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
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 […]
2023 Undergraduate Careers Night
On Thursday, March 16th at 5:00 pm PT, join UBC History in Buchanan Tower 1112 for the 2023 Undergraduate Careers Night.
Dr. John Roosa Wins Association of Asian Studies’ Kahin Prize
Congratulations to Dr. John Roosa on winning the George McT. Kahin Prize of the Association for Asian Studies for his book, Buried Histories: The Anticommunist Massacres of 1965–1966 in Indonesia.
UBC History Open House for prospective Majors, Minors, & Honours Students
Are you thinking about a degree in History? Visit our open house on March 2, 2023 at 5:00pm at the 11th floor of Buchanan Tower to learn about our flexible programmes and our exciting, constantly evolving course offerings. You’ll also have a chance to meet our inspiring faculty members, fellow History buffs, and to […]
Finding History: Dr. Tina Loo and Dr. Heidi Tworek on Interdisciplinarity, Pedagogy, and the Future of the Discipline
History is a discipline that gives us the freedom to choose the methodologies we want to use to engage with the past. As an ever-changing backdrop to the passage of time, it also gives us space for contingency, agency, and the possibility of doing things differently. Professor Tina Loo specializes in Canadian History with thematic […]
UBC History Welcomes Ukrainian Holocaust Scholar Dr. Nataliia Ivchyk
The UBC Department of History is pleased to welcome Dr. Nataliia Ivchyk, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Rivne State University for the Humanities (Rivne, Ukraine). Dr. Ivchyk is joining us as a visiting scholar for the 2022-2023 academic year.
UBC History Colloquium | Silencing of Indigenous Histories and Voices in Academia, Museums, and Archives by Dr. Paulette Steeves
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. We are pleased to invite you to the 2022/2023 Colloquium series, featuring a talk by Dr. Paulette Steeves, Associate Professor of Sociology-Anthropology […]
Student Research Grants Program
The Department of History is currently looking for an undergraduate student to fill the position of research assistant during the 2022-2023 academic year for the project Cataloguing ‘Abbāsid Coinage: A Digital Humanities Approach to Islamic History & Heritage under faculty project supervisor Dr. Sara Ann Knutson. The student will have the opportunity to work on […]
Know Your Profs with Dr. Sara Ann Knutson
In this instalment, Dr. Knutson shares why studying History is a way to embrace human diversity and a way to remind us the past is not a static place. Read on to learn more about where History can take you, and for a kind note on imposter syndrome.