Announcement

UBC History Welcomes Ukrainian Holocaust Scholar Dr. Nataliia Ivchyk

UBC History Welcomes Ukrainian Holocaust Scholar Dr. Nataliia Ivchyk

The UBC Department of History is pleased to welcome Dr. Nataliia Ivchyk, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Rivne State University for the Humanities (Rivne, Ukraine). Dr. Ivchyk is joining us as a visiting scholar for the 2022-2023 academic year. 

Dr. Alexei Kojevnikov Awarded PWIAS Catalyst Collaboration Fund

Dr. Alexei Kojevnikov Awarded PWIAS Catalyst Collaboration Fund

Dr. Alexei Kojevnikov (UBC History) and co-PI Shandin Pete (UBC EOAS) awarded the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies Catalyst Collaboration Fund for their project entitled “Climate Displacement, Indigenous Priorities & Federal Policy: Post-Lytton Community Engagement in the Fraser Canyon & Canada’s UNDRIP Action Plan.”

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.

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”.

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!

Dr. Pheroze Unwalla Awarded a UBC CTLT Students as Partners (SaP) in Course Design Grant

Dr. Pheroze Unwalla Awarded a UBC CTLT Students as Partners (SaP) in Course Design Grant

Dr. Unwalla will work in partnership with three Middle East Studies (MES) students throughout Summer and Fall 2022 on a project titled, “Redesigning MES 300: Faculty-Student (re)Visions of a Student-Centered Course.”

Dr. Kelly McCormick wins Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund Award for “Behind the Camera: Gender, Power, and Politics”

Dr. Kelly McCormick wins Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund Award for “Behind the Camera: Gender, Power, and Politics”

This project makes historical photographs and essays related to the history of photography available to students online through digitization and translation, creates new scholarly content analyzing these materials, and uses scholarly perspectives to teach students how to analyze visual materials as primary and secondary sources.

Dr. Benjamin Bryce Wins UBC CCEL Grant for Advancing Community Engaged Learning

Dr. Benjamin Bryce Wins UBC CCEL Grant for Advancing Community Engaged Learning

Congratulations, Dr. Benjamin Bryce, on winning an Advancing Community Engaged Learning Grant from the UBC CCEL for his project entitled “Public History and Community Engagement at the Roedde House Museum”. 

Dr. Pheroze Unwalla Wins Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) Seed Fund

Dr. Pheroze Unwalla Wins Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) Seed Fund

Entitled “Emotion(ality) and Emotive Writing: Assessing the Impacts in/on the Middle East Studies Classroom”, this project evaluates the impact of emotion(ality) in MES 300: The Middle East: Critical Questions & Debates and beyond.