Dr. Becki Ross’ Op-Ed on the hidden history of queer women in sports published in The Conversation
GRSJ Professor Dr. Becki Ross’ Op-Ed Revealing the long but hidden history of queer women in sport has been published in The Conversation. The op-ed discusses the long-hidden histories of queer women, sport, and pernicious legacies of racism.
The Social Justice Institute Statement on Anti-Asian Racism
WHY WE NEED COLLECTIVE, INSTITUTIONAL AND COMMUNITY-BASED RESPONSES TO ANTI-ASIAN RACISM We at the UBC Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice Institute (GRSJ) at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, collectively grieve alongside family and friends of the eight people, majority Asian American women, killed at three different Asian-operated spas in Northern Georgia. […]
Minelle Mahtani appointed as Brenda and David McLean Chair in Canadian Studies
We are pleased to announce that Professor Minelle Mahtani has been appointed as the 2021-2023 Brenda and David McLean Chair in Canadian Studies in the Faculty of Arts. Dr. Mahtani is an Associate Professor in the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice and is recognized internationally as a hybrid scholar-activist-journalist with a long […]
Dr. Kim Snowden Awarded the Dean’s Award for Educational Leadership projects
Congratulations to GRSJ Assistant Professor of Teaching Dr. Kim Snowden! Dr. Snowden is one of Eight assistant and associate professors of teaching in the Faculty of Arts to be awarded the Dean’s Award for Educational Leadership projects. The award is designed to support faculty members’ leadership development and to advance the Faculty of Arts’ Strategic Plan. […]
“All Flowers Bloom” Wins 2020-2021 Reviewer’s Choice Gold Award
Congratulations to GRSJ Assistant Professor Dr. Christopher Patterson! Dr. Patterson’s book “All Flowers Bloom” (Westphalia Press), written under his pseudonym Kawika Guillermo, has won the 2020-2021 Reviewer’s Choice Gold Award for General Fiction/Novel.
“The Colour of God”
Dr. Ayesha Chaudhry’s new book published by One World “The Colour of God” is the story of a child raised in Canada by parents who embraced a puritanical version of Islam to shield them from racism. The author explores the joys and sorrows of growing up in a fundamentalist Muslim household, wedding grand historical narratives of colonialism […]
Dr. Annette Henry Announced as a 2021-2022 Wall Scholar
Please join us in congratulating Annette Henry, Professor, Language and Literacy Education & Institute for Race, Gender, Sexuality and Social Justice, UBC, who has been announced as a 2021 Wall Scholar. The Wall Scholars Research Award is a unique opportunity for faculty members to spend a transformative year in residence at the Institute in a […]
Wajiha Mehdi, GRSJ PhD Candidate, receives IDRC Doctoral Research Award 2020
Wajiha Mehdi, PhD candidate at GRSJ has been selected as one of the recipients of IDRC Doctoral Research Award, 2020. IDRC awards are intended to promote the capacity of graduate students to conduct research that is aimed at addressing development and social issues in developing countries. The annual award of $20,000 will cover the costs […]
GRSJ Assistant Professor Dr. Christopher Patterson Receives Shelley Fishkin Award
Congratulations to GRSJ Assistant Professor Dr. Christopher Patterson on receiving the Shelley Fishkin Award for International Scholarship from the American Studies Association for his book “Transitive Cultures”!
GRSJ Professors Awarded SSHRC Grants
Congratulations to GRSJ Professors Dr. Annette Henry and Dr. Leila Harris (co-applicant) on being awarded SSHRC Grants. Dr. Annette Henry (Language & Literacy Education / Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice) “This is the riddle I’ve been trying to solve: A longitudinal oral history of the challenges and experiences of Black people in […]