Alumna Q&A with Georgia Twiss (MA History 2022)
UBC History alumna Georgia Twiss (MA ’22), Reference Historian at The Museum & Archives of North Vancouver, shares her journey from student to working historian and the valuable lessons she learned along the way.
A Conversation with Andy Chih-ming Wang
The Empires in Asia cluster is delighted to welcome interested graduate students and faculty to this informal lunchtime conversation with Andy Chih-Ming Wang (Academia Sinica; Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Society). Andy Chih-ming Wang is a Research Fellow and Deputy Director of the Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, working in the intersected […]
Burge Lecture 2025 | “A Crying Need for a Day Care Centre” with Dr. Sarah Nickel
Burge Lecture with Dr. Sarah Nickel The Burge Lecture is an annual endowed lecture organized by the History Graduate Students Association and made possible by a generous donation from UBC alumnus William Burge. The series provides students, faculty, alumni and community members the opportunity to connect with historians and scholars engaged in exciting research relevant to our […]
Silver Screens and Golden Dreams with Jane Ferguson
The UBC History Empires and (Post-)Colonialisms in the Asia-Pacific Cluster features local scholars who have recently published monographs to have informal discussions about a chapter or two of their book. We invite all faculty and graduate students with interests in modern Asia/-Pacific (broadly defined) and the themes of empire, colonialism, or postcolonialism/decolonization to join, regardless […]
2024 Vrba Lecture | “Jewish History and Theresienstadt: How should we write a history of prisoner society?”
On November 19, 2024 at 5:00 pm PT, the UBC Department of History and the History Holocaust Education Committee are pleased to invite you to “Jewish History and Theresienstadt: How should we write a history of prisoner society?,” a 2024 Rudolf Vrba Memorial Lecture delivered by Dr. Anna Hájková (University of Warwick). The Rudolf Vrba […]
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.
HIST-490N-2024W-N_201
Courtney Booker In this course, we will survey the late antique and early medieval writers and their texts that shaped western European ideas about politics and power, agency and institutions, nature and the supernatural, man and the devil. We will see how both holy scripture and the works of the church authorities who laid down […]
As I Remember It: Teachings (ʔəms tɑʔɑw) from the Life of a Sliammon Elder Wins ACLS Open Source Book Prize
As I Remember It: Teachings (ʔəms tɑʔɑw) from the Life of a Sliammon Elder, coauthored by Elsie Paul with Davis McKenzie, Paige Raibmon & Harmony Johnson, wins ACLS Open Source Book Prize in the Multimodal Category. Congratulations to the co-authors.
Alumnus feature: Florian Bobin (UBC History ‘20)
Florian Bobin is a UBC History alumnus who graduated in 2020. In May 2024, Florian will be publishing his first book, Cette si longue quête, a biography of the Senegalese philosopher Omar Blondin Diop. Read this Q&A to learn about Florian’s journey and his advice for current students who want to forge a path as a practicing historian.
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.