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.
Noah James Awarded 2023 Conway Travel Scholarship
Congratulations to History MA student Noah James on winning the 2023 Conway Summer Travel Scholarship in German History.
Behind the Camera: Japanese Women Photographers with Dr. Kelly McCormick
Dr. Kelly McCormick is a professor of modern Japanese history whose research focuses on the ways in which photography can be invaluable in revealing relationships, whether to power or to community. In this editorial, she discusses “Behind the Camera,” an open-source and collaborative website that shares the history of women’s participation in photography in Japan.
Solidarities Around the World: A Black History Month Q&A with Dr. Crystal Lynn Webster
In this Black History Month Q&A, Dr. Webster reminds us that Black excellence has always been deeply rooted in the histories of Black activism, liberation, and solidarities around the world.
Alumna Feature | Jasmine Wilson: Musqueam Indian Band Archivist
Guided by knowledge gained from both her academic studies and her lived experiences as an Indigenous woman, History alumna Jasmine Wilson (Musqueam) now works as the Assistant Archivist in the Archives Department of the Musqueam Indian Band. Read to learn about her journey.