Dr. Heidi Tworek Talks Democracy, Media History and How to Fight Disinformation
Following the Arab Spring uprisings of the early 2010s, there was a flood of optimism about the potential for social media to unleash democracy around the world. Many believed that digital platforms would amplify marginalized voices and hold the powerful accountable.
UBC Students Reflect on HIST 390 Go Global Seminar in Paris
In May 2025, a group of senior undergraduate students travelled to Paris, France for HIST 390: Special Topics in History: Paris, Cradle of Modernity. This fascinating Go Global seminar was taught by Dr. Michael Lanthier and included a combination of lecture hours and immersive travel.
Dr. Richard Menkis Awarded the Pinksy Givon Family Prize at the 2025 Western Canada Jewish Book Awards
Congratulations to Dr. Richard Menkis for being awarded the Pinksy Givon Family Prize at the 2025 Western Canada Jewish Book Awards. His edited collection prioritizes diverse Jewish voices from politicians to workmen, and women from across the country, expressing the multiple realities of the Canadian Jewish experience.
Dr. Coll Thrush Shares Insights on His Latest Book, Wrecked: Unsettling Histories from the Graveyard of the Pacific
How can we understand colonialism on the Northwest Coast not as a sweeping, triumphal narrative but rather as an example of continuing settler colonialism literally wrecking on Indigenous shores?
