The Political Resistance of Play: Dr. Crystal Lynn Webster on Black Childhood, Social Justice, and Public History
Dr. Crystal Lynn Webster studies the history of childhood and youth, African American history, and carceral studies. In this interview, she shares her interdisciplinary and intersectional approach to research and highlights the importance of celebrating Black communities for the work they have done to push back against systemic racism.
Bureaucratic Documents as Sources for the History of Ideas: An Interview with Shoufu Yin
Prof. Shoufu Yin speaks with Alexander Collin about his article, “Redefining Reciprocity: Appointment Edicts and Political Thought in Medieval China,” recently published in the Journal of the History of Ideas.
Dr. John Christopoulos Awarded the Peter Gonville Stein Book Award from the American Society for Legal History
Dr. John Christopoulos wins the Peter Gonville Stein Book Award from the American Society for Legal History for his 2021 book, Abortion in Early Modern Italy (Harvard University Press).
Dr. Crystal Lynn Webster Wins The Library Company of Philadelphia Biennial First Book Award
Dr. Webster’s first book, Beyond the Boundaries of Childhood: African American Children in the Antebellum North (U of North Carolina Press, 2021), is the recipient of the 2022 Library Company of Philadelphia First Book Award.
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.”
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
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.
Dr. Sara Ann Knutson | Preserving the Past for the Future: an Interview for Bayt Al Fann
Dr. Sara Ann Knutson speaks about her passion for the history of the Islamic World, access and inclusion of Islamic history in mainstream education and how understanding the past impacts the development of the future of Islamic art.
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
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.