Teaching in Focus | UBC Today Q&A with Dr. Sara Ann Knutson
“My pedagogy honours students as partners, with their own expertise in the learning process, rather than as passive recipients of predetermined knowledge,” shares Dr. Sara Ann Knuston. Read the Q&A to learn more about her approach to teaching. Article via UBC Today.
Dr. Anne Murphy and Dr. Tamara Myers Win SSHRC Insight Grants
Congratulations to UBC History faculty members Dr. Anne Murphy and Dr. Tamara Myers on each winning a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Grant. Learn about their projects here.
Alchemizing History: An Interview with Dr. Leo K. Shin
“When students ask me for career advice, I always tell them they should pursue what they are interested in, but also what they are good at,” says History and Asian Studies professor Dr. Leo K. Shin. Read this feature to learn about Shin’s personal journey from Chemical Engineering to Chinese History.
Professor Heidi Tworek Elected to Royal Society of Canada
Congratulations to Prof. Heidi Towrek, Canada Research Chair, Professor of History and Public Policy and Global Affairs, and director of the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions, who has been elected to the Royal Society of Canada.
Dr. Anne Murphy and Dr. Timothy Cheek Awarded SSHRC Partnership Development Grants
Congratulations to Dr. Timothy Cheek and Dr. Anne Murphy on receiving 2023/2024 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Development Grants. Read about their projects in this announcement.
UBC History Welcomes Black Atlantic Scholar Dr. Alycia Hall
UBC History welcomes Dr. Alycia Hall, who specializes in the history of Jamaica, and in particular, the history of the Afro-descended Maroon communities which populate the mountainous regions of the island, from the seventeenth century to the present. Dr. Hall will begin her appointment as of July 1, 2024.
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.”
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.