  By Keri Ferguson, Western News, March 13, 2024

  

  As scientists vote “no” on naming new epoch, exhibit casts wider look at humans’ impact on planet

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