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Compilation image of Benjamin Bryce and Kelly McCormick. Benjamin Bryce is on the left of the image. He wears a white dress shirt and a light blue tie decorated with small squares. Kelly McCormick is on image right. She has long brown hair and wears white-rimmed glasses.

Professors Benjamin Bryce and Kelly McCormick win 2021 SSHRC Insight Development Grants

Congratulations to UBC History professors Dr. Benjamin Bryce and Dr. Kelly McCormick, who were each awarded a 2021 Insight Development Grant for their respective projects, “Settler Vines: Migrants, Science, and Environment in Canada and Argentina, 1890-1940”, and “The Cameraman in a Skirt: A New Visual History of Modern Japan.”

Prof. Kelly McCormick: Why was Japanese WWII Propaganda on Display Outside the Met?

Prof. Kelly McCormick: Why was Japanese WWII Propaganda on Display Outside the Met?

“If we fail to honour their connection to the people, places and circumstances in which they were created, we rob photographs of their ability to give testimony to facts and tell truths.”

2021/2022 Term 2 History Courses You Should Take

2021/2022 Term 2 History Courses You Should Take

Whether your interest in history is sparked by a region, time period, or simply a desire to understand our world better, the History Department at UBC has got you covered. Check out this list of 2021/2022 term 2 courses that will surely expand your mind.

Headshot of Dr. Laura Ishiguro.

Know Your Profs with Dr. Laura Ishiguro

In this instalment, Professor Laura Ishiguro shares with us the meticulous thoughtfulness behind her teaching, her favourite student questions, and what it means to study history. She also reminds us that learning to sit in the discomfort of not knowing with an open mind is important, no matter what you choose to do with your life.

A photo of Dr. Bonnie Effros in Vancouver. She is on a sandy beach with large boulders on the shore. Mountains are visible behind her. She has brished back dark brown hair and wears round glasses.

UBC History Welcomes New Department Head Dr. Bonnie Effros

The UBC History Department welcomes internationally recognized researcher Dr. Bonnie Effros as the new Department Head.

Headshot of Dr. Hicham Safieddine.

UBC History welcomes Dr. Hicham Safieddine

The UBC Department of History is pleased to welcome Dr. Hicham Safieddine as the newest addition to our faculty.

On Feeling and Knowing: A Conversation between Prof. Pheroze Unwalla and Prof. Tara Mayer

On Feeling and Knowing: A Conversation between Prof. Pheroze Unwalla and Prof. Tara Mayer

UBC History Professor Pheroze Unwalla in conversation with Dr. Tara Mayer about what classrooms of higher education were traditionally conceived to be and what they can become.

Aerial view of UBC's Reconciliation Pole

A Message on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

For those of us who are settlers in Canada, September 30 is a day to learn more about the history of the Indian Residential Schools and, more broadly, the history of Indigenous peoples.

UBC History Alumna Bianca Chui Wins Princess Takamado Essay Contest

UBC History Alumna Bianca Chui Wins Princess Takamado Essay Contest

UBC History alumna and Asian Studies MA student Bianca Chui has been selected as the winner of the 2021 Princess Takamado Essay Contest, for her essay titled “Eating Your Way Through Sugoroku: Imaginary Travel in a Japanese Board Game”. Congratulations, Bianca!

Dr. Heidi Tworek Appointed as Member of CCA Expert Panel on Public Safety in the Digital Age

Dr. Heidi Tworek Appointed as Member of CCA Expert Panel on Public Safety in the Digital Age

Dr. Heidi Tworek (SPPGA; History) has been appointed as a member of the Expert Panel on Public Safety in the Digital Age hosted by the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA).