Transpacific Undisciplined
Congratulations to GRSJ’s Christopher Patterson on the publication of Transpacific Undisciplined (University of Washington Press). He is co-editor along with Lily Wong, American University and Chien-ting Lin, National Central University in Taiwan.
Translating disaster resilience: How values, world view, and politics complicate interpretation and implementation
GRSJ Director, Dr. Nora Angeles and her PhD advisee Dr. Sunya Zaman have co-published in the International Journal of Distaster Reduction. Their paper, Translating disaster resilience: How values, world view, and politics complicate interpretation and implementation, looks at how resilience ideologies and practices adopted from the Global North may lead to counterproductive interventions in postcolonial […]
Great Fall Reads: May it Have a Happy Ending by Minelle Mahtani
Dr. Minelle Mahtani officially launches her new book and debut memoir “May it Have a Happy Ending” in Toronto on Oct. 8. The event features the author in conversation with David Chariandy. If you are in Toronto and wish to attend you can RSVP by following the link below. About the Book For readers of Crying […]
What Got Us Here Won’t Get Us There: Critical History in Radical Black Re-imaginations of Canadian Nursing Histories
GRSJ Alumni, Kyra Philbert (BA, 2022) has co-authored a paper recently published in the Canadian Journal of Nursing Research. The paper, entitled “What Got Us Here Won’t Get Us There: Critical History in Radical Black Re-imaginations of Canadian Nursing Histories” examines the overarching question of how does engaging with histories of Canadian Blackness serve as […]
Michael Paramo New Book, Ending the Pursuit: Asexuality, Aromanticism and Agender Identity
GRSJ PhD Candidate, Michael Paramo has recently published Ending the Pursuit: Asexuality, Aromanticism and Agender Identity (Unbound, 2024). The book is a groundbreaking deep dive into the history, politics and lived experiences of three often-misunderstood identities. Michael was interviewed about the inspiration behind the book earlier this month by Geeks Out International.
Chris Patterson co-edits new book of essays: Made in Asia/America
Dr. Christopher Patterson and co-editor Dr. Tara Fickle (Asian American Studies, Northwestern University) have published a new book of essays called Made in Asia/America: Why video games were never (really) about Us (Duke University Press, 2024). The collection is the first to look at games through Asian (North) American framework and explores the key role video […]
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, […]
Announcing Issue #5 of decomp journal
We are delighted to announce the publication of Issue #5 of decomp journal, the in-house literary + art journal at The Social Justice Institute. This issue represents five months of work by eighteen student editors from all over UBC, and it would not have been possible without their energy and dedication. decomp journal is also now open to submissions for Issue #6 until the end of July!
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.