Know Your Profs with Dr. Coll Thrush
Who are your professors, and what do you need to know before taking their classes?
In this instalment of the Know Your Profs series, find out what what you can expect when taking a class with Professor Coll Thrush, and why it’s never too late to take a History course during your undergraduate career.
Nardwuar vs. Courtney Booker or Why Should I Consider Majoring in History?
This article was first published in September, 2011. Nardwuar the Human Serviette is a national treasure, or at least a provincial prize, or at the very least a metropolitan marvel. One thing is for sure – hyperbole is never out of place when describing him. “Exceptional,” “excessive,” and “egregious” are all apt adjectives for his […]
Beyond the classroom: UBC students help drive national conversation on anti-Asian racism
History alumnus Patrick Leong (’21) and English Language and Literatures MA candidate Amanda Wan reflect on their contributions to the UBC National Forum on Anti-Asian Racism.
Fascinating UBC History courses you should know about
The Department of History at UBC offers a variety of courses that take students through time and across the globe. We spoke with some instructors from the Department to find out about the fascinating courses they’re teaching, why they’re excited to teach them, and what students can expect from them.
UBC History faculty Benjamin Bryce and Eagle Glassheim awarded five-year SSHRC Insight Grants
Congratulations to Dr. Benjamin Bryce and Dr. Eagle Glassheim for receiving five-year SSHRC Insight Grants for their respective projects, “Grounds for Exclusion: Immigration, Race, Health, and Gender in Argentina, 1876-1940,” and “Revitalizing Mining Landscapes and Communities: Ecological Restoration, Heritage Preservation, and Economic Development in the Age of Mass Destruction Mining.”
Shared Language and Culture: Documenting and Creating Punjabi History in BC
Despite the vibrant literary community, robust Punjabi-language media sources, and the increasing availability of Punjabi language classes including at UBC, there has also been a marked loss of the language among Punjabi youth. The Punjabi Oral History Project was founded to address the need for support for Punjabi language in British Columbia, and to further develop the growing program in Punjabi Studies at UBC.
Congratulations, 2021 graduates!
Congratulations, 2021 graduates! In our first ever remote graduation celebration, UBC History faculty and students came together to reflect on what History majors have achieved during their studies, and where their History training might take them in the future. This Zoom celebration was a first for the UBC History Department, and we’d like to extend […]
Interview with Shoufu Yin, Assistant Professor of Chinese History
“I excavate the intellectual worlds of many previously under-represented groups- peasant women who fought in wars, Mongol scribes who processed imperial documents, anonymous typesetters behind the production of books…” Dr. Shoufu Yin will be joining the UBC History Department as Assistant Professor of History this July. With a PhD from UC Berkeley, he specializes in […]
Highlighting Undergraduate Work at the UBC Journal of Historical Studies
“Sometimes, we forget just how much undergraduate students work to produce original content in their research papers!” Since 2004, the UBC Journal of Historical Studies, formerly known as the Atlas, has been publishing the best historical work by UBC’s undergrads. This year, the JHS received 63 submissions covering a wide range of historical topics, […]
Dr. Leo Shin awarded UBC Public Humanities Faculty Fellowship
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Leo Shin on his appointment as one of four UBC Public Humanities Fellows for 2021-22! These fellowships are awarded annually to support research excellence among humanities scholars in the Faculties of Arts, Law, and Education at UBC and to develop and highlight public-facing research in the humanities. Dr Shin’s […]