Fish Tales: How storytelling is engaging a community and boosting a historic site
This community-university partnership between the Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society and the UBC Initiative for Student Teaching and Research in Chinese Canadian Studies aims to increase community-based storytelling, specifically through discussions of fish and seafood.
SSHRC Impact Award for working with Indigenous communities in landscapes of survivance
UBC Anthropologist Dr. Andrew Martindale has been awarded the nationally prestigious SSHRC Impact – Connection Award 2023 for his scholarship in partnership with Indigenous communities.
Arts in the Media: November 2023
From insights into federal carbon tax and workplace cultures, to Taylor Swift’s diverse musicality, Arts faculty are sharing their expertise in the media this November. Check back in as we update this list throughout the month. Department of Geography The Wild West in B.C. housing is mostly over, but the devastation goes on | Dr. […]
Nun ke’ Daahwéhsats: A community-university partnership advancing understanding of climate justice
A community-university partnership between West Moberly First Nations and the UBC Centre for Climate Justice is seeking to advance understanding of how climate science, policies and solutions will affect Indigenous self-determination, cultural values and rights.
Three community organizations receive PRE funding to work with Arts faculty
The 2023 Partnership Recognition and Exploration Fund has funded three community-university projects that are being co-led by Faculty of Arts members. The Office of Community Engagement awards The Partnership Recognition and Exploration Fund every year to support community-university collaborations. This fund helps bridge small resource gaps and enables community partners to build reciprocal relationships with […]
Arts Perspectives on AI: Faculty discuss integrity and innovation
Dr. Laurie McNeill and Dr. Patrick Parra Pennefather share what they have learned about using AI in course design, and what they think are the biggest AI-related opportunities or challenges facing students and faculty.
24 Arts scholars awarded Hampton New Faculty Grants
A total of 24 Arts scholars were awarded internal funding through UBC’s Hampton New Faculty Grant. The Hampton New Faculty Grant supports the early stages of research. These grants are awarded to tenure-track Assistant, Associate, and Full Professors who were hired in the last two years. This $10,000 grant enables researchers to establish a research […]
Arts in the Media: October 2023
From insights into B.C.’s fall legislative session and Canada’s high interest rates, to the importance of coral reefs, Arts faculty are sharing their expertise in the media this October. Check back in as we update this list throughout the month.
Unmasking Halloween: Beyond myths and monster of the week
Why does studying Halloween and the supernatural world enhance our understanding of broader historical and cultural trends? Arts faculty members Dr. Sabina Magliocco, Dr. Tim Frandy, and Dr. Kim Snowden, provide insights by taking a deep dive into Halloween’s myths and realities, and share how their classroom discussions and research are evolving with the times.