Meet the new faculty in Arts 2022-23
The Faculty of Arts is welcoming several new faculty members this year. Get to know who they are, what they’re working on and why they’re excited to be at UBC.
Four Arts faculty members elected to the Royal Society of Canada
Four UBC Arts professors have been announced by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) as new Fellows and as new Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
Meet the new Associate Deans and Heads and Directors in Arts
The Faculty of Arts welcomes two new Associate Deans and eight new Heads and Directors.
Professor Emerita Eva-Marie Kröller Appointed to the Order of Canada
Dr. Kröller (English Language and Literatures) was appointed to the Order of Canada for her contributions to the appreciation of Canadian writing, and for her achievements as an educator.
How Indigenous anthropologist Kristen Barnett is decolonizing archaeology
When Kristen Barnett first started university, she didn’t know anything about archaeology except that “archaeologists take things.” Today, she’s among a small group of Indigenous archaeologists who are redefining the profession.
23 SSHRC Grants awarded to Arts Faculty
The SSHRC has announced that 23 UBC Faculty of Arts researchers were awarded funding as part of Partnership Grants, Insight Grants, Partnership Engage Grants, and Aid to Scholarly Journals Grants.
On respecting (Indigenous) linguistic sovereignty
Who decides how a language should be used, translated, documented, spoken, or taught? Dr. David Gramling retraces the history of language interferences and calls for critical improvement
Alone in a crowded city
As social restrictions ease, UBC philosophers and psychologists are helping us imagine a city where people feel more connected.
Through our eyes, with our voices: How Arts Staff are engaging and embodying their Asian identities in the workplace (Part III)
Hear from Arts staff members about how they are engaging and embodying their Asian identities in the workplace.
New books by Arts faculty to add to your 2022 reading list
This past year, Arts scholars have published books on topics ranging from Indigenous perspectives on Northwest Coast art, to how to write a TV movie, to African American childhood before the Civil War.