Noah James Awarded 2023 Conway Travel Scholarship
Congratulations to History MA student Noah James on winning the 2023 Conway Summer Travel Scholarship in German History.
NEW DATE: 2024 Burge Lecture | “Blood, Borders and Diaspora’s Horizons” with Dr. Rachel Leow
Blood, Borders and Diaspora’s Horizons: Chinese Entanglements in the Southern Seas 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 […]
NEW DATE | The Patriarchy of Diaspora with Dr. Rachel Leow
The UBC History Empires and (Post-)Colonialisms in the Asia-Pacific Cluster is pleased to invite you to a seminar with Dr. Rachel Leow on her recent article “The Patriarchy of Diaspora: Race Fantasy and Gender Blindness in Chen Da’s Studies of the Nanyang Chinese.” This event has been postponed to Wednesday April 17, 2024 at 12:00 – 1:30 […]
Terror Capitalism with Dr. Darren Byler
The UBC History Empires and (Post-)Colonialisms in the Asia-Pacific Cluster features local non-UBC 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, […]
Bundok: A Hinterland History of Filipino America with Dr. Adrian de Leon
The UBC History Empires and (Post-)Colonialisms in the Asia-Pacific Cluster features local non-UBC 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, […]
UBC History Colloquium | “The United Nations and American Culture: Everyday Life in the Territory of the Hegemon”
The UBC Department of History Colloquium Series brings together scholars who are exploring important methodological, chronological, or geographical issues that challenge the frontiers of our discipline and contribute strongly to our collective discussions. As part of the 2023/2024 Colloquium series, we are pleased to invite you to workshop a dissertation chapter by doctoral candidate Dexter Fergie […]
UBC History Colloquium | “From North End to Pañatown” with Dr. Sharika D. Crawford
The UBC Department of History Colloquium Series brings together scholars who are exploring important methodological, chronological, or geographical issues that challenge the frontiers of our discipline and contribute strongly to our collective discussions. As part of the 2023/2024 Colloquium series, we are pleased to invite you to a talk by Dr. Sharika D. Crawford (Speedwell […]
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.
Empire and Economy Conference Programme
Thursday, 21 September 10:00AM – Welcome 10:15AM-11:45AM- Session 1 12:00PM-1:30PM – Lunch Break 2:00-4:15 – Session 2 5:00PM-6:30PM – Session 3 6:30PM-7:00PM – Reception Friday, 22 September 9:30AM-12:00PM – Session 4 12:15PM-1:30PM – Lunch Break 2:00PM-4:00PM – Session 5 7:00PM-9:00PM – Participants (No host) Dinner 9:00PM – End of Conference Generously supported by Green College, […]
Session Information
Thursday, 21 September Session 1: China and the Indian Ocean Chair: Richard Unger 10:15 AM -11:45 AM The Western Ocean before the West: The Indian Ocean in the Chinese Geographical Imagination Timothy Brook, University of British Columbia Acceleration and Assurance: Why the Indian Ocean Shiptracks are the Opposite […]