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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 […]

Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Announcement

Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Announcement

  The Killam Scholarship and Prize Programmes were established in memory of Izaak Walton Killam through the Will of his wife, Dorothy Johnston Killam, and through gifts made during her lifetime. Their primary purpose is to support advanced education and research at five Canadian universities and the Canada Council for the Arts. The UBC Killam […]

Prof. Bill French and Prof. Glen Peterson Retire after Three Decades of Inspiring UBC Students 

Prof. Bill French and Prof. Glen Peterson Retire after Three Decades of Inspiring UBC Students 

UBC History faculty Dr. Glen Peterson and Dr. Bill French retire after 30 and 33 years of service to the Department, respectively. Learn about their contributions in this editorial.

No time machine, no problem: 2023/2024 UBC History Courses to take you across Time and Space

No time machine, no problem: 2023/2024 UBC History Courses to take you across Time and Space

Whichever pockets of the past piques your interest, UBC History has a course just for you. See a highlight of UBC History courses offered during the 2023/2024 academic year.

On the Bridge to Argentina: A Q&A with Curator Dr. Benjamin Bryce

On the Bridge to Argentina: A Q&A with Curator Dr. Benjamin Bryce

Bridge to Argentina is a brand new multilingual virtual museum with the goals of narrating the history of immigration to Argentina. It presents scholarly research in interactive exhibits and builds connections across the world. We sit down with its curator Dr. Benjamin Bryce for an inside look at the online exhibit and what’s to come.

HIST-104A-2023W-227

This course surveys the rise and decline of empires from the late-nineteenth century until the late twentieth century, focusing both on imperial systems and the voices and actions of people who struggled against them. Topics include colonialism, imperial nationalism, commodities, war, international relations, race, and sexuality. As a first-year course and as part of the […]

HIST-420D-2023W-201

How can studying the past help us to understand drugs and their place in Canada today, from the idea of Dry January to the legalization of cannabis to the ongoing toxic drug crisis and British Columbia’s three-year partial decriminalization of some illicit drugs? This question drives HIST 420, which examines the history of drugs in […]

HIST-333C-2023W-001

This course offers third-year History honours students an introduction to the craft of historical research and writing. We will examine key debates in historical scholarship and discuss the processes through which historical evidence and data can enter and develop digital, textual, and material archives. Our goal is to critically engage these debates and understand how […]

UBC History Graduate Students Receive Support from the Japanese Canadian Students of 1942 Fund to Further Nikkei Research

UBC History Graduate Students Receive Support from the Japanese Canadian Students of 1942 Fund to Further Nikkei Research

UBC History PhD candidate Nicole Yakashiro and MA student Bailey Irene Midori Hoy expand the field of Japanese Canadian and Asian Canadian history with new perspectives on the past, thanks to the support from the Japanese Canadian Students of 1942 Fund.

UBC History Colloquium | Broad Brush Strokes and Fine Lines: Courtroom Drawing and the Visual History of the 20th Century

UBC History Colloquium | Broad Brush Strokes and Fine Lines: Courtroom Drawing and the Visual History of the 20th Century

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 2022/2023 Colloquium series, we are pleased to invite you to a talk by Dr. Charlotte A. Lerg, Assistant Professor […]