Public Humanities Hub Toolkits

As part of our Public Scholarship Series, where we host presentations by humanities scholars and other experts on publicly-engaged methods and skills, we have created a number of toolkits to assist with various kinds of public scholarship and practice. Each toolkit is themed around a specific kind of public scholarship. Please see below for a list of toolkits that are currently available. As we develop more, they will appear below in this same list. Toolkits are also periodically updated as necessary.

Interlocking shapes in moody blues and greys show textures and markings in white, in Paul Klee's Rocks at Night (1939), Watercolor and ink on chalk-and glue-primed letter paper, mounted on paper. From the collection of the Guggenheim Museum in the public domainTrauma-informed Research

This 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.

 

  • Trauma-informed Research as Witnessing
  • Trauma-informed Research as Pedagogy
  • Trauma-informed Methods of Public Scholarship
  • Trauma-informed Research and Arts-based Methods

People extending their hands to grip those of others to lead them out of large askew structures and rubble. "None of us are free until we're all free" by Diana Nguyen, hosted at the Free Palestine Project for non-commercial useWitnessing Genocide

This toolkit is 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 scholars and engages with the following core questions. In the face of a genocide:

  • What is the role of the public intellectual?
  • How does the public scholar engage in responsible, ethical, and productive knowledge mobilization activities?
  • What kinds of publicly-engaged activities can most meaningfully contribute to acts of witnessing?

Close-up on sidewalk with light grey and rust-red blocks, and yellow tactile paving leading to the curb cut toward the road with white painted crosswalk linesCreating Accessible Events

In this toolkit, you will find:

  • A compilation of services and tools to organize more accessible events at UBC Vancouver Campus

 

 

Two women standing in front of a spotlighted gallery installment with 12 images on the wall.Curating Exhibitions

In this toolkit, you will find:

  • Examples produced by Humanities scholars as well as industry and community professionals
  • Examples of digital exhibitions and the difference between digital and physical installations
  • Tools and software to build digital exhibits or supplementary materials for physical exhibits and more

Making Infographics

In this toolkit, you will find:

  • Resources for getting started in making, disseminating, and teaching with infographics
  • Examples of infographics from other scholars
  • Tools and software for making infographics

 

Image of microphone with purple background and blue lighting.Podcasting

In this toolkit, you will find:

  • Podcasts produced by other academics on various topics and formats
  • Recording facilities, training, and learning resources on and off campus
  • Information about where to host your podcast files
  • Popular podcast directories and more

 

Close-up view of three spines of brown leather bound books from encyclopedic texts

 Using Wikipedia

In this toolkit, you will find:

  • Discussions around three thematic clusters: Wikipedia as Advocacy, Wikipedia as Pedagogy, Wikipedia as Public Scholarship
  • Wikipedia resources

 

 

 

Open newspaper spread with multiple pages displayed.Writing Op-Eds 

In this toolkit, you will find:

  • Examples of op-eds by humanities scholars
  • Op-ed writing resources
    • Guiding questions and considerations for writing an op-ed
    • Further reading on op-eds and writing for the public
  • Where to submit op-eds in Canada and beyond