Based on the many different presentations, conferences, workshops, and other events we have hosted where scholars and other experts have shared publicly-engaged methods and skills, we have created a number of resources to assist with various kinds of public scholarship and practice. Each resource is themed around a specific kind or topic of public scholarship. Please see below for resources that are currently available. As we develop more, they will appear below in this same list. Resources are also periodically updated as necessary.
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Art and Testimony
visual testimony, performance, interviews, graphic novels, comicsRead more: Art and TestimonyThis toolkit builds on the advice and resources shared by experts in a webinar series exploring arts-based research methodologies for constructing survivor testimonies. The chapters examine a variety of art forms—including performance, graphic novels, and comics—as approaches for documenting testimonies, conducting research, and teaching. Organized into three thematic clusters, the toolkit provides both methodological insights…
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Trauma-informed Research
survivor-centered approach, grassroots approach, participatory research, co-produced researchRead more: Trauma-informed ResearchThis toolkit builds on the advice and resources shared by experts in a webinar series on trauma-informed research and practice. It introduces four thematic clusters with methods of trauma-informed research and further points to resources available at UBC and beyond.
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Witnessing Genocide
ethical and productive knowledge mobilization, scholar-activist, advocacy, decolonization, pedagogy, artistic methodologiesRead more: Witnessing GenocideThis toolkit is specifically for scholars whose work engages with the public realm and/or takes on public forms. It is also for public intellectuals who take up the role of the scholar-activist, or whose work is informed by theories and modes of changemaking. It builds from and expands upon the discussions and resources shared by…
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Creating Accessible Events
event preparation, archiving, inclusive events, defining accessRead more: Creating Accessible EventsThere are many things that organizers should consider to make their events accessible. This webpage is an in-progress compilation of services and tools to organize more accessible events at UBC Vancouver Campus. It will be updated as more resources and information become available. We welcome your suggestions for additions and edits to this page.
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Curating Exhibitions
digital exhibitions, physical installations, tools & softwareRead more: Curating ExhibitionsAn exhibition is an excellent opportunity to invite the public to engage with your research in new ways, to showcase tangible or intangible items you are researching, and to create a story about your research. As public-facing projects, they are enriched and shaped by the visitors and public who engage with the exhibit. Behind the…
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Making Infographics
making/disseminating/teaching with infographics, examples, tools & softwareRead more: Making InfographicsInfographics, or information graphics, are graphic visualizations that combine data, illustrations, text, and images to tell a story. This toolkit builds on the advice and resources shared by participants in our roundtable on infographic creation and accessible research dissemination. This toolkit will provide additional information on accessible research dissemination and infographics as pedagogy and will…
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Podcasting
examples of topics & formats, recording facilities/training/resources on and off campus, popular podcast directoriesRead more: PodcastingA highly variable medium, the podcast format can offer creative ways of presenting one’s research through interviews, performances, game shows, and beyond. This podcasting toolkit was developed to complement the “Podcasting as Peer-Reviewed Scholarship” workshop with Dr. Hannah McGregor as part of our Public Scholarship Series. The full video of that workshop can be found…
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Using Wikipedia
advocacy, online, open-source, community-run, collaborative writing process, UBC resourcesRead more: Using WikipediaAs a form of public scholarship, Wikipedia has the capacity to reach a large and diverse audience outside traditional academic spaces. In the classroom, it introduces students to a collaborative writing process with tangible impacts and public audiences. This toolkit builds on the advice and resources shared by participants in our roundtable on forms of…
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Writing Op-Eds
storytelling as advocacy, research dissemination, public academic profile, writing resourcesRead more: Writing Op-EdsAn op-ed is a short informational piece written by a guest writer not officially on staff at a publication. “Op-ed” means “Opposite-the-Editorial Page” or “Opinion Editorial.” This op-eds toolkit was developed to complement the “Writing Op-Eds” workshop with Scott White and Dr. Michelle Stack as part of our Public Scholarship Series. The full video of…
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Graduate Student Resources
career training, alt-ac, on campus opportunitiesRead more: Graduate Student ResourcesThe Public Humanities Hub Graduate Committee created this page as a resource hub for humanities graduate students who are interested in learning more about alt-ac, post-ac, or other diverse career options, and the department heads, career counselors, and other advisors in the humanities who can support them.