Amirpouyan Shiva Receives Killam Teaching Prize
Congratulations to Dr. Amir Shiva who has received the prestigious Killam Teaching Prize. Dr. Shiva’s exemplary contributions to innovative pedagogy and curriculum development have had a substantial impact on his student and colleagues, and with this award he joins a celebrated circle of committed and talented instructors at UBC. The Killam Teaching Prize is awarded […]
Research Clusters Renewed in 2024
Congratulations to Dr. Sara Shneiderman and Dr. Daisy Rosenblum, whose Research Excellence Clusters have been renewed in 2024. The UBC Disaster Resilience Research Network Cluster Co-leads: Carlos Molina Hutt & Sara Shneiderman Building transdisciplinary connections and identify shared research goals to inform disaster risk reduction policy and decision making at community and governance levels. Advancing multi-hazard assessment and mitigation […]
Associate Faculty Member Dr. Danya Fast New Book Raises Tough Questions
Dr. Danya Fast was recently interviewed by the Vancouver Sun about her research looking at the stories of young people living on the streets of Vancouver and her new book ” The Best Place: Addiction, Intervention, and Living and Dying Young in Vancouver” “I hope that the book humanizes these young people,” Fast said. “This […]
New Research Cluster Led by Camilla Speller Aims to Help Decolonize Curation
Congratulations to Dr. Speller and her interdisciplinary team who have been awarded a 2024 grant for their new Research Excellence Cluster: Decolonizing Curation: Addressing the Global Heritage Repository Crisis in the Age of UNDRIP (United nations Declarations on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples) Our research cluster will bring together First Nation and local communities, archive, […]
Sara Shneiderman Receives Killam Research Fellowship
Congratulations to Dr. Sara Shneiderman, on her recent Killam Research Fellowship. The Killam Research Fellowships provide support to scholars of exceptional ability by granting them time to pursue research projects of broad significance and widespread interest within the disciplines of the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences, engineering or studies linking any of these […]
Helena Zeweri Receives SSHRC Insight Development Grant
Congratulations to Dr. Helena Zeweri, who was recently awarded a SSHRC Insight Development Grant for her project Beyond Refuge: The Impact of Offshore Detention on Afghan Social and Political Life in Australia This project is an ethnographic examination of the intimate effects of carceral border policies on diasporic social and political life. More specifically, the […]
Dr. Kristen Barnett named Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Archaeology
Congratulations to Dr. Kristen Barnett on being named Canadian Research Chair (CRC) in Indigenous Archaeology. The Canada Research Chairs Program enables Canadian universities to achieve the highest levels of research excellence and become world-class research centres. Chairholders improve our depth of knowledge and quality of life, strengthen Canada’s international competitiveness, and help train the next […]
Opiates and the Masses: Populist Oligarchy and the Totalitarian Itch in the U.S.
Dr. Hugh Gusterson’s article “Opiates and the Masses: Populist Oligarchy and the Totalitarian Itch in the US.” was published in Today’s Totalitarianism (Feb. 20204) In it, he explores contributing factors behind the opiate addiction crisis in the U.S.: More a corporate oligarchy than a properly functioning democracy, the U.S. is increasingly characterized by widening income […]
Diaspora, War, Gaza
Dr. Hugh Gusterson’s latest guest editorial in February’s Anthropology Today examines how diasporic communities influence modern wars amidst globalization and rising ethnonationalism. It discusses historical tensions between states and diasporas during conflicts, referencing world wars and recent issues involving Chinese Americans in the US. The editorial highlights the roles played by diasporas in various conflicts, […]
Millie Creighton on Japan, Past and Present
Dr. Millie Creighton has been invited to speak at the upcoming Japan Past & Present series of events hosted by UCLA and USC. In particular she will be part of a symposium on “Teaching Tea” and presenting on initiating and teaching the Anth 435 class in the Department of Anthropology, on “The Japanese Tea Ceremony” […]