David Ng Receives Gerry Brunet Memorial Award for Short Film
Congratulations to GRSJ PhD Student and filmmaker, David Ng on receiving the Gerry Brunet Memorial Award for Best British Columbia Short Film at this year’s Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF). Ng and co-director Jen Sungshine, took home the prize for their film Drag is for Everyone. Ng and Sungshine previously won the same award in […]
Alejandra Gaviria-Serna and David Ng Receive Grant for Travelling Art Exhibit
After a year of work developing the conceptual framework for a travelling exhibition for the Transformative Memory International Netowrk (TMIN), GRSJ PhD students Alejandra Gaviria-Serna and David Ng recently received the BC Arts Impact Grant to design and produce the Transformative Memory Exhibit in Vancouver in 2025. The proposal for a traveling exhibit emerged from a […]
Fiana Kawane Awarded Jack and Doris Shadbolt Fellowship at SFU
Congratulations to GRSJ community member and past sessional, Fiana Kawane, on receiving the prestigious Jack and Doris Shadbolt Fellowship at SFU for 2024/25. Presented by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at SFU, the Jack and Doris Shadbolt Fellowship in the Humanities Program increases the visibility of the contributions of the humanities and arts […]
Eating Pets or Devouring Sovereignty? Notes on Anti-Haitian Racism by Jemima Pierre
Calling Haitian migrants “pet eaters” is racist and dehumanizing. So is the continued attack on Haitian sovereignty by the US and its global allies. Dr. Jemima Pierre shares her thoughts on the long history of vilification of Haitian people in the US, and asks why the US’s illegal, continuing, and violent occupation of Haiti remains […]
2024-25 Noted Scholars Speakers Series: Fall Line Up Announced
We are pleased to announce our Fall 2024-25 line up for the Noted Scholars Speakers Series. Mark your calendar! More information about each talk will be available closer to the date. Sept. 18: Anjali Arondekar, Feminist Studies, University of California (Santa Cruz) Oct. 09: Adel Iskandar, Global Communication, Simon Fraser University Oct. 30: Salar Mameni, […]
Call for Applications: Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship
The UBC Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice invites applications from interested parties to be considered for the Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program. Procedure: Applicants identify and contact a potential supervisor in the department, complete the application package in consultation with supervisor, and submit the application package to GRSJ (grsj.programsassistant@ubc.ca). An internal adjudication […]
Jasbir Puar Leads Queer and Trans Anti-Fascisms Research Cluster
Congratulations to GRSJ’s Dr. Jasbir Puar and their interdisciplinary research team on being awarded funding for their Queer and Trans Anti-Fascisms Research Cluster. Abstract: With fascism on the rise globally, we propose a research cluster exploring the intersection of global fascism and queer and trans resistance, with a focus on anti-gender ideology movements in Canada, […]
GRSJ Statement on Sudan
History has repeated itself many times in Sudan.Simply watching the gross atrocities and human rights violations — taking place in the aftermath of Sudan’s long history of colonialism, conflicts, and violence – is not an option.
Minelle Mahtani Nominated for National Magazine Award
Congratulations to Minelle Mahtani who has been nominated for a National Magazine Award for her essay “Looking for a Place to Happen” (Published in Geist Magazine). Minelle’s essay was adapted from a lecture she originally presented as 2021-2023 Brenda and David McLean Chair, and cites several scholars of colour who work in our field including […]
Congratulations to the GRSJ Graduating Class of 2024!
Please join us in celebrating the class of May 2024 graduates. We are incredibly proud of our students’ achievements, and we wish you all the best in your future endeavours. Graduate Doctor of Philosophy in Gender, Race, Sexuality & Social Justice: • Ine Beljaars Thesis title: Embodied encounters: Afro-Latin dance and Dutch cultural identity Supervisors: […]