Mistaken Identity: “Asian Indigenous Relation” and the Afterlives of Feminist Critique
Rusaba Alam has had her first peer-reviewed article published in a special issue of Canadian Literature. The article is called “Mistaken Identity: ‘Asian-Indigenous Relation’ and the Afterlives of Feminist Critique,” Abstract: Using the case study of Lee Maracle’s short story “Yin Chin” (1990) and its uptake in literary criticism on the topic of Asian/Indigenous relation, […]
The World Is Participating in the Occupation of Haiti Unwittingly: Dr. Jemima Pierre
Dr. Jemima Pierre was interviewed by Democracy Now on March 11, 2024. to provide some context on the current state of affairs in Haiti. She also appeared on CBC Radio’s Day 6 on March 22 to share her insights on the topic.
Chris Patterson Receives Killam Research Fellowship
Congratulations to Dr. Chris Patterson on his recent Killam Research Fellowship. The Killam Research Fellowships provide support to scholars of exceptional ability by granting them time to pursue research projects of broad significance and widespread interest within the disciplines of the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences, engineering or studies linking any of these […]
Isabel Machado Receives Fellowships to Explore History of Drag Pageants in Alabama
Since the publication of her first book Carnival in Alabama: Marked Bodies and Invented Traditions in Mobile early last year, GRSW’s Dr. Isabel Machado has been busy expanding her specialized research in the fields of Gender and Sexuality Studies, and Festive Studies. In 2023-24 she’s been the recipient of 2 fellowships that support her documentation […]
What Happens When Theatre Migrates?
Congratulations to GRSJ Director Dr. Nora Angeles and community partner, National Pilipino Canadian Cultural Centre Society (NPC3), on being named a recipient of UBC’s Winter 2023 Partnership Recognition and Exploration (PRE) Fund. The project “What Happens When Theatre Migrates” situate theatre as a method of community partnership that employs performance as a lens of understanding […]
Dr. Denise Ferriera da Silva Receives Frantz Fanon Book Award
Congratulations to Dr. Denise Ferriera da Silva whose book Unpayable Debt recently received the Frantz Fanon Outstanding Book Award from the Caribbean Philosophical Association. The Frantz Fanon Prize is awarded annually in recognition of up to three works in or of special interest to Caribbean thought. The nominations are made during the fall of each […]
Minelle Mahtani Makes CBC Commotion’s Must Read List
GRSJ Associate Professor Minelle Mahtani’s upcoming memoir Let There Be A Happy Ending is coming out later this year, but the media is already buzzing! On the Jan 4 episode of CBC’s podcast Commotion, host Elamin Abdelmahmoud and writers Jen Sookfong Lee, Makda Mulatu and Tajja Isen talk about the titles they’re looking forward to reading […]
Indigenous Scholars Leading Innovative Research
Scholars Leading Innovative Research- GRSJ
GRSJ Associate Professor Dr. Minelle Mahtani wins Digital Publishing Award
Cogratulations to GRSJ Associate Professor Dr. Minelle Mahtani who has received the Gold Best Personal Essay Digital Publishing Award for Finding My Voice as My Mother Lost Hers. The Digital Publishing Awards recognize and promote excellence in the content and creation of Canadian digital publications through an annual program of awards and national publicity efforts.