The instructors in the Faculty of Humanities are passionate about their work, and dedicated to helping their students understand and question the world. They’re scholars, authors, teachers and advocates. And they’re here to help you succeed.
Department of Communication Studies & Media Arts
Interested in detangling a web of media & culture? Meet Dr. Christina Baade and learn about our COMMUNICATION STUDIES & MEDIA ARTS programs.
Department of English & Cultural Studies
Interested in creative writing, drama, the written word & cultural studies? Meet Dr. Susie O’Brien and learn all about our ENGLISH & CULTURAL STUDIES program.
Department of French
Interested in the French-speaking world and its diversity? Meet Dr. Nicholas Serruys and learn all about our FRENCH program.
Global Peace and Social Justice
Interested in the well-being of our world and peace education? Meet Dr. Chandrima Chakraborty and learn all about our GLOBAL PEACE & SOCIAL JUSTICE program.
Gender & Social Justice (minor)
Interested in studying the intersections of gender, race, class, and more? Meet Dr. Catherine Anderson and learn all about our GENDER & SOCIAL JUSTICE MINOR.
Department of Greek & Roman Studies
Interested in studying ancient civilizations, the Greeks, Romans and the Mediterranean world? Meet Dr. Kathryn Mattison and learn all about our Greek & Roman Studies program.
Department of History
Interested in studying our past, questioning truths, thinking globally and discovering how developments in one part of the world have far-reaching effects elsewhere? Meet Dr. Megan Armstrong and learn all about our HISTORY program.
iArts (Integrated Arts) Program
We are excited to announce our new BFA in iArts (Integrated Arts)! This direct entry program launches in the fall of 2022, providing interdisciplinary skills in art, performance, histories of the arts, theory and research, grounded in social justice.
Philosophy and Justice, Political Philosophy & Law
Interested in important concepts like God, beauty, knowledge, and truth? How about truth, morality, law & reality? Meet Dr. Mark Johnstone and learn all about our PHILOSOPHY and JUSTICE, POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY AND LAW programs.
Department of Linguistics & Languages
Interested in studying languages, their structure, origin, evolution and uses in our society? Meet Dr. Elisabet Service and learn all about our LINGUISTICS & COGNITIVE SCIENCE OF LANGUAGE programs.
Meet our students
We’re a strong, close-knit community. Meet some of our students and learn what it’s really like to study Humanities at McMaster.