Faculty Highlights

The first Asian screenwriter in Hollywood’s 1920s ‘dream factory,’ Winnifred Eaton, challenged its racism

The first Asian screenwriter in Hollywood’s 1920s ‘dream factory,’ Winnifred Eaton, challenged its racism

Mary Chapman (Professor, ENGL) and Sydney Lines (PhD Candidate, ENGL) highlight the film career of early Hollywood screenwriter, author, and journalist Winnifred Eaton Reeve.

Residential school system recognized as genocide in Canada’s House of Commons: A harbinger of change

Residential school system recognized as genocide in Canada’s House of Commons: A harbinger of change

Temitayo Olarewaju, PhD Candidate in the Peter A. Allard School of Law, reflects on the impacts of Canada’s House of Commons’ official recognition of the residential school system as genocide.

How ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ video game reinforces antisemitic scapegoating with goblins

How ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ video game reinforces antisemitic scapegoating with goblins

UBC Philosophy Postdoctoral fellow, Celia Edell, traces the deep cultural roots of antisemitic tropes using the new “Hogwarts Legacy” video game as an example.