Focus on History Honours Research: Carmen Watson
Finding Answers Through Hidden Narratives Carmen Watson never saw herself as a historian. In fact, she thought the subject was dry and unrelatable, and that the discipline leaned towards war-centric, Euro-centric and male-centric perspectives. Her mind quickly changed in her first year at UBC while taking a history course with Professor Tim Brook which explored […]
Focus on Graduate Research: Ryan Cheuk Him Sun
Getting to know Hong Kong through History For Ryan Cheuk Him Sun, studying history has a personal connection. Ryan was born in Hong Kong but grew up in Toronto for most of his life, so he felt unfamiliar with the city where his family held roots. Ryan felt the pull to learn more […]
Focus on History Honours Research: Caroline Cassinelli
An Exploration of American Deaf History For Caroline Cassinelli, the History Honours thesis is much more than just an academic paper. In fact, the research that Caroline is embarking on will connect her even more deeply to the community that her mother and uncle belong to, and one that she has always been interested in— […]
Tristan Grunow and the Meiji at 150 Digital Teaching Resource
The Meiji at 150 Digital Teaching Resource (DTR) has just been launched!Curated and edited by History’s own Tristan Grunow and the Asian Library’s Japanese language librarian Naoko Kato, the Meiji at 150 Digital Teaching Resource presents new research and digital materials on modern Japanese history in a free, public format designed for easy adoption in the classroom. The DTR is […]
Spotlight on Faculty: Henry Yu
Redefining Migrant Stories Dr. Henry Yu was born in Vancouver, but comes from a family of migrants—his parents, grandfather, and great grandfather migrated to Canada from China at different periods in history. As a child in school, Canadian history never resonated with him, the textbooks didn’t tell the stories of how Chinese migrants contributed […]
Q&A with the Editors of the Atlas: Undergraduate Journal of World History
Caroline Cassinelli and Rebecca Silver, Editors in Chief for the Atlas, reflect on the process of how papers are reviewed and chosen for the publication, and provide tips for students interested in submitting their research. 1. Tell us about the journal’s publication process. How are the papers chosen, and prepped for publication? All papers go […]
Q&A with the History Student Association
Attention undergraduate students: What is the HSA? Should you join? The 2018-2019 HSA Executive Team provides some insight into their community, who should join, and what the benefits are to joining the association with this 8 question Q&A! 1. What does the HSA do? The History Students Association represents UBC’s history majors, minors, and all […]
Spotlight on Faculty- Arlene Sindelar
“History has made my world so much bigger than I could imagine.” We honour Arlene Sindelar’s upcoming retirement with a look back on her life and career- 17 years in the UBC History Department She also offers her thoughts on history, her life outside of UBC and some advice for students in a short Q&A […]
Spotlight on Faculty: Jessica Hanser
Q&A with Jessica Hanser: UBC History’s Incoming Professor Professor Jessica Hanser will be joining the UBC History Department in July 2019. In anticipation of her start date, Jessica has provided some insight into her area of expertise, her teaching style and interests outside of academia with a short Q&A. When did you become interested in […]
The 2019 Burge Lecture featuring Audra Simpson (Columbia University)
The UBC Department of History is pleased to invite you to this year’s 9th Annual Burge Lecture “Savage States: Settler Governance in an Age of Sorrow” with guest lecturer Dr. Audra Simpson, Professor of Anthropology at Columbia University. Organized by the UBC History Graduate Student Association, the Burge Lecture is an annual endowed lecture made possible by […]