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CNERS FACULTY ELECTED TO RSC
Honour recognizes distinguished individuals from all branches of learning who have made remarkable contributions in the arts, the humanities and the sciences, as well as in Canadian public life. Read More
STATEMENT OF SUPPORT
As scholars of ancient cultures, we recognize that our disciplines have shaped and been shaped by ideologies of white supremacism, nationalism, and colonialism. This is not only a matter of white nationalists quoting the texts we study, but of our own reluctance to denounce racist ideas and practices that prevail within our disciplines. Read More
WELCOME TO DR. PHILIP YOO
Philip Yoo joins Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies in 2021/22 as Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible and Jewish Studies. A native of Mississauga, Ontario, he is a graduate of the University of Toronto (B.Comm. in Commerce and Finance; M.Div. from Knox College), Yale University (S.T.M.), and the University of Oxford (D.Phil.). Before his arrival […] Read More
2021/22 COURSES
Eight course codes are housed under Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies, including CLST (Classical Studies), CNRS (Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies), NEST (Near Eastern Studies) and RELG (Religious Studies) as well as four ancient languages: Classical Arabic (ARBC), Ancient Greek (GREK), Biblical Hebrew (HEBR), and Latin (LATN). Check out these courses offered in […] Read More
CNERS Talk – Squinting at the Future: The Study of Disability in the Ancient World
17th Nov 2021Disability in the Ancient World: A Meta-Analysis of the Study of Disability in Classics, Biblical Studies, and Late Antiquity
12th Jan 2022
Nandini Pandey, on Roman diversity
Nandini Pandey, on Roman diversity
2nd Feb 2022
Jesse Hill, on Roman Literature
Jesse Hill, on Roman Literature
2nd Mar 2022
Daniel Picus, on Rabbinics
Daniel Picus, on Rabbinics
12th Mar 2022
UVic/UBC joint research seminar with Megan Daniels, UBC speaker; Darrel Janzen, UVic speaker.
UVic/UBC joint research seminar with Megan Daniels, UBC speaker; Darrel Janzen, UVic speaker.
13th Apr 2022
Steve Renette on Mesopotamia
Steve Renette on Mesopotamia
New book by Dr. Milstein: Making A Case
Congratulations to Dr. Sara Milstein on the publication of her new book, Making a Case: The Practical Roots of Biblical Law (Oxford UP, 2021). Description from the publisher: Outside of the Bible, all of the known Near Eastern law collections were produced in the third to second millennia BCE, in cuneiform on clay tablets, and in […]
Honour recognizes distinguished individuals from all branches of learning who have made remarkable contributions in the arts, the humanities and the sciences, as well as in Canadian public life.
Equity and Social Justice Committee 2021 Report
The CNERS Equity and Social Justice Committee has prepared a report for the community on the response to our July 2020 Statement of Support against Racism, White Supremacy and Police Violence.
Dr. Marshall Receives SSHRC Insight Grant for Roman Comedy Project
Toph Marshall has been awarded a four-year Insight SSHRC grant to work on a project called Comic Routines in Roman Comedy. The chief goal of the project will be to produce a monograph documenting repeated physical routines across the 20 plays of Plautus and 6 plays of Terence, and the extant fragments of Republican comic […]
Dr. Keddie and Dr. Yoon promoted to Associate Professor
The Department congratulates Dr. Tony Keddie and Dr. Florence Yoon on their promotions to Associate Professor effective July 1, 2021. We are thrilled to have them as tenured members of the Department and look forward to many more years of research innovation and excellent teaching from them!
Philip Yoo joins Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies in 2021/22 as Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible and Jewish Studies. A native of Mississauga, Ontario, he is a graduate of the University of Toronto (B.Comm. in Commerce and Finance; M.Div. from Knox College), Yale University (S.T.M.), and the University of Oxford (D.Phil.). Before his arrival […]
Sara Milstein Receives Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship
The Department congratulates Dr. Sara Milstein on receiving an inaugural UBC Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship! She is one of six faculty at UBC to receive the two-year fellowship. These awards recognize exceptional early-career researchers at UBC who have demonstrated outstanding research achievement and the potential for significant impact in their fields of scholarship. Dr. Milstein’s […]
Susanna Braund’s edited volume receives award for contribution to Vergilian studies
The Vergilian Society has awarded the 2021 McKay Prize to Susanna Braund’s co-edited volume (with Zara Martirosova Torlone), Virgil and his Translators (OUP, 2018).The McKay Prize is given in recognition of the book that, in the opinion of the prize evaluation committee, makes the greatest contribution toward our understanding and appreciation of Vergil. Book abstract from […]
Lisa Cooper recognized by ASOR for work with Damascus Committee and Syrian people
Dr. Lisa Cooper received the W. F. Albright Award from ASOR at the November 2020 Annual Meeting. This award honors an individual who has shown special support or made outstanding service contributions to one of the overseas centers, ACOR, AIAR, CAARI, or to one of the overseas committees – the Baghdad Committee and the Damascus […]
Ancient Egypt and the environment: conference proceedings co-edited by Dr. Schneider published
The proceedings of a conference that Dr. Thomas Schneider organized at UBC in April 2017 on Ancient Egypt and the Environment have been published by the Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections as Gift of the Nile? Ancient Egypt and the Environment. The contributors offer studies on the cultural and environmental impact of the Nile on […]
Sessional Lecturer Position 2021-2022 Academic Year – RELG 203 002
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 Sessional Lecturer Positions 2021-2022 Academic Year The Department of Classical, Near Eastern, and Religious Studies is now accepting applications for Sessional positions in 2021-2022 academic year. Subject to budgetary and enrolment considerations, the successful candidates will teach the following courses: Course Title Term Days Time RELG 203 001 Scriptures of […]
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 Sessional Lecturer Positions 2021-2022 Academic Year The Department of Classical, Near Eastern, and Religious Studies is now accepting applications for Sessional positions in 2021-2022 academic year. Subject to budgetary and enrolment considerations, the successful candidates will teach the following courses: Course Title Term Days Time RELG 203 001 Scriptures of […]
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