2024/2025 UBC History Courses to Change Your Worldview
UBC History offers a wide-ranging variety of courses that give students the opportunity to study the past in a way that empowers their future. With fascinating courses that range from the practice of oral history to imperial and colonial archaeology and museums, there’s a History course for you, no matter your interests and endeavours. Check out the highlight of our 2024/2025 undergraduate course offerings below.
UBC History Welcomes Black Atlantic Scholar Dr. Alycia Hall
UBC History welcomes Dr. Alycia Hall, who specializes in the history of Jamaica, and in particular, the history of the Afro-descended Maroon communities which populate the mountainous regions of the island, from the seventeenth century to the present. Dr. Hall will begin her appointment as of July 1, 2024.
Congratulations, UBC History Class of 2024!
Congratulations to the UBC History Class of 2024! To help you celebrate your next adventures beyond graduation, read this message from Professor and Acting Department Head Dr. Tamara Myers.
As I Remember It: Teachings (ʔəms tɑʔɑw) from the Life of a Sliammon Elder Wins ACLS Open Source Book Prize
As I Remember It: Teachings (ʔəms tɑʔɑw) from the Life of a Sliammon Elder, coauthored by Elsie Paul with Davis McKenzie, Paige Raibmon & Harmony Johnson, wins ACLS Open Source Book Prize in the Multimodal Category. Congratulations to the co-authors.
Alumnus feature: Florian Bobin (UBC History ‘20)
Florian Bobin is a UBC History alumnus who graduated in 2020. In May 2024, Florian will be publishing his first book, Cette si longue quête, a biography of the Senegalese philosopher Omar Blondin Diop. Read this Q&A to learn about Florian’s journey and his advice for current students who want to forge a path as a practicing historian.
When History Speaks Back: UBC History Students Contribute to Vancouver’s Local Oral History
Dr. Anne Murphy’s new undergraduate HIST 400: The Practice of Oral History gives students the unique opportunity to design and conduct oral history interviews, and to engage with and contribute to local Vancouver history. Meet three students whose projects are featured in this Q&A, and read about their learning experiences in the course.
Practical Learning: Interviewing and Digital Storytelling with Dr. Henry Yu
“It’s not my job to make [students] into mini versions of me, but to involve them in a collective process for all of us to engage with and learn from each other.” Read this Arts ISIT Q&A to learn about hands-on learning in Dr. Henry Yu’s classroom.
Dr. Pheroze Unwalla Awarded 2024 UBC Killam Teaching Prize
Dr. Pheroze Unwalla (UBC History; UBC Middle East Studies) has been awarded a 2024 KillamTeaching Prize, in recognition of his leadership and excellence in pedagogy.
Dr. Bonnie Effros Wins SSHRC Insight Development Grant
Dr. Bonnie Effros has been awarded a SSHRC Insight Development Grant (2023-2025) for her project “Preserved in Wax: Catacomb Martyrs, Piety, and Ultramontane Politics in Post-Revolutionary France.”
MA Student Shane Atienza Wins Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
Congratulations to History MA student Shane Atienza on winning a 2023/2024 Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, which recognizes graduate students for their outstanding teaching, research and service to the community.