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 […]
The Price of Collapse with Timothy Brook
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 […]
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 […]
History PhD Candidate Dane Allard wins 2024 Native American and Indigenous Studies Association’s Most Thought-Provoking Article Award
Congratulations to History PhD candidate Dane Allard for winning a 2024 NAISA Most Thought-Provoking Article Award for his article on Métis history.
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.
Congratulations, UBC History Class of 2024!
Congratulations to the UBC History Class of 2024! To help you celebrate your next adventures beyond graduation, read this message from Professor and Acting Department Head Dr. Tamara Myers.
When History Speaks Back: UBC History Students Contribute to Vancouver’s Local Oral History
Dr. Anne Murphy’s new undergraduate HIST 400: The Practice of Oral History gives students the unique opportunity to design and conduct oral history interviews, and to engage with and contribute to local Vancouver history. Meet three students whose projects are featured in this Q&A, and read about their learning experiences in the course.
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 […]