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UBC History Graduation Celebration!

Congratulations History Graduates! We’re proud of your success and we’re particularly proud of how you’ve achieved it in the face of the pandemic. You’ve worked hard, read more books than you thought had been written, wrote more essays than you thought humanly possible, and endured countless hours of lectures over Zoom (much of it while […]

Event posterWelcome Back Information Session | September 23, 2021 5:30 pm

Join Dr. Michael Lanthier, History Undergraduate Advisor, Dr. Steven Lee, Undergraduate Chair, and the History Students Association (HSA) in an informal information session about completing your Major, Minor, or Honours History program, applying to graduate, and other questions you may have about courses, degree requirements, academic opportunities, student-directed seminars, and academic challenges.

“Genetic Approaches to a History of Premodern Eurasia” with Prof. Patrick Geary

The Department of History Departmental Research Colloquium showcases research within the department, as well as that of invited speakers from beyond UBC. It brings together works-in-progress by scholars who are exploring important methodological, chronological, or geographical issues that challenge the frontiers of our discipline and contribute strongly to our collective discussions. This term, the colloquium […]

[Webinar] Late Colonialism: “Hong Kong People” and the Popular Re-imagining of an Instituting Imaginary

After the 1967 Riots, the Federation of Hong Kong Industries, backed by the colonial government, organized a festival of variety shows, exhibitions, fashion parades, and a cavalcade. This initial effort was followed in 1969 by a more substantial “Festival of Hong Kong” 香港節, which sported the slogan “Hong Kong People use Hong Kong Goods.” The festivals were part of a […]

[Webinar] The Battle of Hong Kong in 1941: A Spatial History Project

This talk introduces our spatial history project “Hong Kong 1941,” which uses geographic information systems (GIS) to build an interactive web map about the Battle of Hong Kong and a database of British military installations in Hong Kong during the Second World War. It offers an easy-to-use historical database for educators, tourists, and conservation professionals. There […]

Colloquium | Piety and Politics in Ottoman Hejaz: Ruminations of a 16th-century Gujarati Muslim Intellectual

The Department of History Departmental Research Colloquium showcases research within the department, as well as that of invited speakers from beyond UBC. It brings together works-in-progress by scholars who are exploring important methodological, chronological, or geographical issues that challenge the frontiers of our discipline and contribute strongly to our collective discussions. This term, the colloquium […]