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Hong Kong Identity: Past, Present, and Future

Hong Kong identity emerged in the 1970s; until then, most Hongkongers throughout the city’s history felt that they were Chinese. During the 1970s and 1980s, senses of Hong Kong identity were linked to the “refugee mentality” of those who had fled China. In the 1980s and 1990s, identity became more rooted in popular culture: Cantopop […]

Book Launch: Tina Loo’s Moved by the State

  The Canadian Studies Program at UBC and UBC Press invite you to join us in a celebration of Tina Loo’s book Moved by the State: Forced Relocation and Making a Good Life in Postwar Canada, a Brenda and David McLean Canadian Studies series publication. “Tina Loo is a masterful scholar and in Moved by the State she offers a completely new interpretation of resettlements […]

UBC History Careers Night

    Join us for History Careers Night! The evening will start off with a short presentation from Juliana de Souza (Career Strategist, Faculty of Arts.) Julianna will discuss resources and services at UBC to help with career preparation as well as upcoming related events. In addition, the History Student Association will host a panel […]

“Where Russia was “Ahead” of Europe: Russia’s State Colonialism in Comparative Perspective

This paper addresses an unusual knot of Russian historiography: was Russia a colonial empire and if so, why did the authorities consistently refuse to identify the empire as such? By examining the Russian empire in the broad comparative perspective of both European and Asian empires, the argument will show that in its Asian territories Russia […]

History Graduate School Panel

Please join us for the UBC History department’s Graduate School Event! The History Graduate Student Association [HGSA] will be hosting this event for all prospective graduate students that are interested in pursuing a graduate degree in history! While this is aimed towards history specifically, any students who are considering pursuing a graduate degree in the […]

UBC History Careers Night

This year’s UBC History Careers Night panel features a panel of alumni: Amber McLennan (Plus Marketing Manager, Thinkific), Kristen Walters (Biologist & Program Coordinator, Raincoast Conservation Foundation), Stevie Wilson (Copy and Content Direction), and Brandon Yan (Executive Director). Join us online at 6:00 pm PST on February 2nd and be sure to bring any questions […]