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UBC History Presents the 2022 Burge Lecture: “Love, Death, and Rivers” by Dr. David Aiona Chang

Love, Death, and Rivers: Native Californians and Native Hawaiians Remember the Confluences of History 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 […]

Symposium | Seeing Like an Empire: Chinese Political Thought and Practice in Changing Times

The Centre for Chinese Research would like to introduce our symposium for this academic year titled “Seeing Like an Empire: Chinese Political Thought and Practice in Changing Times.” This symposium will cover a wide range of periods and topics from the Late Imperial Period to Xi Jinping. We will be looking at Chinese political thought […]

[Webinar] Late Colonialism: “Hong Kong People” and the Popular Re-imagining of an Instituting Imaginary

After the 1967 Riots, the Federation of Hong Kong Industries, backed by the colonial government, organized a festival of variety shows, exhibitions, fashion parades, and a cavalcade. This initial effort was followed in 1969 by a more substantial “Festival of Hong Kong” 香港節, which sported the slogan “Hong Kong People use Hong Kong Goods.” The festivals were part of a […]

“Genetic Approaches to a History of Premodern Eurasia” with Prof. Patrick Geary

The Department of History Departmental Research Colloquium showcases research within the department, as well as that of invited speakers from beyond UBC. It brings together works-in-progress by scholars who are exploring important methodological, chronological, or geographical issues that challenge the frontiers of our discipline and contribute strongly to our collective discussions. This term, the colloquium […]

A Message on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

For those of us who are settlers in Canada, September 30 is a day to learn more about the history of the Indian Residential Schools and, more broadly, the history of Indigenous peoples.

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

This article was first published in September, 2011. Nardwuar the Human Serviette is a national treasure, or at least a provincial prize, or at the very least a metropolitan marvel. One thing is for sure – hyperbole is never out of place when describing him. “Exceptional,” “excessive,” and “egregious” are all apt adjectives for his […]

Fascinating UBC History courses you should know about

The Department of History at UBC offers a variety of courses that take students through time and across the globe. We spoke with some instructors from the Department to find out about the fascinating courses they’re teaching, why they’re excited to teach them, and what students can expect from them.

HIST-500-2021W-201

HIST 500 will introduce students to major themes in recent Canadian historical writing, focusing on book-length studies, which let us examine several important aspects of “doing” Canadian history. Books are based on elaborate research programs that feed sustained arguments and interventions into a subfield or theme. To justify the book-length study, an author will demonstrate […]

Interview with Shoufu Yin, Assistant Professor of Chinese History

“I excavate the intellectual worlds of many previously under-represented groups- peasant women who fought in wars, Mongol scribes who processed imperial documents, anonymous typesetters behind the production of books…” Dr. Shoufu Yin will be joining the UBC History Department as Assistant Professor of History this July. With a PhD from UC Berkeley, he specializes in […]

Highlighting Undergraduate Work at the UBC Journal of Historical Studies

“Sometimes, we forget just how much undergraduate students work to produce original content in their research papers!” Since 2004, the UBC Journal of Historical Studies, formerly known as the Atlas, has been publishing the best historical work by UBC’s undergrads. This year, the JHS received 63 submissions covering a wide range of historical topics, […]