Organic Form, Plastic Forms: The Nature of Plastic in Contemporary Ecopoetics
Part of the Science & Technology Studies Colloquium Speaker: Margaret Ronda, University of California, Davis Title: “Organic Form, Plastic Forms: The Nature of Plastic in Contemporary Ecopoetics.” (co-sponsored by the Early Modern Research Cluster) For More Information: https://sts.arts.ubc.ca/about-sts/
Exam Period Survival Tips: A Q&A with UBC History’s Advisor
Our History Undergraduate Advisor, Michael Lanthier, offers thoughts on the next month of exams, papers, and chaos. He also clarifies the types of history program questions he can address during office hours. A straightforward reminder about resources available for students from the Department of History and UBC as a whole. 1. What types […]
Published Books and Monographs
Our faculty members are award-winning researchers and authors. Below are some recent publications from the Department of History.
Research Clusters
Find out about the UBC Department of History’s Research Clusters
Q&A with Graduate Student, Hannah Facknitz
Meet Hannah Facknitz from Harrisonburg, Virginia and a new masters student in the UBC History Department! We asked Hannah about her academic history, her research interests and her choice to study at UBC in the below Q&A. 1. Tell us about your academic history? I studied first at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia […]
Writing Centre
The History Writing Centre is an online resource available to any undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in a history course at UBC who would like help with their writing. Research and writing are the most important skills that students develop during their university careers. The Writing Centre offers guidelines and tips for all aspects of […]
Project will Employ Students to Research Objects in the Africa Collections at the Museum of Anthropology (MOA)
A team led by David Morton, UBC assistant professor of African history, Nuno Porto, Museum of Anthropology (MOA) curator for Africa and South America, and John Michael Koffi, president of the UBC Africa Awareness Initiative (AAI), has been awarded $95,280 from UBC’s Program for Undergraduate Research Experience (PURE) toward a project entitled “Decolonizing the African […]
Honours Thesis Archive
The senior thesis is the main challenge and reward of your final year in the History Honours program. Students must undertake substantial pieces of independent research on topics of their choice and will receive individual direction from faculty members. We encourage students to pick a topic in a field in which they are broadly familiar […]
TA Opportunities
Teaching Assistantships (TA) positions are available to graduate students in the Department of History. All students who have been accepted into the graduate program will be automatically considered by the graduate committee for Teaching Assistantships; no application is required. For all other graduate students, the department welcomes TA applications throughout the year. If you would like […]
Academic Community
Our faculty and students work hard to build community and improve scholarship in a supportive setting. History Graduate Student Association The History Students Graduate Association (HGSA) is a group of graduate students committed to supporting graduate student life and community in the History Department The HGSA Executive is responsible for organizing a number of events […]