Scholars @ Work
Celebrating lesbian identities and gender performance in UBC Library’s newest archival collection
Select items from the Lesbian Collection are on view in the RBSC and University Archives Reading Room through the summer. Learn more about the collection and how it came to be here.
Select items from the Lesbian Collection are on view in the RBSC and University Archives Reading Room through the summer. Learn more about the collection and how it came to be here.
Patterns by Naomi Klein
Join the community of over 50,000 readers of Naomi Klein’s new substack Patterns, where she seeks to build intellectual scaffolding for our age of serial shocks and deliberate discombobulation. Read her first article here!
Join the community of over 50,000 readers of Naomi Klein’s new substack Patterns, where she seeks to build intellectual scaffolding for our age of serial shocks and deliberate discombobulation. Read her first article here!
Indian Summer Festival Tiffin Talk: Grammars of Return
July 12th, 2026 | Join Farheen Haq and Renisa Mawani in a conversation moderated by Jasbir K. Puar, as they explore what grammars of return through language, water, and intergenerational inheritances might look like. Register here!
July 12th, 2026 | Join Farheen Haq and Renisa Mawani in a conversation moderated by Jasbir K. Puar, as they explore what grammars of return through language, water, and intergenerational inheritances might look like. Register here!
Can a river have rights?
Romina Tantaleán-Castañeda (PhD candidate, GRSJ) talks about her partnership with FEMIPA, a federation of Indigenous women in the Peruvian Amazon, their fight for environmental protections, and more.
Romina Tantaleán-Castañeda (PhD candidate, GRSJ) talks about her partnership with FEMIPA, a federation of Indigenous women in the Peruvian Amazon, their fight for environmental protections, and more.
Journeys in Care: Stories From Nurses of Indian Heritage
Dr. Lydia Wytenbroek (UBC Nursing) was the community curator for this exhibit, including interviews and personal narratives shared by nurses, at the Surrey Museum. It will be on until July 19, 2026. Explore the virtual exhibit here!
Dr. Lydia Wytenbroek (UBC Nursing) was the community curator for this exhibit, including interviews and personal narratives shared by nurses, at the Surrey Museum. It will be on until July 19, 2026. Explore the virtual exhibit here!
Heated Rivalry Lecture 2
Join the second lecture in the Heated Rivalry series, on June 24 at 4PM, looking at Asian Canadian Model Minoritization. Register here!
Join the second lecture in the Heated Rivalry series, on June 24 at 4PM, looking at Asian Canadian Model Minoritization. Register here!
Sudan Solidarity Collective
Since 2023, Dr. Nisrin Elamin (Univ. of Toronto) has led the development of Sudan Solidarity Collective with U of T students, which has since raised around $350,000 for mutual aid networks in the face of Sudan’s war. Donate here!
Since 2023, Dr. Nisrin Elamin (Univ. of Toronto) has led the development of Sudan Solidarity Collective with U of T students, which has since raised around $350,000 for mutual aid networks in the face of Sudan’s war. Donate here!
Board games can help build connections and reduce stress
UBC Pop Culture Cluster Director Dr. Biz Njidam discusses how tabletop gaming encourages community-building, and the Cluster’s Critical Play Lab and Fellows Program.
UBC Pop Culture Cluster Director Dr. Biz Njidam discusses how tabletop gaming encourages community-building, and the Cluster’s Critical Play Lab and Fellows Program.
Global History of Anticolonial Thought Cluster hosts their second symposium “(Anti)Colonial Seas”
May 2026, the Global History of Anticolonial Thought Cluster brings together scholars from institutions around the world to discuss global connections across lands and seas.
May 2026, the Global History of Anticolonial Thought Cluster brings together scholars from institutions around the world to discuss global connections across lands and seas.
What it means to “exist at the edges of the Pacific Ocean”
UBC AHVA’s Dr. Camille Georgeson-Usher curates “We who have known tides” at the Vancouver Art Gallery (Nov. 2025–Apr. 2026), which looks at how the ocean has shaped the work of Indigenous artists.
UBC AHVA’s Dr. Camille Georgeson-Usher curates “We who have known tides” at the Vancouver Art Gallery (Nov. 2025–Apr. 2026), which looks at how the ocean has shaped the work of Indigenous artists.
The enigmatic Coast Salish Woolly Dog
UBC PhD candidate Alison Ariss contributes to The Teachings of Mutton: A Coast Salish Woolly Dog (Harbour Publishing, 2025), which tells the story of the now extinct Salish wool dog with perspectives from Musqueam, Squamish, Stó lō, Suquamish, Cowichan, Katzie, Snuneymuxw, and Skokomish weavers, Knowledge Keepers, and Elders.
UBC PhD candidate Alison Ariss contributes to The Teachings of Mutton: A Coast Salish Woolly Dog (Harbour Publishing, 2025), which tells the story of the now extinct Salish wool dog with perspectives from Musqueam, Squamish, Stó lō, Suquamish, Cowichan, Katzie, Snuneymuxw, and Skokomish weavers, Knowledge Keepers, and Elders.
The psychic dimensions of resistance and revolution
On September 10, 2025, Dr. Lara Sheehi and Dr. Jasbir Puar discuss the importance “psychic militancy” within violent systems and logics of settler colonialism and imperialism. Watch the recording of their conversation.
On September 10, 2025, Dr. Lara Sheehi and Dr. Jasbir Puar discuss the importance “psychic militancy” within violent systems and logics of settler colonialism and imperialism. Watch the recording of their conversation.
Meet the Faculty of Arts PhD students decolonizing the future of digital humanities across disciplines
The Adaptive Text Encoding Initiative Network, co-led by Sydney Lines (EL&L; PHH Advisory Board), co-authors a new TEI schema for digital texts to develop antiracist, inclusive text markup practices.
The Adaptive Text Encoding Initiative Network, co-led by Sydney Lines (EL&L; PHH Advisory Board), co-authors a new TEI schema for digital texts to develop antiracist, inclusive text markup practices.
Universities should respond to cuts and corporate influence with co-operative governance
Dr. Michelle Stack (EDUC) and Dr. Caroline Shenaz Hossein (U of T) advocate for moving existing educational models from a rankings-based system to a cooperative framework.
Dr. Michelle Stack (EDUC) and Dr. Caroline Shenaz Hossein (U of T) advocate for moving existing educational models from a rankings-based system to a cooperative framework.
Graphic novel depicting history of relocated Vancouver Island First Nation nears completion
With support from the UBC Comics Studies Cluster, a forthcoming graphic novel illustrated by Indigenous artists shares the history of the Homalco First Nation (HFN) as remembered by Elders.
With support from the UBC Comics Studies Cluster, a forthcoming graphic novel illustrated by Indigenous artists shares the history of the Homalco First Nation (HFN) as remembered by Elders.
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TEI 2026: Creating Connections, Unsettling Practices
August 10-14 | UBC and SFU are co-hosting Text Encoding Initiative 2026, where a diverse group of researchers will learn from each other and train the next generation of scholars in the principles and practices of text encoding. See the schedule here.
August 10-14 | UBC and SFU are co-hosting Text Encoding Initiative 2026, where a diverse group of researchers will learn from each other and train the next generation of scholars in the principles and practices of text encoding. See the schedule here.
Anti-Ableist Research Cultures: A Research Presentation, Discussion and Zine Workshop
July 29, 2026 | Dr. Antonios Ktenidis will be joining us in conversation with Dr. Nadena Doharty and Terra Poirier to discuss findings and resources from the Wellcome Anti-Ableist Research Cultures (WAARC) project.
July 29, 2026 | Dr. Antonios Ktenidis will be joining us in conversation with Dr. Nadena Doharty and Terra Poirier to discuss findings and resources from the Wellcome Anti-Ableist Research Cultures (WAARC) project.
Appraising AI: A Student-Led Approach to Critical Evaluation
July 22, 2026 | Based on her reflections developing new curriculum around AI use, Kate Greenslade offers actionable recommendations to inspire critical approaches to generative AI and student agency.
July 22, 2026 | Based on her reflections developing new curriculum around AI use, Kate Greenslade offers actionable recommendations to inspire critical approaches to generative AI and student agency.
Cluster/Incubator Grants 2025-2026 Awardees
Congratulations to the recipients of the PHH Cluster/Incubator Grants! This grant provides $15,000 per grant to support early stage interdisciplinary and collaborative activities. Find out more about their projects here.
Congratulations to the recipients of the PHH Cluster/Incubator Grants! This grant provides $15,000 per grant to support early stage interdisciplinary and collaborative activities. Find out more about their projects here.
Out Of Office Hours Collective: The Mega-Event and The City
June 30, 2026 | As Vancouver hosts FIFA World Cup 2026 matches, our first Out of Office Hours session explores how large-scale sporting events reshape urban space, housing, policing, policy enactment, and community life.
June 30, 2026 | As Vancouver hosts FIFA World Cup 2026 matches, our first Out of Office Hours session explores how large-scale sporting events reshape urban space, housing, policing, policy enactment, and community life.
Curatorial Practice as Public Scholarship: On fluid geographies and transdisciplinary forms
June 19, 2026 | Hear Martha Kirszenbaum think through the fluid negotiation between art institutions and experimental, non-traditional spaces, and talk about how to navigate differing cultural terrains while resisting sometimes rigid institutional frameworks.
June 19, 2026 | Hear Martha Kirszenbaum think through the fluid negotiation between art institutions and experimental, non-traditional spaces, and talk about how to navigate differing cultural terrains while resisting sometimes rigid institutional frameworks.
Legality and Impunity in Times of Crisis – Symposium
May 28-30, 2026 | This symposium gathers critical legal scholars, psychoanalysts, artists and political theorists from around the world to discuss legality, impunity and crisis in historical and contemporary forms, drawing on a wide range of contexts, methods and approaches.
May 28-30, 2026 | This symposium gathers critical legal scholars, psychoanalysts, artists and political theorists from around the world to discuss legality, impunity and crisis in historical and contemporary forms, drawing on a wide range of contexts, methods and approaches.
Call for Graduate Student Submissions – Evolving Climate Justice Agendas Through Student Research: Graduate Research Showcase
The Public Humanities Hub Graduate Research Showcase is a semi-annual series in which interdisciplinary graduate research on thematic topics is presented and celebrated. This term’s thematic showcase is co-organized with UBC’s Centre for Climate Justice.
The Public Humanities Hub Graduate Research Showcase is a semi-annual series in which interdisciplinary graduate research on thematic topics is presented and celebrated. This term’s thematic showcase is co-organized with UBC’s Centre for Climate Justice.
Catalyzing Engaged Digital Scholarship Grant 2025-2026 Awardees
Congratulations to the winners of the 2025-2026 Catalyzing Engaged Digital Scholarship (CEDS) Grant, co-presented by UBC's Public Humanities Hub (PHH) and Digital Scholarship in Arts (DiSA). Find out more about their projects here.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2025-2026 Catalyzing Engaged Digital Scholarship (CEDS) Grant, co-presented by UBC's Public Humanities Hub (PHH) and Digital Scholarship in Arts (DiSA). Find out more about their projects here.
Cluster/Incubator Grant
Deadline 9am, April 7, 2026 | The Public Humanities Cluster/Incubator Grant supports innovative public humanities research and emergent stages of collaboration, and/or knowledge mobilization among interdisciplinary teams of public humanities scholars at UBC and beyond.
Deadline 9am, April 7, 2026 | The Public Humanities Cluster/Incubator Grant supports innovative public humanities research and emergent stages of collaboration, and/or knowledge mobilization among interdisciplinary teams of public humanities scholars at UBC and beyond.
Dr. Mary Liston
New Scholar Spotlight Story | Dr. Mary Liston, Associate Professor at Allard Law and Public Humanities Hub Advisory Board Member, talks about her work in administrative law, reimagining legal accountability and justice in Canada, and how to engage diverse publics in meaningful dialogue about law and society.
New Scholar Spotlight Story | Dr. Mary Liston, Associate Professor at Allard Law and Public Humanities Hub Advisory Board Member, talks about her work in administrative law, reimagining legal accountability and justice in Canada, and how to engage diverse publics in meaningful dialogue about law and society.
Welcoming Prof. Althea Thauberger as incoming Academic Director of the Public Humanities Hub
Dean of Arts Clare Crowston has announced the appointment of Professor Althea Thauberger as Academic Director of the Public Humanities Hub from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2027. Professor Althea Thauberger is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Art History, Visual Art, and Theory.
Dean of Arts Clare Crowston has announced the appointment of Professor Althea Thauberger as Academic Director of the Public Humanities Hub from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2027. Professor Althea Thauberger is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Art History, Visual Art, and Theory.
New Scholar Spotlight Story – Dr. Bernard Perley
Dr. Bernard Perley, Director and Professor in Critical Indigenous Studies and Public Humanities Hub Advisory Board Member, talks about his work in language revitalization, experiential pedagogy, and the crucial role art plays in both scholarship and activism.
Dr. Bernard Perley, Director and Professor in Critical Indigenous Studies and Public Humanities Hub Advisory Board Member, talks about his work in language revitalization, experiential pedagogy, and the crucial role art plays in both scholarship and activism.
New Scholar Spotlight Story – Dr. Kavita Philip
Dr. Kavita Philip, Professor of English and Public Humanities Hub Advisory Board Member, sits at the epicentre of multiple networks, fostering interdisciplinary research within and beyond the academy. In this Scholar Spotlight, she talks about what it means to speak to a rapidly shifting global public, and finding spaces that allow for experimentation and collaboration.
Dr. Kavita Philip, Professor of English and Public Humanities Hub Advisory Board Member, sits at the epicentre of multiple networks, fostering interdisciplinary research within and beyond the academy. In this Scholar Spotlight, she talks about what it means to speak to a rapidly shifting global public, and finding spaces that allow for experimentation and collaboration.
Statement of Solidarity
Oct 19, 2023 | UBC Faculty of Arts Statement of Solidarity | Dear Arts community, In recent days, we have been devastated by the outbreak and escalation of violence and the ongoing suffering and loss among Israeli and Palestinian peoples. The current situation is part of a long history that has deeply affected, and continues […]
Oct 19, 2023 | UBC Faculty of Arts Statement of Solidarity | Dear Arts community, In recent days, we have been devastated by the outbreak and escalation of violence and the ongoing suffering and loss among Israeli and Palestinian peoples. The current situation is part of a long history that has deeply affected, and continues […]