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Know Your Profs with Dr. Sara Ann Knutson

Know Your Profs with Dr. Sara Ann Knutson

In this instalment, Dr. Knutson shares why studying History is a way to embrace human diversity and a way to remind us the past is not a static place. Read on to learn more about where History can take you, and for a kind note on imposter syndrome.  

Know Your Profs with Dr. Henry Yu

Know Your Profs with Dr. Henry Yu

Dr. Henry Yu reminds us that each of us has a connection to history, and that learning to interpret our relationships to the past holds the key to untangling our individual and collective futures.

Professor Emeritus Tim Brook Elected to the British Academy

Professor Emeritus Tim Brook Elected to the British Academy

UBC History professor Emeritus Tim Brook was elected as a Corresponding Fellow to the British Academy. Dr. Brook is a historian of China since the 13th century, and specializes on China’s political, diplomatic, and environmental engagements with the world.

Dr. Heidi Tworek Named Vice-President of the Toynbee Prize Foundation

Dr. Heidi Tworek Named Vice-President of the Toynbee Prize Foundation

The Toynbee Prize was established to recognize social scientists for significant academic and public contributions to humanity. It is awarded biennially for work that makes a significant contribution to the study of global history.

2022/2023 History Courses to Take You Across Time and Space

2022/2023 History Courses to Take You Across Time and Space

History is a discipline for the curious. Whether you are fascinated by events that changed the world, or want to know more about the ordinary people who made these events happen, the inspiring and award-winning faculty in the Department of History offer incredible courses that will help you deepen your understanding of how the world as we know it came to be. 

Joy Dixon smiles in front of a tall green bush. They have short salt and pepper hair and wear a white button down shirt. She smiles at the camera.

Professor Joy Dixon Awarded SSHRC Insight Grant for Research on Evangelicalism and Sexuality

Congratulations to Dr. Joy Dixon (she/her/they/them) on winning a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight Grant for her project titled “Evangelicalism and Sexuality in Britain since 1945”.

Professors Timothy Cheek and Heidi Tworek Awarded SSHRC Partnership Development Grants

Professors Timothy Cheek and Heidi Tworek Awarded SSHRC Partnership Development Grants

Dr. Tworek (History; SPPGA) won SSHRC funding for projects on Decolonizing World News and Digital Governance in Canada. Dr. Cheek (History; SPPGA) was awarded funding for the Xinjiang Documentation Project.

Dr. Sara Ann Knutson in the Wadi Rum, Jordan. She wears a black shirt with white line patterns, khaki pants, and white, silver, and pink running shoes. She smiles and sits on a pile of sand stone with one leg crossed in front of the other.

UBC History Welcomes Historian and Anthropological Archaeologist Sara Ann Knutson

Dr. Sara Ann Knutson, historian and anthropological archaeologist working on the premodern world, joins the UBC Department of History. Welcome, Dr. Knutson!

Celebrating UBC History Class of 2022

Celebrating UBC History Class of 2022

Join us in celebrating UBC History Class of 2022 and their accomplishments! Find the names and programs of our Majors, Honours, and Graduate students, along with the titles of the honours and MA theses and doctoral dissertations.

Dr. Henry Yu on the Rise and Fall of Chinatown: the Hidden History of Displacement

Dr. Henry Yu on the Rise and Fall of Chinatown: the Hidden History of Displacement

Prof. Henry Yu speaks to Global News about the history of Vancouver Chinatown and city planning campaigns across North America that had intended to wipe Chinatowns off the map.