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Fragments of bark and debris hung with string at varying heights against a white wall. Photo by Adam Jones, beside details of the "The Ethics of Oral History Research in Genocide-affected Contexts" webinar by Dr. Erin Jessee on May 4, 2023, co-sponsored by UBC Public Humanities, University of Victoria, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

The Ethics of Oral History Research in Genocide-affected Contexts

DATE: May 4, 2023 TIME: 9:00am – 10:15am LOCATION: Zoom In this talk, I critically evaluate the celebrated ‘democratising’ potential of oral history: an interdisciplinary field that uses interviews and related methods to amplify the voices of people who are otherwise excluded from or misrepresented in official historical records and narratives. I briefly outline some […]

Colour-blocked shore-side green mountains and trees under a violet sky is the backdrop for conference details: Resilience & the Law in Times of Crisis hosted by the Allard Law Graduate Program May 4-5, 2023

Resilience & the Law in Times of Crisis

DATE: May 4-5, 2023 Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia is proud to invite graduate students from all disciplines to participate in the 24th UBC Interdisciplinary Legal Studies Graduate Conference. The Conference aims to develop innovative ideas through rigorous engagement across methods, disciplines, and communication techniques to forge resilient […]

Turcicum Imperium - map of the Ottoman Empire

Western Ottomanists’ Workshop

DATE: April 28-29, 2023 LOCATION: SFU Harbour Centre Policy Room 2270, 555 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC Faculty members of participating units are invited to attend the 2023 Western Ottomanists’ Workshop (WOW). Keynote lectures Elyse Semerdjian (Whitman College): “The Body as Archive: A Feminist Intervention in Armenian Genocide Studies” Richard Antaramian (USC): “Ottoman Historiography through […]