Climate Change Politics in the Age of Trudeau and Trump
Can Canada expand its fossil fuel production and still achieve its Paris Agreement climate commitments? Political scientist and climate policy expert Kathryn Harrison shares her concerns about Justin Trudeau’s climate record and the impact Donald Trump will have on Canadian climate politics.
New and Renewed Canada Research Chairs in the Faculty of Arts
The Government of Canada has announced federal funding for one new Canada Research Chair and three renewed chairs in the UBC Faculty of Arts. Learn more about the cutting-edge research this funding will support.
Creative Writing professors go global with a course for aspiring novelists
Best-selling authors Annabel Lyon and Nancy Lee discuss what motivated them to create their online edX courses on novel writing and what the experience has brought to their own writing practice.
Telling Stories about Conflict: A Q&A with Creative Writing Instructor Deborah Campbell
I encourage [students] to follow their interests out into the world, daring them to be brave and actually talk to people…
Arts Insights: What does a Trump presidency mean for Canada?
We asked four UBC Faculty of Arts professors from Political Science, Islamic Studies and Gender Studies, and Sociology, to weigh in on what Trump’s victory means for Canada.
Sociology Prof Nathanael Lauster on the Death of the Single-Family House in Vancouver
In his new book, UBC Sociology Professor Nathanael Lauster argues that single-family houses are bad for the environment, urban vitality and people’s health.
Crime and Punishment at 150
Professor Katherine Bowers (Slavic Studies) on her public outreach project “Crime and Punishment at 150” and why everyone should read Dostoyevsky’s seminal 1866 novel.
UBC’s Inaugural Global Indigenous Rights Lecture: A conversation with Daniel Justice
An annual speaker series dedicated to global Indigenous rights launches October 17 at the First Nations House of Learning. Daniel Justice, Chair of the First Nations and Indigenous Studies program, discusses how the series will highlight the work of Indigenous leaders and generate discussion about relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities.
Japanese translation of The Cambridge History of Canadian Literature released
More than 60 years after Anne of Green Gables became a literary sensation in Japan, a Japanese translation of The Cambridge History of Canadian Literature has been released, connecting Japanese audiences to a complete history of Canadian writing. Co-editor and UBC English professor Eva-Marie Kröller was involved in the project.
UBC Film Prof Shannon Walsh on Social Justice and Filmmaking
Filmmaker and interdisciplinary theorist Shannon Walsh recently joined UBC as an Assistant Professor in the department of Theatre & Film. Dr. Walsh spoke to the Faculty of Arts about why she is passionate about exploring social justice issues in her films.