Events
PHH Noted Scholar Lecture: Dr. Antje Ziethen
Feb 5, 2025 | Please join us for a PHH Noted Scholar Lecture by Dr. Antje Ziethen where she will speak about her PHH Faculty Fellowship project, “Reverse Diaspora: The ‘Brazilians’ in West Africa”. This lecture is also part of the Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies (FHIS) Research Seminar.
Feb 5, 2025 | Please join us for a PHH Noted Scholar Lecture by Dr. Antje Ziethen where she will speak about her PHH Faculty Fellowship project, “Reverse Diaspora: The ‘Brazilians’ in West Africa”. This lecture is also part of the Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies (FHIS) Research Seminar.
PHH Noted Scholar Lecture: Dr. Alex Hanna and Dr. Beth Coleman
Mar 6, 2025 | Please join us for a PHH Noted Scholar Lecture by Dr. Alex Hanna and Dr. Beth Coleman, where they will be in conversation to discuss “The Politics of Freedom: Generative AI, Race as Technology and Postcolonial Computing”. This lecture is co-hosted with the Centre for Computational Social Science.
Mar 6, 2025 | Please join us for a PHH Noted Scholar Lecture by Dr. Alex Hanna and Dr. Beth Coleman, where they will be in conversation to discuss “The Politics of Freedom: Generative AI, Race as Technology and Postcolonial Computing”. This lecture is co-hosted with the Centre for Computational Social Science.
CNLH Presents: The Routledge Handbook of Cultural Legal Studies
Oct 15, 2024 | Come hear the editors of the new Routledge Handbook of Cultural Legal Studies (2024). The talk will be followed by a conversation with the audience and conveners of the Canadian Network of Law & Humanties (CNLH), a PHH-funded research cluster.
Oct 15, 2024 | Come hear the editors of the new Routledge Handbook of Cultural Legal Studies (2024). The talk will be followed by a conversation with the audience and conveners of the Canadian Network of Law & Humanties (CNLH), a PHH-funded research cluster.
Book Launch: Camera Geologica By Siobhan Angus
Oct 17, 2024 | Camera Geologica is a study of photography by Dr. Siobhan Angus. Joining her is Dr. Kelly McCormick, who will frame a critical discussion on what we see or what is obscured when looking at photographs. Hosted by the Polygon Gallery and co-presented by the Critical Image Forum, a PHH-funded research cluster.
Oct 17, 2024 | Camera Geologica is a study of photography by Dr. Siobhan Angus. Joining her is Dr. Kelly McCormick, who will frame a critical discussion on what we see or what is obscured when looking at photographs. Hosted by the Polygon Gallery and co-presented by the Critical Image Forum, a PHH-funded research cluster.
From Ground Zero: 22 untold short stories in film from Gaza
Oct 17, 2024 | Screening and public discussion featuring the work of 22 filmmakers from Gaza, offering perspectives on their daily lives, conditions and hopes since October 2023. Presented by the from the river to the sea collective, with special thanks to the Critical Image Forum, a PHH-funded research cluster.
Oct 17, 2024 | Screening and public discussion featuring the work of 22 filmmakers from Gaza, offering perspectives on their daily lives, conditions and hopes since October 2023. Presented by the from the river to the sea collective, with special thanks to the Critical Image Forum, a PHH-funded research cluster.
Symposium | Keywords: Literature and Politics
Oct 28-29, 2024 | What is the relationship between literature and politics, and how does it shape the wider field of literary studies today? Join us for a two-day symposium that brings together scholars in dialogue to address political keywords from distinct theoretical perspectives and historical angles.
Oct 28-29, 2024 | What is the relationship between literature and politics, and how does it shape the wider field of literary studies today? Join us for a two-day symposium that brings together scholars in dialogue to address political keywords from distinct theoretical perspectives and historical angles.
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Announcements
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 […]
Remembering Dr. Y-Dang Troeung
The Public Humanities Hub would like to offer its sincere condolences to Chris Patterson (GRSJ), former Hub Advisory Board Member, on the death of his life-partner, UBC-Vancouver Humanities scholar Y-Dang Troeung, on November 27th, 2022 after a year-long battle with cancer. Those of you who knew her know that Y-Dang was a model colleague: generous, […]
The Public Humanities Hub would like to offer its sincere condolences to Chris Patterson (GRSJ), former Hub Advisory Board Member, on the death of his life-partner, UBC-Vancouver Humanities scholar Y-Dang Troeung, on November 27th, 2022 after a year-long battle with cancer. Those of you who knew her know that Y-Dang was a model colleague: generous, […]
“Visual Storytelling and Graphic Art in Genocide and Human Rights Education” awarded SSHRC Partnership Grant
June 16, 2022 | The Public Humanities Hub is a co-applicant on the newly awarded “Visual Storytelling and Graphic Art in Genocide and Human Rights Education”, a SSHRC Partnership Grant led by Charlotte Schallié, University of Victoria, which will gather and commemorate the experiences of genocide and mass atrocity survivors, including survivors of the Holocaust, […]
June 16, 2022 | The Public Humanities Hub is a co-applicant on the newly awarded “Visual Storytelling and Graphic Art in Genocide and Human Rights Education”, a SSHRC Partnership Grant led by Charlotte Schallié, University of Victoria, which will gather and commemorate the experiences of genocide and mass atrocity survivors, including survivors of the Holocaust, […]
CES Events and Resources in Response to Ukraine Invasion
As the crisis in Ukraine unfolds, the Centre for European Studies (CES) is compiling resources and developing events that provide background information, teaching resources, reliable news sources, and ways to help. See their page of resources for more information, which will be continuously updated. The Public Humanities Hub will be working to promote events and […]
As the crisis in Ukraine unfolds, the Centre for European Studies (CES) is compiling resources and developing events that provide background information, teaching resources, reliable news sources, and ways to help. See their page of resources for more information, which will be continuously updated. The Public Humanities Hub will be working to promote events and […]
