What’s Dean Gage Averill reading?
Looking for a good book? You’ve come to the right place. Our latest series, Arts Book Club, takes a sneak peek into what Arts students, faculty, and alumni are reading. Join us weekly for different themes ranging from Arts department heads’ latest literary selections to the best in Children’s Literature. To kick-start the Arts Book […]
Emmy-winning producer Peter Klein to head School of Journalism
Three-time Emmy winner Peter W. Klein will take the helm as Acting Director of UBC’s School of Journalism, effective July 1, 2011. Klein is an associate professor at the School of journalism and freelance producer with CBS News 60 Minutes. He has also held positions at ABC News 20/20 and Nightline, and helped launch New […]
Dr. Karen Bakker named one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40
Karen Bakker, associate geography professor and director of the Program of Water Governance at UBC, has been named one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40. She is also the founder and director of the Program of Water Governance at UBC, which examines issues ranging from water security to water in developing countries to water privatization.
UBC Arts educators receive Killam Teaching Prizes and Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards
UBC Killam Awards and Fellowships have been announced. Congratulations to these exceptional Arts educators. Instituted in 1990, the Killam Teaching Prizes are awarded annually to faculty nominated by students, colleagues, and alumni to recognize teaching excellence. This year’s recipients of the Killam Teaching Prize in Arts are: Dr. Manuela Constantino (Coordinated Arts Program/Department of English) Dr. […]
Meet Dr. Ernest Mathijs: Giving cult cinema a second look
What springs to mind when you think of cult cinema? Reruns of The Rocky Horror Picture Show during Halloween? Or perhaps the iconic “I’m with Pedro” shirts, courtesy of Napoleon Dynamite? Ernest Mathijs’ new book, Cult Cinema, examines this wildly popular, yet hard-to-define genre of film.
Dr. Derek Gregory appointed Peter Wall Distinguished Professor
Geography professor Derek Gregory has been conferred the title of Peter Wall Distinguished Professor, effective starting July 1, 2011. This distinction is reserved for scholars who are expected to have major research impact at UBC.
Meet Dr. Geoffrey Winthrop-Young: History course with literary twist piques student interest
“Every lecture is a world-class seminar.” “The best course I’ve ever taken.” These are just a few of the accolades Dr. Geoffrey Winthrop-Young has received from students for his course, CENS 303A, “German Representations of the Holocaust”.
Meet Scott Watson: Curating the Morris & Helen Belkin Art Gallery
By Erin Catherall Have you ever wanted to learn the role of a university art gallery and how it displays contemporary artworks? Scott Watson, Curator of the Morris & Helen Belkin Art Gallery at UBC, investigates these questions in a recent Arts Wednesdays Lecture at Robson Square. What is contemporary art? For some, contemporary art […]
Dr. Sherrill Grace receives University Killam Professor distinction
English professor Dr. Sherrill Grace has been awarded the distinguished title of University Killam Professor, the highest acclaim reserved for faculty members for teaching excellence and scholarly distinction.“I am very honoured to have received this recognition,” said Dr. Grace on being conferred the title. “I understand that there will be some duties attached to the […]
Arts Insights: CiTR 101.9 FM interview with Dean Gage Averill
By Erin Catherall Dean of the Faculty of Arts at UBC, world- renowned Haitian scholar, and now, recent Grammy nominee— there is not much that Dean Gage Averill cannot seem to do! Listen to Gage Averill speak on Prof Talk (CITR 101.9FM) and hear his thoughts on his new role at UBC , his experiences […]