
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 […]
HIST-305-2024W-201
Hist 305 covers the history of British Columbia with emphasis on the years after 1871 when BC joined Canada. This course is delivered online and asynchronously. Video lectures and power points will be posted each week on Canvas. The course will have a term paper component as well as a series of short writing assignments in response […]

2024 Vrba Lecture | “Jewish History and Theresienstadt: How should we write a history of prisoner society?”
On November 19, 2024 at 5:00 pm PT, the UBC Department of History and the History Holocaust Education Committee are pleased to invite you to “Jewish History and Theresienstadt: How should we write a history of prisoner society?,” a 2024 Rudolf Vrba Memorial Lecture delivered by Dr. Anna Hájková (University of Warwick). The Rudolf Vrba […]

Professor Heidi Tworek Elected to Royal Society of Canada
Congratulations to Prof. Heidi Towrek, Canada Research Chair, Professor of History and Public Policy and Global Affairs, and director of the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions, who has been elected to the Royal Society of Canada.
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Leo Shin History Lab In this year-long required seminar for fourth-year Honours students, we will come together as a community to practice the craft of history. We will break down into concrete steps the process of historical research, and we will learn to tackle challenges ranging from identifying the underlying problems that motivate the research […]
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David Morton Honours Historiography This two-term seminar is the gateway to the Honours program in history. The entering cohort learns the history of historical thought and practice, engages in contemporary debates on historical method, and experiments with different approaches to research and modes of writing. By year’s end, students will have laid the foundations for […]
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Eagle Glassheim Local Acts on a Global Stage: Research Seminar on UN Habitat ‘76 in Vancouver In 1976 the United Nations convened the Habitat conference on human settlements in the emergent and much-admired global city of Vancouver. Delegates from over 150 countries convened to discuss the challenges and possibilities of modern cities, and to draft […]

Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2024 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 […]

Dr. Anne Murphy and Dr. Timothy Cheek Awarded SSHRC Partnership Development Grants
Congratulations to Dr. Timothy Cheek and Dr. Anne Murphy on receiving 2023/2024 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Development Grants. Read about their projects in this announcement.