News

Faculty, Spotlight

Teaching in Focus | UBC Today Q&A with Dr. Sara Ann Knuston

November 21, 2024
Achievement, Announcement, Faculty

Dr. Anne Murphy and Dr. Tamara Myers Win SSHRC Insight Grants

September 27, 2024
Faculty, Spotlight

Alchemizing History: An Interview with Dr. Leo K. Shin

September 17, 2024
Achievement, Announcement, Faculty

Professor Heidi Tworek Elected to Royal Society of Canada 

September 3, 2024
Announcement, Research

Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2024 Announcement

August 12, 2024
Announcement, Publications, Students

History PhD Candidate Dane Allard wins 2024 Native American and Indigenous Studies Association’s Most Thought-Provoking Article Award

June 27, 2024
Announcement, Faculty, Research

Dr. Anne Murphy and Dr. Timothy Cheek Awarded SSHRC Partnership Development Grants

June 24, 2024
Spotlight

2024/2025 UBC History Courses to Change Your Worldview

June 7, 2024
Announcement, Faculty, Spotlight

UBC History Welcomes Black Atlantic Scholar Dr. Alycia Hall

June 3, 2024
Achievement, Alumni, Students

Congratulations, UBC History Class of 2024!

May 22, 2024
Publications, Research

As I Remember It: Teachings (ʔəms tɑʔɑw) from the Life of a Sliammon Elder Wins ACLS Open Source Book Prize

May 6, 2024
Alumni, Research

Alumnus feature: Florian Bobin (UBC History ‘20)

May 3, 2024
Research, Students

When History Speaks Back: UBC History Students Contribute to Vancouver’s Local Oral History

April 24, 2024
Faculty

Practical Learning: Interviewing and Digital Storytelling with Dr. Henry Yu

April 17, 2024
Achievement, Announcement, Faculty

Dr. Pheroze Unwalla Awarded 2024 UBC Killam Teaching Prize 

April 17, 2024
Achievement, Announcement, Faculty, Research

Dr. Bonnie Effros Wins SSHRC Insight Development Grant

April 8, 2024
Achievement, Announcement, Students

MA Student Shane Atienza Wins Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award

April 4, 2024
Achievement, Announcement, Donor, Students

Noah James Awarded 2023 Conway Travel Scholarship

March 21, 2024
Faculty, Research

Behind the Camera: Japanese Women Photographers with Dr. Kelly McCormick

March 12, 2024
Faculty, Research

Solidarities Around the World: A Black History Month Q&A with Dr. Crystal Lynn Webster

February 16, 2024
Alumni, Students

Alumna Feature | Jasmine Wilson: Musqueam Indian Band Archivist

January 17, 2024
Announcement, Research

UBC History Welcomes Visiting Professors Dr. Asma Qadri and Dr. Sayyid Muhammad Farid

January 17, 2024
Achievement, Announcement, Faculty, Research

Dr. Benjamin Bryce Wins Ontario Historical Society's Joseph Brant Award

December 18, 2023
Achievement, Announcement, Faculty

UBC History Faculty Professor Timothy Cheek Elected to the Royal Society of Canada

September 6, 2023
Announcement, Faculty

Dr. Hicham Safieddine Named New Canada Research Chair in the History of the Modern Middle East

August 29, 2023
Announcement, Research

2023/2024 UBC History Postdoctoral Fellows: Drs. Meghan Longstaffe and Jane Komori

August 21, 2023
Announcement, Research

Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Announcement

July 13, 2023
Faculty, In the Media

Active History | Henry Yu: How Can We Reckon with a Future that Never Was

June 28, 2023
Faculty, In the Media, Spotlight

Beyond UBC | 3 Things You Might Not Know about the Chinese Exclusion Act in Canada with Dr. Henry Yu

June 27, 2023
Announcement, Faculty

Prof. Bill French and Prof. Glen Peterson Retire after Three Decades of Inspiring UBC Students 

June 21, 2023
Spotlight, Students

No time machine, no problem: 2023/2024 UBC History Courses to take you across Time and Space

June 17, 2023
Faculty, Research

On the Bridge to Argentina: A Q&A with Curator Dr. Benjamin Bryce

May 29, 2023
Announcement, Students

Celebrating UBC History Class of 2023

May 24, 2023
Achievement, Announcement, Donor

UBC History Graduate Students Receive Support from the Japanese Canadian Students of 1942 Fund to Further Nikkei Research

May 9, 2023
Achievement, Announcement, Faculty

Richard Menkis named recipient of the 2022/2023 Dean of Arts Award

May 3, 2023
Achievement, Faculty, Publications

Dr. John Roosa Wins Association of Asian Studies' Kahin Prize

February 24, 2023
Faculty, Research, Spotlight

The Political Resistance of Play: Dr. Crystal Lynn Webster on Black Childhood, Social Justice, and Public History

February 16, 2023
Spotlight

Finding History: Dr. Tina Loo and Dr. Heidi Tworek on Interdisciplinarity, Pedagogy, and the Future of the Discipline

January 18, 2023
Faculty, In the Media, Research

Bureaucratic Documents as Sources for the History of Ideas: An Interview with Shoufu Yin

December 21, 2022
Achievement, Faculty, Research

Dr. John Christopoulos Awarded the Peter Gonville Stein Book Award from the American Society for Legal History

November 24, 2022
Achievement, Alumni

Congratulations, UBC History Class of 2022: A Message from Department Head Dr. Bonnie Effros

November 22, 2022
Achievement, Faculty, Research

Dr. Crystal Lynn Webster Wins The Library Company of Philadelphia Biennial First Book Award

November 21, 2022
Announcement, Research, Spotlight

UBC History Welcomes Ukrainian Holocaust Scholar Dr. Nataliia Ivchyk

November 9, 2022
Announcement, Faculty

Dr. Alexei Kojevnikov Awarded PWIAS Catalyst Collaboration Fund

October 13, 2022
Students

In Memoriam: Melissa Tan

September 8, 2022
Faculty, Know Your Profs, Research

Know Your Profs with Dr. Sara Ann Knutson

September 6, 2022
Faculty, Know Your Profs, Spotlight

Know Your Profs with Dr. Henry Yu

August 11, 2022
Faculty, In the Media, Research

Dr. Sara Ann Knutson | Preserving the Past for the Future: an Interview for Bayt Al Fann

August 5, 2022
Achievement, Announcement, Faculty, In the Media

Professor Emeritus Tim Brook Elected to the British Academy

July 25, 2022
Achievement, Announcement, Faculty

Dr. Heidi Tworek Named Vice-President of the Toynbee Prize Foundation

July 21, 2022

2022/2023 History Courses to Take You Across Time and Space

July 20, 2022
Announcement, Faculty, Research, Spotlight

Professor Joy Dixon Awarded SSHRC Insight Grant for Research on Evangelicalism and Sexuality

June 17, 2022
Faculty, Research

Professors Timothy Cheek and Heidi Tworek Awarded SSHRC Partnership Development Grants

June 17, 2022
Announcement, Faculty, Research, Spotlight

UBC History Welcomes Historian and Anthropological Archaeologist Sara Ann Knutson

June 10, 2022
Achievement, Students

Celebrating UBC History Class of 2022

May 26, 2022
Faculty, In the Media

Dr. Henry Yu on the Rise and Fall of Chinatown: the Hidden History of Displacement

May 26, 2022
Research, Students

UBC History Graduate Students Shifting Tides of History

April 7, 2022
Announcement, Faculty, Research, Students

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

April 7, 2022
Announcement, Faculty, Research, Spotlight

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

April 1, 2022

Heidi Tworek Appointed to Government of Canada Expert Advisory Group on Online Safety

April 1, 2022
Faculty, Know Your Profs, Spotlight

Know Your Profs with Dr. Timothy Cheek

March 23, 2022

EVENT RECORDING: Virtual Open House March 15 2022

March 18, 2022
Achievement, Spotlight, Students

History PhD Candidate Henry John Wins Student of the Year Award in Work-Integrated Learning

March 18, 2022
Announcement, Faculty, Research

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

March 14, 2022
Announcement, Faculty, Spotlight

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

March 14, 2022
Faculty, Know Your Profs, Spotlight

Know Your Profs with Department Head Dr. Bonnie Effros

March 7, 2022
Faculty, In the Media

Prof. Heidi Tworek: How to Avoid Spreading Misinformation about Ukraine

March 3, 2022
Students

Reclaiming the Narrative: How UBC Students Helped Decolonize MOA’s African Collections

March 3, 2022

2022W History Course Descriptions

March 2, 2022
Research, Spotlight, Students

Curating Belonging: Decolonizing the Path Forward with PhD Candidate Sharanjit Kaur Sandhra

February 28, 2022
Students

Proofreading, Editing, and Formatting: 5 More Tips for Writing a Better History Essay

February 25, 2022
Faculty, In the Media, Spotlight

Dr. Crystal Lynn Webster on CBC Kids News: Black History Month 2022

February 23, 2022
Students

Style, Voice and Using Evidence: 7 Tips for Writing a Better History Essay

February 3, 2022
Faculty, Know Your Profs, Spotlight

Know Your Profs with Dr. Bradley Miller

February 1, 2022
Faculty, Research, Spotlight

Meet four Black scholars leading innovative research in the Faculty of Arts

February 1, 2022
Announcement, Faculty, In the Media, Spotlight

Prof. Heidi Tworek Awarded Canada Research Chair in History and Policy of Health Communications

January 12, 2022
Faculty, Know Your Profs, Spotlight

Know Your Profs with Dr. Hicham Safieddine

December 13, 2021
Achievement, Alumni, Students

Congratulations UBC History Class of 2021!

November 26, 2021
Faculty

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

November 26, 2021
Faculty

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

November 18, 2021
Spotlight, Students

2021/2022 Term 2 History Courses You Should Take

November 5, 2021
Faculty, Know Your Profs, Spotlight

Know Your Profs with Dr. Laura Ishiguro

October 12, 2021
Announcement, Faculty, Spotlight

UBC History Welcomes New Department Head Dr. Bonnie Effros

October 7, 2021
Announcement, Faculty, Spotlight

UBC History welcomes Dr. Hicham Safieddine

October 5, 2021
Faculty, Spotlight

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

October 1, 2021
Spotlight

A Message on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 26, 2021
Achievement, Alumni, Announcement, Spotlight, Students

UBC History Alumna Bianca Chui Wins Princess Takamado Essay Contest

September 23, 2021
Announcement, Faculty

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

September 15, 2021
Faculty, Know Your Profs, Spotlight

Know Your Profs with Dr. Coll Thrush

September 14, 2021
Alumni, In the Media, Spotlight

Nardwuar vs. Courtney Booker or Why Should I Consider Majoring in History?

August 27, 2021
Alumni, Spotlight, Students

Beyond the classroom: UBC students help drive national conversation on anti-Asian racism

August 11, 2021

Fascinating UBC History courses you should know about

July 16, 2021
Achievement, Announcement, Faculty, Research

UBC History faculty Benjamin Bryce and Eagle Glassheim awarded five-year SSHRC Insight Grants

July 13, 2021

Shared Language and Culture: Documenting and Creating Punjabi History in BC

July 7, 2021

Congratulations, 2021 graduates!

June 9, 2021
Faculty, Spotlight

Interview with Shoufu Yin, Assistant Professor of Chinese History

May 24, 2021
Publications, Spotlight, Students

Highlighting Undergraduate Work at the UBC Journal of Historical Studies

May 4, 2021
Achievement, Faculty, Research

Dr. Leo Shin awarded UBC Public Humanities Faculty Fellowship

April 30, 2021
Announcement, Donor, Faculty

Memorial Scholarship Created in Honour of History Professor Robert McDonald

April 14, 2021
Achievement, Announcement, Faculty

Dr Coll Thrush awarded Killam Teaching Prize

April 11, 2021
Achievement, Faculty, Spotlight

UBC History graduate student Lui Xia Lee awarded Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award

April 6, 2021
Announcement, Faculty, Publications, Research, Spotlight

Interview with Crystal Webster, professor of African American history

April 6, 2021
Achievement, Publications, Research, Spotlight

Two UBC Historians Shortlisted for the Canadian Historical Association’s Wallace K. Ferguson Prize for Best Book on a Non-Canadian Subject

March 17, 2021
Alumni, In the Media, Research, Spotlight

Community and Identity in Dragon Boat: A Q&A with UBC History alum Dominic Lai

February 26, 2021
Spotlight

Black History Month

February 3, 2021
Achievement, Announcement, Faculty, Research, Spotlight

UBC History professor Tina Loo named a University Killam Professor

January 15, 2021
Spotlight, Students

Building in Accessibility from the Beginning

December 22, 2020
Announcement, Faculty, Spotlight

Questions of Inclusion and Belonging: A Q&A with Ben Bryce

December 21, 2020
Announcement, Faculty, Spotlight

Understanding the ubiquity and multiplicity of photography in the context of Japan: A Q&A with Kelly McCormick

December 21, 2020
Faculty, Publications, Research, Spotlight

Museum of Vancouver and the Chinese Canadian Museum exhibit symbolizes the Chinese-Canadian struggle for a “seat at the table”

October 26, 2020
Announcement, Research

Reminder: Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship

September 18, 2020
Spotlight, Students

Online Course Preparation Q&A

September 14, 2020
Faculty, Spotlight, Students

Q&A with María Muñoz

September 14, 2020

In memory of Edward J. Hundert (1940-2020)

July 24, 2020

In memory of János M. Bak (1929-2020)

July 24, 2020
Spotlight, Students

HIST 440: History of Health in the Modern West- a Q&A with Benjamin Bryce

July 6, 2020
Faculty, Spotlight, Students

HIST 376: Modern Japanese History Since 1800- A Q&A with Kelly McCormick

July 6, 2020

Q&A with UBC History PhD graduate Alexey Golubev

July 6, 2020
Announcement

Courses in History for Term One of 2020W

July 6, 2020
Faculty, Spotlight, Students

HIST 399A: The Theory and Practice of History- A Q&A with David Morton

July 6, 2020
Faculty, Spotlight, Students

HIST 310: The British Empire to 1850- A Q&A with Jessica Hanser

July 6, 2020
Announcement, Faculty, Students

Congratulations!

June 16, 2020

UBC Statements against Racism and Injustice

June 4, 2020

Congratulations to Tina Loo, winner of the Canadian Historical Association Political History Group’s Book Prize!

June 4, 2020
Achievement, Alumni, Publications

Congratulations to Gabriela Aceves on winning the CALACS Book Prize 2020

May 29, 2020

Collected news and opinions on COVID-19 from UBC historians

May 29, 2020
Announcement

UBC Senate approves new Middle East Studies minor

May 14, 2020
Faculty, Spotlight

Pandemics and History - a roundtable on COVID-19 and its historical connections

May 3, 2020
Go Global, Spotlight, Students

Theresa Wong and Olivia Brocklehurst: Studying History Abroad in London

April 27, 2020
Achievement, Faculty, Research

Congratulations to Leslie Paris on her appointment as UBC Public Humanities Fellow

April 23, 2020
Alumni, Spotlight

Alumni Profile: Kristen Walters

April 23, 2020
In the Media

Tim Brook discusses China and Pandemics at the Salt Spring Forum

March 31, 2020
In the Media

Article by Tim Cheek and Cassandra Jeffrey: "Can we talk? Bridging campus divides over Hong Kong"

March 24, 2020
Alumni, In the Media

Article from History PhD Alumna Laura Madokoro: "Coronavirus: Racism and the long-term impacts of emergency measures in Canada"

March 24, 2020
In the Media

Q&A with Heidi Tworek - "When a virus is the cause, racism is often the symptom."

March 16, 2020
Spotlight, Students

Leading Through Collaboration: History Major Suyesha Dutta’s experience as Student Directed Seminar co-facilitator

March 3, 2020
Alumni, Spotlight

Alumni Profile: Connie Chang (BA’07)

February 25, 2020
In the Media

Op-ed by Paige Raibmon in The Tyee: Hiding Behind the Myth of One ‘Rule of Law’

February 19, 2020
Faculty, In the Media

Op-ed by Tim Brook in the Globe and Mail: Blame China? Outbreak orientalism, from the plague to coronavirus

February 18, 2020
Spotlight, Students

Honours Student Profile: Kevin Ang

January 30, 2020
Alumni, Spotlight

Alumni Profile: Tao-Yee Lau (BA’07)

January 30, 2020
Announcement, Faculty, Research, Spotlight

Meet UBC History’s New Professor: Kelly McCormick

January 28, 2020
Donor, Spotlight, Students

History Major Laura Guglielmin’s Internship with the Gay and Lesbian Archives

January 10, 2020
Achievement, Spotlight, Students

Interview with PhD History Student Sarah Fox: Beyond the Killam

December 19, 2019
Announcement, Faculty, Research

Eight UBC History Books Launched in 2019

December 12, 2019
Alumni, Spotlight

Alumni Interview: Emily Dishart (Law Student, focus: Indigenous Law)

December 4, 2019
Faculty, Spotlight

Spotlight: Kristie Flannery (Post-Doc in History)

November 28, 2019
Spotlight, Students

Exam Period Survival Tips: A Q&A with UBC History’s Advisor

November 26, 2019
Spotlight, Students

Student Wellness: Take A Breather From Your Studies

November 26, 2019
Announcement, Faculty, Research

Sebastian Prange wins the American Historical Association’s John F. Richards Prize

October 30, 2019
Spotlight, Students

Q&A with Graduate Student, Hannah Facknitz

October 28, 2019
Spotlight, Students

History Student Spotlight: Dakota Koch (BC Newcomer Camp)

October 8, 2019
Achievement, Alumni, Announcement, Spotlight

History Honours Alumnus, Aidan Forth, receives the 2019 Wallace K. Ferguson Prize

October 8, 2019
Faculty, Students

Coll Thrush’s Global Seminar “In Search of Indigenous London"

October 3, 2019
Alumni

Alumni Interview: Sam Fenn (Documentary Podcasting)

October 3, 2019
Announcement

UBC History's Statement on the Global Climate Strike

September 19, 2019
Announcement, Research

Schedule for Medieval & Early Modern Research Cluster Lectures 2019-2020

September 19, 2019
Alumni, Spotlight

Alumni Interview: Darlene Munro (Teacher)

September 19, 2019
Alumni, Spotlight

Alumni Interview: Joanna Biddlecombe (Teacher)

September 19, 2019
Alumni, Spotlight

Alumni Interview: Andreas Kuntze (Lawyer)

September 19, 2019
Go Global, Spotlight, Students

Jan Prchal’s Go Global Semester Abroad at Uppsala University

August 28, 2019
Faculty, Spotlight

Eagle Glassheim Feature: Finding Gold Mountain on the Fraser River

August 21, 2019
Faculty

HIST443: Q&A with Tamara Myers

August 21, 2019
Faculty

HIST280: Q&A with Sebastian Prange

August 20, 2019
Announcement, Faculty

Project will Employ Students to Research Objects in the Africa Collections at the Museum of Anthropology (MOA)

August 20, 2019
Achievement, Faculty

Emeritus Professor Arthur (Skip) Ray appointed to the Order of Canada

August 20, 2019
Achievement, Publications

Sebastian Prange’s book Monsoon Islam is awarded the American Historical Association- Pacific Coast Branch Book Award

August 20, 2019
Alumni, Spotlight

Alumni Interview: Joanna Chiu (Journalist)

August 20, 2019
Faculty

In memory of Robert AJ (Bob) McDonald

July 4, 2019
Faculty

UBC History Faculty contribute their voices to the 30th Anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre

July 4, 2019
Alumni, Spotlight

Alumni Interview: Katie Taylor (Law Student)

June 14, 2019
Alumni, Spotlight

Alumni Interview: Janice Li (Freelance Independent Curator/ Research Assistant)

June 14, 2019
Alumni, Spotlight

Alumni Interview: Sanya Pleshakov (Museum Head of Programming and Education)

June 14, 2019
Alumni, Spotlight

Alumni Interview: Adrian Myers (Heritage Program Manager)

June 14, 2019
Alumni, Spotlight

Alumni Interview: Will Kruger (Senior Consultant for Renewable Energy Company)

June 14, 2019
Research, Spotlight, Students

Focus on History Honours Research: Carmen Watson

June 7, 2019
Research, Spotlight, Students

Focus on Graduate Research: Ryan Cheuk Him Sun

June 7, 2019
Research, Spotlight, Students

Focus on History Honours Research: Caroline Cassinelli

June 7, 2019
Faculty

Objects of Encounter: Tara Mayer's Hands On Course with MoV

June 6, 2019
Spotlight

Sebastian Prange | Monsoon Islam: Trade and Faith on the Medieval Malabar Coast

June 6, 2019
Spotlight

Tristan Grunow and the Meiji at 150 Digital Teaching Resource

June 6, 2019
Faculty, Spotlight

Faculty Spotlight with Leo Shin

June 6, 2019
Spotlight

Op-ed | How to Talk about Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Europeans

June 6, 2019
Faculty, Spotlight

Spotlight on Faculty: Henry Yu

June 6, 2019
Spotlight

Q&A with the Editors of the Atlas: Undergraduate Journal of World History

June 6, 2019
Spotlight, Students

Q&A with the History Student Association

June 6, 2019
Faculty, Spotlight

Spotlight on Faculty- Arlene Sindelar

June 6, 2019
Faculty, Spotlight

Spotlight on Faculty: Jessica Hanser

June 6, 2019
Achievement, Faculty

PhD Student, Josh Timmermann, wins the first annual History Department Teaching Assistant Award

June 5, 2019
Faculty, In the Media

Public History Project- The Wildest Night in Vancouver Digital Resource & Podcast

June 5, 2019
In the Media

Public History Project- Japan on the Record Podcast

June 5, 2019
Alumni, Faculty

New Book “Confronting Canadian Migration History” features chapter co-authored by Laura Ishiguro and Laura Madokoro

June 5, 2019
Faculty

Tara Mayer wins 2018/19 Killam Teaching Prize

June 5, 2019
Faculty, Publications

Professor Heidi Tworek’s book “News from Germany: The Competition to Control World Communications, 1900-1945” is now available

June 5, 2019
Faculty, In the Media

PhD student Ken Corbett wins PCCBS Graduate Student Paper Prize

June 5, 2019
Announcement, Faculty

Tara Mayer appointed as 2019/20 Wall Scholar

June 4, 2019
Alumni, Announcement

We have launched a UBC History Alumni Newsletter!

June 4, 2019
Faculty, In the Media

UBC History Emeritus Professor Arthur Ray wins prestigious award

June 4, 2019
Announcement

Meiji at 150 Digital Teaching Resource Launch

June 4, 2019

"Quietly, one of President Trump’s tariffs threatens American democracy" | an op-ed by Heidi Tworek

June 4, 2019
Faculty

Tara Mayer awarded Peter Wall Institute grant to lead International Research Roundtable

June 4, 2019
Faculty

Jessica Wang awarded 2018-19 Warren Center Faculty Fellowship

June 4, 2019
Announcement

Call for Submissions: the BC Jewish History Research Prize

June 4, 2019
Announcement

Call for Applications: Assistant Professor in the History of the Modern Middle East

June 4, 2019
Announcement

The Canadian Historical Association Meeting, June 3rd - 5th 2019 at UBC

June 4, 2019
Announcement

Hokkaidō 150: Settler Colonialism and Indigeneity in Modern Japan and Beyond - March 14-15 2019

June 4, 2019
Announcement

Indigenous Practices of Authority & Peoplehood Workshop - May 13-15 2019

June 4, 2019
Faculty, In the Media

New Peter Wall Institute Book “Memory” features essay from UBC Historians, Tara Mayer and Pheroze Unwalla

November 9, 2018