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  • Arts is the largest Faculty at the University of British Columbia with more than 25 departments, schools, institutes and programs, and 550 tenure stream faculty members.

    Arts students have wide options in composing their studies, and many elective credits to build expertise and be world ready upon graduation. Read More

  • The Arts degree builds on traditional Arts studies and is integrating career preparation at all stages.

    We are training students for a long career of successful transitions and new challenges, not just for their first job. Read More

  • Many of our departments and researchers in Arts are ranked among the world’s best.

    Our research scope spans the spectrum in humanities, social sciences, the creative and performing arts and professional schools. Read More

  • Arts offers students effective, diverse and high-impact experiential learning opportunities.

    These include: Arts Undergraduate Research Awards, Community Service Learning courses, Arts Co-op, Arts Internship, International learning, student mobility and destination study. Read More

  • Arts provides high quality teaching and learning to ensure that our students have the best academic learning environment possible.

    Arts has hired 44 new faculty in the professor of teaching track since UBC launched its new educational leadership stream to further support high quality teaching. Read More

ARTS RESEARCH IN THE NEWS VIEW ARCHIVE

Trudeau ethics violation: How serious are the findings?

Global

Global interviewed Kathryn Harrison, a professor at UBC's department of political science, about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's violation of the Conflict of Interest Act.
How Beijing wages its media assault on the credibility of the Hong Kong protesters

CBC

Christopher Rea, associate head of UBC's department of Asian studies, gave comments about media's attitude toward the Hong Kong protests.
B.C. residents fear for relatives in Kashmir as phones, internet in region go dead

CBC

M.V. Ramana, Simons Chair in disarmament, global and human security at UBC’s school of public policy and global affairs, commented on the Kashmir protest.
The case against summer camp

Vox

Vox quoted a book written by Leslie Paris, a professor at UBC's department of history, in an article about summer camps.
Trudeau, once the bright new hope, enters campaign tarnished by scandal

New York Times

Richard Johnston, a professor at UBC’s department of political science, commented on the upcoming polls and seats between political parties.
Greta Thunberg Is shunning trans-Atlantic flights. Should you?

Fortune

Fortune mentioned a paper co-written by Seth Wynes, a PhD candidate in the department of geography, about the carbon impact of a single flight.
Putin’s bragging, combined with public embarrassment, makes for a dangerous Russia

Globe and Mail

Michael Byers, the Canada Research Chair in global politics and international law at UBC, wrote an op-ed about President Vladimir Putin.
Reach out

Pique

Pique quoted Christine Korol, an adjunct professor at UBC's department of psychology, about grief that comes from changing climate.
Chinese army mobilized to the border of Hong Kong as unrest escalates

Daily Hive

Yves Tiberghien, director emeritus of the Institute of Asian Research, spoke to Daily Hive about military operation outside of Hong Kong.
Faces of the resistance: Six pipeline opponents on why they oppose the Trans Mountain expansion and what they’re prepared to do about it

The Star

David Tindall, a professor at UBC’s department of sociology, commented on B.C. residents' stand on Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

MEET ARTS



A Queer Century 1869 to 1969: A Rare Books Exhibit at UBC
Curated by Dr. Gregory Mackie (English Language & Literatures) and Dr. Kyle Frackman (Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies) the exhibit is free and open to the public until Aug 30.
  • Trudeau ethics violation: How serious are the findings?
  • How Beijing wages its media assault on the credibility of the Hong Kong protesters
  • B.C. residents fear for relatives in Kashmir as phones, internet in region go dead
  • The case against summer camp
  • Trudeau, once the bright new hope, enters campaign tarnished by scandal

FACULTY OF ARTS EVENTS

  • A Queer Century, 1869-1969
    1 Jun, 2019 31 Aug, 2019

  • Summer Institute Events (Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology )
    19 Aug, 2019 29 Aug, 2019

  • UBC Language Day
    5 Sep, 2019 5 Sep, 2019

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ARTS SPOTLIGHT

Secret love letters and languages: UBC Arts exhibit provides Pride Week history lesson

A new public exhibit entitled "A Queer Century" — curated by UBC Arts professors Kyle Frackman and Gregory Mackie — tells stories about the history of sexuality and changing perceptions of gender.

Social Science vs. Climate Change

UBC Arts researchers are using insights from behavioural psychology, comparative policy, and environmental economics to advance climate change solutions.

UBC researchers lead $2.5 million journalism innovation project

A team of leading scholars and journalists from across Canada and internationally have received a $2.5 million research grant for journalism innovation.

Babies can learn link between language and ethnicity, study suggests

Eleven-month-old infants can learn to associate the language they hear with ethnicity, recent research from UBC Psychology suggests.

When a book disappears, it turns up here

A fully searchable banned book database co-created by CENES instructor Florian Gassner includes 125,000 titles.

Beyond gaming: augmented reality app teaches empathy

UBC geography instructor Siobhán McPhee uses interactive and immersive technology to teach students about the Syrian Civil War.

Congress Researcher of the Day: Dana Claxton

Dana Claxton is an internationally celebrated multidisciplinary artist who investigates ideas about Indigenous identity, beauty, and gender in her image making.

Congress Researcher of the Day: Daisy Rosenblum

A linguistic anthropologist specializing in language reclamation, Rosenblum is the co-creator of a sound installation entitled "Listening to the Land" - on display at Congress 2019.

Congress Researcher of the Day: Tom Scholte

As the director of Conflict Theatre at UBC, Scholte uses the tools of forum theatre to help participants approach workplace conflict. He is offering a conflict theatre workshop at Congress 2019.

Congress Researcher of the Day: Minelle Mahtani

Mahtani will be asking questions about voice, storytelling, marginalization and equity through four open events at Congress 2019.

ARTS INSTAGRAM

  • Meet our Work Learn student Lizzie George! BMS '19 (Bachelor of Media Studies).⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ "One of the highlights of my Work Learn with Arts Communications was creating a video for Instagram called the “Top 5 Questions with an Arts Peer Advisor”. I loved having the freedom to plan, shoot and edit the video, and it was super fun to collaborate with some of the Arts Peer Advisors!"⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Apply for Work Learn before August 20, 2019 through Careers Online. We are looking to hire a new student to join our Faculty of Arts Communications team this September! If you love creating content and storytelling, please apply for our "WL W19 Digital Communications Assistant" position (Job ID 869750).⁣⁣Meet our Work Learn student Lizzie George! BMS '19 (Bachelor of Media Studies).⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ "One of the highlights of my Work Learn with Arts Communications was creating a video for Instagram called the “Top 5 Questions with an Arts Peer Advisor”. I loved having the freedom to plan, shoot and edit the video, and it was super fun to collaborate with some of the Arts Peer Advisors!"⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Apply for Work Learn before August 20, 2019 through Careers Online. We are looking to hire a new student to join our Faculty of Arts Communications team this September! If you love creating content and storytelling, please apply for our "WL W19 Digital Communications Assistant" position (Job ID 869750).⁣⁣
  • Recognize this building?⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Built in 1919, the Stores Road Annex (Linguistics Labs) is celebrating its 100th year this year, making it the oldest academic building on campus!⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Photo Descriptions:⁣⁣ 1. A group attending an “open house” at the Stores Road Annex building in 1942.⁣⁣ ⁣ 2. Panoramic photo of campus ca. 1919, taken from the roof of the Chemistry building (not yet completed). The red arrow indicates the Stores Road Annex in its original location, approximately where computer engineering is now located.⁣⁣ ⁣ 3. WWI veteran’s wives in front of what is now Stores Road Annex. The women were taking a 6-week course on farming. The photograph was published in the 𝘝𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘋𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 newspaper on Jan 19, 1921 (Stuart Thompson, City of Vancouver Archives).⁣⁣ ⁣ 4. Close up of 1921 photograph showing interior glass that is still in the building (City of Vancouver Archives).⁣⁣ ⁣ 5. Stores Road Annex in its current location behind the Macleod building, 1980.⁣⁣ ⁣ 6. Photo of Stores Road Annex taken in July, 2019.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ This post kicks off the Historical Tour of Iconic Arts Buildings series. To read the full story, visit students.arts.ubc.ca and click on “Stories”.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Sources:⁣⁣ Photos and descriptions courtesy of Murray Schellenberg and Alex Walls.⁣⁣ #UBC #ubcartsRecognize this building?⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Built in 1919, the Stores Road Annex (Linguistics Labs) is celebrating its 100th year this year, making it the oldest academic building on campus!⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Photo Descriptions:⁣⁣ 1. A group attending an “open house” at the Stores Road Annex building in 1942.⁣⁣ ⁣ 2. Panoramic photo of campus ca. 1919, taken from the roof of the Chemistry building (not yet completed). The red arrow indicates the Stores Road Annex in its original location, approximately where computer engineering is now located.⁣⁣ ⁣ 3. WWI veteran’s wives in front of what is now Stores Road Annex. The women were taking a 6-week course on farming. The photograph was published in the 𝘝𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘋𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 newspaper on Jan 19, 1921 (Stuart Thompson, City of Vancouver Archives).⁣⁣ ⁣ 4. Close up of 1921 photograph showing interior glass that is still in the building (City of Vancouver Archives).⁣⁣ ⁣ 5. Stores Road Annex in its current location behind the Macleod building, 1980.⁣⁣ ⁣ 6. Photo of Stores Road Annex taken in July, 2019.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ This post kicks off the Historical Tour of Iconic Arts Buildings series. To read the full story, visit students.arts.ubc.ca and click on “Stories”.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Sources:⁣⁣ Photos and descriptions courtesy of Murray Schellenberg and Alex Walls.⁣⁣ #UBC #ubcarts
  • Applications for Work Learn Winter 2019 positions are now open. Apply by August 20th! The Work Learn Program provides valuable part-time work positions on campus for students, so you can gain experience and earn money while still studying for your degree. #ubc #ubcartsApplications for Work Learn Winter 2019 positions are now open. Apply by August 20th! The Work Learn Program provides valuable part-time work positions on campus for students, so you can gain experience and earn money while still studying for your degree. #ubc #ubcarts
  • Law school student Astghik Hairapetian shares how a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and International Relations helped her pursue a career in international law and human rights.Law school student Astghik Hairapetian shares how a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and International Relations helped her pursue a career in international law and human rights.
  • A new project led by History prof David Morton, MOA curator Nuno Porto and UBC Africa Awareness Initiative president Michael Koffi will hire students to work with and decolonize the Africa collections at @moa_ubc⁣ ⁣ “Museums everywhere originated as colonial institutions — and MOA, for all its strengths, is no exception”, says Dr. Morton. “Now we have real resources to begin changing how the museum represents African histories and cultures.”⁣ ⁣ According to Dr. Porto, “This is an ambitious project designed to enhance the research skills of undergraduates who are engaged in African issues, to bring the museum catalogue descriptions to a new, contemporary light, and to fulfill the immense promise inscribed in the notion of the multiversity and its associated principles of cultural respect, inclusion, and empowerment.”⁣ ⁣ Learn more at https://moa.ubc.ca/employment-opportunities-for-ubc-students/pure-student-researchers/A new project led by History prof David Morton, MOA curator Nuno Porto and UBC Africa Awareness Initiative president Michael Koffi will hire students to work with and decolonize the Africa collections at @moa_ubc⁣ ⁣ “Museums everywhere originated as colonial institutions — and MOA, for all its strengths, is no exception”, says Dr. Morton. “Now we have real resources to begin changing how the museum represents African histories and cultures.”⁣ ⁣ According to Dr. Porto, “This is an ambitious project designed to enhance the research skills of undergraduates who are engaged in African issues, to bring the museum catalogue descriptions to a new, contemporary light, and to fulfill the immense promise inscribed in the notion of the multiversity and its associated principles of cultural respect, inclusion, and empowerment.”⁣ ⁣ Learn more at https://moa.ubc.ca/employment-opportunities-for-ubc-students/pure-student-researchers/
  • Meet our Work Learn student Tze Liew! BA' 19 in Creative Writing.⁣ ⁣ "My favourite project was editing our video on the Queer Century, 1869-1969, exhibit. It was fun working with Oliver (our Digital Marketing Specialist) to splice scenes, do cinematic tricks, and curate B-roll and music - as if we were making a movie😎"⁣ ⁣ Tze graduated this year😭so we are looking to hire a new Work Learn student to join our Faculty of Arts Communications team this September! If you love creating content and storytelling, please apply for our "WL W19 Digital Communications Assistant" position (Job ID 869750) through Careers Online before August 20, 2019.Meet our Work Learn student Tze Liew! BA' 19 in Creative Writing.⁣ ⁣ "My favourite project was editing our video on the Queer Century, 1869-1969, exhibit. It was fun working with Oliver (our Digital Marketing Specialist) to splice scenes, do cinematic tricks, and curate B-roll and music - as if we were making a movie😎"⁣ ⁣ Tze graduated this year😭so we are looking to hire a new Work Learn student to join our Faculty of Arts Communications team this September! If you love creating content and storytelling, please apply for our "WL W19 Digital Communications Assistant" position (Job ID 869750) through Careers Online before August 20, 2019.
  • Amazing achievement by Delaney Aikens (right), 2nd year Arts student, for helping the Canadian women’s rugby sevens team win gold at the Pan Am Games! 📸 by Bob Frid/ @ubctbirdsAmazing achievement by Delaney Aikens (right), 2nd year Arts student, for helping the Canadian women’s rugby sevens team win gold at the Pan Am Games! 📸 by Bob Frid/ @ubctbirds
  • Starting your first year at UBC this fall? The Aspire Academic Mentorship Program connects first-year Arts students with upper-year "coaches". Gain insights about the transition from high school to university from students who already know what it’s like to learn and study at UBC. To learn more, visit the link in our bioStarting your first year at UBC this fall? The Aspire Academic Mentorship Program connects first-year Arts students with upper-year "coaches". Gain insights about the transition from high school to university from students who already know what it’s like to learn and study at UBC. To learn more, visit the link in our bio
  • “The most intimidating part about moving here was not knowing what to expect – whether that was food, or how to dress, and the weather as well. ⁠ ⁠ I had never been to North America before. I was worried by the social aspects. I was really excited about the academics and the extracurriculars. ⁠ ⁠ It was interesting to be in a place where people were more relaxed, and really welcoming. That part of the culture shock worked in my favour.⁠ ⁠ I found that most people in first year are open to engagement and friendship. ⁠ ⁠ Ask questions: What are Timbits? Who are the Canucks? What do expressions like ‘cheesed’ or ‘bunny hugs’ mean? Asking questions is a great way to learn about Canadian (or any other) culture and make friends. ⁠ ⁠ And be patient. Relationships and support systems don’t develop overnight.”⁠ ⁠ 📸 Tanya Sharma⁠ 🇮🇳 Hometown: New Delhi, India⁠ 📚 Degree: 4th year, Bachelor of International Economics⁠ ⁠ Does the prospect of leaving home to study in a new country intimidate you? You’re not alone. Learn more from Tanya about her transition to Canada and what helped her find a new community at UBC. Visit the link in @youbcpic profile! Regram from @youbcpic“The most intimidating part about moving here was not knowing what to expect – whether that was food, or how to dress, and the weather as well. ⁠ ⁠ I had never been to North America before. I was worried by the social aspects. I was really excited about the academics and the extracurriculars. ⁠ ⁠ It was interesting to be in a place where people were more relaxed, and really welcoming. That part of the culture shock worked in my favour.⁠ ⁠ I found that most people in first year are open to engagement and friendship. ⁠ ⁠ Ask questions: What are Timbits? Who are the Canucks? What do expressions like ‘cheesed’ or ‘bunny hugs’ mean? Asking questions is a great way to learn about Canadian (or any other) culture and make friends. ⁠ ⁠ And be patient. Relationships and support systems don’t develop overnight.”⁠ ⁠ 📸 Tanya Sharma⁠ 🇮🇳 Hometown: New Delhi, India⁠ 📚 Degree: 4th year, Bachelor of International Economics⁠ ⁠ Does the prospect of leaving home to study in a new country intimidate you? You’re not alone. Learn more from Tanya about her transition to Canada and what helped her find a new community at UBC. Visit the link in @youbcpic profile! Regram from @youbcpic
  • This week, "People of UBC" features Philosophy professor Carrie Jenkins! ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ Philosopher/writer. Working on love and madness, meaning and magic. Poking at the blurry bits where they intersect. Fascinated by the tarot. Cat person, dog person, confused by opposites.⁣ ⁣ #UBCArtsThis week, "People of UBC" features Philosophy professor Carrie Jenkins! ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ Philosopher/writer. Working on love and madness, meaning and magic. Poking at the blurry bits where they intersect. Fascinated by the tarot. Cat person, dog person, confused by opposites.⁣ ⁣ #UBCArts

ARTS ACKNOWLEDGES

New Books in the Faculty of Arts

A look at some of the recent book publications by faculty members from 2018-2019.

SSHRC awards over $8M to UBC Arts-led research projects

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council announced an investment of over $285m to support 6,900 researchers and graduate students across Canada. 

UBC Arts scholars appointed to the Order of Canada

Arthur J. Ray and Peter Suedfeld were named Officers of the Order of Canada in recognition of their remarkable achievements and contributions to the country.

New and Renewed Canada Research Chairs

Congratulations to new CRC Luke Bergmann (Geography) and reappointed CRCs Christiane Hoppmann and Jiaying Zhao (Psychology).

Candis Callison named 2019 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Fellow

Dr. Callison's research and teaching focus on changes to media practices and platforms, journalism ethics and the role of social movements in public discourse.

2019 YWCA Women of Distinction

Dana Claxton (Head of Art History, Visual Art and Theory) and Margot Leigh Butler (Director of Humanities 101) were honoured at the Women of Distinction Awards.

Trevor Barnes awarded the Royal Geographical Society’s Founder’s Medal

The geography professor won the medal for "sustained excellence and pioneering developments in the field of economic geography."

2018-2019 Killam Teaching Prize Winners

The Killam Teaching Prize is awarded annually to faculty nominated by students, colleagues and alumni in recognition of excellence in teaching.

Candis Callison elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

UBC Journalism professor Candis Callison has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the oldest and most prestigious learned societies in the United States.

2019-2020 Wall Scholars

Five faculty members from Arts have been selected to spend one year in residence at the Peter Wall Institute.



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