Department of History

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    Love, Death, and Rivers: Native Californians and Native Hawaiians Remember the Confluences of History

    Liu Institute for Global Issues 6476 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    The Burge Lecture is an annual endowed lecture organized by the History Graduate Students Association and made possible by a generous donation from UBC alumnus William Burge. UBC Department of History is pleased to announce the 2022 Burge Lecture will be delivered by Professor David Aiona Chang, Distinguished McKnight Professor in the Department of History […]

    Free

  • Book Discussion – Nuclear Bodies: The Global Hibakusha with Dr. Robert Jacobs

    C. K. Choi Building for the Institute of Asian Research 1855 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Cold War nuclear testing, production, and disasters like Chernobyl and Fukushima have exposed millions to dangerous radioactive particles; these millions are the global hibakusha. This talk will discuss the plight of communities that were exposed to this fallout, while also examining the colonialism(s) with which nuclear weapon states “select the irradiated,” the political use of […]

    Free

  • 2024 Rudolf Vrba Memorial Lecture: “Jewish History and Theresienstadt”

    Allard Hall 1822 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    On November 19, 2024 at 5:00 pm PT, the UBC Department of History and the History Holocaust Education Committee are pleased to invite you to “Jewish History and Theresienstadt: How should we write a history of prisoner society?,” a 2024 Rudolf Vrba Memorial Lecture delivered by Dr. Anna Hájková (University of Warwick). Talk Abstract Where […]

  • Place & Power: BC Studies Conference 2025

    Allard Hall 1822 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada +1 more

    The biennial, international, and multi-disciplinary BC Studies Conference will be held from 2-4 May 2025 on the unceded ancestral territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) People at the campus of UBC-Vancouver. As conference organizers, we humbly recognize xʷməθkʷəy̓əm rights, title, and jurisdiction over their territory on which we work as uninvited guests. The program includes panels, roundtables, and individual papers that […]