ARTS RESEARCH IN THE NEWS VIEW ARCHIVE
CTV Wed Jun 12 2019 By: Michaela Solomon
CTV reported on a presentation by Christiana Bratiotis, a professor at UBC’s school of social work and expert on animal hoarding, at a conference in Regina.
The Telegraph Fri Jun 14 2019 By: Sarah Knapton
The Telegraph cited research about how the tilt of the head changes the way a person is perceived. Zachary Witkower, a graduate student, and Jessica Tracy, a professor of psychology and director of the Emotion and Self Lab at UBC, explained their findings.
Radio Canada Thu Jun 13 2019 By: Levon Sevunts
Michael Byers, Canada Research Chair in global politics and international law at UBC, was interviewed by Radio Canada about his research into how countries would respond to existential threat.
Globe and Mail Thu Jun 13 2019
The Globe and Mail mentioned Wenran Jiang, senior fellow at the institute of Asian research at UBC, in an article about the extradition case of Meng Wanzhou.
Huffington Post
Wed Jun 12 2019
By: Samantha Beattie
The Huffington Post quoted Kathryn Harrison, a professor of political science at UBC, in an article about the language used by Alberta Premier Jason Kenney which resulted in online abuse towards environmentalist Tzeporah Berman. “These are Canadian citizens engaging in peaceful disagreement as a matter of public policy. They aren’t trying to overthrow the state or start a war,” she said. The article also appeared on MSN.
SCMP Thu Jun 13 2019 By: Ian Young
An article in the South China Morning Post about the numbers of people from Hong Kong returning to Canada quoted Daniel Hiebert, a professor of geography at UBC.
iNews Wed Jun 12 2019 By: Amelia Abraham
iNews interviewed Amin Ghaziani, a professor at UBC’s department of sociology, about cultural signifiers, gay stereotypes, and the pressures that LGBTQ+ people feel to accept or rebel.
“Drag, camp, gender bending, piercings, pronouns – all of these are signals that we continue to use today as way to identify one another,” said Ghaziani. “It points to an ongoing ethos against assimilation and cultural erasure.”
Los Angeles Times Wed Jun 12 2019 By: Anahad O’Connor
A book exploring the link between poverty and processed foods, co-written by UBC sociology professor Sinikka Elliott, was reviewed in the New York Times.
“The bottom line of what we found is that families are stretched thin and they’re up against a lot,” she said. “Our big message is that if we really value healthy families, then we need to figure out ways to support them.”
Business in Vancouver Fri Jun 7 2019 By: Nelson Bennett
A Business in Vancouver article about a land dispute mentioned Andrew Martindale, a professor of anthropological archaeology at UBC, who produced a report for the Coast Tsimshian tribe providing evidence of the claim.News 1130 Tue Jun 11 2019 By: Martin MacMahon
MEET ARTS
Shaylih Muehlmann, associate professor, Department of Anthropology
For the past decade, Dr. Muehlmann’s research has focused on the war on drugs and its impact on the people living in Northern Mexico.
