UBC terrorism expert discusses the rise of ISIS
The Faculty of Arts spoke with Geography Professor Dr. Dan Hiebert about the rise of ISIS, Canada’s role in the Syrian migrant crisis, and his plans for TSAS over the next seven years.
UBC English professor brings Game of Thrones to the classroom
Associate Professor of English Dr. Robert Rouse is spurring an interest in medievalism – the study of how the Middle Ages is recreated in modern literature – with a course based on George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones.
UBC Asian Studies prof discusses Japanese literature and culture
Associate Head and Professor of the Department of Asian Studies, Dr. Joshua Mostow recently added a new honour to his list of accomplishments: Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. The Faculty of Arts spoke with Dr. Mostow about the most exciting discovery of his career.
Meet Alan Morrison: Creating UBC’s first improv course
Allen Morrison is a UBC Fine Arts alumnus, an actor with Vancouver TheatreSports, and the instructor of UBC’s first-ever improv course, THTR 440. ArtsWIRE spoke with Morrison and one of his students, Ivanna Besenovsky, about the challenges of performing improv, and what improv has taught them about life.
Meet Dr. Anson Koo: A potent prescription for a career in medicine
Contrary to widespread belief, a career in medicine is often much more of an art than a science –this is an assessment that few can attest to with more confidence than UBC alumnus, Dr. Anson Koo. Dr. Koo earned his MD from UBC in 1998, and now, just over a decade later, is Head of Royal Columbian Hospital’s (RCH) Department of Psychiatry.
Meet Dr. Amin Ghaziani: Sociology prof explores ‘post-gay’ era
Amin Ghaziani, an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology, spoke with ArtsWIRE about the ‘post-gay’ era and Vancouver’s ‘gaybourhood,’ Davie Street. Ghaziani is currently working on his upcoming book, “There Goes the Gaybourhood? Sexuality and the City in a Post-Gay Era”.
From working in Malawi to investigating UK secret service files: summer projects of Arts faculty and students
By Katie Fedosenko Genevieve Barrons: Working at Jacaranda School for Orphans This summer Barrons, a fourth-year student in International Relations and Honours English, ran day camps for children who have lost either one or both parents to HIV/AIDS in the African land-locked country, Malawi. I wake up in the dark and cold every morning to […]
Meet Professor Giselle Baxter: Exploring the Harry Potter fanbase
By Mary Leong The Harry Potter books have captured the world’s imagination, and the movies continue to work their magic. UBC professor Giselle Baxter and psychology student, Tania Pardisi, share their reactions to this worldwide phenomenon. The second installment of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows earned a box-office shattering $186.5 million over its opening weekend, […]
Undergrad curators showcase Inuit art market at MOA
An exhibit on the Inuit art market at the Museum of Anthropology was curated by 17 undergraduate students. The exhibit “Faces and Voices of the Inuit Art Market” examines how the authenticity and value of Inuit art is determined as it moves through Canadian and International markets.
Meet Professor Stefan Dollinger: Speaking Canadian, eh?
By Mary Leong Crackberry, Canadarm, seat sale – these uniquely Canadian terms will soon be featured in the second edition of the Dictionary of Canadianisms, helmed by Associate Professor Stefan Dollinger from the Department of English. The Dictionary of Canadianisms is no ordinary dictionary. It is a historical dictionary, which not only provides current definitions […]