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W. Russell McNeil January 31, 2022 - 1:09pm
  • BSc (St. Francis Xavier)
  • MSc (Dalhousie)
  • PhD (York)
  • University College Professor (retired)
  • Honorary Research Associate
  • Web Editor of Malaspina Great Books
Lisa MacLean June 15, 2020 - 9:39am
  • BA (British Columbia)
  • DipFA (Emily Carr)
  • BFA (Open University)
  • VIUFA (British Columbia)
  • PhD (British Columbia)
  • University College Professor
Ian C. Johnston January 31, 2022 - 1:10pm
  • BSc (McGill)
  • BA (Bristol)
  • MA (Toronto)
  • University College Professor (retired)
  • Honorary Research Associate
John Black January 31, 2022 - 1:18pm

John Black's Website

Janina Hornosty June 15, 2020 - 9:51am
Maureen Okun April 5, 2023 - 11:46am
  • BA (Simon Fraser)
  • MA (British Columbia)
  • University College Professor
Laura Suski June 15, 2020 - 9:46am
Warren Heiti February 12, 2024 - 8:32am

BA, MA (UVic), PhD (Dal)

Before his appointment at Vancouver Island University, Warren Heiti was a Senior Fellow at the University of King’s College. He has also taught at Dalhousie University, St Mary’s University, and Bard College. His research interests include ancient Greek philosophy, ethics and environmental ethics, lyric philosophy, and moral psychology.

Selected Publications

Books

Attending: an ethical art. Montréal & Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2021.
Hydrologos. Toronto: Pedlar Press, 2011.

David Livingstone October 27, 2020 - 8:00am
  • BA, MA (Alberta)
  • MA, PhD (Dallas)
  • University College Professor
Mark Blackell October 27, 2020 - 8:00am
Gustafson Trust 2020: Gregory Scofield June 12, 2020 - 3:31pm

Gregory Scofield reads at Vancouver Island University on February 13

VIU’s Ralph Gustafson Distinguished Poet for 2019-20 will be the renowned Gregory Scofield. He will visit Nanaimo on February 12 and 13, appearing in three separate events, which culminate in the evening lecture on February 13.

English COVID Information for Students June 10, 2020 - 3:19pm

Important information about Fall 2020 English courses

I am looking forward to welcoming you to Vancouver Island University for the fall 2020 semester. While it will look different than what you have been expecting, I am excited to share more details with you today on what your English course in the Arts and Humanities Faculty will look like as well as some of the other supports, services, and activities you can look forward to this coming September.

First, I’d like to share more details about what you can expect in your English course this September: 

Faculty Council Minutes 2020 January 26, 2021 - 9:35am

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Sylvie Lafrenière March 25, 2024 - 10:48am

What courses does Sylvie teach?

I teach SOCI 111 (Introduction to Sociology); SOCI 205 (Messages and Media); SOCI 215 (Issues in Canadian Society); SOCI 250 (Introduction to Social Research); SOCI 351 (Quantitative Research and Analysis); SOCI 470 (Sociology of Education); PLAN 570 (Research Methods [MCP program]); CRIM 351 (Quantitative Research Methods); and CBAIR -(Community Based Applied Interdisciplinary Research). I have also supervised "directed studies" on several topics including the sex trade, home

Linda Derksen March 1, 2024 - 10:15pm

Office hours: Tues/Thurs 2:30-3:30 pm & by appointment

Laura Suski June 12, 2024 - 8:52am

What courses does Laura teach?

I teach Introductory Sociology, Sociology of Health and Illness, and Social Relations across the Life Course. In the past, I have also taught Social Inequality, Contemporary Social Theory, and Sociology of the Family. I also teach in the Liberal Studies Program and the Global Studies Program at VIU.

 

Jerry Hinbest March 1, 2024 - 10:14pm

What courses does Jerry teach?

Beyond introduction to sociology, which all of us teach, the second year course I teach most often is Social Interaction (SOCI 204), which allows me to explore Symbolic Interaction theory in a practical and useful way. I am able to share my love of research by teaching our second year Introduction to Social Research course (SOCI 250) every year and Qualitative Research (SOCI 350) every second year. A new upper level course on Program Evaluation (SSID 370) has been offered once so far, and I hope we can offer it again soon.

 

Gillian Anderson March 1, 2024 - 10:14pm

What courses does Gillian teach?

My teaching and research interests focus primarily on addressing issues of social inequality, including the sociology of families and gender relations; social problems and social policy; the sociology of home; and women’s organizing for social change.

 

Gerald Morton June 12, 2024 - 8:50am

What courses does Gerald teach?

As a non-regular faculty I teach whatever I am asked to. In the past couple of years I’ve taught ‘Intro’, ‘Social Inequality’, ‘Race and Ethnicity’ and ‘Consumer Society’.

 

Why did Gerald choose to teach Sociology? 

I teach both sociology and anthropology. I’ve always appreciated the symbiotic relationship between the practical, experience driven world of anthropology and the critical perspective of sociology. I choose to teach sociology because I want to keep that dual perspective in my work.

Bruce McGuigan March 1, 2024 - 10:13pm

What courses does Bruce teach?

Intro, Inequality, Urban Sociology, Theory, Canadian Society, Sociology of Identity.

 

Why did Bruce choose to teach Sociology?

The BEST thing about teaching is what you learn.  In sociology, I learn something new every day, not just from re-reading old books and reading new ones, but from the ideas that come from my students about the social world. I leave every day excited about what I am learning!